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John 10:22

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication,.... That is, of the temple; not as built by Solomon, as Nonnus in his paraphrase suggests; or as rebuilt by Zerubabel, for there were no annual feasts appointed in commemoration of either of these; and besides, they were neither of them in the winter time; the dedication of Solomon's temple was in autumn, at the feast of tabernacles, about September, 1Ki_8:2; and the dedication of the house in Zorobabel's time, was in the spring, about February, Ezr_6:15; but this was the feast of dedication, appointed by Judas Maccabaeus and his brethren, on account of the purging the temple, and renewing the altar, after the profanation of them by Antiochus; which feast lasted eight days, and began on the twenty fifth of the month Cisleu, which answers to part of our December; see the Apocrypha: 

the feast of the dedication. Greek. enkainia = renewal, from kainos, new, i.e. the cleansing of Ezra's temple after its defilement by Antiochus Epiphanes, 25th Chislen (= December), 164 B.C. Compare 1 Macc. 4:52 - 59. 

John 10:22-23. Discourse at the Feast of Dedication - From the fury of His enemies Jesus escapes beyond Jordan, where many believe on Him.

it was ... the feast of the dedication — celebrated rather more than two months after the feast of tabernacles, during which intermediate period our Lord seems to have remained in the neighborhood of Jerusalem. It was instituted by Jude Maccabeus, to commemorate the purification of the temple from the profanations to which it had been subjected by Antiochus Epiphanes 165 b.c., and kept for eight days, from the twenty-fifth Chisleu (December), the day on which Judas began the first joyous celebration of it (1 Maccabees 4:52, 56, 59; and Josephus, Antiquities, 7.7.7).

it was winter — implying some inclemency. Therefore,

Luke 18:8

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily,.... As he did in a few years after the death of Christ, when God's elect among the Jews were singled out, and gathered in from them, and were delivered from their persecutors, and saved from temporal ruin and destruction, whilst the Roman army made sad havoc of their enemies; and so will he do in the end of the world. 

Nevertheless, when the son of man cometh; either to destroy Jerusalem, or to judge the world: 

shall he find faith on the earth? either in the land of Judea, the believers being removed from thence, and scattered among the Gentiles, and not a man, at least in Jerusalem, that had any faith in Jesus, as the Messiah; or in the world at the last day: there will then be little of the doctrine of faith, and less of the grace of faith, and still less of the exercise of faith, particularly in prayer, and especially about the coming of Christ; it will be little thought of, and expected, or faith little exercised about it. With this agree some expressions in the Jewish writings (s): 

"Says R. Jose, the holy, blessed God, will not be revealed to Israel, but in the time, ??? ????? ????????, "that faith is not found among them."'' 

And elsewhere (t), speaking of the times of the Messiah, and of a star that shall then appear, it is said 

"when that star shall be seen in the world at that time mighty wars shall be stirred up in the world, on all the four sides, ????????? ?? ?????, "and faith will not be found" among them.'' 

They seem to regard the first coming of the Messiah: and which was true with respect to the majority of their nation; and the same holds good with regard to his second coming; in the apocrypha it says:

Philippians 2:12

Wherefore, my beloved,.... This is an inference from the instance and example of Christ; that since he, who was God over all, blessed for ever, made himself so low in human nature, in which he is now so highly exalted, having done the work and business he came about with such condescension, humility, and meekness; therefore it becomes those who profess to be his followers, to do all their affairs as men and Christians, with, and among one another, in all lowliness of mind. The apostle calls the saints here, "my beloved", he having a strong affection for them, which he frequently expresses in this epistle; and he chooses to make use of such an endearing appellation, that it might be observed, that what he was about to say to them sprung from pure love to them, and a hearty desire for their welfare, and from no other end, and with no other view; and to encourage them to go on in a course of humble duty, he commends them for their former obedience, 

as ye have always obeyed; not "me", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions supply; but either God, acting according to his revealed will, they had knowledge of; or Christ, by receiving him as prophet, priest, and King, by submitting to his righteousness, and the sceptre of his grace; or the Gospel, by embracing the truths of it, professing them, and abiding in them, and by subjecting to the ordinances of it, and doing all things whatsoever Christ has commanded: and this they did "always"; they were always abounding in the works of the Lord, doing his will; they abode by Christ, and continued steadfastly in his doctrines, and kept the ordinances as they were delivered to them, and walked in all the commandments of the Lord blameless, 

Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence; which clause may either be referred to the foregoing, which expresses their obedience; and so signifies that that was carefully and cheerf

Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done,.... Or may be done by men, any sort of lawful work and honest labour, for the sustenance of themselves and families: 

 

but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest; from all bodily labour and work of any kind; typical of rest by Christ and in him: 

 

an holy convocation; when the people were called to holy exercises, to pray and praise, and hear the word, and offer sacrifice: 

 

ye shall do no work therein; not any at all, see Exo_31:15, 

 

it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings: other feasts were kept in the sanctuary, in the tabernacle or temple, or where they were; but this was not only observed there and in their synagogues, but in their private houses, or wherever they were, whether, travelling by sea or land; and so the Targum of Jonathan and Aben Ezra interpret it.

 Lev_23:3  Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

 

Lev_19:3, Exo_16:23, Exo_16:29, Exo_20:8-11, Exo_23:12, Exo_31:15, Exo_34:21, Exo_35:2, Exo_35:3, Deu_5:13, Isa_56:2, Isa_56:6, Isa_58:13, Luk_13:14, Luk_23:56, Act_15:21, Rev_1:10

Hebrew for "and he left," the first word in the parashah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (?????????, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis28:10–32:3. The parashah tells of Jacob's travels to, life in, and return from Haran. The parashah recounts Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven, Jacob's meeting of Rachel at the well, Jacob's time working for Laban and living with Rachel and Leah, the birth of Jacob's children, and the departure of Jacob's family from Laban.

The parashah is made up of 7,512 Hebrew letters, 2,021 Hebrew words, 148 verses, and 235 lines in a Torah Scroll (????? ???????, Sefer Torah).[1] Jews read it the seventh Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November or December.[2]

Hebrews 3:13

one another — Greek, “yourselves”; let each exhort himself and his neighbor.

daily — Greek, “on each day,” or “day by day.”

while it is called To-day — while the “to-day” lasts (the day of grace, Luk_4:21, before the coming of the day of glory and judgment at Christ’s coming, Heb_10:25, Heb_10:37). To-morrow is the day when idle men work, and fools repent. To-morrow is Satan’s to-day; he cares not what good resolutions you form, if only you fix them for to-morrow.

lest ... of you — The “you” is emphatic, as distinguished from “your fathers” (Heb_3:9). “That from among you no one (so the Greek order is in some of the oldest manuscripts) be hardened” (Heb_3:8).

deceitfulness — causing you to “err in your heart.”

sin — unbelief.

Hebrews 3:13

But exhort one another daily,.... In order to prevent unbelief and apostasy. The phrase is sometimes rendered, "comfort one another", or, "yourselves together", as in 1Th_5:11 which the saints may do, by discoursing together about divine things; by praying together; by instructing one another in the doctrines of the Gospel; by putting one another in mind of the covenant of grace, and its promises; and by observing the near approach of everlasting happiness with Christ. And though the

History of John The Baptist

 

Luk_1:5  There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

 

Herod:  Mat_2:1

of the course:  1Ch_24:10, 1Ch_24:19, Neh_12:4, Neh_12:17, Abijah

1Ch_24:10  The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

 

Abijah:  As the Evangelist Luke mentions the course of Abia, it is evident that these courses of the priests, established by David, no doubt under Divine direction, were continued, with some alterations, till the days of Christ:  these records must therefore have been very useful after the Babylonian captivity.

Neh_12:4, Neh_12:17, Luk_1:5, Abia

 

Smith Bible Dictionary

Abijah

4. A descendant of Eleazar, who gave his name to the eighth of the 24 courses into which the priests were divided by David. 1Ch_24:10; 2Ch_8:14; Neh_12:4; Neh_12:17.

Easton Bible Dictionary

 

(4.) A descendant of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, a chief of one of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was divided by David (1Ch_24:10). The order of Abijah was one of those which did not return from the Captivity (Ezr_2:36-39; Neh_7:39-42; Neh_12:1).

 

Mat 3:1-2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, :2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Weekly Torah Readings covering the birth of Esau and Jacob.

Amos 3:6

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city,.... Meaning not any trumpet blown, as the silver trumpet for the gathering of the people to worship, or the jubilee trumpet, which proclaimed liberty to them, or any other, expressive of joy and gladness; but the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war, or what is blown by the watchmen on the walls, descrying an enemy, or some danger, near:

and the people not be afraid? they must, they usually are, lest their lives, and their children's, should be taken away, and their substance become a prey to the enemy: or, "and the people not run together" (f); into some one place for shelter, or to consult together how to provide for their safety, and secure themselves from danger. So when the prophets of the Lord, by his order, lift up their voice like a trumpet, to show his people their transgressions; or when, as watchmen, they blow the trumpet, to give notice of approaching danger; can they hear such denunciations of his wrath for their sins, and not tremble at them, or not take some ways and methods to escape it?

shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? which is not to be understood of the evil of sin, of which God is not the author, it being contrary to his nature and will; and though he permits it to be done by others, yet he never does it himself, nor so much as tempts men to it, Jam_1:13; unless the words should be rendered, as they may be, "shall there be evil in a city, and shall not the Lord do" or "work" (g)? shall sin be committed in a city, all sorts of sin, in the most bold and extravagant manner, and will not the Lord do something to show his resentment of it? is it not time for him to arise and work for his name's sake? will he not visit for these things, and be avenged on such a city, and the inhabitants of it? but this may be interpreted of the evil of affliction or judgment; which, wherever it comes, is by the order and appo

What Makes A Person UNCLEAN?

Unclean

1.      having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws

 

Webster’s 1913 Dictionary

Unclean

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.

Morally impure