Bible Commentaries

Genesis 17:22 — at my funeral, God dealeth familiarly with man, said that heavenly spark, now ready to be extinct Mr. John Holland, B.D. See my True Treas., p. 373. St Paul calls prayer εντευξιν , an entreparlance with God, 1 Timothy 2:1 and επερωτημα , the confident interrogatory or rejoinder of a good conscience toward God. 1 Peter 3:21 The Persian monarchs held it a piece of their silly glory to keep themselves from their

Genesis 31:15 — παντολμος πης φιλοχρηματιος ερως . "The love of money is the root of all evil," as the apostle hath it. 1 Timothy 6:10 This kyte-footed corruption, wheresoever it seizeth and domineereth, it blasteth and banisheth all nobleness of spirit, natural affection, humanity, reason, discretion, manliness, mutual entertainment, intercourse of kindness and love:

1 Kings 15:5 — days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. And turned not aside from anything, — i.e., Of set purpose, against conseience, with any allowance and approbation. He had his other faults and failings, as his lies to Jonathan, 1 Samuel 20:6 to Ahimelech, 1 Samuel 21:2 to Achish, 1 Samuel 27:10 his unkindness to Mephibosheth, his polygamy, his fond sparing of his untoward sons, his numbering the people, … But as great virtues not sweetened with sincerity, are no ornament

1 Chronicles 4:9 — sorrow. And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren. — Propter opes, saith Piscator, for his wealth; for his holiness rather, see Isaiah 43:4 or for his valour and learning, tam Marte quam Mercurio, if he were that renowned Othniel, Judges 1:13 as some make him to be: others, Othniel’s brother. 1 Chronicles 4:13 In his city, called by his name Jabez, dwelt scribes, 1 Chronicles 2:55 hence Vatablus concludeth that he was doctor insignis. Clarissimus fuit propter foritudinem; deinde

Ezra 6:19 — upon the fourteenth [day] of the first month. And the children of the captivity — So the returned captives are called, first, to keep still afoot the remembrance of their late misery, lest they should despise the chastening of the Lord, Hebrews 12:5 . Secondly, to remind them of that signal mercy of their return to their own country. Hence doth the evangelist Matthew so oft mention their transportation to Babylon, and rings it in the ears of his ungrateful countrymen, Matthew 1:11-12 ; Matthew

Job 21:6 — consider how ill (by the divine providence) it fareth with me, how well with many wicked; and how little you pity me, or seek by sound reason to settle my mind; I am ready to cry out, Oh the depth of God’s stupendous dispensations! Confer Psalms 73:1-28 , where David delivereth himself to like purpose. And trembling taketh hold on my flesh — Heb. My flesh hath taken hold on trembling. Totus horreo, horror hath taken hold on me, Psalms 119:53 , such as makes my body to shake and shudder. So

Psalms 112:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments. Praise ye the Lord — See Psalms 111:1 . Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord — That obediently feareth him as said before, Psalms 111:10 ; that feareth the Lord, as Abraham did, Genesis 22:12 , who is the blessed man here described, say the Jewish doctors (Midrash Tillin in

Psalms 149:2 — Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him — And new made him, Ephesians 2:10 , and thereby highly advanced him, as 1 Samuel 12:6 . The Hebrew hath it, In his makers, to show the Trinity of persons concurring in the work both of creation and regeneration. So Genesis 1:26 Job 35:10 Isaiah 54:5 Ecclesiastes 12:1 . See Psalms 100:3

Psalms 36:7 — only. Oh, this is incomparable and inexpressible! It maketh a vast difference between the righteous and the wicked, though the blind world observeth it not. Therefore the children of men — Who are also the children of God, by a better birth, John 1:12-13 , and that is their greatest preferment, 1 John 3:1 . Ludovicus, surnamed the Saint, king of France, would needs be called Ludovicus de Pissiaco rather than take greater titles, because there he became a Christian. He thought no birth to a new

Psalms 73:3 — murmuring at their own afflictions, or plotting courses how to conform themselves to the world, … When I saw the prosperity of the wicked — This hath ever been a pearl in the eyes, not of the heathens only, but of better men. See Jeremiah 12:1-2 Habakkuk 1:3 Psalms 37:1-2 . Yet Seneca writes a treatise of it, and shows the reasons, if at least he believed himself therein. Erasmus passes this censure of him; read him as a Pagan, and he writes Christian like; read him as a Christian, and

Psalms 9:20 — Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. Selah. Put them in fear, O Lord — Strike them with a panic terror, as once the Canaanites, Philistines, 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; Syrians, 2 Kings 7:6-7 ; Germans, in the war against the Hussites, … Some read it, Put a law upon them, bridle them, bound them, as thou hast done the sea, Job 38:11 . The Greek and Syriac favour this reading. That the nations

Isaiah 7:2 — por parte de estos dos campeones suyos de haber desarraigado por completo la casa de David (como también buscó hacer después con Herodes, Calígula y otros), y así haber evitado que Cristo fuera "hecho de la simiente de Abraham según la carne "; Rom 1: 3 pero eso no podía ser. Y su corazón se conmovió. ] Concussum est et conquassatum, La impiedad triunfa en la prosperidad, tiembla en la adversidad. Tullus Hostilius, ese rey impío de Roma, estableció a Pavor y Pallor como dioses para él mismo. Saúl

Numbers 32:5 — An unsavoury and unseasonable motion this might seem at first, and did, even to Moses himself, as appears in the next verse. And surely it is probable that they were too much set upon that portion of earth, as Lot was upon the plain of Sodom, Genesis 13:10 and was therefore soon after carried captive by the four kings, as these in the text are noted to be the first that were carried captives out of their land. 1 Chronicles 5:25-26 Strong affections cause strong afflictions; when God seeth people set

Micah 5:6 — Cristo con la espada de la palabra de Dios o los arruinarán por completo con matanzas temporales. Aut poenitendum, aut pereundum. O arrepiéntete o perecerá. Así nos librará de Asiria ] Cristo es el que libra a los suyos, de los instrumentos que Lucas 1:71 usar, Lucas 1:71, 1 Corintios 15:24 , y debe tener la alabanza de ello. Los griegos agradecieron a Júpiter su liberación de los persas, obra de Temístocles; y por lo tanto lo llamó ελευθεριος, como los romanos por la misma causa Sospitator , presentándole

Zechariah 4:1 — Y el ángel que hablaba conmigo volvió y me despertó, como un hombre que se despierta de su sueño, Ver. 1. Y el ángel que habló conmigo ] Ver Trapp en " Zac 1: 9 " Volvió] Después de alguna ausencia, como puede parecer; y una nueva visión o revelación recibida de Dios para ser impartida al profeta. Y me despertó, como un hombre que se despierta, etc. ]

Deuteronomy 33:9 — about the golden calf. Not to be wryed or biassed by respect to carnal friends, is a high and hard point of self-denial. Mark was Barnabas’s sister’s son; hence he stood so stiff for him against Paul, his faithful fellow traveller. Acts 15:37 Colossians 4:10 Moses, to please Zipporah, displeased God, and it went hard with him. Exodus 4:24 Eli was too indulgent to his wicked sons; and so perhaps was Samuel too. 1 Samuel 8:1 ; 1 Samuel 8:3 How many of the holy martyrs denied themselves

2 Thessalonians 2:1 — Hermanos, os suplicamos ahora por la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo y por nuestra reunión con él, Ver. 1. Ahora os suplicamos, hermanos ] Los portavoces de Cristo deben hablar con imparcialidad, cortejándolo para que ganen el corazón de los hombres, llevando de la mano a los que estén dispuestos y atrayendo de alguna manera a los menos dispuestos, para

1 Timothy 6:1 — his doctrine be not blasphemed. Count their own masters — And not under a pretence of Christian liberty, and because in Christ Jesus there is neither bond nor free, seek to shake off the yoke of obedience that God hath hung upon their necks. See 1 Peter 2:18 . That the name of God and his doctrine, … — Be traduced as a doctrine of liberty. Heathens lay at the catch,1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 2:12 , spying and prying (as the word εποπτευσαντες

Hebrews 11:24 — in the kingdom of Ethiopia too; for being sent on his fosterfather’s quarrel against the king of Ethiopia, histories tell us that he afterwards married thai king’s daughter; for the which he was checked of his brother and sister, Numbers 12:1 . But he could have told them, that for denying the title of son of Pharaoh’s daughter, he was soon after called Pharaoh’s god,Exodus 7:1; Exodus 7:1 ; and what he lost in Ethiopia, was sufficiently made up to him when he became king

Judges 5:1 — Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Then sang Deborah and Barak. — Like as before had done Moses and Miriam in Exodus 15:1-21 , which chapter and this are by one called monumental chapters. Deborah was a poetess as well as a prophetess, learned, eloquent, industrious, far beyond Sappho or Procatia, who was called Musa Lyrica, and five various times got the better of