26<\/strong> .<\/em> men’s hearts failing them<\/em> ] Literally, “men fainting.”<\/p>\n on the earth<\/em> ] Literally, “on the habitable world.”<\/p>\n the powers of heaven<\/em> ] i.e. the “bright dynasts” (Aesch. Ag. 6)<\/em> the Hosts of the Heavens.<\/p>\n Verse 26. Men’s hearts failing them for fear<\/B><\/I>] Or, Men fainting<\/I> away through fear<\/I>, (), being ready to die<\/I>.<\/P> <\/P> Coming on the earth<\/B><\/I>] Or, Coming upon this land<\/I>, . See this translation of the word vindicated in Clarke’s note on “<\/I>Lu 2:1<\/I><\/span>“<\/I>.<\/P><\/p>\n Men’s hearts failing them for fear<\/strong>,…. Of what these signs in the heaven, earth, and sea portend:<\/p>\n and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth<\/strong>; on the land of Judea:<\/p>\n for the powers of heaven shall be shaken<\/strong>;<\/p>\n [See comments on Mt 24:29]<\/span>.<\/p>\n Men fainting <\/B> ( <\/SPAN><\/span>). Genitive absolute of <\/SPAN><\/span>, to expire, to breathe off or out. Old word. Here only in N.T.<\/P> Expectation <\/B> (<\/SPAN><\/span>). Old word from <\/SPAN><\/span>, to look for or towards. In the N.T. only here and Ac 12:11<\/span>.<\/P> The world <\/B> ( <\/SPAN><\/span>). Dative case, “the inhabited” (earth, <\/SPAN><\/span>). <\/P> <\/p>\n Failing [] <\/SPAN><\/span>. Only here in New Testament. The word originally means to leave off breathing; to swoon. Thus Homer, when Laertes recognizes Ulysses : <\/P> “He threw Round his dear son his arms. The hardy chief, Ulysses, drew him fainting [<\/SPAN><\/span>] to his heart.” Odyssey, 24, 346. <\/P> So also Sophocles, of Hector dragged behind Achilles’ chariot : <\/P> ” He breathed out his life [ ] <\/SPAN><\/span>. <\/P> Ajax, 1031. <\/P> Matthew alone uses the simple verb, yucw, to breathe, or blow. See on wax cold, Mt 24:12<\/span>. Luke uses four compounds of this simple verb, all of which are peculiar to him. Compare cool, ch. 16 24; refreshing, Act 3:19<\/span>; gave up the ghost, Act 5:5<\/span>, 10<\/span>. <\/P> Expectation [] <\/SPAN><\/span>. Only here and Act 12:11<\/span>. <\/P> The world. See on ch. Luk 2:1<\/span>. <\/P> Shall be shaken [] <\/SPAN><\/span>. Compare Mt 11:7<\/span>; Luk 6:38<\/span>; Act 4:31<\/span>; Heb 12:26<\/span>, 27<\/span>. The root of the verb is the same as that of billows, ver 25.<\/P> <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1) “Men’s hearts failing them for fear,” <\/strong>(apopsuchonton anthropon apo phobou) “While men faint (fall out) from fear,” Luk 23:30<\/span>; That is those unprepared for His coming, Rom 8:15<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2) “And for looking for those things which are coming upon the earth:” <\/strong>(kai peosdokias ton eperchomenon te oikoumene) “And from expectation of things coming on the inhabited (areas of the) earth:” Rev 6:12-17<\/span> graphically describes the falling wrath of God, and nature of fear, that it will bring to the hearts of men.<\/p>\n 3) “For the powers of heaven shall be shaken.” <\/strong>(hai gar dunameis ton ouranon saleuthesontai) “For the sustaining powers of the heavens will be shaken,” Mat 24:29<\/span>.<\/p>\n (26) Mens hearts failing them for fear.<\/strong>The verb so rendered is used by St. Luke only in the New Testament. Its literal meaning is to breathe out the soul,<\/em> and it was, therefore, a word which would naturally enter into the vocabulary of a physician, both in its primary and figurative sense. The mental state which it expresses exactly agrees with that described in Act. 27:20<\/span>, in connection with the tempest.<\/p>\n For looking after those things.<\/strong>Literally, for expectation,<\/em> the noun being used only by St. Luke in the New Testament.<\/p>\n 26<\/strong>. <\/strong> The powers of heaven shall be shaken<\/em> As if that Coming would disturb for the time the fixedness of the planetary system. But the shaking <\/em> may be apparent <\/em> only; the words expressing optical or visible truth.<\/p>\n Luk 21:26<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Failing them for fear,<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Expiring with fear, <\/em>is the literal rendering of the original. <\/p>\n 26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Ver. 26. Men’s hearts failing them<\/strong> ] What marvel though wicked men be dispirited, and even ring their bells backwards, when they shall see all on a light fire? Moses himself may tremble at the terror of the mount, and Abraham show some trepidation in such a fright. <\/p>\n Luk 21:26<\/span> . : literally, dying, probably meant tropically = , Mat 28:4<\/span> . , from fear and expectation, instead of fearful expectation as in Heb 10:27<\/span> ( ). here and in Act 12:11<\/span> .<\/p>\n Men’s. Greek. anthropos. App-123. <\/p>\n failing = fainting. Greek apopsucho. Occurs only here. Luke used three compounds of the simple verb (psucho, Mat 24:12), all peculiar to him: e.g. “cool”, Luk 16:24; “gave up the ghost”, Act 5:5, Act 5:10; Act 12:23. <\/p>\n for = from. Greek. apo. App-104. <\/p>\n looking after = expectation. Greek prosdokia, from the verb prosdokeo. App-133. <\/p>\n earth = the inhabited earth. Greek. oikoumene. App-129. <\/p>\n the powers, &c. App-172. Probably refers to the angelic world rulers. See notes on Dan 10:13. <\/p>\n heaven = the heavens. See note on Mat 6:9, Mat 6:10. <\/p>\n shall be shaken. Compare Mat 11:7. Mat 6:38. Acts Luk 4:31. Heb 12:26, Heb 12:27. <\/p>\n Luk 21:26. , fear and expectation [looking after]) fear, viz. of things present; expectation, viz. of things future. Not even the saints shall be altogether exempt from some degree of terror: comp. ch. Luk 24:37-38 [The disciples, after the resurrection, were on the sudden appearance of Jesus at first terrified and affrighted. Joy suceeds in Luk 24:41]: but soon they will recover themselves.- , for the powers) This is now no longer a mere sign, but one of those things which are coming on the earth.<\/p>\n hearts: Lev 26:36, Deu 28:32-34, Deu 28:65-67, Heb 10:26, Heb 10:27 <\/p>\n for the: Mat 24:29, Mar 13:25, 2Pe 3:10-12 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 1:14 – and let Gen 42:28 – their heart Deu 28:28 – General Jdg 20:41 – were amazed 1Sa 3:11 – both the ears Job 9:7 – sealeth Psa 40:12 – heart Psa 143:7 – my spirit Pro 1:27 – your fear Isa 5:30 – if one look Isa 8:22 – look Isa 28:19 – and it Jer 4:23 – the heavens Jer 6:23 – their Jer 30:5 – a voice Jer 49:23 – on the sea Eze 21:7 – all hands Joe 2:10 – the sun Joe 2:30 – I will Joe 3:15 – General Mat 24:7 – famines<\/p>\n 21:26 {5} Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.<\/p>\n (5) After various severe trials the Lord will at last plainly appear to deliver his Church.<\/p>\n Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 26 . men’s hearts failing them ] Literally, “men fainting.” on the earth ] Literally, “on the habitable world.” the powers of heaven ] i.e. the “bright dynasts” (Aesch. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 21:26”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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