Bible Commentary

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 1. from thence ] This passage is evidently derived from some distinct source. As it ignores the previous section dealing with Lot, and the last reference to Abraham is in Gen 18:33, when he is at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 20:1”

And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same [is] the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. 38. Ben-ammi ] “The son of my people”; or “the son of my father’s kin”; see Gen 17:14. “Unto this day,” cf. Gen 26:33, Gen 32:32, Gen 35:20, Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:38”

And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same [is] the father of the Moabites unto this day. 37. Moab ] A play on the word “Moab,” on account of its general assonance with the Heb. m-b = “from a father”; an instance of derivation by folk-etymology. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:37”

Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. Which they might possibly imagine to be an evidence of Divine approbation of their fact; whereas, indeed, it was a design of God to make a lasting monument of their sin and shame. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:36”

And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. And they made their father drink wine that night also,…. Until he was drunk; which is an aggravation of his sin, that he should be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:35”

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, [and] lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And it came to pass on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:34”

And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Verse 33. And he perceived not when she lay down, nor when, c.] That is, he did not perceive the time she came to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:33”

Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. Verse 32. Come, let us make our father drink wine] On their flight from Zoar it is probable they had brought with them certain provisions to serve them for the time being, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:32”

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father [is] old, and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: Gen 19:31-38 And they made their father drink wine The lessons of Lots dishonour I. THAT SAINTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECTS OF … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:31”

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 30 38 (J). The Origin of the Moabites and Ammonites 30. And Lot went up ] He left the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:30”