Chapter?1This book begins with the laws concerning sacrifices, of which the most ancient were the burnt-offerings, about which God gives Moses instruc...
Chapter?2In this chapter Paul treats, I. Of prayer, with many reasons for it (v.?1-8). II. Of women?s apparel (v.?9, v.?10). III. Of their subjection,...
Chapter?45It is a pity that this chapter and the foregoing should be parted, and read asunder. There we had Judah?s intercession for Benjamin, with wh...
Chapter?7God having set up house (as it were) in the midst of the camp of Israel, the princes of Israel here come a visiting with their presents, as t...
Chapter?11In this chapter we have, I. Peter?s necessary vindication of what he did in receiving Cornelius and his friends into the church, from the ce...
Chapter?53The two great things which the Spirit of Christ in the Old-Testament prophets testified beforehand were the sufferings of Christ and the glo...
Chapter?17In this chapter we have, I. Christ in his pomp and glory transfigured (v.?1-13). II. Christ in his power and grace, casting the devil out of...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXVII. Jesus Crucified. SUMMARY.--Christ Delivered to Pilate. Judas Hangs Himself. Jesus Before Pilate. Barabbas and Christ. Pi...
Chapter 18We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. It does not appear that either the increase of the provision or the raising of the child h...
Chapter?5In this chapter the apostle asserts, I. The dignity of believers (v.?1). II. Their obligation to love, and the trial of it (v.?1-3). III. The...
Chapter?3In this chapter we have, I. A promise of the coming of the Messiah, and of his forerunner; and the errand he comes upon is here particularly ...
Chapter?3At the start of this chapter, concerning the baptism of John, begins the gospel (Mk.?1:1 ); what went before is but preface or introduction; ...
Chapter?10This chapter is an ordination sermon, which our Lord Jesus preached, when he advanced his twelve disciples to the degree and dignity of apos...
Chapter?5The last news we had of Haman left him in his cups, 3:15. Our last news of queen Esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. Now this chap...
Chapter?35As after a prediction of God?s judgments upon the world (ch4) follows a promise of great mercy to be had in store for his church (ch5), so h...
Chapter?13In this chapter we have, I. Some further promises relating to gospel-times. Here is a promise of the remission of sins (v.?1), of the reform...
Chapter?13In this chapter the apostle goes on to show more particularly what that more excellent way was of which he had just before been speaking. He...
Chapter?13Job here comes to make application of what he had said in the foregoing chapter; and now we have him not in so good a temper as he was in th...
BIBLE, THE, IV CANONICITY $ IV. Literary Growth and Origin--Canonicity.$ Thus far the books of the Old Testament and New Testament have been taken si...
Chapter 5In this chapter the prophet, in God?s name, shows the people of God their transgressions, even the house of Jacob their sins, and the judgmen...