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Verse 3:[1] And when he had opened the second seal, (Rev. 4:7) I heard the second beast say, Come and see. The second seal; the second of...

[circa 1140 BC] Verse 1:[1] And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. [The Ark was in the region of the...

3. The argument of the book, and also its end and use. The first book contains the matters conducted in the Church and republic under the...

6. It was written in Greek. It is uncertain in what year of Luke’s age. It contains a history of twenty-eight years, from the outgoing of...

The Philistines consult with the priests how they shall return the ark: they advise to send with it for a trespass-offering five golden...

2. Was the author of the book, Samuel, David, Jeremiah, Ezra, or some other. With respect to the author of these books, most agree that...

1. The names of the book. Samuel, θεόκλητος/theokletos, asked of God. The two books of שמואל/Samuel, or θεοκλήτου/theokletou, asked of...

Verse 10:[1] Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried...

The names of the book.Samuel,θεόκλητος, asked of God, 1. Was the author of the book, Samuel, David, Jeremiah, Ezra, or some other? 2. The...

HOLY FATHERS: Bede, Isidore, Theodoret. REFORMED: Borrhaus, Burman, Cuperus, Drusius, Gwalther,[1] Lavater,[2] Mercerus,[3] Wolf....

Verse 7:[1] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand...

The two Parts of the book are: I. Ruth’s wretched state, chapters 1, 2: in which are: 1. The sojourning of Elimelech, and the fidelity of...

5. Two parts are exhibited. I. Ruth’s condition, poor and wretched (Ruth 1, 2). II. Her condition, happier and more joyful (Ruth 3, 4). A...

Verse 2:[1] And I saw, and behold (Zech. 6:3; Rev. 19:11) a white horse: (Psalm 45:4, 5 in the Septuagint[2]) and he that sat on him had...

4. The chronology of the same. The history falls in the time of Ehud or Shamgar, about one hundred and twenty-eight years after the...

5. The argument of the same. It is a part of the Gospel. That is, this book relates the beginning of the Church of the New Testament, or...

3. The argument and uses of the book. The argument of the book is plainly comic.[1] That is, it is a narration of the grievous trials and...

Verse 6:[1] But (1 Sam. 5:7, 11; Ex. 9:3; Ps. 32:4; Acts 13:11) the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he (1 Sam. 6:5)...

4. It is uncertain whether he wrote the book at the behest of Paul. The scope of the book. Whether Saint Luke wrote Acts at the behest of...

2. The author of this appears to be the same as of the Book of Judges. That the author of this book is Samuel, the Jews approve: but...