Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:1-5 — and, therefore, giving ten children to each household. The present chapter does not touch on the religious aspect of human affairs: it merely presents a table of the primary nations, from which all subsequent nationalities have been derived.Genesis 10:1-2The sons of Japheth. - Japheth is placed first, because he was, most probably, the oldest brother Genesis 9:24; Genesis 10:21, and his descendants were the most numerous and most widely spread from the birthplace of mankind. The general description

Job 31:27 — secretly enticed - That is, away from God, or led into sin.Or my mouth hath kissed my hand - Margin, my hand hath kissed my mouth. The margin accords with the Hebrew. It was customary in ancient worship to kiss the idol that was worshipped; compare 1 Kings 19:18, “I have left me seven thousand in Israel - and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” See, also, Hosea 13:2. The Muslims at the present day, in their worship at Mecca, kiss the black stone which is fastened in the corner of the Beat Allah,

Job 38:12 — partly because the light of the morning is one of the striking exhibitions of the power of God, and partly because in the creation of the world the light of the sun was made to dawn soon after the gathering together of the waters into seas; see Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:14. The phrase “since thy days,” implies that the laws determining the rising of the sun were fixed long before the time of Job. It is asked whether this had been done since he had an existence, and whether he had an agency in effecting

Job 4:11 — The word used here, לישׁ layı̂sh, denotes a lion, “so called,” says Gesenius,” from his strength and bravery,” or, according to Urnbreit, the lion in the strength of his old ago; see an examination of the word in Bochart, Hieroz. P. i. Lib. iii. c. 1, p. 720.Perisheth for lack of prey - Not withstanding his strength and power. That is, such a thing sometimes occurs. Eliphaz could not maintain that it always happened. The meaning seems to be, that as the strength of the lion was no security that

Isaiah 37:36 — agents sent by God whatever they were - the storm, the pestilence, or the simoom, to which the name angel might have been applied. The word ‘angel’ (מלאך mal'âk) from לאך lâ'ak to send) means properly one sent, a messenger, from a private person Job 1:14; from a king 1Sa 16:19; 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 19:20. Then it means a messenger of God, and is applied: (1) to an angel (Exo 23:20; 2 Samuel 14:16; et al.); (2) to a prophet Haggai 1:13; Malachi 3:1; (3) to a priest Ecclesiastes

Isaiah 37:36 — importar lo que fueran: la tormenta, la pestilencia o el simoom, a los que se podría haber aplicado el nombre de ángel. La palabra 'ángel' (מלאך mal'âk) de לאך lâ'ak enviar) significa correctamente un enviado, un mensajero , de una persona privada Job 1:14; de un rey 1Sa 16:19 ; 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 19:2. Entonces significa un mensajero de Dios, y se aplica: (1) a un ángel ( Exo 23:20 ; 2 Samuel 14:16; et al.); (2) a un profeta Hageo 1:13; Malaquías 3:1; (3) a un sacerdote

Isaiah 6:8 — prophesy, and who will go to teach?’ The Syriac, ‘whom shall I send, and who will go?’ The Arabic has followed the Septuagint. The use of the plural pronouns “we and us,” as applicable to God, occurs several times in the Old Testament. Thus, Genesis 1:26 : ‘And God said, Let us make man in our image;’ Genesis 11:6-7 : ‘And Jehovah said, Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language.’ Such a use of the name of God in the plural is very common, but it is not clear that there is a reference

Joel 3:18 — destrucción del anticristo, al parecer, todavía habrá un período de prueba, en el que la gracia de Dios abundará y se extenderá más y más ampliamente. El profeta Zacarías, que continúa con la imagen, de las "aguas vivas que salen de Jerusalén" Zacarías 14:8, coloca este regalo después de que Dios había reunido a todas las naciones contra Jerusalén, y las había derrocado visible y milagrosamente Zacarías 14:2. Pero en el sentido de que las bendiciones de las que habla se están regenerando, pertenecen

Joel 3:6 — and selling women, from both Greece and Egypt . As their trade became more fixed, they themselves stole no more, but, like Christian nations, sold those whom others stole or made captive. Ezekiel speaks of their trade in “the souls of men” Ezekiel 27:13 with “Greece” on the one side, and “Tubal and Mesech” near the Black Sea on the other. The beautiful youth of Greece of both sexes were sold even into Persia .In regard to the Moschi and Tibareni, it remains uncertain, whether they sold those whom

Joel 3:6 — Egipto. A medida que su comercio se hizo más fijo, ellos mismos no robaron más, pero, como las naciones cristianas, vendieron a aquellos que otros robaron o hicieron cautivos. Ezequiel habla de su comercio de "las almas de los hombres" Ezequiel 27:13 con "Grecia" por un lado y "Tubal y Mesech" cerca del Mar Negro por el otro. La bella juventud de Grecia de ambos sexos se vendió incluso en Persia. Con respecto a los Moschi y los Tibareni, sigue siendo incierto si vendieron a quienes tomaron en la

Haggai overview — Introduction to HaggaiHaggai ישׁישׁי yeshı̂yshây, the termination “-ai” is more frequently an abbreviation of the name of God which enters so largely into Hebrew names, as indeed we have חגיה chaggı̂yâh, 1 Chronicles 6:30. And this occurs not only, when the first part of the word is a verb, אחסבי 'ăchassebay, יהדי yehedday, יהמי yı̂hemay, יעני ya‛enay, יעשׂי ya‛ăs'ay, אחזי 'achezay, ישׁמרי yı̂shemeray, יריבי yerı̂ybay, יאתרי ye'ateray (as Kohler observes

Haggai 2:9 — templo. Dios no tiene vanas esperanzas. Para consolar a los angustiados por la pobreza de la casa de Dios que estaban construyendo, Dios promete una gloria a esta casa más grande que antes. Un templo, erigido, después de que esto haya arrasado más de 1800 años, incluso si el Anticristo viniera ahora y erigiera un templo en Jerusalén, no podría cumplirse esta profecía. En magnificencia material, el templo de Salomón, construido y adornado con todos los tesoros acumulados por David y ampliado por Salomón,

Matthew 26:26-30 — See also Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:15-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25.Matthew 26:26As they were eating - As they were eating the paschal supper, near the close of the meal.Luke adds that he said, just before instituting the sacramental supper, “With desire have I desired to

1 Corinthians 16:4 — Y si se cumple ... - Si se considera deseable y mejor. Si mi presencia puede promover el objeto; o te satisfará mejor; o se considerará necesario para guiar y ayudar a los que puedan ser enviados, estaré dispuesto a ir también. Para algunos comentarios apropiados y valiosos con respecto a la gestión del apóstol Pablo de los asuntos pecuniarios, para no despertar sospechas y preservar una reputación irreprochable, ver Horae Paulinae de Paley, capítulo iv. No. 1, 3. Nota.

Joshua 1:1 — Now ... - Hebrew: “and, ...” The statement following is thus connected with some previous one, which is assumed to be known to the reader. So Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, etc., are by the same means linked on to the books preceding them. The connection here is the closer, since the Book of Deuteronomy concludes, and the book of Joshua opens, by referring to the death of Moses.Moses, the servant of the Lord -

1 Timothy 5:15 — Para algunos ya están desviados después de Satanás - Es decir, algunas jóvenes viudas. El significado es que, en los aspectos antes mencionados 1 Timoteo 5:13, habían seguido al gran tentador, en lugar del Señor Jesús. Esto se afirma como una razón por la cual no deberían ser admitidos en el número de viudas que debían ser mantenidas a expensas de la iglesia, y a quienes se debía comprometer el cuidado de las mujeres más jóvenes.

2 Timothy 4:19 — Saluda a Prisca y Aquila - Prisca, o Priscilla, era la esposa de Aquila, aunque su nombre a veces se menciona primero. Con respecto a su historia, vea las notas en Romanos 16:3. Estaban en Roma cuando Pablo escribió su Epístola a los romanos, pero luego se fue a Asia Menor, que era el lugar nativo de Aquila Hechos 18:2, y donde probablemente murieron. Y la casa de Onesiphorus; - vea las notas en 2 Timoteo 1:16.

Judges 3:13 — The children of Ammon (Bent-Ammon), almost always so spoken of from their ancestor Ben-ammi Genesis 19:38, seem to be under the leadership of the king of Moab, as do also the Amlekites: this is perhaps the strengthening spoken of in Judges 3:12. In Judges 6:0 the combination is Midianites, Amalekites, and children of the East, or Arab tribes. In the

1 John 3:23 — Y este es su mandamiento - Su mandamiento, a modo de eminencia; lo principal y principal que nos ordena; El mandamiento que yace en el fundamento de toda verdadera obediencia. Que debemos creer en el nombre de su Hijo Jesucristo - Vea las notas en Marco 16:16. Compare Juan 16:1; Hechos 16:31. Y ámense los unos a los otros ... - Esto se desprende del otro, y por lo tanto, se menciona que constituyen su mandamiento. Notas, Juan 13:35.

3 John 1:14 — But I trust I shall shortly see thee ... - Notes at 2 John 1:12.Our friends salute thee - That is, your friends and mine. This would seem rather to refer to private friends of John and Gaius than to Christians as such. They had, doubtless, their warm personal friends in both places.Greet the friends by name -