Lord. Hebrew adds, "God." Adonai seems to have been inserted to prevent the pronunciation of Jehovah, (Kennicott) which alone occurs in the Septuagint, Arabic, and in St. Luke, iv. 18. (Haydock) --- Thus Elohim may have been substituted for Jehovah, Genesis xxii. 8., as [in] [Genesis xxii.] ver. 14,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Year of Jubilee, (Jeremias xxv. 11.) when the Jews should be delivered, as a figure of Christ's redemption. --- Vengeance, when the Chaldeans, &c., should perish, (Calmet) and all obstinate sinners, at the day of judgment. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Glorify. The rulers shall act with justice, chap. lx. 17, 21._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ruins, as the Jews did, chap. lviii. 12. The apostles preached to the Gentiles, who had been long neglected._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Vines. Bishops were soon chosen from among the Gentiles. The Machabees subdued the neighbouring nations, 1 Machabees xv. 28._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Priests. They were greatly honoured, (Exodus xix. 6.) so that the sons of David had the appellation. The Jews had still to labour as before. Christians become heirs to these promises, and are styled a royal priesthood, 1 Peter ii. 9., and Apocalypse i. 6. They have received the Scriptures from the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Part: God, or the land. Converts shall bless God for having withdrawn them from the crowd of infidels, and they will rejoice in suffering for his sake, (Calmet) preferring their lot before that of unbelievers. Before this change the apostles grieved. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Holocaust. The pagans saw such things were improper victims. (Eusebius, præp. iv. 14.) --- Septuagint, "hate unjust plunder." (Haydock) --- Therefore will I subject the strangers to you, ver. 5. --- Truth. I will grant a sure reward. --- Covenant. These of Nehemias and the Machabees were soon forgo... [ Continue Reading ]
_Blessed. The Jews are visibly the reverse. The Church flourishes in spite of domestic and foreign enemies._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jewels. Apocalypse xxi. 2. Jerusalem, or rather the Church, praises God._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nations, whose conversion is implicitly foretold. All behold the justice which God has treated both his people and their oppressors. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER LXI.... [ Continue Reading ]