Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 53:10 — He might “do Jehovah‘s will” (John 6:38; Hebrews 10:7, Hebrews 10:9), as to man‘s redemption; so at the end of the verse, “the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.” bruise — (see Isaiah 53:5); Genesis 3:15, was hereby fulfilled, though the Hebrew word for “bruise,” there, is not the one used here. The word “Himself,” in Matthew, implies a personal bearing on Himself of our maladies, spiritual and physical, which included

Jeremiah 10:9 — for precious metals. Uphaz— ( :-). As the Septuagint in the Syrian Hexapla in the Margin, THEODOTUS, the Syrian and Chaldee versions have "Ophir," GESENIUS thinks "Uphaz" a colloquial corruption (one letter only being changed) for "Ophir." Ophir, in Genesis 10:29, is mentioned among Arabian countries. Perhaps Malacca is the country meant, the natives of which still call their gold mines Ophirs. HEEREN thinks Ophir the general name for the rich countries of the south, on the Arabian, African, and

Jeremiah 44:26 — 26. I have sworn—I, too have made a vow which I will fulfil. Since ye will not hear Me speaking and warning, hear Me swearing. by my great name—that is, by Myself (Genesis 22:16), the greatest by whom God can swear (Hebrews 6:13; Hebrews 6:14). my name shall no more be named—The Jews, heretofore, amidst all their idolatry, had retained the form of appeal to the name of God and the law, the distinctive glory of

Jeremiah 49:7 — probably in Sennacherib's time (compare Isaiah 34:5; Amos 1:11); Jeremiah's about the same time as his preceding prophecies (Jeremiah 49:12; Ezekiel 25:12). wisdom—for which the Arabs and the people of Teman (a city of Edom) in particular, were famed (Genesis 36:15; 1 Kings 4:30; see Job, everywhere; Obadiah 1:8). vanished—literally, "poured out," that is, exhausted (compare Obadiah 1:8- :, Margin) [MAURER]. Or, as the kindred Ethiopic word means, "worn out" [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU].

Ezekiel 21:3 — 3. righteous . . . wicked—not contradictory of Ezekiel 18:4; Ezekiel 18:9; Genesis 18:23. Ezekiel here views the mere outward aspect of the indiscriminate universality of the national calamity. But really the same captivity to the "righteous" would prove a blessing as a wholesome discipline, which to the "wicked" would be an

Daniel 2:49 — 49. Daniel requested—Contrast this honorable remembrance of his humble friends in his elevation with the spirit of the children of the world in the chief butler's case (Genesis 40:23; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Ecclesiastes 9:16; Amos 6:6). in the gate—the place of holding courts of justice and levees in the East (Esther 2:19; Job 29:7). So "the Sublime Porte," or "Gate," denotes the sultan's government, his counsels being

Hosea 12:3 — He — Jacob, contrasted with his degenerate descendants, called by his name, Jacob (Hosea 12:2; compare Micah 2:7). He took Esau by the heel in the womb in order to obtain, if possible, the privileges of the first-born (Genesis 25:22-26), whence he took his name, Jacob, meaning “supplanter”; and again, by his strength, prevailed in wrestling with God for a blessing (Genesis 32:24-29); whereas ye disregard My promises, putting your confidence in idols and

Joel 3:13 — 13. Direction to the ministers of vengeance to execute God's wrath, as the enemy's wickedness is come to its full maturity. God does not cut off the wicked at once, but waits till their guilt is at its full (so as to the Amorites' iniquity, Genesis 15:16), to show forth His own long-suffering, and the justice of their doom who have so long abused it (Matthew 13:27-30; Matthew 13:38; Matthew 13:40; Revelation 14:15-19). For the image of a harvest to be threshed, compare Revelation 14:15-66.14.19-

Amos 9:6 — 104:13. GROTIUS explains it, God's royal throne, expressed in language drawn from Solomon's throne, to which the ascent was by steps (compare 1 Kings 10:18; 1 Kings 10:19). founded his troop—namely, all animate creatures, which are God's troop, or host (Genesis 2:1), doing His will (Psalms 103:20; Psalms 103:21; Joel 2:11). MAURER translates, "His vault," that is, the vaulted sky, which seems to rest on the earth supported by the horizon.

Micah 2:1 — against the second table. A gradation: "devise" is the conception of the evil purpose; "work" ( :-), or "fabricate," the maturing of the scheme; "practise," or "effect," the execution of it. because it is in the power of their hand—for the phrase see Genesis 31:29; Proverbs 3:27. Might, not right, is what regulates their conduct. Where they can, they commit oppression; where they do not, it is because they cannot.

Zechariah 5:11 — 11. To build . . . house in . . . Shinar—Babylonia (Genesis 10:10), the capital of the God-opposed world kingdoms, and so representing in general the seat of irreligion. As the "building of houses" in Babylon (Jeremiah 29:5; Jeremiah 29:28) by the Jews themselves expressed their long exile there, so the building

Matthew 1:1 — 1. The book of the generation—an expression purely Jewish; meaning, "table of the genealogy." In Genesis 5:1 the same expression occurs in this sense. We have here, then, the title, not of this whole Gospel of Matthew, but only of the first seventeen verses. of Jesus Christ—For the meaning of these glorious words, see on Genesis 5:1-

Matthew 2:1 — 2:1-6). Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea — so called to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in the tribe of Zebulun, near the Sea of Galilee (Joshua 19:15); called also Beth-lehem-judah, as being in that tribe (Judges 17:7); and Ephrath (Genesis 35:16); and combining both, Beth-lehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2). It lay about six miles southwest of Jerusalem. But how came Joseph and Mary to remove thither from Nazareth, the place of their residence? Not of their own accord, and certainly not

John 15:15 — receives and executes his orders. but . . . friends, for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you—admitted you to free, unrestrained fellowship, keeping back nothing from you which I have received to communicate. (Compare Genesis 18:17; Psalms 25:14; Isaiah 50:4).

Acts 17:26 — 26, 27. and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth—Holding with the Old Testament teaching, that in the blood is the life (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:11; Deuteronomy 12:23), the apostle sees this life stream of the whole human race to be one, flowing from one source [BAUMGARTEN]. and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation—The apostle

1 Corinthians 11:5 — putting away the veil, she puts away the badge of her subjection to man, which is her true “honor”; for through him it connects her with Christ, the head of the man. Moreover, as the head-covering was the emblem of maiden modesty before man (Genesis 24:65), and conjugal chastity (Genesis 20:16); so, to uncover the head indicated withdrawal from the power of the husband, whence a suspected wife had her head uncovered by the priest (Numbers 5:18). Alford takes “her head” to be man,

Hebrews 11:40 — provided — with divine forethought from eternity (compare Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:14). some better thing for us — (Hebrews 7:19); than they had here. They had not in this world, “apart from us” (so the Greek is for “without us,” that is, they had to wait for us for), the clear

Hebrews 13:5 — lucre follow one another as closely akin, both alienating the heart from the Creator to the creature. such things as ye have—literally, "present things" ( :-). I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee—A promise tantamount to this was given to Jacob (Genesis 28:15), to Israel (Deuteronomy 31:6; Deuteronomy 31:8), to Joshua (Deuteronomy 31:8- :), to Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:20). It is therefore like a divine adage. What was said to them, extends also to us. He will neither withdraw His presence ("never leave

Hebrews 7:14 — indisputable; a proof that whatever difficulties may now appear, then Jesus Christ's genealogy labored under none. our Lord—the only place where this now common title occurs without "Jesus," or "Christ," except :-. sprang—as a plant, and a branch. Judah— Genesis 49:10; Luke 1:27; Luke 1:39 (Hebron of Judah, where LIGHTFOOT thinks Jesus was conceived) Luke 2:4; Luke 2:5; Revelation 5:5. of which tribe . . . priesthood—"in respect to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests" (so the oldest manuscripts

Revelation 19:2 — corrupt" continually. "Instead of opposing and lessening, she promoted the sinful life and decay of the world by her own earthliness, allowing the salt to lose its savor" [AUBERLEN]. avenged—Greek, "exacted in retribution." A particular application of the principle (Genesis 9:5). blood of his servants—literally shed by the Old Testament adulterous Church, and by the New Testament apostate Church; also virtually, though not literally, by all who, though called Christians, hate their brother, or love not the brethren