Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 105:28
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they (o) rebelled not against his word.
(o) Meaning, Moses and Aaron.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they (o) rebelled not against his word.
(o) Meaning, Moses and Aaron.
Verse Psalms 105:28. _THEY REBELLED NOT AGAINST HIS WORD._] Instead of ולא מרו _velo maru_, "they rebelled," some think that a ש _shin_ has been lost from before the word, and that it should be read...
HE SENT DARKNESS, AND MADE IT DARK - Exodus 10:21. AND THEY REBELLED NOT AGAINST HIS WORD - More literally, “his words.” The reference is to Moses and Aaron; and the idea, as expressed here, is that t...
Psalms 105 AND 106 The Memories of the Past The last two Psalms of this fourth section review the entire history of Israel up to the time of the judges. It is the story of God's faithfulness and merc...
CV. HEBREW HISTORY FROM ABRAHAM TO JOSHUA. Psalms 105:1. Introductory. An invitation to praise God. Psalms 105:7. The covenant and promise of Canaan. Psalms 105:12. Yahweh's kindness to the
DARKNESS. This was the ninth plague (Exodus 10:21). All are not mentioned, not being needed. This is put first for the purpose implied in the next line. THEY REBELLED NOT: i.e. Israel did not rebel ag...
AND THEY REBELLED NOT AGAINST HIS WORD— _Yet they were not obedient to his word._ So the LXX and Syriac read; and thus it is rendered in the Liturgy of the Church of England. But Houbigant, thinking t...
PSALMS 105 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Hymn of Praise to Jehovah for Giving Israel a Covenant Land in which to Observe His Law. ANALYSIS The Main Design of this Psalm is clearly to Endear the Land to the P...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. HE SENT DARKNESS, AND MADE IT DARK. The second last plague is only alluded to (). The "darkness" is mainly figurative. H...
This Ps. and the following one form a closely connected pair, and may be looked on as by the same author. From the closing vv. of Psalms 106 it appears that they were written after the first return fr...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ISRAEL IN EGYPT PSALMS 105 Jesus lived in Egypt until Herod died. So, what the *Lord said to the *prophet really happened. He said, "I have brought my son out of...
DARKNESS. — The enumeration of the plagues omits the fifth and sixth, and begins with the ninth, and appends a clause which, from the first, has troubled translators. Of whom is it said, “They rebelle...
שָׁ֣לַֽח חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וַ יַּחְשִׁ֑ךְ וְ לֹֽא ־מָ֝
Psalms 105:1 IT is a reasonable conjecture that the Hallelujah at the end of Psalms 104:1, where it is superfluous, properly belongs to this psalm, which would then be assimilated to Psalms 106:1, whi...
WONDERS IN EGYPT Psalms 105:16 The psalmist retells the story of Joseph, as a link in the chain of providences which secured the fulfillment of the Covenant. It may be that it was also introduced to...
This and the following psalm are companions. They reveal the two sides of the relation between God and His people during a long period. This one sings the song of His faithfulness and power; while the...
_Dead idols, without life, (Challoner) particularly Adonis (Calmet) whose death is bewailed by the poets, &c. (Haydock) --- Idols kill their votaries. (Worthington)_...
It would swell this Commentary to a prodigious length, to go over the history, and the explanation of the events here recorded. I rather refer the Reader to the Bible, Exodus 7:1 to Exodus 10:1. But w...
In the 28thverse he specifics one of these miracles, which yet was not the first in order, but from which it is easy to gather that God was the author of the deliverance of Israel, and in which the co...
Psalms 105 offers thanksgiving to Jehovah, and calls on the seed of Abraham and Jacob to remember Him and glory in His name. Verses 7-8 (Psalms 105:7-8) give the occasion. He is Jehovah, their God. Hi...
HE SENT DARKNESS, AND MADE IT DARK,.... The land of Egypt; either he, God, or it, darkness, made it dark, or it was made dark; the Targum is, "made them dark;'' that is, the Egyptians; darkness was...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. Ver. 28. _He sent darkness_] Palpable darkness, by reason of most black and thick vapours of the earth mingling themselves...
_He sent darkness_, &c. This was one of the last plagues, though here mentioned first: God sent darkness, and, coming with commission from him, it came with efficacy; his command _made it dark. And th...
THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S BENEFITS. After an exhortation to praise God, directed especially to the congregation of Israel, the psalmist offers his reasons for the admonition presented, in a summary of I...
He sent darkness and made it dark, Exodus 10:21; AND THEY REBELLED NOT AGAINST HIS WORD. that is, Moses and Aaron carried out the commands of God just as they had received them....
24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments sh...
Either, 1. The darkness and other plagues; which obeyed God's word, and instantly came at God's call. So this may be a reflection upon the Egyptians, that those brutish or unreasonable creatures were...
Psalms 105:28 sent H7971 (H8804) darkness H2822 dark H2821 (H8686) rebel H4784 (H8804) word H1697...
Psalms 105:26. _He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not aga...
CONTENTS: Jehovah extolled for His deliverances of Israel. The coming forth from Egypt described. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, Moses, Aaron, Jacob, Joseph, Abraham. CONCLUSION: God's marvelous works w...
This psalm, to Psalms 105:15, is the same as 1 Chronicles 16:8: whence it is evident that David was the author. It celebrates the dealings of God with Israel, from the call of Abraham to their settlem...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 105:1. Psalms 105:1 is a historical psalm, like Psalms 78
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 105:24 The next section recounts events from the book of Exodus 1:1, focusing on how God used Moses to lead the people out of Egypt, as he had promised (see...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “like the 78th and the 106th, has for its theme the early history of Israel, and God’s wonders wrought on behalf of the nation; but it differs from both those...
EXPOSITION This is sometimes called a "Hallelujah psalm," since it ends with that phrase. It is a song of praise to God for his dealings with his people, resembling in its general character Psalms 78:...
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk of all of his wondrous works (Psalms 105:1-2). Now we are exhorted her...
2 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 2:4; Exodus 10:21; Ezekiel 2:4; Joel 2:2;...
They — Moses and Aaron, who inflicted that plague after Pharaoh had threatened them....