Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. This prophecy was delivered about the time of Israel's seeking the aid of the Egyptian king, So, in violation of thei... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. THE LORD HATH ALSO A CONTROVERSY WITH JUDAH - (; , "The Lord hath a controversy with His people, and He will plead with Israel"). Judah, under Ahaz, had falle... [ Continue Reading ]
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: HE - Jacob, contrasted with his degenerate descendants, called by his name Jacob, (: cf. , "O thou that art named the house of Jacob ... are these His (the Lord's) doings?") HE TOOK HIS BROTHER BY THE HEEL I... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; YEA, HE HAD POWER OVER THE ANGEL - the uncreated "angel of the covenant," as God the Son appears in the Old Testament (). HE WEPT, AND MADE SUPPLICATION... [ Continue Reading ]
Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. EVEN THE LORD GOD - Yahweh (H3068), a name implying His immutable constancy to His promises. From the old Hebrew root [haawaah, which became more recently haayaah (H1961), He was] meaning existence; "He that is, was, and is to be," always the... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. THEREFORE TURN THOU - who dost wish to be a true descendant of Jacob. TO THY GOD - who is therefore bound by covenant to hear thy prayers: literally, Do thou turn, or 'Thou shalt turn (so as to lean) ON t... [ Continue Reading ]
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. HE IS A MERCHANT - a play on the double sense of the Hebrew, "Canaan," i:e., a Canaanite and a "merchant" (, "Thy birth and thy nativity is ... of Canaan: thy father was an Amorite and thy mother an Hittite"). They wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. AND - i:e., Notwithstanding. EPHRAIM SAID, YET I AM BE... [ Continue Reading ]
And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. AND - rather, 'And yet.' I, THAT AM THE LORD THY GOD FROM THE LAND OF EGYPT, WILL YET MAKE THEE TO DWELL IN TABERNACLES, AS IN THE DAYS OF THE SOLEMN FEASTS - th... [ Continue Reading ]
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN BY THE PROPHETS - literally, upon the prophets - i:e., my spirit resting on them. So , I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN BY THE PROPHETS - literally, upon the prophets -... [ Continue Reading ]
Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. IS THERE INIQUITY IN GILEAD? - Hebrew, 'vanity.' He asks the question, not as if the answer was doubtful, but to strengthen the affirmation, "Surely... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. AND JACOB FLED INTO ... SYRIA; AND ISRAEL SERVED FOR A WIFE. Though ye pride yourselves on the great name of "Israel," forget not that your progenitor was the same Jacob who was a fugitive, and w... [ Continue Reading ]
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. AND BY A PROPHET - Moses, the highest kind of prophet (Numbers 12:6-4; Deuteronomy 18:15; Deuteronomy 18:18). THE LORD BROUGHT ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT, AND BY A PROPHET WAS HE PRESERVED. Translate, 'kept:' the... [ Continue Reading ]
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. EPHRAIM PROVOKED HIM TO ANGER MOST BITTERLY - "Him," i:e., God. MOST BITTERLY - literally, with bitternesses - i:e., with most grievous provocations. THE... [ Continue Reading ]