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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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# 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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| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Their words on MannaFest
7,355 quotes across 66 books
Where this voice speaks on the site — each quote links to the verse it was chosen for.
“Historically, His secret friends in the night of His withdrawal (Lu 23:27, 28). Inquirers may find ("if ye find") Jesus Christ before she who has grieved His Spirit finds Him again. tell--in prayer (Jas 5:16). sick of love--from an opposite cause (So 2:5)…”
“"To the pure all things are pure." As in statuary to the artist the partly undraped figure is suggestive only of beauty, free from indelicacy, so to the saint the personal excellencies of Jesus Christ, typified under the ideal of the noblest human form.”
“From the several parts, she proceeds to the general effect of the whole person of Jesus Christ. Lebanon--so called from its white limestone rocks. excellent--literally, "choice," that is, fair and tall as the cedars on Lebanon (Eze 31:3, &c.). Majesty is th…”
“Nowhere else in the Song is there mention of mountains of spices. feed in . . . gardens--that is, in the churches, though He may have withdrawn for a time from the individual believer: she implies an invitation to the daughters of Jerusalem to enter His spiri…”
“Literally, "I am for my beloved . . . for me." Reverse order from So 2:16. She now, after the season of darkness, grounds her convictions on His love towards her, more than on hers towards Him (De 33:3). There, it was the young believer concluding that she w…”
“No ground for assigning a later date than the time of Solomon to the Song, as Tirzah was even in his time the capital of the north (Israel), as Jerusalem was of the south (Judah).”
“The bride's words; for she everywhere is the narrator, and often soliloquizes, which He never does. The first garden (So 2:11-13) was that of spring, full of flowers and grapes not yet ripe; the second, autumn, with spices (which are always connected with th…”
“Rather, "my willing people" (Ps 110:3). A willing chariot bore a "willing people"; or Nadib is the Prince, Jesus Christ (Ps 68:17). She is borne in a moment into His presence (Eph 2:6).”
“The two armies are the family of Jesus Christ in heaven, and that on earth, joined and one with Him; the one militant, the other triumphant. Or Jesus Christ and His ministering angels are one army, the Church the other, both being one (Joh 17:21, 22). Allusio…”
“The daughters of Jerusalem describe her in the same terms as Jesus Christ in So 4:5. The testimonies of heaven and earth coincide. twins--faith and love.”
“The sure sign of water near (Ex 15:27; Joh 7:38). clusters--not of dates, as MOODY STUART thinks. The parallelism (So 7:8), "clusters of the vine," shows it is here clusters of grapes.”
“It is the symbol of triumphant joy (Joh 12:13); so hereafter (Re 7:9). breasts-- (Isa 66:11). the vine--Jesus Christ (Ho 14:7, end; Joh 15:1). nose--that is, breath; the Holy Ghost breathed into her nostrils by Him, whose "mouth is most sweet" (So 5:…”
“Words of the daughters of Jerusalem and the bride, now united into one (Ac 4:32). They are mentioned again distinctly (So 8:4), as fresh converts were being added from among enquirers, and these needed to be charged not to grieve the Spirit. his desire is …”
“At Stephen's death the disciples were scattered from it through Judea and Samaria, preaching the word (Ac 8:4-25). Jesus Christ was with them, confirming the word with miracles. They gathered the old fruits, of which Jesus Christ had sown the seed (Joh 4:39-…”
“It refers to the time after His resurrection, when the previous outward intimacy with Him was no longer allowed, but it was implied it should be renewed at the second coming (Joh 20:17). For this the Church here prays; meanwhile she enjoys inward spiritual co…”
“Jesus Christ ought to have our choicest gifts. Spices are never introduced in the song in His absence; therefore the time of His return from "the mountain of spices" (So 8:14) is contemplated. The cup of betrothal was given by Him at the last supper; the cup…”
“The Gentile Church (Eze 16:48). "We," that is, the Hebrew Church, which heretofore admitted Gentiles to communion, only by becoming Judaic proselytes. Now first idolatrous Gentiles are admitted directly (Ac 11:17-26).”
“The joint Church speaks of Jesus Christ's vineyard. Transference of it from the Jews, who rendered not the fruits, as is implied by the silence respecting any, to the Gentiles (Mt 21:33-43).”
“Re 8:3, 4); thus He surmounts the other three mountains, God's justice, our sin, death. The mountain of spices is as much greater than our sins, as heaven is higher than earth (Ps 103:11). The abrupt, unsatisfied close with the yearning prayer for His visibl…”