From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 12:[1] And the people said unto Samuel, (1 Sam. 10:27) Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? (see Luke 19:27) bring the...

4. Its Authority asserted against ancient and more recent men. Concerning this Epistle Eusebius writes, Historia Ecclesiastica, chapter...

3. It is inscribed to the twelve tribes of the dispersion, that is, believing Jews dispersed outside the land of Canaan. This Epistle...

Verse 10:[1] And the third angel sounded, (Is. 14:12; Rev. 9:1) and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp,...

Verse 9:[1] And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the...

4. Chronology. Ahasuerus, husband of Esther, appears to have been Darius, son of Hystaspes. It is not clearly ascertained at what time...

Verse 5:[1] And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told...

2. The Author of the Epistle was James, not the son of Zebedee, called the greater; nor the Just, called Oblias, of the number of the...

1. The Inscription of the Epistle. Among the Catholic, or Canonical, Epistles, in the first place is posited the Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀποστόλου...

Verse 3:[1] And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us (Heb. forbear us[2]) seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto...

3. Argument. We have briefly expressed the argument of the book in the words of Saint Athanasius on its name. Namely, it covers what...

The Inscription of the Epistle, 1. The Author of the Epistle was James, not the son of Zebedee, called the greater; nor Justus, called...

2. The Writer of the book; its authority. That the writer of the book was either Ezra, or Joiakim the High Priest,[1] or the Great...

HOLY FATHERS: Constantinus Presbyter.[1] REFORMED: Gomarus, Johann Jakob Grynæus, Heidegger, Naum, Œcolampadius, Pareus, Perkins,...

Verse 1:[1] Then (1 Sam. 12:12) Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against (Judg. 21:8) Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh...

The parts: I. That Christ, the Prophet, is to be heard, chapters 1:1-4:13: 1. Because He is heir of all, greater than the Angels: ...

Nahash besiegeth them of Jabesh-gilead; offereth them a reproachful condition; they have seven days granted them to consult and seek...

9. The Parts of the Epistle are three: I. An Exhortation to the Hebrews, that they religiously attend upon Christ, the great Prophet,...

Verse 26:[1] And Saul also went home (Judg. 20:14; 1 Sam. 11:4) to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had...

1. The inscription of the Book. Who was Esther? הֲדַסָּה/Hadassah. אֶסְתֵּר/ Esther. Was she Amestris, wife of Xerxes? This Book is...