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Poole on 1 Samuel 4:1: War with the Philistines!
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...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 17, 20205 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:6: The Lion and the Lamb!
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;...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 16, 20205 min read


Poole's Outline of 1 Samuel 4
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...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 14, 20201 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:21: Jehovah's Self-Revelation to Samuel
(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...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 10, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:20: Samuel, a Prophet in Israel (Part 2)
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...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 9, 20203 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:5: Behold, the Lion of Judah!
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,...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 8, 20205 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:19: Samuel, a Prophet in Israel
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...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 7, 20204 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:4: John's Weeping over the Sealed Book
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.]...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 29, 20201 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:3: None Worthy...But Him
Verse 3:[1] And no man (Rev. 5:13) in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon....
Dr. Dilday
Sep 28, 20203 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:16, 17: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 5)
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,...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 25, 20202 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:2: The Challenge of the Strong Angel
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...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 23, 20202 min read


Poole on Revelation 5:1: The Scroll of History
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....
Dr. Dilday
Sep 22, 20207 min read


Poole's Outline of Revelation 5
The book sealed with seven seals, which no man is worthy to open, 1-3. John weeping thereat is comforted, 4, 5. The Lamb that was slain...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 17, 20201 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:13: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 2)
Verse 13:[1] (1 Sam. 2:29-31, etc.) For I have told him that (or, and I will tell him,[2] etc.) I will (Ezek. 7:3; 18:30) judge his house...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 15, 20207 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:11, 12: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 1)
Verse 11:[1] And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, (2 Kings 21:12; Jer. 19:3) at which both the ears of every...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 8, 20205 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Patrons
Now, since this Work has required great expenses and pains, it is most equitable that I remember with gratitude those, who, either by...
Dr. Dilday
May 8, 201917 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Method in Compiling the "Synopsis"
Now, what method I proposed to myself in carrying off this Work, and what the Reader might be able to expect from me, and what I would in...
Dr. Dilday
May 8, 20197 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Translations of the Bible, Ancient and Modern
Finally, for supplying παραλειπόμενα, the deficiencies of all that remains, I drew in various Versions, or (as they are commonly called)...
Dr. Dilday
May 6, 201912 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Biblical Interpreters
Now these are the Books and Authors from which chiefly I have composed this Synopsis.[1] 1. Nine Volumes of Critical Interpreters of the...
Dr. Dilday
May 6, 201923 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Plan to Meet the Need for a Synopsis of Interpreters
Oftentimes meditating upon these and other things of the sort, and anxiously enquiring if any remedy might be applied to these evils, I...
Dr. Dilday
May 3, 20192 min read
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