From Reformation to Reformation

HOLY FATHERS: Ambrose, Theodoret, Rabanus Maurus, Origen, Jerome, Haymo. REFORMED: Jacob Alting, Bullinger, Brandmüller, Calvin,...

David cometh to Nob to Ahimelech the priest; pretendeth secret business from Saul; asketh bread: Ahimelech giveth him the shew-bread,...

Election is Objectively Certain, which Objective Certainty indicates the Immutability of Election, asserted in § 13, 14: but there is...

The Parts of this Book are five: I. Prophecies concerning the Jewish people, Chapters 1-36, in which are: 1. The Prologue: The Calling...

Verse 3:[1] The sons of (Gen. 38:3; 46:12; Num 26:19) Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter...

Verse 35:[1] And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little...

7. The difficulting of establishing the order. The frequent ὕστερον πρότερον, hysteron proteron, in it. The five parts of the book are...

Verse 27:[1] And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto...

Verse 24:[1] So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. [He hid, etc.] On...

6. The time in which he prophesied, and the end of his life. With respect to the time, Jeremiah prophesied in Judah and in Egypt, from...

Verse 18:[1] Then Jonathan said to David, (1 Sam. 20:5) To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be...

5. The opinion of Jerome and Bullinger concerning his style of speaking. With respect to the style of his teaching and speaking, Saint...

Verse 14:[1] And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not… [And if I live, thou shalt show...

4. The excellent use of the Prophecy. Now, he accommodates all things to the advantage of his time, yet in such a way that all that he...

Verse 9:[1] And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee,...

3. The Argument of the book. Hence the argument of this prophecy is more clearly set forth. More specifically, Jeremiah, with matters...

2. The age in which he lived and prophesied, and the history of the Kings under whom he prophesied. A knowledge of the times in which...

1. The Inscription. Who was Jeremiah? He dictated his Prophecies to Baruch. This book is called ירמיה/Jeremiah, which signifies the...

[1752 BC, etc.] Verse 1:[1] These are the sons of Israel (or, Jacob); (Gen. 29:32; 30:5; 35:18, 22; 46:8, etc.) Reuben, Simeon, Levi,...

The Inscription. Who was Jeremiah? He dictated his Prophecies to Baruch, 1. The age in which he lived and prophesied, and the history...