Bible Commentary

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 3. Israel’s ingratitude is rebuked by the instinctive fidelity of the dumb animals to their human benefactors (cf. Jer 8:7). Ox and ass are mentioned, not as the most stupid animals, but as the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:3”

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 2. the Lord hath spoken ] The inner ear of the prophet has heard the words which follow; he will utter them in trumpet-tones which shall cause all creation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:2”

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Ch. Isa 1:1. The Superscription The verse is probably best understood as the heading of the first great collection of prophecies, ch. 1 12. The contents of these … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:1”

Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. 14. She sings this verse in answer to this demand. Make haste ] This should be flee. Oettli thinks this implies that as the bridegroom thought her voice lovely, and asked her to exhibit … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:14”

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear [it]. 13. Here the bridegroom calls upon the Shulammite to let his companions, i.e. his friends who have come to congratulate him on his bride’s safe return, hear her voice. Thou that dwellest in the gardens ] She must … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:13”

My vineyard, which [is] mine, [is] before me: thou, O Solomon, [must have] a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. 12. My vineyard, which is mine ] This is an emphatic expression for my vineyard, in contrast to Solomon’s, and also as being her own exclusive possession. is before me ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:12”

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver. 11. Following up the same train of thought, that love could not be bought, she speaks of Solomon as a vineyard proprietor of exceptional wealth, who, as she … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:11”

I [am] a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favor. 10. I am a wall ] or, I have been a wall. The bride here proudly claims that she has proved herself the sufficient guardian of her own honour. All her brothers’ anxieties were idle. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:10”

If she [be] a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she [be] a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. 9. If she be a wall ] i.e. if she resist attacks and preserve her innocence, they will reward her by building upon her a battlement or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:9”

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? 8. she hath no breasts ] She is not yet of marriageable age. in the day when she shall be spoken for ] i.e. when she is asked in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Song of Solomon 8:8”