From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 1:[1] Now the Philistines (1 Sam. 13:5) gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at (Josh. 15:35; 2...

4. Concerning the authority of the book, the heresy of Theodore of Mopsuestia and of the Ancient Talmudists is refuted. Concerning the...

Verse 18:[1] Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in...

3. Who reduced the book to order? Isaiah or Solomon himself? But who reduced the Proverbs into the order in which they are currently...

2. The wisdom of Solomon. He was the author of the Proverbs, not the collector. Who was Agur and Lemuel? Now, these Proverbs are...

1. The Inscription. משלי/Proverbs, what are they? Diversity of opinions on this book. Proverbs, strophes, similitudes, enigmas,...

Verse 14:[1] (1 Sam. 11:6; 18:12; 28:15; Judg. 16:20; Ps. 51:11) But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and (Judg. 9:23; 1 Sam....

The Inscription. משלי/Proverbs, what are they? Diversity of opinions on this book. Proverbs, strophes, similitudes, enigmas, fables,...

Verse 12:[1] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was (1 Sam. 17:42; Song 5:10) ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance (Heb....

HOLY FATHERS: Ambrose, Anastatius,[1] Anselm, Apollinaris,[2] Arnobius,[3] Athanasius, Basil, Bernard, Catena Græca, Didymus, Epiphanius,...

Verse 6:[1] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on (1 Sam. 17:13) Eliab (called Elihu, 1 Chron. 27:18[2]), and (1...

[circa 1063 BC] Verse 1:[1] And the LORD said unto Samuel, (1 Sam. 15:35) How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing (1 Sam. 15:23) I...

Samuel is sent by God; who, under pretence of a sacrifice for fear of Saul, cometh to Bethlehem; sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, 1-5. ...

[circa 1676 BC] Verse 43:[1] Now these are the (Gen. 36:31, etc.) kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over...

Verse 32:[1] Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag...

Verse 24:[1] (see 2 Sam. 12:13) And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy...

Verse 22:[1] And Samuel said, (Ps. 50:8, 9; Prov. 21:3; Is. 1:11-13, 16, 17; Jer. 7:22, 23; Mic. 6:6-8; Heb. 10:6-9) Hath the LORD as...

Argument of the Psalm: 1. True blessedness. 2. The Kingdom of Messiah. 3. Consolation against enemies. 4. Rebuke of the emulous. 5. ...

107. The Psalmist, inviting the redeemed of Jehovah to celebrate God’s goodness (verses 1, 2), narrating both the examples of those of...

Verse 12:[1] And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to (Josh. 15:55) Carmel, and,...