From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 21:[1] Then said Saul, (1 Sam. 15:24; 24:17) I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my...

4. The parts are: I. A description of the threatening famine and drought of the land, as heralding the day of the Lord (Joel 1:1-2:17)....

3. The time of the Prophecy, and of the age of the Prophet. He was a σύγχρονος/contemporary of Jeremiah. The time of the publication of...

Verse 13:[1] Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them… [And...

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...