Bible Commentaries

Genesis 13:1-18 — - Abram y Lot se separan 7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y , Perizzi, “descendiente de Paraz”. פרז pārāz , “líder”, o habitante de la llanura o campo abierto. 10. ככר kı̂kar , “círculo, borde, valle, pastel, talento”; relacionado: "inclinarse, doblarse, dar vueltas, bailar". ירדן yardēn , Jardan, “descendente”. Generalmente con el artículo en prosa. צער tso‛ar , Tso'ar, "pequeñez". 18. ממרא mamrē' , Mamre,

Job 1:22 — anything “wrong.” Satan was disappointed and had borne a false accusation before God. He did “not” charge God foolishly, and he did “not” curse him to his face.From this instructive narrative of the manner in which Job received afflictions, we may learn(1) That true piety will bear the removal of property and friends without murmuring. Religion is not based on such things, and their removal cannot shake it. It is founded deeper in the soul, and mere external changes cannot destroy it.(2) When we are

Job 13:26 — with aggravated offences, and recalling the sins of his youth, and holding him responsible for them. Rosenmuller remarks that the word “write” here is a judicial term, referring to the custom of writing the sentence of a person condemned (as in Psalms 149:9; Jeremiah 22:30); that is, decreeing the punishment. So the Greeks used the expression γράφεσθαι δίκην graphesthai dikēn, meaning to declare a judicial sentence. So the Arabs use the word “kitab,” writing, to denote a judicial sentence.And makest

Psalms 37:25 — now be literally true that anyone who has been young, and who is become old, could say that he had not once seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread; but the writer of these lines, who has this day - the day on which he pens them (Dec. 1, 1859) - reached the sixty-first year of his life, and who is constrained to say “I have been young,” though he may feel a reluctance to add, “but now am old,” can say, as the result of his own observation in the world, that, as a great law, the children

Isaiah 1:29 — Gaul, Britain, and Germany, offered their worship in groves of oak - hence the name Druid, derived from δρῦς drus, an oak. Frequent mention is made in the Scriptures of groves and high places; and the Jews were forbidden to erect them; Deuteronomy 16:21; 1Ki 16:23; 2 Kings 16:4; Ezekiel 6:13; Ezekiel 16:16, Ezekiel 16:39; Exodus 34:13; Judges 3:7; 1 Kings 18:19; Isaiah 17:8; Micah 5:14. When, therefore, it is said here, that they should be ashamed of the oaks, it means that they should be ashamed

Isaiah 2:4 — Isaiah 9:7.And they shall beat ... - They shall change the arts of war to those of peace; or they shall abandon the pursuits of war for the mild and useful arts of husbandry; compare Psalms 46:9; Hosea 2:20. A similar prophecy is found in Zechariah 9:10. The following extracts may serve to illustrate this passage: ‘The Syrian plow, which was probably used in all the regions around, is a very simple frame, and commonly so light, that a man of moderate strength might carry it in one hand. Volney states

Isaiah 37:25 — sometimes the occasion of contention between neighboring tribes Genesis 26:20. Hence, also to stop up the wells of water, by throwing in rocks or sand, became one of the most obvious ways of distressing an enemy, and was often resorted to Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18; 2 Kings 3:19, 2 Kings 3:25. To dig wells, or to furnish water in abundance to a people, became also an achievement which was deemed worthy to be recorded in the history of kings and princes 2 Chronicles 26:10. Many of the most stupendous

Isaiah 49:2 — figure, and are drawn from a needle, or anything sharp and pointed, that penetrates. Instances of this occur in the following places in the Scriptures: ‘The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies’ Ecclesiastes 12:11. ‘The word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow’ Hebrews 4:12. In Revelation 1:16, probably in reference to this passage, the Redeemer

Isaiah 5:4 — solemn sanctions than the threatening of eternal death; or that he could have offered higher hopes than the prospect of eternal life; or that he could have given a more exalted Redeemer. It has been maintained (see the “Princeton Bib. Repert.,” April 1841) that the reference here is to the future, and that the question means, ‘what remains now to be done to my vineyard as an expression of displeasure?’ or that it is asked with a view to introduce the expression of his purpose to punish his people,

Isaiah 56:10 — (צפוּ tsophâv) is derived from צפה tsâphâh, “to look about; to view from a distance; to see afar.” It is applied appropriately to those who were stationed on the walls of a city, or on a tower, in order that they might see the approach of an enemy 1Sa 14:16; 2 Samuel 13:34; 2 Samuel 18:24. It is then applied to prophets, who are as it were placed on an elevated post of observation, and who are able to cast the eye far into future scenes, and to predict future events (Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17;

Daniel 4:17 — This matter is by the decree of the watchers - See the notes at Daniel 4:13. They are described here not only as watching over the affairs of men, but as entrusted wth the execution of high and important designs of God. The representation is, that one of these heavenly beings was seen by Nebuchadnezzar in his visions, and

Joel 2:20 — representa cómo este enemigo debería ser expulsado de los límites de su pueblo, para que no los moleste más, sino que perezca. Las imágenes son de la tierra santa. El "Mar del Este" es el Mar Muerto, una vez que fue el fértil "valle de Siddim" Génesis 14:3, "en el que antes estaban Sodoma y Gomorra, Adma y Zeboim, hasta que Dios los derrocó". Esto, en el Pentateuco, se llama "el mar salado" Génesis 14:3; Números 34:3, Números 34:12 o "el mar de la llanura" o "desierto" ( Deuteronomio 3:17; Deuteronomio

Joel 3:8 — sons - God Himself would reverse the injustice of people. The sons of Zion should be restored, the sons of the Phoenicians and of the Philistines sold into distant captivity. Tyre was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, and then by Alexander, who sold “more than 13,000” of the inhabitants into slavery ; Sidon was taken and destroyed by Artaxerxes Ochus, and it is said, above 40,000 of its inhabitants perished in the flames . The like befell the Philistines (see the notes at Zephaniah 2:4-7). The Sabaeans are

Amos 3:3 — since Jeroboam made the golden calves, have I sent prophets, and none agreeth, for no one king departed from the sin of Jeroboam. So then I came Myself, God made man, rebuking and reproving: but ‘ye are they which justify yourselves before men’ Luke 16:15, and, being sick, ye say to the Physician, we need Thee not.” Augustine in Psalms 75:1-10 Lap.: “So long as thou confessest not thy sins, thou art in a manner litigating with God. For what displeaseth Him, thou praisest. Be at one with God. Let

Micah 1:16 — (literally, shear thee for thy delicate children Some special ways of cutting the hair were forbidden to the Israelites, as being idolatrous customs, such as the rounding the hair in front, cutting it away from the temples , or between the eyes Deuteronomy 14:1. All shearing of the hair was not forbidden ; indeed to the Nazarite it was commanded, at the close of his vow. The removal of that chief ornament of the countenance wasa natural expression of grief, which revolts at all personal appearance. It belonged,

Matthew 22:23-33 — Conversation of Jesus with the Sadducees respecting the resurrection - See also Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38.Matthew 22:23The same day came the Sadducees - For an account of the Sadducees, see the notes at Matthew 3:7.No resurrection - The word “resurrection” usually means the raising up the “body” to life after it is dead, John 11:24;

Luke 21:7-36 — La cuenta de la destrucción de Jerusalén contenida en este capítulo se ha considerado plenamente en las notas en Mateo 24. Todo lo que será necesario aquí será una explicación de algunas palabras que no ocurrieron en ese capítulo. Lucas 21:9. Commotions - insurrecciones. Los sujetos suben contra sus gobernantes. Lucas 21:11. vistas temerosas - ver Mateo 24:7. Lucas 21:12 , Lucas 21:13 sinagogas, y en prisiones - ver las notas en Marco 13:9-10. Lucas 21:14. resolverlo, por

1 Corinthians 13:12 — medium compared with the view which we have when we look at it “face to face.” The word “glass” here (ἐσοπτρον esoptron) means properly a mirror, a looking-glass. The mirrors of the ancients were usually made of polished metal; Exodus 38:8; Job 37:18. Many have supposed (see Doddridge, in loc. and Robinson’s Lexicon) that the idea here is that of seeing objects by reflection from a mirror, which reflects only their imperfect forms. But this interpretation does not well accord with the apostle’s

1 Corinthians 13:13 — prophecy, etc.; that is, these should survive them all. And the connection certainly requires us to understand him as saying that faith, hope, and love would survive “all” those things of which he had been speaking, and must, therefore, include knowledge 1 Corinthians 13:8-9,, as well as miracles and the other endowments of the Holy Spirit. They would survive them all; would be valuable when they should cease; and should, therefore, be mainly sought; and of these the greatest and most important is love.Most

Hebrews 5:7 — naturaleza humana como susceptible del sufrimiento. El Hijo de Dios todavía está unido a la naturaleza humana, pero es la naturaleza humana glorificada, porque en su caso, como en todos los demás, "la carne y la sangre no pueden heredar el reino de Dios", 1CO 15:50 . Ahora tiene un cuerpo glorificado Filipenses 3:21, como los canjeados tendrán en el mundo futuro; Comparar Apocalipsis 1:13-17. La frase "días de su carne", significa el "tiempo" cuando estaba encarnado, o cuando vivía en la tierra en forma