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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Genesis 33:18 18. Shalem—that is, "peace";
and the meaning may be that Jacob came into Canaan, arriving safe and
sound at the city Shechem—a tribute to Him who had promised such a
return (compare Genesis 28:15). But
most writers take Shalem as a proper name—a city of Shechem, and
the site is marked by one of the little villages about two miles to
the northeast. A little farther in the valley below Shechem "he
bought a parcel of a field," thus
Genesis 7:21 21. all flesh died . . . fowl . . .
cattle, and . . . creeping thing—It has been a uniform
principle in the divine procedure, when judgments were abroad on the
earth, to include every thing connected with the sinful objects of
His wrath (Genesis 19:25; Exodus 9:6).
Besides, now that the human race was reduced to one single family, it
was necessary that the beasts should be proportionally diminished,
otherwise by their numbers they would have acquired the ascendancy
and overmastered the
1 Chronicles 1:36 36. sons of Eliphaz—the tribe
Adites, in the center country of the Saracens, so called from his
mother, Adah (Genesis 36:10).
Teman—gave rise to the
land of Teman, near the head of the Red Sea.
Omar—the tribe
Beni-Amma, settled at the northern point of Djebel Shera (Mount
Seir).
Zephi—the tribe Dzaf.
Gatam—Katam, inhabited
by the tribe Al Saruat, or "people
Job 17:5 5. The Hebrew for
"flattery" is "smoothness"; then it came to mean
a prey divided by lot, because a smooth stone was used
in casting the lots (Deuteronomy 18:8),
"a portion" (Genesis 14:24).
Therefore translate, "He that delivers up his friend as a prey
(which the conduct of my friends implies that they would do), even
the eyes," c. [NOYES]
(Job 11:20). Job says this as
to the sinner's children, retorting upon their reproach
Job 18:13 4:10).
Rather, "destruction" from Lamentations 4:10- : is nominative to "devour."
strength—rather,
"members" (literally, the "branches" of a tree).
the first-born of death—a
personification full of poetical horror. The first-born son held the
chief place (Genesis 49:3); so here
the chiefest (most deadly) disease that death has ever
engendered (Isaiah 14:30;
"first-born of the poor"—the poorest). The Arabs call
fever, "daughter of death."
Job 33:4 4. The Spirit of God hath made me—as
He did thee: latter clause of :- (Genesis 2:7). Therefore thou
needest not fear me, as thou wouldest God (Job 33:7;
Job 9:34). On the other hand,
"the breath of the Almighty hath inspired me" (as
Job 32:8); not as English
Version, "given me life"; therefore "I am
according to thy wish
Psalms 123:2 look (1) to His directing hand, to appoint
them their work; (2) to His supplying hand ( :-), to give them their portion in due season; (3) to His
protecting hand, to right them when wronged; (4) to His correcting
hand (Isaiah 9:13; 1 Peter 5:6;
compare Genesis 16:6); (5) to His
rewarding hand.
Leviticus 12:2 2. If a woman, c.—The mother
of a boy was ceremonially unclean for a week, at the end of which the
child was circumcised (Genesis 17:12
Romans 4:11-13); the mother of
a girl for two weeks (Leviticus 12:5)
—a stigma on the sex (1 Timothy 2:14;
1 Timothy 2:15) for sin, which was
removed by Christ; everyone who came near her during that time
contracted a similar defilement.
Isaiah 10:7 not so—He is only
thinking of his own schemes, while God is overruling them to His
purposes.
think—intend. Sinners'
plans are no less culpable, though they by them unconsciously fulfil
God's designs (Psalms 76:10;
Micah 4:12). So Joseph's brethren
(Genesis 50:20; Proverbs 16:4).
The sinner's motive, not the result (which depends on
God), will be the test in judgment.
heart to destroy . . . not a
few—Sennacherib's ambition was not confined to Judea. His plan
was also to conquer Egypt and Ethiopia
Isaiah 36:16 possession of your lands till my
return from Egypt, when I will lead you away to a land fruitful as
your own. Rab-shakeh tries to soften, in the eyes of the Jews, the
well-known Assyrian policy of weakening the vanquished by deporting
them to other lands (Genesis 47:21;
2 Kings 17:6).
Jeremiah 49:8 Idumea. Others refer it to the Arab custom of
retiring into the depth of the desert when avoiding an offended foe
(Jeremiah 49:30).
Dedan—a tribe bordering
on and made subject by Idumea; descended from Jokshan, son of Abraham
and Keturah (Genesis 25:1-3).
Esau—The naming of
Edom's progenitor, reprobated by God, recalls the remembrance of the
old curse on him for his profanity, both his sin and its punishment
being perpetuated in his descendants (Hebrews 12:16;
Hebrews 12:17).
Jeremiah 49:8 abound in Idumea. Others refer it to the Arab custom of
retiring into the depth of the desert when avoiding an offended foe
(Jeremiah 49:30).
Dedan—a tribe bordering
on and made subject by Idumea; descended from Jokshan, son of Abraham
and Keturah (Genesis 25:1-3).
Esau—The naming of
Edom's progenitor, reprobated by God, recalls the remembrance of the
old curse on him for his profanity, both his sin and its punishment
being perpetuated in his descendants (Hebrews 12:16;
Hebrews 12:17).
Jeremiah 6:15 15. ROSENMULLER
translates, "They ought to have been ashamed, because . .
. but," c. the Hebrew verb often expressing, not the
action, but the duty to perform it (Genesis 20:9;
Malachi 2:7). MAURER
translates, "They shall be put to shame, for they commit
abomination; nay (the prophet correcting himself), there is no shame
in them" (Jeremiah 3:3; Jeremiah 8:12;
Ezekiel 3:7; Zephaniah 3:5).
them that fall—They
shall
Hosea 11:8 as Admah . . . Zeboim—among
the cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, irretrievably overthrown
(Deuteronomy 29:23).
heart is turned within
me—with the deepest compassion, so as not to execute My threat
(Lamentations 1:20; compare Genesis 43:30;
1 Kings 3:26). So the phrase is used
of a new turn given to the feeling (1 Kings 3:26- :).
repentings—God speaks
according to human modes of thought (1 Kings 3:26- :). God's seeming change is in accordance with His
secret
Hosea 11:8 8. as Admah . . . Zeboim—among
the cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, irretrievably overthrown
(Deuteronomy 29:23).
heart is turned within
me—with the deepest compassion, so as not to execute My threat
(Lamentations 1:20; compare Genesis 43:30;
1 Kings 3:26). So the phrase is used
of a new turn given to the feeling (1 Kings 3:26- :).
repentings—God speaks
according to human modes of thought (1 Kings 3:26- :). God's seeming change is in accordance with His
secret everlasting
Hosea 9:4 (Deuteronomy 26:14;
Jeremiah 16:7; Ezekiel 24:17).
their bread for their
soul—their offering for the expiation of their soul [CALVIN],
(Leviticus 17:11). Rather, "their
bread for their sustenance ('soul' being often used for the animal
life, Genesis 14:21, Margin)
shall not come into the Lord's house"; it shall only subserve
their own uses, not My worship.
Hosea 9:4 unclean (Deuteronomy 26:14;
Jeremiah 16:7; Ezekiel 24:17).
their bread for their
soul—their offering for the expiation of their soul [CALVIN],
(Leviticus 17:11). Rather, "their
bread for their sustenance ('soul' being often used for the animal
life, Genesis 14:21, Margin)
shall not come into the Lord's house"; it shall only subserve
their own uses, not My worship.
Matthew 21:38 38. But when the husbandmen saw the
son, they said among themselves—Compare Genesis 37:18-20;
John 11:47-53.
This is the heir—Sublime
expression this of the great truth, that God's inheritance was
destined for, and in due time is to come into the possession of, His
own Son in our nature (John 11:47-43.11.53- :).
come, let
Matthew 21:38 38. But when the husbandmen saw the
son, they said among themselves—Compare Genesis 37:18-20;
John 11:47-53.
This is the heir—Sublime
expression this of the great truth, that God's inheritance was
destined for, and in due time is to come into the possession of, His
own Son in our nature (John 11:47-43.11.53- :).
Galatians 3:6 6. The answer to the question in
Galatians 3:5 is here taken for
granted, It was by the hearing of faith: following this up, he
says, "Even as Abraham believed," c. (Genesis 15:4-6
Romans 4:3). God supplies unto you
the Spirit as the result of faith, not works, just as Abraham
obtained justification by faith, not by works (Galatians 3:6;
Galatians 3:8; Galatians 3:16;
Galatians 4:22; Galatians 4:26;
Galatians
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