From Nave’s Topical Bible

Jesus, the Christ

Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.

1,396
Passages listed
51
Books of the 66
1896
Nave's edition

How Nave’s arranged it

HISTORY OF
Genealogy ofMatthew 1:1–17 Luke 3:23–38
Facts before the birth of
The angel Gabriel appears to Mary (at Nazareth)Luke 1:26–38
Mary visits Elisabeth (at Hebron?)Luke 1:39–56
Mary's magnificat (at Hebron?)Luke 1:46–55
An angel appears to Joseph concerning Mary (at Nazareth)Matthew 1:18–25
Birth of (at Bethlehem)Luke 2:1–7
Angels appear to the shepherds (in the vicinity of Bethlehem)Luke 2:8–20
Magi (the wise men from the east) visit (at Bethlehem)Matthew 2:1–12
Circumcision of (at Bethlehem)Luke 2:21
Is presented in the temple (in Jerusalem)Luke 2:21–38

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Flight into and return from EgyptMatthew 2:13–23
Discussions with the religious experts in the temple area (in Jerusalem)Luke 2:41–52
Is immersed by John in the Jordan RiverMatthew 3:13–17 Mark 1:9–11 Luke 3:21–23
Temptation of (in the desert of Judaea)Matthew 1:11 Mark 1:12 Mark 1:13 Luke 4:1–13
John's testimony concerning himJohn 1:1–18
Testimony of John the Baptist concerning (at Bethabara)John 1:19–34
Disciples adhere toJohn 1:35–51
Miracle at Cana of GalileeJohn 2:1–12
Drives the money-changers from the temple (in Jerusalem)John 2:13–25
Nicodemus comes to Jesus (in Jerusalem)John 3:1–21
His disciples immerse some of the people (at Aenon) with 4:2John 3:22
Returns to GalileeMatthew 4:12 Mark 1:14 Luke 4:14 John 4:1–3
Visits Sychar and teaches the Samaritan womanJohn 4:4–42
Teaches in GalileeMatthew 4:17 Mark 1:14 Mark 15 Luke 4:14 Luke 15 John 4:43–45
Heals a nobleman's son of Capernaum (at Cana of Galilee)John 4:46–54
Is rejected by the people of Nazareth; lives at CapernaumMatthew 4:13–16 Luke 4:16–31
Chooses Peter, Andrew, James, and John as disciples; miracle of the catch of fish (at Capernaum)Matthew 4:18–22 Mark 1:16–20 Luke 5:1–11
Preaches throughout GalileeMatthew 4:23–25 Mark 1:35–39 Luke 4:42–44
Heals a demoniac (at Capernaum)Mark 1:21–28 Luke 4:31–37
Heals Peter's mother-in-law (at Capernaum)Matthew 8:14–17 Mark 1:29–34 Luke 4:38–41
Heals a leper (in Galilee)Matthew 8:2–4 Mark 1:40–45 Luke 5:12–16
Heals a paralyzed man (at Capernaum)Matthew 9:2–8 Mark 2:1–12 Luke 5:17–26
Calls Matthew (Capernaum)Matthew 9:9 Mark 2:13 Mark 2:14 Luke 5:27 Luke 5:28
Heals an immobile man at the pool of Bethesda (the best mss. have "Bethzatha") on the Sabbath day; is persecuted, and makes his defenseJohn 5
Defines the law of the Sabbath on the occasion of his disciples plucking the ears of grain (at Capernaum)Matthew 12:1–8 Mark 2:23–28 Luke 6:1–5
Heals a man having a withered hand (at Capernaum)Matthew 12:9–14 Mark 3:1–6 Luke 6:6–11
Withdraws from Capernaum to Lake Galilee, where he heals manyMatthew 12:15–21 Mark 3:7–12
Goes up onto a mountain, and calls and commissions twelve disciples (in Galilee)Matthew 10:2–4 Mark 3:13–19 Luke 6:12–19
Delivers the "Sermon on the Mount" (in Galilee)Matthew 5 Matthew 6 Matthew 7 Luke 6:20–49
Heals the servant of the centurion (near Capernaum)Matthew 8:5–13 Luke 7:1–10
Raises the widow's son from the dead (at Nain)Luke 7:11–17
Receives the message from John the Baptist (in Galilee)Matthew 11:2–19 Luke 7:18–35
Rebukes the unbelieving cities about CapernaumMatthew 11:20–30
Anointed by a sinful woman (at Capernaum)Luke 7:36–50
Preaches in the cities of GalileeLuke 8:1–3
Heals a demoniac, and denounces the scribes and Pharisees (in Galilee)Matthew 12:22–37 Mark 3:19–30 Luke 11:14–26
Replies to the scribes and Pharisees who seek a sign from him (in Galilee)Matthew 12:38–45 Luke 11:16–36
Denounces the Pharisees and other hypocrites (in Galilee)Luke 11:37–54
Discourses to his disciples (in Galilee)Luke 12:1–59
Parable of the barren fig tree (in Galilee)Luke 13:6–9
Parable of the sower (at Lake Galilee)Matthew 13:1–23 Mark 4:1–25 Luke 8:4–18
Parable of the tares and other teachings (in Galilee)Matthew 13:24–53 Mark 4:26–34
Crosses Lake Galilee and quiets the squallMatthew 8:18–27 Mark 4:35–41 Luke 8:22–25
Miracle of the swine (in Gadara)Matthew 8:28–33 Mark 5:1–21 Luke 8:26–40
Returns to CapernaumMatthew 9:1 Mark 5:21 Luke 8:40
Eats with tax collectors and sinners, and discourses on fasting (Capernaum)Matthew 9:10–17 Mark 2:15–22 Luke 5:29–39
Raises to life the daughter of Jairus, and heals the woman who has the issue of blood (at Capernaum)Matthew 9:18–26 Mark 5:22–43 Luke 8:41–56
Heals two blind men and casts out an evil spirit from a mute boy (at Capernaum)Matthew 9:27–34
Returns to NazarethMatthew 13:53–58 Mark 6:1–6
Teaches in various towns in GalileeMatthew 9:35–38
Instructs his disciples and empowers them to heal diseases and cast out unclean spiritsMatthew 10 Mark 6:6–13 Luke 9:1–6
Herod (Antipas) falsely supposes him to be John, whom he had beheadedMatthew 14:1 Matthew 14:2 Matthew 14:6–12 Mark 6:14–16 Mark 6:21–29 Luke 9:7–9
The twelve apostles return; he goes to the desert, multitudes follow him; he feeds five thousand (at Lake Galilee)Matthew 14:13–21 Mark 6:30–44 Luke 9:10–17 John 6:1–14
Walks on the lake (Lake Galilee)Matthew 14:22–36 Mark 6:45–56 John 6:15–21
Teaches in the synagogue in CapernaumJohn 6:22–65
Some disciples forsake him (at Capernaum)John 6:66–71
He justifies his disciples in eating without washing their hands (at Capernaum)Matthew 15:1–20 Mark 7:1–23
Heals the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (near Tyre and Sidon)Matthew 15:21–28 Mark 7:24–30
Heals a deaf man (in the Decapolis region)Matthew 15:29–31 Mark 7:31–37
Feeds more than four-thousand peopleMatthew 15:32–39 Mark 8:1–9
Refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees (in the region of Magdala)Matthew 16:1–4 Mark 8:10–12
Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on Lake Galilee)Matthew 16:4–12 Mark 8:13–21
Heals a blind man (at Bethsaida)Mark 8:22–26
Foretells his own death and resurrection (near Caesarea Philippi)Matthew 16:21–28 Mark 8:31–38 Mark 9:1 Luke 9:22–27
Is transfiguredMatthew 17:1–13 Mark 9:2–13 Luke 9:28–36
Heals a demoniac (near Caesarea Philippi)Matthew 17:14–21 Mark 9:14–29 Luke 9:37–43
Foretells his own death and resurrection (in Galilee)Matthew 17:22 Matthew 17:23 Mark 9:30–32 Luke 9:43–45
Miracle of the temple tax money in the fish's mouthMatthew 17:24–27
Reproves the ambition of his disciples (at Capernaum)Matthew 18:1–35 Mark 9:33–50 Luke 9:46–50
Reproves the intolerance of his disciplesMark 9:38 Mark 9:39 Luke 9:49 Luke 9:50
Journeys to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of Tabernacles, passing through SamariaLuke 9:51–62 John 7:2–11
Commissions the seventy disciples (in Samaria)Luke 10:1–16
Heals ten lepers (near the border between Samaria and Galilee)Luke 17:11–19
Teaches in Jerusalem at the Feast of TabernaclesJohn 7:14–53 John 8
Answers a Biblical expert, who tests his wisdom with the question, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" by the parable of the Good Samaritan (in Jerusalem)Luke 10:25–37
Hears the report of the seventy disciples (in Jerusalem)Luke 10:17–24
Teaches in the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (in Bethany)Luke 10:38–42
Teaches his disciples to prayLuke 11:1–13
Heals a blind man, who, because of his faith in Jesus, was excommunicated (in Jerusalem)John 9
Teaches people (in Jerusalem)John 9:39–41 John 10:1–21
Teaches in the temple (at Jerusalem) at the Feast of DedicationJohn 10:22–39
Goes to Bethabara to escape violence from the rulers (east of the Jordan River)John 10:40–42 John 11:3–16
Returns to Bethany and raises Lazarus from the deadJohn 11:1–46
Escapes to the town of Ephraim from the conspiracy led by Caiaphas, the high priest (in Judaea,)John 11:47–54
Journeys toward Jerusalem to attend the Passover; heals many who are diseased, and teaches the people (in Peraea)Matthew 19:1 Matthew 19:2 Mark 10:1 Luke 13:10–35
Dines with a Pharisee on the Sabbath (in Peraea)Luke 14:1–24
Teaches the multitude the conditions of discipleship (in Peraea)Luke 14:25–35
Enunciates the parables of the lost sheep, of the lost piece of silver, of the prodigal son, and of the unjust steward (in Peraea)Luke 15:1–32 Luke 16:1–13
Reproves the hypocrisy of the Pharisees (in Peraea)Luke 16
Enunciates the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (in Peraea)Luke 16:19–31
Teaches his disciples concerning offenses, meekness, and humility (in Peraea)Luke 17:1–10
Teaches the Pharisees concerning the coming of his kingdom (in Peraea)Luke 17:20–37
Enunciates the parables of the unjust judge, and the Pharisee and publican praying in the temple (in Peraea)Luke 18:1–14
Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in Peraea)Matthew 19:3–12 Mark 10:2–12
Blesses little children (in Peraea)Matthew 19:13–15 Mark 10:13–16 Luke 18:15–17
Receives the rich young ruler who asks what he shall do to inherit eternal life (in Peraea)Matthew 19:16–22 Mark 10:17–22 Luke 18:18–24
Enunciates the parable of the vineyard (in Peraea)Matthew 20:1–16
Foretells his own death and resurrection (in Peraea)Matthew 20:17–19 Mark 10:32–34 Luke 18:31–34
Listens to the mother of James and John in behalf of her sons (in Peraea)Matthew 20:20–28 Mark 10:35–45
Heals two blind men (at Jericho)Matthew 20:29–34 Mark 10:46–50 Luke 18:35–43
Visits ZacchaeusLuke 19:1–10
Enunciates the parable of the pounds (in Jericho)Luke 19:11–28
Goes to Bethany six days before the PassoverJohn 12:1–9
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, while the people throw palm branches on the road in front of himMatthew 21:1–11 Mark 11:1–11 Luke 19:29–44 John 12:12–19
Enters the temple (in Jerusalem)Matthew 21:12 Mark 11:11 Luke 19:45
Drives the money changers out of the temple (in Jerusalem)Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:13 Luke 19:45 Luke 19:46
Heals the sick people in the temple courtyard (in Jerusalem)Matthew 21:14
Teaches daily in the temple courtyard (in Jerusalem)Luke 19:47 Luke 19:48
Performs the miracle of causing the barren fig tree to wither (just outside Jerusalem)Matthew 21:17–22 Mark 11:12–14 Mark 11:20–22
Enunciates
The parable of the two sons (in Jerusalem)Matthew 21:28–31
The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in Jerusalem)Matthew 21:33–46 Mark 12:1–12 Luke 20:9–19
The parable of the marriage banquet (in Jerusalem)Matthew 22:1–14 Luke 14:16–24
Tested by the Pharisees and the Herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in Jerusalem)Matthew 22:15–22 Mark 12:13–17 Luke 20:20–26
Tested by the Sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in Jerusalem)Matthew 22:23–33 Mark 12:18–27 Luke 20:27–40
Tested by a Biblical expert (in Jerusalem)Matthew 22:34–40 Mark 12:28–34
Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and Pharisees (in Jerusalem)Matthew 23 Mark 12:38–40 Luke 20:45–47
Verifies the prophecy of Isaiah concerning the unbelieving JewsJohn 12:37–50
Foretells the destruction of the temple, and of Jerusalem (in Jerusalem)Matthew 24 Mark 13 Luke 21:5–36
Laments over Jerusalem (just outside Jerusalem)Matthew 23:37 Luke 19:41–44
Enunciates the parables of the ten virgins and of the talentsMatthew 25:1–30
Foretells the scenes of the day of judgment (on the Mount of Olives)Matthew 25:31–46
Anointed with precious ointment (in Bethany)Matthew 26:6–13 Mark 14:3–9 John 12:1–8
His last Passover meal and his establishment of the Lord's Supper (in Jerusalem)Matthew 26:17–30 Mark 14:12–25 Luke 22:7–20
Washes the disciples' feet (in Jerusalem)John 13:1–17
Foretells his betrayal (in Jerusalem)Matthew 26:23 Mark 14:18–21 Luke 22:21 John 13:18
Accuses Judas of his betrayal (in Jerusalem)Matthew 26:21–25 Mark 14:18–21 Luke 22:21–23 John 13:21–30
Teaches his disciples, and comforts them with promises, and promises the gift of the Holy Spirit (in Jerusalem)John 14 John 15 John 16
One of his last prayers (in Jerusalem)John 17
Retires to Gethsemane (on the Mount of Olives)Matthew 26:30 Matthew 26:36–46 Mark 14:26 Mark 14:32–42 Luke 22:39–46 John 18:1
Is betrayed and apprehended (in the garden of Gethsemane)Matthew 26:47–56 Mark 14:43–54 Mark 14:66–72 Luke 22:47–53 John 18:2–12
Trial of, before Caiaphas (in Jerusalem)Matthew 26:57 Matthew 26:58 Matthew 26:69–75 Mark 14:53 Mark 14:54 Mark 14:66–72 Luke 22:54–62 John 18:13–18 John 18:25–27
Tried by the council (in Jerusalem)Matthew 26:59–68 Mark 14:55–65 Luke 22:63–71 John 18:19–21
Led by the council to Pilate (in Jerusalem)Matthew 27:1 Matthew 27:2 Matthew 27:11–14 Mark 15:1–5 Luke 23:1–5 John 18:28–38
Arraigned before Herod Antipas (in Jerusalem)Luke 23:6–12
Tried in front of Pilate (in Jerusalem)Matthew 27:15–26 Mark 15:6–15 Luke 23:13–25 John 18:39 John 18:40 John 19:1–16
Mocked by the soldiers (in Jerusalem)Matthew 27:27–31 Mark 15:16–20
Is led away to be crucified (from Jerusalem)Matthew 27:31–34 Mark 15:20–23 Luke 23:26–32 John 19:16 John 19:17
Crucified (just outside Jerusalem)Matthew 27:35–56 Mark 15:24–41 Luke 23:33–49 John 19:18–30
Taken down from the cross and buried (just outside Jerusalem)Matthew 27:57–66 Mark 15:42–47 Luke 23:50–56 John 19:31–42
Arises from the dead (just outside Jerusalem)Matthew 28:2–15 Mark 16:1–11 Luke 24:1–12 John 20:1–18
Is seen by Peter (near Jerusalem)Luke 24:34 1 Corinthians 15:5
Appears to two disciples who journey to the village of EmmausMark 16:12 Mark 16:13 Luke 24:13–35
Appears in the midst of the disciples, when Thomas was absent (in Jerusalem)Mark 16:14–18 Luke 24:36–49 John 20:19–23
Appears to his disciples, when Thomas was present (in Jerusalem)John 20:26–29
Appears to his disciples at Lake GalileeMatthew 28:16 John 21:1 John 21:2
Appears to the apostles and more than five-hundred followers on a mountain in GalileeMatthew 28:16–20
See also1 Corinthians 15:6
Appears to James and also to all the apostles (in Jerusalem)Acts 1:3–8 1 Corinthians 15:7
Ascends to heaven (near Bethany)Mark 16:19 Mark 16:20 Luke 24:50–53 Acts 1:9–12
Appears to Paul (on the road to Damascus)Acts 9:3–17 Acts 18:9 Acts 22:14 Acts 22:18 Acts 23:11 Acts 26:16 1 Corinthians 9:1 1 Corinthians 15:8
Appears to the Apostle John (on Patmos Island)Revelation 1:10–18
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING .Brothers (physical) ofMatthew 13:55 Mark 6:3 1 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 1:19
Sisters ofMatthew 13:56 Mark 6:3
Was with the Israelites in the wilderness Jude 1:51 Corinthians 10:4 1 Corinthians 10:9 Hebrews 11:26
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOJohn 6:35 John 6:41 John 6:48 John 6:50 John 6:51 John 6:53–58 John 8:12 John 10:9–11 John 10:14 John 11:25 John 14:6 John 15:1 John 15:5–7 Colossians 3:4 2 Timothy 1:10 Revelation 1:18 Revelation 22:13
ASCENSION OFPsalms 47:5 Psalms 68:18 Mark 16:19 Luke 24:26 Luke 24:50 Luke 24:51 John 1:51 John 6:62 John 7:33 John 7:34 John 7:39 John 14:2–4 John 14:12 John 14:28 John 16:5 John 16:7 John 16:10 John 16:16 John 16:25 John 16:28
See Jesus, Exaltation of
ATONEMENT BY
See Atonement
ATTRIBUTES OF
(See each one in its alphabetical order, below)
BIRTH OF
See Jesus, Incarnation of
COMPASSION OFIsaiah 40:11 Isaiah 42:3 Isaiah 53:4 Isaiah 63:7–9 Matthew 8:3 Matthew 8:16 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 9:36 Matthew 14:14 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 18:11–13 Matthew 20:34 Matthew 23:37 Mark 6:34 Mark 8:2 Mark 8:3 Luke 7:13 Luke 19:41 Luke 19:42 John 11:34–38
See Jesus, the Christ, Love of, below
CONFESSING
See Confession, of Christ
See Testimony, Religious
CREATORJohn 1:3 John 1:10 1 Corinthians 8:6 Ephesians 3:9 Colossians 1:16 Colossians 1:17 Hebrews 1:2 Hebrews 1:10 Revelation 3:14
See Jesus, the Christ, Preexistence of, below
DEATH OFGenesis 3:15 Psalms 22:1 Psalms 22:13 Psalms 22:16 Psalms 22:18 Psalms 34:20 Psalms 69:21 Psalms 69:26 Psalms 109:25 Isaiah 52:14 Isaiah 53:7–12 Daniel 9:26 Zechariah 12:9 Zechariah 12:10 Zechariah 13:6 Zechariah 13:7 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 16:4 Matthew 16:21 Matthew 17:12
For circumstances of the death of
See Jesus, the Christ, History of, above
DESIGN OF HIS DEATHGenesis 3:15 Isaiah 53:1–12 Daniel 9:24 Daniel 9:26 Zechariah 9:11 Zechariah 13:1 Matthew 20:28 Matthew 26:28 Mark 10:45 Mark 14:24 Luke 22:19 Luke 22:20 Luke 24:26 John 1:29 John 3:14–17 John 6:51 John 10:11 John 10:15 John 10:17 John 11:49–52
See Atonement
See Reconciliation
See Satan, Kingdom of, to Be Destroyed
DEATH OF, VOLUNTARYIsaiah 50:6 Isaiah 53:12 Matthew 26:24 Matthew 26:39 Matthew 26:42 Matthew 26:53 Matthew 26:54 Mark 14:36 Mark 14:39 Luke 9:51 Luke 12:50 Luke 22:15 Luke 22:42 John 10:17 John 10:18 John 18:5 John 18:8 John 18:11 John 19:11 Philippians 2:8
DENIAL OF
See Jesus, Rejected
DIVINITY OF
As Jehovah withIsaiah 40:3 Matthew 3:3
Jehovah of glory withPsalms 24:7 Psalms 24:10 1 Corinthians 2:8 James 2:1
Jehovah our righteousness withJeremiah 23:5 Jeremiah 23:6 1 Corinthians 1:30
Jehovah above all withPsalms 97:9 John 3:31
Jehovah the first and the last with withIsaiah 44:6 Revelation 1:17 Isaiah 48:12–16 Revelation 22:13
Jehovah's fellow and equalZechariah 13:7 Philippians 2:6

This is one of Nave’s longest entries: 228 further headings are not printed here. Every passage he listed is in the Bible-order list below.

The passages, in Bible order (1,396)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

Genesis 1:1–14
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Commentary on Genesis 1:1–142 voices
THIS is, no doubt, a literal and accurate account of God's first day's work in the creation of the world, but the first creation is not the subject of this morning's discourse—we would rather direct your minds to the second creation of God. Every man who is saved by Divine Grace is a new creation. The great work which Jesus Christ is accomplishing in the world, by the Holy Spirit through the Word, is the making all things new. We believe the old creation to have been typical of the new and we shall so use it.
Charles Spurgeon· The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 660: “Light—Natural And Spiritual” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition), 1865
Chapter 1, Verse 1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Many people believe, as it is also written in the Altercation of Jason and Papiscus, and Tertullian in his book against Praxeas argues: and also Hilary in the exposition of a certain Psalm affirms, that it is found in Hebrew: 'In the son, God created the heavens and the earth', which is false, as the truth of the matter itself proves. For even the Seventy Interpreters, and Symmachus, and Theodotion translated it as 'In the beginning'. And it is written in Hebrew, Bresith (); which Aquila interprets, in the chapter: and not Baben (), which is called ((Al. interpreted)), in the son. Therefore, it can be understood more according to the meaning than according to the literal translation about Christ: who is approved both in the very beginning of Genesis, which is the head of all books, and also in the beginning of the Gospel of John, as the creator of heaven and earth. Hence, in the Psalms (Psalm 39:9), he says about himself: In the chapter ((Al. chapter)) of the book it is written about me, that is, in the beginning of Genesis. And in the Gospel: All things were made through him, and without him nothing was made (John 1:3). But it should also be known that among the Hebrews this book is called B'reishit: having the custom of giving names to their volumes from their beginnings.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on GenesisPatristic
Everything gathered on Genesis 1:1–14→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 2:3
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
Commentary on Genesis 2:31 voice
And God blessed the seventh day - The original word ברך barach, which is generally rendered to bless, has a very extensive meaning. It is frequently used in Scripture in the sense of speaking good of or to a person; and hence literally and properly rendered by the Septuagint ευλογησεν, from ευ, good or well, and λεγω, I speak. So God has spoken well of the Sabbath, and good to them who conscientiously observe it.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Everything gathered on Genesis 2:3→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Commentary on Genesis 3:152 voices
He has therefore, in His work of recapitulation, summed up all things, both waging war against our enemy, and crushing him who had at the beginning led us away captives in Adam, and trampled upon his head, as thou canst perceive in Genesis that God said to the serpent, "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; He shall be on the watch for thy head, and thou on the watch for His heel."
Irenaeus· Against Heresies 5.21.1Patristic
I will put enmity between thee and the woman - This has been generally supposed to apply to a certain enmity subsisting between men and serpents; but this is rather a fancy than a reality. It is yet to be discovered that the serpentine race have any peculiar enmity against mankind, nor is there any proof that men hate serpents more than they do other noxious animals.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Everything gathered on Genesis 3:15→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Commentary on Genesis 12:32 voices
And I will bless them that bless thee,.... Not the priests only that should bless his children, the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan, but all men of all nations, and of every age, that speak well of him, commend him for his faith and holiness, and tread in his steps, these are blessed with faithful Abraham, Gal 3:
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
In thee - In thy posterity, in the Messiah, who shall spring from thee, shall all families of the earth be blessed; for as he shall take on him human nature from the posterity of Abraham, he shall taste death for every man, his Gospel shall be preached throughout the world, and innumerable blessings be derived on all mankind through his death and intercession.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Everything gathered on Genesis 12:3→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
Commentary on Genesis 17:11 voice
What God requires that we should be to him. The covenant is mutual: Walk before me, and be thou perfect, that is, upright and sincere; for herein the covenant of grace is well-ordered that sincerity is our gospel perfection.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
Everything gathered on Genesis 17:1→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 17:7
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Commentary on Genesis 17:72 voices
An everlasting covenant - ברית עולם berith olam. See note on Gen 13:15. Here the word olam is taken in its own proper meaning, as the words immediately following prove - to be a God unto thee, and thy seed after thee; for as the soul is to endure for ever, so it shall eternally stand in need of the supporting power and energy of God; and as the reign of the Gospel dispensation shall be as long as sun and moon endure, and its consequences eternal, so must the covenant be on which these are founded.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
What God is himself, that he will be to his people: his wisdom theirs, to guide and counsel them; his power theirs, to protect and support them; his goodness theirs, to supply and comfort them. What faithful worshippers can expect from the God they serve believers shall find in God as theirs. This is enough, yet not all.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
Everything gathered on Genesis 17:7→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Commentary on Genesis 22:181 voice
And in thy seed, etc. - We have the authority of St. Paul, Gal 3:8, Gal 3:16, Gal 3:18, to restrain this to our blessed Lord, who was The Seed through whom alone all God’s blessings of providence, mercy, grace, and glory, should be conveyed to the nations of the earth.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Everything gathered on Genesis 22:18→
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Genesis 48:16
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Commentary on Genesis 48:162 voices
A great deal of hardship he had known in his time, but God had graciously kept him from the evil of his troubles. Now that he was dying he looked upon himself as redeemed from all evil, and bidding an everlasting farewell to sin and sorrow. Christ, the Angel of the covenant, is he that redeems us from all evil, 2 Tim. iv.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil - המלאך הגאל hammalac haggoel. The Messenger, the Redeemer or Kinsman; for so גאל goel signifies; for this term, in the law of Moses, is applied to that person whose right it is, from his being nearest akin, to redeem or purchase back a forfeited inheritance. But of whom does Jacob speak?
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Everything gathered on Genesis 48:16→
Verse page →Original language →
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
Commentary on Genesis 49:101 voice
until Shiloh come--Shiloh--this obscure word is variously interpreted to mean "the sent" (Joh 17:3), "the seed" (Isa 11:1), the "peaceable or prosperous one" (Eph 2:14) --that is, the Messiah (Isa 11:10;
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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Exodus 23:20
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
Commentary on Exodus 23:201 voice
Behold, I send an Angel before thee - Some have thought that this was Moses, others Joshua, because the word מלאך malach signifies an angel or messenger; but as it is said, Exo 23:21, My name is in him, (בקרבו bekirbo, intimately, essentially in him), it is more likely that the great Angel of the Covenant, the Lord Jesus Christ, is meant, in whom dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Exodus 23:21
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
Commentary on Exodus 23:211 voice
He will not pardon your transgressions - He is not like a man, with whom ye may think that ye may trifle; were he either man or angel, in the common acceptation of the term, it need not be said, He will not pardon your transgressions, for neither man nor angel could do it. My name is in him - The Jehovah dwells in him; in him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and because of this he could either pardon or punish. All power is given unto me in heaven and earth, Mat 28:18.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Numbers 16:48
He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.
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Numbers 21:6
So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
Commentary on Numbers 21:61 voice
Fiery serpents - הנחשים השרפים hannechashim hasseraphim. I have observed before, on Gen. iii., that it is difficult to assign a name to the creature termed in Hebrew nachash; it has different significations, but its meaning here and in Gen. iii. is most difficult to be ascertained. Seraphim is one of the orders of angelic beings, Isa 6:2, Isa 6:6; but as it comes from the root שרף saraph, which signifies to burn, it has been translated fiery in the text.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Commentary on Numbers 24:172 voices
Although it was a gift of divine favor that the birth of the Savior should become recognizable to the nations, nevertheless, to understand the wonder of the sign, the wise men were also able to be reminded through the ancient pronouncements of Balaam, for they knew that it had at one time been spread abroad in a famous and memorable prediction: "A star will appear out of Jacob, and a man will rise up from Israel. He will rule over the nations."
Leo the Great· SERMON 34.2Patristic
Render, I see him, though he be not now: I behold him, though he be not near. Balaam here describes what is actually before him in inward vision. Him - i. e., the prince, represented in the succeeding words by the Star and Scepter. The star has among all nations served as a symbol of regal power and splendour: and the birth and future glory of great monarchs were believed by the ancients to be heralded by the appearance of stars or comets: compare also Isa 14:12; Dan 8:10; Rev 1:16, Rev 1:20; Rev 2:1; Rev 9:
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
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Deuteronomy 5:5
At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
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Deuteronomy 18:15–19
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15–192 voices
The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messianic was the accredited interpretation among the Jews at the beginning of the Christian era (compare the marginal references, and Joh 4:25); nor can our Lord Himself, when He declares that Moses “wrote of Him” Joh 5:45-47, be supposed to have any other words more directly in view than these, the only words in which Moses, speaking in his own person, gives any prediction of the kind.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
These prophets were like unto Moses in some respects, though far inferior to him, Deut. xxxiv. Whether a succession of prophets be included in this promise or not, we are sure that it is primarily intended as a promise of Christ, and it is the clearest promise of him that is in all the law of Moses.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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