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God can find hiding-places for his people. They made supplication. All God's people are praying people. It was now a time of trouble and danger with the disciples of Christ; but if any is...
The great thing the apostles were to attest to the world, was, Christ's resurrection; for that was the great proof of his being the Messiah, and the foundation of our hope in him. The apostles...
On the terms (Ps 27:9; 74:1; 77:7).
the house of Joseph--the tribe of Ephraim, as distinguished from Manasseh (Jud 1:27).
herds that fed in Sharon--a fertile plain between Caesarea and Joppa.
Jesus Led Away to Pilate (Mt 27:1, 2). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 18:28, &c. Remorse and Suicide of Judas (Mt 27:3-10). This portion is peculiar to Matthew. On the progress of...
Elihu--probably the same as Eliab (1Sa 16:6).
household--literally, "house," the family (Ac 16:15; 1Co 1:16).
Maharai--chief of the detachment of the guards who attended on the king in the tenth month, January (1Ch 27:13; 2Sa 23:28).
speaketh--literally, "breathes out," habitually speaks (Ps 27:12; Ac 9:1).
hidden ones--whom God specially protects (Ps 27:5; 91:1).
falling headlong, &c.--This information supplements, but by no means contradicts, what is said in Mt 27:5.
second month was Dodai--or, "Dodo." Here the text seems to require the supplement of "Eleazar the son of Dodo" (2Sa 23:9).
utterly bald--literally, "bald with baldness." The Phoenician custom in mourning; which, as being connected with heathenish superstitions, was forbidden to Israel (De 14:1).
Assurance that He is going from her in love, not in displeasure (Joh16:6, 7). all fair--still stronger than So 1:15; So 4:1. no spot--our privilege (Eph 5:27; Col 2:10); our duty (2Co 6:17; Jude23;...
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary--"the mother of James and Joses," mentioned before (Mt 27:56). sitting over against the sepulchre--(See on Mr 16:1). The Sepulchre Guarded (Mt...
camels--These were probably in the countries east of the Jordan, and hence an Ishmaelite and Nazarite were appointed to take charge of them.
determined--(Job 7:1; Isa 10:23; Da 9:27; 11:36).
hide not thyself, &c.--(compare Ps 13:1; 27:9), withhold not help.