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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
# Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) Three-author Scottish Presbyterian/Anglican whole-Bible commentary, first published in 1871 as A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments.
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This site quotes Jamieson, Fausset & Brown 6,005 times across 66 books, and lists 1 work.
- Lived 1802 to 1910.
- Quoted here most in Isaiah: 337 of 6,005.
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So the higher a man's religious character is, the more hurt is caused by a sinful folly in him. Bad savor is endurable in oil, but not in what professes to be, and is compounded by the perfumer ("apothecary") for, fragrance.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871
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"Flies" answer to "a little folly" (sin), appropriately, being small (1Co 5:6); also, "Beelzebub" means prince of flies.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. BSB
The moral malady of man is twofold--at one time vain confidence; then, when that is disappointed, despair. So the Jews first laughed at God's threats, confident that they should speedily return; then, when cast down from that confidence, they sank in inconsolable despondency.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871
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expected end--literally, "end and expectation," that is, an end, and that such an end as you wish for.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. BSB
Leah tender-eyed--that is, soft blue eyes--thought a blemish. Rachel beautiful and well-favored--that is, comely and handsome in form. The latter was Jacob's choice.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871
Genesis 29:17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful. BSB
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot--Aaron cuts a poor figure, making a shuffling excuse and betraying more dread of the anger of Moses than of the Lord (compare De 9:20).
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871
Exodus 32:22 “Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil. BSB
Shemuel--that is, Samuel. This is the exact representation of the Hebrew name.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871
1 Chronicles 6:33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: BSB
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# Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) Three-author Scottish Presbyterian/Anglican whole-Bible commentary, first published in 1871 as A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Often called simply "JFB" or the "Commentary Critical and Explanatory." One of the most concise and citation-dense Public-Domain whole-Bible commentaries — which is why it lands at default_rank=400 in Doctrine A's featured-excerpt ordering: after the Calvin + Spurgeon + Henry heavyweight-voice tier, JFB reliably offers a second Evangelical voice on almost every canonical chapter.
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
1871
1,189 chapters / 66 books — complete Protestant canon, including: - Single-chapter books: Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, Jude (all handled via Introduction-anchor fallback in the extractor since CCEL's single-chapter JFB files don't use ChapterN anchors). - 3 legitimate short chapters (< 200 chars) that cross-reference parallel commentary: 2 Chronicles 18, Psalm 146, Matthew 24.
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designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
“This is exemplified among the Arabs in the present day. Should an Arab of one tribe happen to kill one of another tribe, there is "blood" between the tribes, and the stain can only be wiped out by the death of some individual of the…”
If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
“If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, &c.--Various cases are here enumerated in which the Goel or avenger was at liberty to take the life of the murderer; and every one of them proves a premeditated purpose.”
The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood.
“But he had to "abide in it." His confinement within its walls was a wise and salutary rule, designed to show the sanctity of human blood in God's sight, as well as to protect the manslayer himself, whose presence and intercourse in society might have…”
Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads…
“Formerly they had applied, at their own instance, to be recognized, for want of male heirs in their family, as entitled to inherit their father's property [Nu 27:1-11]; now the application was made on behalf of the tribe to which they belonged--that steps might be…”
So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
“Here was an instance of progressive legislation (see also Ex 18:27) in Israel, the enactments made being suggested by circumstances.”