From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 2:[1] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle (Heb. the battle was spread[2]),...

Verse 1:[1] And the word of Samuel came (or, came to pass; Heb. was[2]) to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to...

Verse 6:[1] And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood (Is. 53:7;...

The Israelites are smitten by the Philistines at Eben-ezer, 1, 2.They fetch the ark from Shiloh; receive it with a great shout, to the...

(circa 1141 BC) Verse 21:[1] And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh (1 Sam. 3:1, 4) by...

Verse 20:[1] And all Israel (Judg. 20:1) from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established (or, faithful[2]) to be a prophet...

Verse 5:[1] And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, (Gen. 49:9, 10; Heb. 7:14) the Lion of the tribe of Juda, (Is. 11:1,...

Verse 19:[1] And Samuel (1 Sam. 2:21) grew, and (Gen. 39:2, 21, 23) the LORD was with him, (1 Sam. 9:6) and did let none of his words...

Verse 18:[1] And Samuel told him every whit (Heb. all the things, or, words[2]), and hid nothing from him. And he said, (Job 1:21; 2:10;...

8. The Parts of the Book are five. I. Description of the Person and coming of Christ (chapter 1:1-18). II. The ministry of John the...

Verse 4:[1] And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. [I wept much, etc.]...

7. The time of writing. With respect to the time of writing, that he wrote after the other Evangelists, even indeed at an old and infirm...

Verse 16:[1] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. [He called Samuel, אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל] In verse 4,...

6. The idiom of the Book, and the sort of speech. The idiomatic expressions of Saint John. Now, he wrote his Gospel in the Greek Tongue,...

Verse 2:[1] And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? [A...

5. The argument. Therefore, Saint John, being about to compose the last of the history and sermons of Christ, covers in writing that...

Verse 1:[1] And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne (Ezek. 2:9, 10) a book written within and on the backside, (Is....

Verse 15:[1] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision....

4. A twofold occasion of writing is laid out, one out of Eusebius, the other out of Irenæus. Ancient writers ascribe a twofold occasion...

Verse 14:[1] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house (Num. 15:30, 31; Isa. 22:14) shall not be...