From Reformation to Reformation

2. The occasion of this Prophecy, the drought of the land. The Argument of the Prophecy. The occasion for the writing of this prophecy...

1. Joel notes his beginning. His ancestry. He was a Prophet of Judah. The author of the Prophecy, יוֹאֵל/Joel, which denotes one...

Joel denotes one undertaking. His ancestry. He was a Prophet of Judah, 1. The occasion of this Prophecy, the drought of the land. The...

Verse 1:[1] And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, (1 Sam. 23:19; Ps. 54 title) Doth not David hide himself in the hill of...

HOLY FATHERS: Didymus, Ruffinus, Theophylact. REFORMED: Mercerus, Moller, Œcolampadius, Pareus, Polanus, Rivet, Tremellius, Zanchi. ...

Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, cometh to Hachilah against David, 1-3; who cometh with Abishai to Saul’s camp; stayeth him from...

HOLY FATHERS: Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret, Theophylact,[1] Rupertus, Remigius of Auxerre. REFORMED: Calvin, Cocceius, Johannes...

Verse 32:[1] And David said to Abigail, (Gen. 24:27; Ex. 18:10; Ps. 41:13; 72:18; Luke 1:68) Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which...

The Prophecies of this book are: I. Typical, Chapters 1-3: in which are: 1. Pericope I, and in it: a. The title, and the type of...

7. The Parts of the Prophecy are two: I. Prophecies wrapped up in types, whereby both the corruption of the people, and the...

Verse 23:[1] And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and (Josh. 15:18; Judg. 1:14) lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her...

6. Chronology. He was a σύγχρονος/contemporary and imitator of Isaiah. The Kings that were Hosea’s contemporaries. Hosea prophesied in...

5. The argument of the book. This Prophet is in the Prophetic class of documents; he represents Israel’s altogether shameful idolatry,...

Verse 18:[1] Then Abigail made haste, and (Gen. 32:13; Prov. 18:16; 21:14) took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five...

4. The typical name of Hosea. Whence his origin? Therefore, the first is הוֹשֵׁעַ/Hosea, the son of בְּאֵרִי/Beeri, or derived from a...

Verse 14:[1] But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute...

3. And with respect to time, wherein they each prophesied. Their order. The other difference is with respect to time. More...

2. They are distinguished, both with respect to argument and manner of teaching. Moreover, a twofold difference of the minor Prophets is...

Verse 10:[1] And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, (Judg. 9:28; Ps. 73:7, 8; 123:3, 4) Who is David? and who is the son of...

1. The minor Prophets are called שנים עשר, the Twelve, by the Hebrews; תריסר, the Twelve, by the Chaldeans; δωδεκαπρόφητον, the...