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Ask a QuestionIn measure--not beyond measure; in moderation (Job 23:6; Ps 6:1; Jer10:24; 30:11; 46:28). when it shooteth--image from the vine; rather, passing from the image to the thing itself, "when sending...
As Caleb inherited the same land which his feet trod on (De 1:36; Jos 14:9), so Messiah and His saints shall inherit the renovated earth which once they trod while defiled by the enemy (Isa 34:4;...
their end--future (Ps 37:37, 38), which is dismal and terribly sudden (Pr 1:27; 29:1), aggravated and hastened by terror. As one despises an unsubstantial dream, so God, waking up to judgment (Ps...
knew--approved of thee as My chosen instrument (Ex 33:12, 17; compare Isa 49:1, 5; Ro 8:29). sanctified--rather, "separated." The primary meaning is, "to set apart" from a common to a special use;...
man-child--Greek, "a son, a male." On the deep significance of this term, see on Re 12:1, 2. rule--Greek, "poimainein," "tend as a shepherd"; (see on Re 2:27). rod of iron--A rod is for...
am--Greek, "I was made a minister": resuming Col 1:23, "whereof I Paul was made a minister." dispensation--the stewardship committed to me to dispense in the house of God, the Church, to the whole...
These dwelt in Jerusalem--The ordinary and stated inhabitants of Jerusalem were Judahites, Benjamites, and Levites. But at the time referred to here, the chiefs or heads of the principal families...
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel--(See on 1Ch 11:11; 2Sa 23:8). Hachmoni was his father, Zabdiel probably one of his ancestors; or there might be different names of the same individual. In the rotation...
rulers of the substance that was king David's--How and when the king acquired these demesnes and this variety of property--whether it was partly by conquests, or partly by confiscation, or by his...
(1Sa 20:3). taken away...judgment--words unconsciously foreshadowing Jesus Christ (Isa 53:8; Ac 8:33). God will not give Job his right, by declaring his innocence. vexed--Hebrew, "made bitter" (Ru...
The figure used is common (Ps 1:3; Jer 11:16). green--fresh. house, &c.--in communion with God (compare Ps 27:4, 5). for ever and ever--qualifies "mercy."
As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Ho 11:1, suggests the idea of the many subsequent calls by the prophets. went from them--turned away in contempt (Jer 2:27). ...
11-31; Lu 23:1-6, 13-25; Joh 18:28-19:16). See on Joh 18:28-19:16. See on Joh 19:17-30. See on Mt 27:51-56; and Joh 19:31-42.
For the exposition of this majestic scene--recorded, as will be seen, by all the Evangelists--see on Lu 19:29-40. 11:11-26; Lu 19:45-48). For the exposition, see on Lu 19:45-48; and Mr 11:12-26....
when it was day they knew not the land--This has been thought surprising in sailors accustomed to that sea. But the scene of the wreck is remote from the great harbor, and possesses no marked...
damnation--A mistranslation which has put a stumbling-block in the way of many in respect to communicating. The right translation is "judgment." The judgment is described (1Co 11:30-32) as...
This is the title of this chapter (see Introduction). the prophecy--literally, "the burden" (compare Isa 13:1; Zec 9:1), used for any divine instruction; not necessarily a prediction, which was...