Bible Commentaries

Genesis 1:3 — And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saith, Let there, … — He commanded the "light to shine out of darkness." 2 Corinthians 4:6 "He spake the word, and it was done." Psalms 33:9 ; Psalms 148:5 Dei Dicere est Efficere. "of God to speak is to accomplish" Creation is no motion, but a simple and bare emanation; which is, when without any repugnancy of the patient, or labour of the agent, the work or effect doth voluntarily and freely

Genesis 13:9 — loss of victory: - "Now therefore there is utterly a fault," or a defect of true manhood, "amongst you, because ye go to law one with another; why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?" 1 Corinthians 6:7 Aristotle Aδικεισθαι η αδικειν , Ethic. by the dim light of nature, could see and say, that it is better to suffer wrong than do it. It was

Genesis 9:28 — And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. Ver. 28, 29. And Noah lived after the flood, … — This man, if ever any that was born of a woman, had a long life, and full of misery. Job 14:1 He saw the tenth generation after him before his death. But, oh, how oft was he occasioned to get under the juniper-tree with Elias, and desire to die! Before the flood, what a deal of wickedness and disorder beheld he in family, Church, and commonwealth;

Job 13:4 — y mantener vuestra falsa acusación contra mí. Ustedes no solo son cencinnatores, falsificadores, sino compactadores, chapuceros que, cosiendo una mentira a otra, remendan un discurso falso y frívolo, Mendacia mendaciis assuitis. Así que David, Salmo 119:69 , Los soberbios han falsificado (o reconstruido, inventado como con muchos jirones) una mentira contra mí. David dice de los hipócritas, que su lengua trama engaño, Salmo 50:19 ; y de Doeg, que su lengua tramaba malicia, como navaja afilada, haciendo

Proverbs 6:17 — greatness we know, thy covetousness we cannot satisfy; thine intolerable insolence we can no longer endure, live to thyself," … Dr Field, Of the Church. Gerson. Carleton. God himself "resists" a proud person in a special manner, 1 Peter 5:5 and that "afar off"; Psalms 138:6 he cannot abide the sight of him, looks aloof at him. For whereas all other vices fly from God, saith Boethius, pride lets fly at him. Sola superbia se Deo opponit. No wonder therefore though his

Song of Solomon 2:12 — Las flores aparecen en la tierra; Ha llegado la hora del canto [de los pájaros], y la voz de la tortuga se oye en nuestra tierra; Ver. 12. Las flores aparecen en la tierra. ] Aquí tenemos una descripción muy delicada de la primavera o el horario de máxima audiencia, prin-temps, como lo llaman los franceses, que supera con creces a la de Horacio y el resto de los poetas, que sin embargo

Song of Solomon 2:3 — deleite, y su fruto [fue] dulce a mi paladar. Ver. 3. Como el manzano entre los árboles, etc. ] Entre árboles silvestres, árboles de musgo, árboles que no producen alimento para los hombres, sino mástil para los cerdos. Así es todo hombre natural. Rom 11:24 "Efraín es una vid vacía, él da fruto para sí", Os 10: 1 fruto miserable del seto. Los robles producen manzanas, tal como son, y bellotas. Pero, ¿qué dice nuestro Salvador? Juan 15:2 , "Todo sarmiento que en mí no da fruto, me lo quita"; y "sin

Hosea 11:12 — Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. Ephraim compasseth me about with lies — They get about me as if they would do me doughty service (Psalms 76:11 , the saints are called a people that are round about God; and Psalms 148:14 , a people near unto him, and that compasseth his altar. See Revelation 4:4 ), but all is but counterfeit; a mere imposture, a loud lie, Psalms 78:36 , whereby they would

Hosea 11:12 — Me rodeó Efraín de mentira, y la casa de Israel de engaño; pero Judá aún gobierna con Dios, y fiel es con los santos. Ver. 12. Efraín me rodea con mentiras ] Me rodean como si quisieran hacerme un servicio valiente ( Salmo 76:11 , los santos son llamados un pueblo que rodea a Dios; y Salmo 148:14 , un pueblo cercano a él y que rodea su altar. Ver Apocalipsis 4: 4), pero todo

Hosea 13:14 — bring them back out of captivity wherein they lay for dead, as it were; and that this their deliverance should be an evident argument and sure pledge of their resurrection to life eternal. To which purpose the apostle doth aptly and properly allege it, 1 Corinthians 15:55 , and thereupon rings in death’s ears (out of this text and Isaiah 25:8 ) the shrillest and sharpest note, the boldest and bravest challenge, that ever was heard from the mouth of a mortal: "Death, where is thy sting? Hell,

Hosea 13:14 — Los redimiré del poder del Seol; Los redimiré de la muerte: Oh muerte, seré tus plagas; Oh sepulcro, seré tu ruina; el arrepentimiento se ocultará de mis ojos. Ver. 14. Los redimiré del poder del sepulcro, etc. ] Algunos lo leen así, yo los habría rescatado, etc., los habría redimido, etc., si hubieran sido sabios, o debidos (como decimos), si no hubieran obstaculizado su dureza y obstinación incurables; si hubieran

Obadiah 1:11 — brethren’s miseries, as with a pleasant spectacle. At first perhaps they were only onlookers, but afterwards they "stood against them in battle" (when they saw them worsted) and took part with their enemies. See Esther 8:2 Psalms 9:6 Ephesians 6:11 . The Samaritans afterwards served them in like sort, as Josephus reporteth; especially when Antiochus tormented the Jews, they wrote to him to excuse themselves as no Jews; and (offering him their service) basely styled him Antiochus, the mighty God. In

Malachi 1:14 — 3:9 . These last light heavy, such as are hardness of heart and horror of conscience, though less observed; because they come into the deceiver’s bowels like water, and like oil into his bones; they soak and sink into his soul insensibly, Romans 1:28 Matthew 27:5 Psalms 109:18 . He hath his death about him (as we say of one that hath drunk poison, or eaten an Italian fig), though he fall not down dead immediately. He is accursed, and he shall be so, as, in a contrary sense, Isaac said of his

Malachi 1:14 — Mas maldito el engañador, que tiene en su rebaño un macho, y hace votos y sacrifica a Jehová cosa corrupta; porque yo soy un gran Rey, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, y mi nombre es terrible. entre los paganos. Ver. 14. Pero maldito el engañador ] Maldito con maldición tanto verbal como penal; temporal y espiritual, Malaquías 3:9 . Estos últimos son ligeros, como dureza de corazón y horror de conciencia, aunque menos observados; porque entran como agua en las entrañas

Malachi 1:5 — una flor, y una mosca no puede), deberían ocupar sus ojos y considerar la obra del Señor; sí, deberían considerar la operación de su mano, como para decir sensatamente: "Sea el Señor engrandecido. Bendita sea la gloria del Señor desde su lugar", Isa 5:12 Sal 35:27 Ezequiel 3:12 . Dios me ha librado de toda angustia, dice David, y mis ojos han visto su deseo sobre mis enemigos. Los edomitas se quedaron mirando y riéndose de la destrucción de los israelitas, Abdías 1:12,13 . Dios vio esto y le disgustó

Matthew 4:1 — Entonces Jesús fue llevado por el Espíritu al desierto para ser tentado por el diablo. Ver. 1. Entonces fue llevado Jesús ] No sea que la gente, al oír ese testimonio del cielo, viniera y lo tomara por la fuerza para hacerlo rey, como Juan 6:15 ; para probar su amor también hacia él, que estaba tan nublado como el sol en su primera salida. Guiado

Romans 12:21 — overcome — In rixa is inferior est, qui victor est, saith Basil. In revenge of injuries, he is the loser that gets the better. Hence the apostle disgraceth it, by a word that signifieth disgrace or loss of victory, ηττημα , 1 Corinthians 6:7 . When any one provokes us, we use to say, We will be even with him. There is a way whereby we may be, not even with him, but above him; that is, forgive him, feed him with the best morsels, feed him indulgently (so the apostle’s

1 Timothy 3:16 — love: as if one should wear a man’s colours or livery after he is proclaimed traitor, it is a great grace to such a man; so here. (Dr Sibbs.) Justified in the Spirit — Or, "by the Spirit," that is, by the divine nature, Romans 1:4 , and by the Holy Ghost too; the second person raised up itself, but yet it was by the Holy Ghost too; which he used, not as an instrument, but as a common principle with himself, of equal dignity, only differing in order of persons. We shall also

1 Peter 3:15 — as he professeth, that doth it of his own free accord. A reason of the hope — Not every trifling question or malicious cavil. Christ answered the governor not a word to some things, and yet he witnessed a good confession before Pontius Pilate, 1 Timothy 6:13 . With meekness and fear — Lest you should dishonour a good cause by an ill carriage. Austin professeth this was that which heartened him, and made him to triumph in his former Manichism, that he met with feeble opponents, and such

1 Peter 3:21 — with baptismal water on his face. But the answer — επερωτημα , the stipulation, or confident interrogation, such as is that of the apostle, Romans 8:33-35 , and of Jeremiah pleading with God, Jeremiah 12:1 , and reasoning the case with him. David from his circumcision promised himself victory over that uncircumcised Philistine; so may we from our baptism, against all spiritual wickednesses; bring but this confident answer of a good conscience, and