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Plummer Expositor James and Jude Commentaries

Plummer Expositor James and Jude Commentaries

THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.

W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.

Editor of “The Expositor”

THE GENERAL EPISTLES
OF
ST. JAMES AND ST. JUDE

BY THE REV.

ALFRED PLUMMER, M.A., D.D.

MASTER OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DURHAM
FORMERLY FELLOW AND SENIOR TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD

SIXTH EDITION

HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON MCMVII

Printed by Hazell, Watson & Vincy, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

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Rainy Expositor Philippians Commentary

Rainy Expositor Philippians Commentary

THE EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS

BY

ROBERT RAINY, D.D.

PRINCIPAL OF NEW COLLEGE, EDINBURGH

NEW YORK:
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY,
Lafayette Place.
1900.

PREFATORY NOTE.

Not much need be said by way of preface, in addition to what is suggested in the introductory chapter.

It may be observed, however, that the Apostle’s teaching repeatedly touches on the question, How the problem of practical human life on this earth is to be conceived and dealt with under the light and the influences of Christianity? The thought occurred that some expository passages might be superseded by an appendix summing up in one view the principles conceived to underlie the Apostle’s way of dealing with such topics, which could be referred to on each separate occasion: and such a statement was prepared. It was, however, finally judged more suitable to the nature of an exposition to keep as close as possible to the Apostle’s turn of thought in each of the cases in which he approaches the subject, rather than to try to secure brevity by a more summary treatment.

A few sentences have been transferred from a lecture on the Apostle Paul, published some years ago.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
PAGE
INTRODUCTORY: THE SALUTATION 3
CHAPTER II.
THE APOSTLE’S MIND ABOUT THE PHILIPPIANS 19
CHAPTER III.
HOW THE PHILIPPIANS SHOULD THINK OF PAUL AT
ROME 45
CHAPTER IV.
THE CHOICE BETWEEN LIVING AND DYING 65
CHAPTER V.
UNDAUNTED AND UNITED STEADFASTNESS 77
CHAPTER VI.
THE MIND OF CHRIST 95
CHAPTER VII.
THE MIND OF CHRIST (continued) 111
CHAPTER VIII.
WORKING AND SHINING 131
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CHAPTER IX.
TIMOTHY AND EPAPHRODITUS 157
CHAPTER X.
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH 171
CHAPTER XI.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST 199
CHAPTER XII.
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH 217
CHAPTER XIII.
RESURRECTION LIFE AND DAILY DYING 237
CHAPTER XIV.
CHRISTIAN LIFE A RACE 259
CHAPTER XV.
ENEMIES OF THE CROSS 281
CHAPTER XVI.
OUR CITY AND OUR COMING KING 299
CHAPTER XVII.
PEACE AND JOY 317
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE THINGS TO FIX UPON 337
CHAPTER XIX.
GIFTS AND SACRIFICES 353

Smith Expositor Minor Prophets Volume 2

Smith Expositor Minor Prophets Volume 2

THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.

W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.

Editor of “The Expositor”

THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE PROPHETS

VOL. II.—ZEPHANIAH, NAHUM, HABAKKUK, OBADIAH,
HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH I.—VIII., “MALACHI,” JOEL,
“ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV. AND JONAH

BY

GEORGE ADAM SMITH, D.D., LL.D.

NEW YORK

A. C. ARMSTRONG AND SON

51 EAST TENTH STREET

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

PAGE
Preface v
Chronological Tables
[These Tables are in Volume I.]
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE SEVENTH CENTURY
CHAP.
I. THE SEVENTH CENTURY BEFORE CHRIST 3
1. REACTION UNDER MANASSEH AND AMON (695?—639).
2. THE EARLY YEARS OF JOSIAH (639—625): JEREMIAH AND
ZEPHANIAH
3. THE REST OF THE CENTURY (625—586): THE FALL OF
NINIVEH; NAHUM AND HABAKKUK.
ZEPHANIAH
II. THE BOOK OF ZEPHANIAH 35
III. THE PROPHET AND THE REFORMERS 46
ZEPHANIAH i.—ii. 3.
IV. NINIVE DELENDA 61
ZEPHANIAH ii. 4–15.
V. SO AS BY FIRE 67
ZEPHANIAH iii.
NAHUM[Pg xiv]
VI. THE BOOK OF NAHUM 77
1. THE POSITION OF ELḲÔSH.
2. THE AUTHENTICITY OF CHAP. i.
3. THE DATE OF CHAPS. ii. AND iii
VII. THE VENGEANGE OF THE LORD 90
NAHUM i.
VIII. THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINIVEH 96
NAHUM ii. AND iii.
HABAḲḲUḲ
IX. THE BOOK OF HABAKKUK 115
1. CHAP. i. 2—ii. 4 (OR 8).
2. CHAP. ii. 5–20.
3. CHAP. iii.
X. THE PROPHET AS SCEPTIC 129
HABBAKKUK i.—ii. 4.
XI. TYRANNY IS SUICIDE 143
HABBAKKUK ii. 5–20.
XII. “IN THE MIDST OF THE YEARS” 149
HABBAKKUK iii.
OBADIAH
XIII. THE BOOK OF OBADIAH 163
XIV. EDOM AND ISRAEL 177
OBADIAH 1–21.
[Pg xv]INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE PERSIAN PERIOD
(539—331 B.C.)
XV. ISRAEL UNDER THE PERSIANS 187
XVI. FROM THE RETURN FROM BABYLON TO THE
BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (536—516 B.C.)		 198
WITH A DISCUSSION OF PROFESSOR KOSTERS’ THEORY.
HAGGAI
XVII. THE BOOK OF HAGGAI 225
XVIII. HAGGAI AND THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE 234
HAGGAI. i., ii.
1. THE CALL TO BUILD (CHAP. i.).
2. COURAGE, ZERUBBABEL! COURAGE, JEHOSHUA
AND ALL THE PEOPLE! (CHAP. ii. 1–9).
3. THE POWER OF THE UNCLEAN (Chap. ii. 10–19).
4. THE REINVESTMENT OF ISRAEL’S HOPE (CHAP. ii. 20–23).
ZECHARIAH
(I.—VIII.)
XIX. THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH (I.—VIII.) 255
XX. ZECHARIAH THE PROPHET 264
ZECHARIAH i. 1–6, ETC.; EZRA v. 1, vi. 14.
XXI. THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH[Pg xvi] 273
ZECHARIAH i. 7—vi.
1. THE INFLUENCES WHICH MOULDED THE VISIONS.
2. GENERAL FEATURES OF THE VISIONS.
3. EXPOSITION OF THE SEVERAL VISIONS:
THE FIRST: THE ANGEL–HORSEMEN (i. 7–17).
THE SECOND: THE FOUR HORNS AND THE FOUR SMITHS
(i. 18–21 ENG.).
THE THIRD: THE CITY OF PEACE (ii. 1–5 ENG).
THE FOURTH: THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE SATAN (iii. ).
THE FIFTH: THE TEMPLE CANDLESTICK AND THE TWO OLIVE-TREES (iv. ).
THE SIXTH: THE WINGED VOLUME (v. 1–4 ).
THE SEVENTH: THE WOMAN IN THE BARREL (v. 5–11).
THE EIGHTH: THE CHARIOTS OF THE FOUR WINDS (vi. 1–8).
THE RESULT OF THE VISIONS (vi. 9–15).
XXII. THE ANGELS OF THE VISIONS 310
ZECHARIAH i. 7—vi. 8.
XXIII. “THE SEED OF PEACE” 320
ZECHARIAH vii., viii.
“MALACHI”
XXIV. THE BOOK OF “MALACHI” 331
XXV. FROM ZECHARIAH TO “MALACHI” 341
XXVI. PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW 348
“MALACHI” i.—iv. (ENG.)
1. GOD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL AND HATRED OF EDOM (i. 2–5).
2. “HONOUR THY FATHER” (i. 6–14).  [Pg xvii]
3. THE PRIESTHOD OF KNOWLEDGE (ii. 1–9).
4. THE CRUELTY OF DIVORCE (ii. 10–16).
5. “WHERE IS THE GOD OF JUDGMENT?” (ii. 17—iii. 5).
6. REPENTANCE BY TITHES (iii. 6–12).
7. THE JUDGMENT TO COME (iii. 13—iv. 2 ENG.).
8. THE RETURN OF ELIJAH (iv. 3–5 ENG.).
JOEL
XXVII. THE BOOK OF JOEL 375
1. THE DATE OF THE BOOK.
2. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BOOK.
3. STATE OF THE TEXT AND THE STYLE OF THE BOOK.
XXVIII. THE LOCUSTS AND THE DAY OF THE LORD. 398
JOEL i.—ii. 17.
XXIX. PROSPERITY AND THE SPIRIT 418
JOEL ii. 18–32 (ENG.)
1. THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY (ii. 19–27).
2. THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT (ii. 28–32).
XXX. THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN 431
JOEL iii (ENG.).
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE GRECIAN PERIOD
(FROM 331 ONWARDS)
XXXI. ISRAEL AND THE GREEKS 439
“ZECHARIAH”[Pg xviii]
(IX.—XIV.)
XXXII. “ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV. 449
XXXIII. THE CONTENTS OF “ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV. 463
1. THE COMING OF THE GREEKS (ix. 1–8).
2. THE PRINCE OF PEACE (ix. 9–12).
3. THE SLAUGHTER OF THE GREEKS (ix. 13–17).
4. AGAINST THE TERAPHIM AND SORCERERS (x. 1, 2).
5. AGAINST EVIL SHEPHERDS (x. 3–12).
6. WAR UPON THE SYRIAN TYRANTS (xi. 1–3).
7. THE REJECTION AND MURDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (xi. 4–17, xiii. 7–9).
8. JUDAH versus JERUSALEM (xii. 1–7).
9. FOUR RESULTS OF JERUSALEM’S DELIVERANCE (xii. 8—xiii. 6).
10. JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN AND SANCTIFICATION
OF JERUSALEM (xiv.).
JONAH
XXXIV. THE BOOK OF JONAH 493
1. THE DATE OF THE BOOK.
2. THE CHARACTER OF THE BOOK.
3. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK.
4. OUR LORD’S USE OF THE BOOK.
5. THE UNITY OF THE BOOK.
XXXV. THE GREAT REFUSAL 514
JONAH i.
XXXVI.[Pg xix] THE GREAT FISH AND WHAT IT MEANS—THE PSALM 523
JONAH ii.
XXXVII. THE REPENTANCE OF THE CITY 529
JONAH iii.
XXXVIII. ISRAEL’S JEALOUSY OF JEHOVAH 536
JONAH iv.
INDEX OF PROPHETS 543

Smith Expositor Minor Prophets Volume 1

Smith Expositor Minor Prophets Volume 1

THE BOOK

OF

THE TWELVE PROPHETS

COMMONLY CALLED THE MINOR
BY

GEORGE ADAM SMITH, D.D., LL.D.

PROFESSOR OF HEBREW AND OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS
FREE CHURCH COLLEGE, GLASGOW
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. I.—AMOS, HOSEA AND MICAH
WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND A SKETCH OF PROPHECY IN EARLY ISRAEL
NEW YORK

A. C. ARMSTRONG AND SON

3 and 5 West Eighteenth Street
London: Hodder and Stoughton
1906
TO

HENRY DRUMMOND

 

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

page
Preface vii
Chronological Table 1
INTRODUCTION
chap.
I. THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE 3
II. THE PROPHET IN EARLY ISRAEL 11
1. From the Earliest Times till Samuel.
2. From Samuel to Elisha.
III. THE EIGHTH CENTURY IN ISRAEL 31
IV. THE INFLUENCE OF ASSYRIA UPON PROPHECY 44
AMOS
V. THE BOOK OF AMOS 61
VI. THE MAN AND THE PROPHET 73
1. The Man and His Discipline (i. 1; iii. 3-8; vii. 14, 15).
2. The Word and its Origins (i. 2; iii. 3-8; and passim).
3. The Prophet and His Ministry (vii.; viii. 1-4).
VII. ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES 121
Amos i. 3-ii.[Pg xvi]
VIII. CIVILISATION AND JUDGMENT 141
Amos iii.-iv. 3.
IX. THE FALSE PEACE OF RITUAL 156
Amos iv. 4-vi.
1. For Worship, Chastisement (iv. 4-13).
2. For Worship, Justice (v.).
3. “At Ease in Zion” (vi.).
4. A Fragment from the Plague (vi. 9, 10).
X. DOOM OR DISCIPLINE? 181
Amos viii. 4-ix.
1. Earthquake, Eclipse and Famine (viii. 4-14).
2. Nemesis (ix. 1-6).
3. The Voices of Another Dawn (ix. 7-15).
XI. COMMON-SENSE AND THE REIGN OF LAW 196
Amos iii. 3-8; iv. 6-13; v. 8, 9; vi. 12; viii. 8; ix. 5, 6.
HOSEA
XII. THE BOOK OF HOSEA 211
XIII. THE PROBLEM THAT AMOS LEFT 227
XIV. THE STORY OF THE PRODIGAL WIFE 232
Hosea i.-iii.
XV. THE THICK NIGHT OF ISRAEL 253
Hosea iv.-xiv.
XVI. A PEOPLE IN DECAY: I. MORALLY 255
Hosea iv.-vii. 7.
1. The Lord’s quarrel with Israel (iv.).
2. Priests and Princes Fail (v. 1-14).
3. Repentance Fails (v. 15-vii. 2).
[Pg xvii]4. Wickedness in High Places (vii. 3-7).
XVII. A PEOPLE IN DECAY: II. POLITICALLY 269
Hosea vii. 8-x.
1. The Confusion of the nation (vii. 8-viii. 3).
2. Artificial Kings and Artificial Gods (viii. 4-13).
3. The Effects of Exile (ix. 1-9).
4. “The Corruption that is through Lust” (ix. 10-17).
5. Once More: Puppet-Kings and Puppet-Gods (x.).
XVIII. THE FATHERHOOD AND HUMANITY OF GOD 290
Hosea xi.
XIX. THE FINAL ARGUMENT 299
Hosea xii.-xiv. 1.
1. The People and Their Father Jacob (xii.).
2. The Last Judgment (xiii.-xiv. 1).
XX. “I WILL BE AS THE DEW” 308
Hosea xiv. 2-10.
XXI. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD 318
Hosea passim.
XXII. REPENTANCE 333
Hosea passim.
XXIII. THE SIN AGAINST LOVE 346
Hosea i.-iii.; iv. 11 ff.; ix. 10 ff.; xi. 8 f.
MICAH
XXIV. THE BOOK OF MICAH 357
XXV. MICAH THE MORASTHITE 375
[Pg xviii]Micah i.
XXVI. THE PROPHET OF THE POOR 386
Micah ii., iii.
XXVII. ON TIME’S HORIZON 400
Micah iv. 1-7.
XXVIII. THE KING TO COME 408
Micah iv. 8-v.
XXIX. THE REASONABLENESS OF TRUE RELIGION 419
Micah vi. 1-8.
XXX. THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE 426
Micah vi. 9-vii. 6.
XXXI. OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS 435
Micah vii. 7-20.
Index of Passages and Texts 439

Edwards Expositor Hebrews Commentary

Edwards Expositor Hebrews Commentary

THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.
W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.
Editor of “The Expositor,” etc.

THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS
BY
THOMAS CHARLES EDWARDS, D.D.

London
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
27, PATERNOSTER ROW
MCMIV

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[iii]

THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS

BY
THOMAS CHARLES EDWARDS, D.D.
PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH

NINTH EDITION

London
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
27, PATERNOSTER ROW
MCMIV

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Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

[v]

PREFACE.

In this volume the sole aim of the writer has been to trace the unity of thought in one of the greatest and most difficult books of the New Testament. He has endeavoured to picture his reader as a member of what is known in the Sunday-schools of Wales as “the teachers’ class,” a thoughtful Christian layman, who has no Greek, and desires only to be assisted in his efforts to come at the real bearing and force of words and to understand the connection of the sacred author’s ideas. It may not be unnecessary to add that this design by no means implies less labour or thought on the part of the writer. But it does imply that the labour is veiled. Criticism is rigidly excluded.

The writer has purposely refrained from discussing the question of the [vi]authorship of the Epistle, simply because he has no new light to throw on this standing enigma of the Church. He is convinced that St. Paul is neither the actual author nor the originator of the treatise.

In case theological students may wish to consult the volume when they study the Epistle to the Hebrews, they will find the Greek given at the foot of the page, to serve as a catch-word, whenever any point of criticism or of interpretation seems to the writer to deserve their attention.

T. C. E.

Aberystwyth, April 12th, 1888.

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CONTENTS.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE REVELATION IN A SON 1
CHAPTER II.
THE SON AND THE ANGELS 19
CHAPTER III.
FUNDAMENTAL ONENESS OF THE DISPENSATIONS 47
CHAPTER IV.
THE GREAT HIGH-PRIEST 67
CHAPTER V.
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL 81
CHAPTER VI.
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAILURE 97
CHAPTER VII.[viii]
THE ALLEGORY OF MELCHIZEDEK 109
CHAPTER VIII.
THE NEW COVENANT 131
CHAPTER IX.
AN ADVANCE IN THE EXHORTATION 181
CHAPTER X.
FAITH AN ASSURANCE AND A PROOF 197
CHAPTER XI.
THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM 211
CHAPTER XII.
THE FAITH OF MOSES 231
CHAPTER XIII.
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES 257
CHAPTER XIV.
CONFLICT 271
CHAPTER XV.
MOUNT ZION 291
CHAPTER XVI.
SUNDRY EXHORTATIONS 311
INDEX 331