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Benson CommentaryMatthew 27:46. About the ninth hour — Just before he expired; Jesus cried with a loud voice — Our Lord’s great agony probably continued these three whole hours, at the conclusion of which he thus cried out, while he suffered from God himself, and probably also from the...
The Hebrew word used in Genesis, "dabaq," suggests a strong, enduring attachment. This union is not merely physical but involves emotional and spiritual dimensions. It reflects the covenant relationship God desires with His people, as seen in other biblical covenants. and the two will become ...
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Fell down, and worshipped him.--The word implies simply the prostrate homage of a servant crouching before his master. I will pay thee all.--The promise was, under such circumstances, an idle boast, but it describes with singular aptness the ...
Pulpit Commentary Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: Verse 1.-And seeing the multitudes;i.e.those spoken of inMatthew 4:25- the multitudes who were at that point of time following him.He went up. ...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - It is written. Jesus confirms his action by the word of Scripture. He combines in one severe sentence a passage from Isaiah 56:7 ("Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all peoples"), and one from Jeremiah 7:11 ("Is this house, which is cal...
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence.--The Greek verb may be either in the middle voice, "forces its way violently," or passive, as in the English version, but there is little doubt that the latter is the right rendering. The words descri...
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) His blood be on us, and on our children.--The passionate hate of the people leads them, as if remembering the words of their own Law, to invert the prayer--which Pilate's act had, it may be, brought to their remembrance--"Lay not innoce...
This teaches us about His enduring patience and love.Rejection of God's MessengersThe parable warns against the rejection of those who bring God's message. We should be open to hearing and heeding God's word.Accountability and StewardshipThe tenants were entrusted with the vineyard but failed ...
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 38. - My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death (Jonah 4:9). Christ speaks here of the mental agony which he is enduring; he bides not from the faithful three that which weighs upon his heart, so excessive a strain that human nature must fail to endure it....