Chapter?9Aaron and his sons, having been solemnly consecrated to the priesthood, are in this chapter entering upon the execution of their office, the ...
Chapter?3God is still by the prophet inculcating the same thing upon this careless people, and much in the same manner as before, by a type or sign, t...
Chapter?6In this chapter we have, I. The law concerning Nazarites, 1. What it was to which the vow of a Nazarite obliged him (v.?1-8). A remedial law ...
Chapter?3The apostle makes an apology for his seeming to commend himself, and is careful not to assume too much to himself, but to ascribe all praise ...
HIGH PLACE 1. General: (1) High place is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply elevation (Jeremiah 26:18; Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; com...
ISAIAH, 1-7 i-za'-ya, i-zi'-a: 1. Name 2. Personal History 3. Call 4. Literary Genius and Style 5. Traditions concerning His Martyrdom 6. Period...
Chapter?33The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of the foregoing chapter?to confirm the promise of the restoration of the Jews, notwith...
Chapter 3The prophet, in this chapter, goes on to foretel the desolations that were coming upon Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, both that by the B...
Chapter?37The threatenings of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, which we had in the former part of this book, were not so terribl...
Chapter?22Eliphaz here leads on a third attack upon poor Job, in which Bildad followed him, but Zophar drew back, and quitted the field. It was one of...
Chapter?1In this chapter, after the title of the book (v.?1), we have Christ and his church, Christ and a believer, expressing their esteem for each o...
Chapter?1The foundation of all religion being laid in our relation to God as our Creator, it was fit that the book of divine revelations which was int...
PRIESTS AND LEVITES (kohen, priest; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, Levite, on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF...
Chapter?15When we left the prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, so pathetically poring out his prayers before God, we had reason to hope th...
Chapter?17After the law concerning the atonement to be made for all Israel by the high priest, at the tabernacle, with the blood of bulls and goats, i...
Chapter?30Moses is, in this chapter, further instructed, I. Concerning the altar of incense (v.?1-10). II. Concerning the ransom-money which the Israe...
Chapter?12In this chapter are preserved upon record, I. The names of the chief of the priests and the Levites that came up with Zerubbabel (v.?1-9). I...
Old Testament in the New Testament, the The New Testament proclaims its indebtedness to the Old Testament on the very first page. Matthew begins with ...
Chapter?11This chapter begins with as melancholy a but?? as almost any we find in all the Bible. Hitherto we have read nothing of Solomon but what was...
Chapter?21This is Job?s reply to Zophar?s discourse, in which he complains less of his own miseries than he had done in his former discourses (finding...