Numbers 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. Let the astronomers possess their more exalted knowledge; but, in the meantime, they who perceive by the moon the splendor of night, are convicted by its use of perverse ingratitude unless they acknowledge the beneficence of God. Unable to add item to List. The greater light I have said, that Moses does not here subtilely descant, as a philosopher, on the secrets of nature, as may be seen in these words. By this method (as I have before observed) the dishonesty of those men is sufficiently rebuked, who censure Moses for not speaking with greater exactness. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.
Please try again. Nevertheless, this study is not to be reprobated, nor this science to be condemned, because some frantic persons are wont boldly to reject whatever is unknown to them. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Among the categories of errors in Scriptures, Calvin includes intentional and unintentional misquotations, technical inaccuracies, historical errors, scientific errors, cultural accommodations and even theological errors! (11) The ambiguous signification of the participle (12) causes the translators to twist this passage into a variety of meanings. Calvin's conclusion is that the author of Genesis is justified in using inaccurate science in order to communicate truths, so far as it enables that revelation to be better understood.
This item has a maximum order quantity limit. Read it And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among th Journeyings from Sinai to moab ( Numbers 10:11 to Numbers 22:1 ) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp.
: The people murmur. The second clause in Hebrew is this, And that thou mightest be pure in thy judgment; which expression imports nothing else but that God in all his judgments is worthy of praise, how much soever the ungodly may clamor and strive by their complaints disgracefully to efface his glory. There is no probability in the opinion of those who refer this passage to that Zechariah who exhorted the people, after their return from the Babylonish captivity, to build the temple, (Zechariah 8:9,) and whose prophecies are still in existence. Calvin notes that the Apostle did not correct the error, but allowed it to remain as an accommodation. I now search for John Calvin's commentaries. The interpretation given by some, that Christ received from the Father what he would distribute to us, is forced, and utterly at variance with the apostles purpose. I used to drudge through books like Numbers but now I see a lot more that I imagined was in there. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Still there is no absurdity here; for Paul does not always quote the exact words of Scripture, but, after referring to the passage, satisfies himself with conveying the substance of it in his own language. Lastly since the Spirit of God here opens a common school for all, it is not surprising that he should chiefly choose those subjects which would be intelligible to all. Thank you for compiling this! They murmured against the privations of the march. But, if so, we should not be surprised if such a prolific writer as Calvin should on occasion drop remarks or even express positions inconsistent with the pervasive and governing tenor of his thinking and teaching. THE SIN OF DISCONTENT The people complained. Numbers 11:1 I. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Here lies the difference; Moses wrote in a popular style things which without instruction, all ordinary persons, endued with common sense, are able to understand; but astronomers investigate with great labor whatever the sagacity of the human mind can comprehend. ~ John Calvin, "Commentary on Genesis, Pt 1",http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01.vii.i.html#Bible:Gen.1.16. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. 11:21. Learn more. Even John Murray, who rigorously attempts to harmonize Calvin with these modern theories concludes that Calvin should not have used the language he did when discussing these scriptures. However, Calvin scholars such as John T. McNeill, Ronald Wallace, Franois Wendel,Wilhelm Niesel, J.K.S. Others suppose that the fire raged among the common people, from the midst of whom the murmuring arose. It must, however, be remarked, that because the people were conscious of their sin, the door was shut against their prayers. (c) 2022 Oaktree Software, Be the first to review Calvins Commentaries (Complete) (22 volumes). 
15. He more plainly declares that the people broke forth into open complaints; and it is probable that they even east reproaches upon God, as we infer from the heaviness of this punishment. , Publisher Try again. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. I've provided a selection of quotations, where John Calvin allows for and identifies errors in the Scriptures that recent dictations theories would never allow. Although the standard 'solution' to this bible difficulty is to say that Paul combined Psalms 68:16 with Leviticus, this is not Calvin's conclusion. This is especially true in that Calvin is willing to identify and work through certain kinds of errors he encounters in the scriptures, and is comfortable understanding the Scriptures being both human writings and the divine Word of God -- where these modern statements and theories strive endlessly to deny that any errors, as such, exist. : Still a question arises, what was that part or extremity of the camp which the fire seized upon? "2. it is called the fire of God, as having been plainly kindled by Him, lest any should suppose that it was an accidental conflagration. Stephen saith, that the patriarchs were carried into the land of Canaan after they were dead. ", 8. Calvin says that the apostles, and in this case "Paul does not always quote the exact words of Scripture, but, after referring to the passage, satisfies himself with conveying the substance of it in his own language." In Calvin we have a mass of perspicuous statement and of lengthened argument to the effect that Scripture is impregnable and inviolable, and it would be the resort of desperation to take a few random comments, wrench them from the total effect of Calvins teaching, and build upon them a thesis which would run counter to his own repeated assertions respecting the inviolable character of Scripture as the oracles of God and as having nothing human mixed with it." , Text-to-Speech Though the word, may be taken actively as well as passively, yet the Greek translators, I have no doubt, rendered it passively, contrary to the meaning of the Prophet. In Calvin's commentary on Acts 7:16, the name Abraham is wrongly placed in the text, and Calvin specifically attributes this error to Luke, "it is manifest that there is a fault [mistake] in the word Abraham [..]I can affirm nothing concerning this matter for a certainty, save only that this is either a speech wherein issynecdoche,or else that Luke rehearseth this not so much out of Moses, as according to the old fame; as the Jews had many things in times past from the fathers, which were delivered, as it were, from hand to hand [..]Wherefore this place must be amended.". To me the word fainting (fatiscendi) seems to suit best; for they failed, as if broken down with weariness. , Enhanced typesetting The agency complained. (John Murray's "Calvin's Doctrine of Scriptures"). all say that Calvin cannot be harmonized with recent dictation theories, and it is only those who have agenda to prove these theories that make such assertions about Calvin, and all of these Calvin scholars say that Calvin's understanding of Scripture is quite different than what they considered modern "fundamentalism" because Calvin has a clear understanding that the Scriptures are both human writings and simultaneously the Word of God. He calls it a lesser light by comparison; because the portion of light which it emits to us is small compared with the infinite splendor of the sun. In his commentary on Numbers 8:26, Calvin concludes that the text is incorrect, but in this instance, he blames the error on the carelessness of a Scribe, despite the lack of manuscript evidence to support such a conclusion. Note that Calvin doesn't attempt to vindicate Matthew of this blunder, but accepts it plainly as an error that should be corrected, without being hindered by whomever put down the wrong name, whether it was in sources to Matthew, by the Author of Matthew, or due to a later scribal error. The people complained. : . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2020.
Despite the similarities at times, when reading Calvin's voluminous commentaries, there are many times when Calvin makes conclusions that these statements and theories would never allow. , Publication date occurs in Jude 14:4., where A.V. Prof. Robertson and Simon agree in referring this participle Hithpahel to the root he groaned heavily, rather than to C., as usual, has given some of the Rabbinical expositions which he saw in S.M. Because it is John Calvin it is worth having, you will never go wrong with his writings. And it may be that there were empty tombs erected to the rest. The occasion was discontent at some hardship, the nature of which is not explained. 1. W. (13) Lat., fuisse demersum. A.V. Read Jerome's Commentary to understand why Matthew would have intentionally supplied the wrong name. Paul intends to shew, that this ascension of God in the person of Christ was far more illustrious than the ancient triumphs of the Church; because it is a more honorable distinction for a conqueror to dispense his bounty largely to all classes, than to gather spoils from the vanquished. , Print length : Complained Or, murmured, the occasion whereof seems to be their last three days journey in a vast howling wilderness, and thereupon the remembran 1 And when the people complained,a it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. And gave gifts to men. There is no absurdity in supposing that his father Jehoiada received, in token of respect, the surname of Barachiah, because, having throughout his whole life defended the true worship, he might justly be pronounced to be the Blessed of God. Others render it, being sick, ( nauseantes, ) but this savors too much of affectation; others, lying, or dealing treacherously. Some derive it from the root , thonah, and thus explain it, seeking occasion, which I reject as far fetched. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. The application then of this passage is the following: Since all the sins of mortals must serve to illustrate the glory of the Lord, and since he is especially glorified by his truth, it follows, that even the falsehood of men serves to confirm rather than to subvert his truth. This is the reward of a bad conscience, to seek for rest in our disquietude, and still to fly from God, who alone can allay our trouble and alarm. ASIN For since the Lord stretches forth, as it were, his hand to us in causing us to enjoy the brightness of the sun and moon, how great would be our ingratitude were we to close our eyes against our own experience? Still, I do not deny that, when they lay in a state of despondency, they uttered words of reproach against God; especially since Moses says that this displeased the ears of God, and not His eyes; yet the origin of the evil was, as I have stated, that they fainted with weariness, so as to refuse to follow God any further. Sometimes he can be hard to understand and I do have to look up many words, but it is well worth it. Reid, etc. The Murmurings of the Israelites. From the fact that God is appeased at the intercession of Moses, we gather that temporal punishment is often remitted to the wicked, although they still remain exposed to the judgment of God. The fire of the Lord - Probably lightning; compare Psalms 78:21 ( JE ) . Calvin says that the Apostle's in their use of the Old Testament, "were not so scrupulous in this respect, as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned [..] and in this there is no danger". The Apostle hesitated not to apply to his purpose what was commonly received: he was indeed writing to the Jews; but they who were dispersed into various countries, had changed their own language for the Greek. NUMBERS CHAPTER 11 The murmuring of the people, for which the fire breaketh in upon them, Numbers 11:1 . It's a helpful example to demonstrate how the Reformers understood the Inspiration of the Scriptures (2 Tim 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21) and how it is much different than in conservative American Evangelicalism today, even to the point that many people today would be deeply offended by Calvin's conclusions. Wherefore this place must be amended. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1 ) XI. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. There is therefore no reason why janglers should deride the unskilfulness of Moses in making the moon the second luminary; for he does not call us up into heaven, he only proposes things which lie open before our eyes. And Joshua 24:32, it is reported, that the bones of Joseph were buried without making any mention of the rest. Jerome's solution, that Calvin endorses is complicated in suggests the wrong name was intentionally placed in the text to follow a Hebrew pattern due to the meaning of Barachiah. See Exodus 14:15 . There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. We may even grant that the language used by Calvin in these connections is ill-advised and not in accord with Calvins usual caution when reflecting on the divine origin and character of Scripture. This sense will suit very well, and thus the proper meaning of the word will be retained. And we know that the Apostles were not so scrupulous in this respect, as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned, who had as yet need of milk; and in this there is no danger, provided readers are ever brought back to the pure and original text of Scripture. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. (Psalm 68:12.) Bdellium. At the same time, I am inclined to a different opinion, that Paul purposely changed the word, and employed it, not as taken out of the Psalm, but as an expression of his own, adapted to the present occasion. 9. Since therefore the intention ofreceivingwas togivegifts, Paul can hardly be said to have departed from the substance, whatever alteration there may be in the words. Nevertheless, this study is not to be reprobated, nor this science to be condemned". Against murmuring I. Thus, Ezekiel calls by the name , theunim, those fatigues, whereby men destroy and overwhelm themselves through undertaking too much work. And the Lord heard it. The people complained Hebrew, as it were, complained; that is, they began to mutter some complaints, and for a while, it seems, kept their discon COMPLAINT ANSWERED BY FIRE (vs.1-3) Israel had reason for profound thanksgiving to the Lord, as believers certainly have today. The example demonstrates who a scientific error may be used in the Scripture, without it being corrected. That it is, as the astronomers assert, an opaque body, I allow to be true, while I deny it to be a dark body. Neither let us commit fornication Now he speaks of fornication, in respect of which, as appears from historical accounts, great licentiousness prevailed among the Corinthians, and we may readily infer from what goes before, that those who had professed themselves to be Christs were not yet altogether free from this vice. But whether Jehoiada had two names, or whether (as Jerome thinks) there is a mistake in the word, there can be no doubt as to the fact, that Christ refers to that impious stoning of Zechariah which is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24:21, 22, ~John Calvin,"Harmony of the Evangelists, Pt 3"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom33.ii.xiii.html#ii.xiii-p48, Numbers 8:26 ~Example of Alleged Scribal Error. But as to the other Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, the sacred history relates what agrees perfectly with this passage; that when true religion had fallen into decay, after the death of his father, through the wicked revolt of the king and of the people, the Spirit of God came upon him, to reprove severely the public idolatry, and that on this account he was stoned in the porch of the temple, (2 Chronicles 24:20, 21.)
Learn more. Please try again. Troubles and Testings by the Way Numbers 11:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our last study was a study of Numbers 9:1-23 . English Discoverer Collection (Accordance 13), Version 9 Levels upgrades to Essential Collection, Site License Pack for up to 20 devices: English Study, Developing Countries Package Super with Accordance 13, English Discoverer Collection (Accordance 12), Developing Countries Package Core with Accordance 13, Bible Reference Unlock all 9.0 Collection, Bible Reference Unlock all 9.5 Collection, Bible Study Collection pre-installed for emulator on DVD, Essential Collection pre-installed for emulator on DVD, Library 9 Premier Level with disk for PC Emulator. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. John Calvin provides several conjectures to explain why the wrong surname is attributed to Zechariah, and finally makes an interesting conclusion allowing that Jerome may be right that the text may contain an error, "or whether (as Jerome thinks) there is a mistake in the word, there can be no doubt as to the fact, that Christ refers to that impious stoning of Zechariah which is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24:21, 22".
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015. quenched. Margin, Heb. This we might infer from our own feelin EXPOSITION THE PLACE OF BURNING ( Numbers 11:1-4 ). And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: Interpreters cannot make out what they had to complain of.
Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. : But Moses maketh mention only of the bones of Joseph, (Genesis 1:13.) Hence it is, that they cry to Moses rather than to God; and we may infer that, being devoid of repentance and faith, they dreaded to look upon God. Therefore, in order to apprehend the meaning of Moses, it is to no purpose to soar above the heavens; let us only open our eyes to behold this light which God enkindles for us in the earth. ~John Calvin, "Commentary on Romans",http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom38.vii.ii.html#Bible:Rom.3.4, Hebrews 11:21 ~ Example of Apostle of Hebrews Misquoting1 Kings 1:47. At many times, John Calvin's describes the ontology of Scripture using the same vernacular as contemporary statements such as the Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy, as well as dictation theories such as Plenary Verbal Inspiration that makes strong assertions about the Scripture's inerrancy, infallbility, and identity with the Word of God. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Since the Hebrew root , aven, is sometimes trouble and labor, sometimes fatigue, sometimes iniquity, sometimes falsehood, some translate it, The people were, as it were, complaining or murmuring. Others (though this seems to be more beside the mark) insert the adverb unjustly; as if Moses said, that their complaint was unjust, when they expostulated with God. 16. ~ John Calvin,"Commentary on Ephesians"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom41.iv.v.ii.html#iv.v.ii-p23, Matthew 27:9 ~Example of a Wrong Name Put Down By Mistake. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. For as it became a theologian, he had respect to us rather than to the stars. Your email address will not be published. Does this item contain inappropriate content? For hundreds of years John Calvin's Commentaries have been admired and relied upon for their deep insights into Scripture. , File size There is rather more difficulty in this clause; for the words of the Psalm are, thou hastreceivedgifts for men, while the apostle changes this expression intogave gifts,and thus appears to exhibit an opposite meaning. The punishment of this vice, also, ought to alarm us, and lead us to bear in mind, how loathsome impure lusts are to God, for there perished in one day twenty-three thousand, or as Moses says, twenty-four. And, surely, when Jerome, in the pilgrimage of Paula, saith, that she came by Shechem, he saith that she saw there the sepulchres of the twelve patriarchs; but in another place he maketh mention of Josephs grave only. For though the title of the book informs us that he was the son of Barachiah, (Zechariah 1:1,) yet we nowhere read that he was slain; and it is, forced exposition to say, that he was slain during the period that intervened between the building of the altar and of the temple. Required fields are marked *. : We need not doubt that it was this distinction between the demands of pedantic precision, on the one hand, and adequate statement, that is, statement adequate to the situation and intent, on the other, that Calvin had in mind when he said that the apostles were not so punctilious as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned. We are not necessarily granting that Calvins remarks are the best suited to the solution of the questions that arise in connection with Acts 7:14 and Heb. Nor does any reverence prevent us from saying that, as it sometimes happens in minor matters, a wrong number may have crept in from the carelessness of scribes; 239 and this is probably the most natural solution. (12) . Please try again. Does this item contain quality or formatting issues? The manna. I can affirm nothing concerning this matter for a certainty, save only that this is either a speech wherein is synecdoche, or else that Luke rehearseth this not so much out of Moses, as according to the old fame; as the Jews had many things in times past from the fathers, which were delivered, as it were, from hand to hand. , Language Text of 1847 version published by Calvin Translation Society, Calvin's Commentaries (Complete) (22 volumes) is included with the following packages, Your email address will not be published. sunk. , Submergi; In profundum deprimi, comprimi, reprimi. Buxtorf. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. And when the people complained, etc. See Genesis 2:12 ; Exodus 28:19 . CONTENTS This Chapter contains a melancholy relation of Israel's disobedience, and the LORD'S displeasure. Calvins Commentaries (22 Volumes) As there were, therefore, about twenty-four thousand that were overthrown by the Lords hand that is, above twenty-three, Moses has set down the number above the mark, and Paul, the number below it, and in this way there is in reality no difference.
All of these types of errors do not undermine or discredit Calvin's firm belief that although the Scriptures are a human document, they are also the inspired Word of God, and working through these difficulties are matters of little consequence to him and do not undermine or disable the Word of God revealed in them. Although some understand the word fire metaphorically for vengeance, it is more correct to take it simply according to the natural meaning of the word, i.e., that a part of the camp burnt with a conflagration sent from God. How the name of Jeremiah crept in, I confess that I do not know nor do I give myself much trouble to inquire. No doubt Moses spoke of the head of his couch, when he said but the Greek translators rendered the words, On the top of his staff as though the last word was written, mathaeh. But, in reality, the difference is but little; for the main thing was, that Jacob worshiped, which was an evidence of his gratitude. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader. ~John Calvin, "Harmony of the Evangelists, Pt 3"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom33.ii.xxxvi.html#ii.xxxvi-p31. In this word another inverted nun (, n), to mark the fact of the People's turning back And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it ; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among th And when the people complained The when inserted here much flattens the sense, and leads the mind to wrong ideas respecting this event.
Please try again. Nevertheless, this study is not to be reprobated, nor this science to be condemned, because some frantic persons are wont boldly to reject whatever is unknown to them. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Among the categories of errors in Scriptures, Calvin includes intentional and unintentional misquotations, technical inaccuracies, historical errors, scientific errors, cultural accommodations and even theological errors! (11) The ambiguous signification of the participle (12) causes the translators to twist this passage into a variety of meanings. Calvin's conclusion is that the author of Genesis is justified in using inaccurate science in order to communicate truths, so far as it enables that revelation to be better understood.
This item has a maximum order quantity limit. Read it And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among th Journeyings from Sinai to moab ( Numbers 10:11 to Numbers 22:1 ) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp.
: The people murmur. The second clause in Hebrew is this, And that thou mightest be pure in thy judgment; which expression imports nothing else but that God in all his judgments is worthy of praise, how much soever the ungodly may clamor and strive by their complaints disgracefully to efface his glory. There is no probability in the opinion of those who refer this passage to that Zechariah who exhorted the people, after their return from the Babylonish captivity, to build the temple, (Zechariah 8:9,) and whose prophecies are still in existence. Calvin notes that the Apostle did not correct the error, but allowed it to remain as an accommodation. I now search for John Calvin's commentaries. The interpretation given by some, that Christ received from the Father what he would distribute to us, is forced, and utterly at variance with the apostles purpose. I used to drudge through books like Numbers but now I see a lot more that I imagined was in there. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Still there is no absurdity here; for Paul does not always quote the exact words of Scripture, but, after referring to the passage, satisfies himself with conveying the substance of it in his own language. Lastly since the Spirit of God here opens a common school for all, it is not surprising that he should chiefly choose those subjects which would be intelligible to all. Thank you for compiling this! They murmured against the privations of the march. But, if so, we should not be surprised if such a prolific writer as Calvin should on occasion drop remarks or even express positions inconsistent with the pervasive and governing tenor of his thinking and teaching. THE SIN OF DISCONTENT The people complained. Numbers 11:1 I. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Here lies the difference; Moses wrote in a popular style things which without instruction, all ordinary persons, endued with common sense, are able to understand; but astronomers investigate with great labor whatever the sagacity of the human mind can comprehend. ~ John Calvin, "Commentary on Genesis, Pt 1",http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01.vii.i.html#Bible:Gen.1.16. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. 11:21. Learn more. Even John Murray, who rigorously attempts to harmonize Calvin with these modern theories concludes that Calvin should not have used the language he did when discussing these scriptures. However, Calvin scholars such as John T. McNeill, Ronald Wallace, Franois Wendel,Wilhelm Niesel, J.K.S. Others suppose that the fire raged among the common people, from the midst of whom the murmuring arose. It must, however, be remarked, that because the people were conscious of their sin, the door was shut against their prayers. (c) 2022 Oaktree Software, Be the first to review Calvins Commentaries (Complete) (22 volumes). 15. He more plainly declares that the people broke forth into open complaints; and it is probable that they even east reproaches upon God, as we infer from the heaviness of this punishment. , Publisher Try again. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. I've provided a selection of quotations, where John Calvin allows for and identifies errors in the Scriptures that recent dictations theories would never allow. Although the standard 'solution' to this bible difficulty is to say that Paul combined Psalms 68:16 with Leviticus, this is not Calvin's conclusion. This is especially true in that Calvin is willing to identify and work through certain kinds of errors he encounters in the scriptures, and is comfortable understanding the Scriptures being both human writings and the divine Word of God -- where these modern statements and theories strive endlessly to deny that any errors, as such, exist. : Still a question arises, what was that part or extremity of the camp which the fire seized upon? "2. it is called the fire of God, as having been plainly kindled by Him, lest any should suppose that it was an accidental conflagration. Stephen saith, that the patriarchs were carried into the land of Canaan after they were dead. ", 8. Calvin says that the apostles, and in this case "Paul does not always quote the exact words of Scripture, but, after referring to the passage, satisfies himself with conveying the substance of it in his own language." In Calvin we have a mass of perspicuous statement and of lengthened argument to the effect that Scripture is impregnable and inviolable, and it would be the resort of desperation to take a few random comments, wrench them from the total effect of Calvins teaching, and build upon them a thesis which would run counter to his own repeated assertions respecting the inviolable character of Scripture as the oracles of God and as having nothing human mixed with it." , Text-to-Speech Though the word, may be taken actively as well as passively, yet the Greek translators, I have no doubt, rendered it passively, contrary to the meaning of the Prophet. In Calvin's commentary on Acts 7:16, the name Abraham is wrongly placed in the text, and Calvin specifically attributes this error to Luke, "it is manifest that there is a fault [mistake] in the word Abraham [..]I can affirm nothing concerning this matter for a certainty, save only that this is either a speech wherein issynecdoche,or else that Luke rehearseth this not so much out of Moses, as according to the old fame; as the Jews had many things in times past from the fathers, which were delivered, as it were, from hand to hand [..]Wherefore this place must be amended.". To me the word fainting (fatiscendi) seems to suit best; for they failed, as if broken down with weariness. , Enhanced typesetting The agency complained. (John Murray's "Calvin's Doctrine of Scriptures"). all say that Calvin cannot be harmonized with recent dictation theories, and it is only those who have agenda to prove these theories that make such assertions about Calvin, and all of these Calvin scholars say that Calvin's understanding of Scripture is quite different than what they considered modern "fundamentalism" because Calvin has a clear understanding that the Scriptures are both human writings and simultaneously the Word of God. He calls it a lesser light by comparison; because the portion of light which it emits to us is small compared with the infinite splendor of the sun. In his commentary on Numbers 8:26, Calvin concludes that the text is incorrect, but in this instance, he blames the error on the carelessness of a Scribe, despite the lack of manuscript evidence to support such a conclusion. Note that Calvin doesn't attempt to vindicate Matthew of this blunder, but accepts it plainly as an error that should be corrected, without being hindered by whomever put down the wrong name, whether it was in sources to Matthew, by the Author of Matthew, or due to a later scribal error. The people complained. : . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2020.
Despite the similarities at times, when reading Calvin's voluminous commentaries, there are many times when Calvin makes conclusions that these statements and theories would never allow. , Publication date occurs in Jude 14:4., where A.V. Prof. Robertson and Simon agree in referring this participle Hithpahel to the root he groaned heavily, rather than to C., as usual, has given some of the Rabbinical expositions which he saw in S.M. Because it is John Calvin it is worth having, you will never go wrong with his writings. And it may be that there were empty tombs erected to the rest. The occasion was discontent at some hardship, the nature of which is not explained. 1. W. (13) Lat., fuisse demersum. A.V. Read Jerome's Commentary to understand why Matthew would have intentionally supplied the wrong name. Paul intends to shew, that this ascension of God in the person of Christ was far more illustrious than the ancient triumphs of the Church; because it is a more honorable distinction for a conqueror to dispense his bounty largely to all classes, than to gather spoils from the vanquished. , Print length : Complained Or, murmured, the occasion whereof seems to be their last three days journey in a vast howling wilderness, and thereupon the remembran 1 And when the people complained,a it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. And gave gifts to men. There is no absurdity in supposing that his father Jehoiada received, in token of respect, the surname of Barachiah, because, having throughout his whole life defended the true worship, he might justly be pronounced to be the Blessed of God. Others render it, being sick, ( nauseantes, ) but this savors too much of affectation; others, lying, or dealing treacherously. Some derive it from the root , thonah, and thus explain it, seeking occasion, which I reject as far fetched. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. The application then of this passage is the following: Since all the sins of mortals must serve to illustrate the glory of the Lord, and since he is especially glorified by his truth, it follows, that even the falsehood of men serves to confirm rather than to subvert his truth. This is the reward of a bad conscience, to seek for rest in our disquietude, and still to fly from God, who alone can allay our trouble and alarm. ASIN For since the Lord stretches forth, as it were, his hand to us in causing us to enjoy the brightness of the sun and moon, how great would be our ingratitude were we to close our eyes against our own experience? Still, I do not deny that, when they lay in a state of despondency, they uttered words of reproach against God; especially since Moses says that this displeased the ears of God, and not His eyes; yet the origin of the evil was, as I have stated, that they fainted with weariness, so as to refuse to follow God any further. Sometimes he can be hard to understand and I do have to look up many words, but it is well worth it. Reid, etc. The Murmurings of the Israelites. From the fact that God is appeased at the intercession of Moses, we gather that temporal punishment is often remitted to the wicked, although they still remain exposed to the judgment of God. The fire of the Lord - Probably lightning; compare Psalms 78:21 ( JE ) . Calvin says that the Apostle's in their use of the Old Testament, "were not so scrupulous in this respect, as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned [..] and in this there is no danger". The Apostle hesitated not to apply to his purpose what was commonly received: he was indeed writing to the Jews; but they who were dispersed into various countries, had changed their own language for the Greek. NUMBERS CHAPTER 11 The murmuring of the people, for which the fire breaketh in upon them, Numbers 11:1 . It's a helpful example to demonstrate how the Reformers understood the Inspiration of the Scriptures (2 Tim 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21) and how it is much different than in conservative American Evangelicalism today, even to the point that many people today would be deeply offended by Calvin's conclusions. Wherefore this place must be amended. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1 ) XI. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. There is therefore no reason why janglers should deride the unskilfulness of Moses in making the moon the second luminary; for he does not call us up into heaven, he only proposes things which lie open before our eyes. And Joshua 24:32, it is reported, that the bones of Joseph were buried without making any mention of the rest. Jerome's solution, that Calvin endorses is complicated in suggests the wrong name was intentionally placed in the text to follow a Hebrew pattern due to the meaning of Barachiah. See Exodus 14:15 . There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. We may even grant that the language used by Calvin in these connections is ill-advised and not in accord with Calvins usual caution when reflecting on the divine origin and character of Scripture. This sense will suit very well, and thus the proper meaning of the word will be retained. And we know that the Apostles were not so scrupulous in this respect, as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned, who had as yet need of milk; and in this there is no danger, provided readers are ever brought back to the pure and original text of Scripture. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. (Psalm 68:12.) Bdellium. At the same time, I am inclined to a different opinion, that Paul purposely changed the word, and employed it, not as taken out of the Psalm, but as an expression of his own, adapted to the present occasion. 9. Since therefore the intention ofreceivingwas togivegifts, Paul can hardly be said to have departed from the substance, whatever alteration there may be in the words. Nevertheless, this study is not to be reprobated, nor this science to be condemned". Against murmuring I. Thus, Ezekiel calls by the name , theunim, those fatigues, whereby men destroy and overwhelm themselves through undertaking too much work. And the Lord heard it. The people complained Hebrew, as it were, complained; that is, they began to mutter some complaints, and for a while, it seems, kept their discon COMPLAINT ANSWERED BY FIRE (vs.1-3) Israel had reason for profound thanksgiving to the Lord, as believers certainly have today. The example demonstrates who a scientific error may be used in the Scripture, without it being corrected. That it is, as the astronomers assert, an opaque body, I allow to be true, while I deny it to be a dark body. Neither let us commit fornication Now he speaks of fornication, in respect of which, as appears from historical accounts, great licentiousness prevailed among the Corinthians, and we may readily infer from what goes before, that those who had professed themselves to be Christs were not yet altogether free from this vice. But whether Jehoiada had two names, or whether (as Jerome thinks) there is a mistake in the word, there can be no doubt as to the fact, that Christ refers to that impious stoning of Zechariah which is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24:21, 22, ~John Calvin,"Harmony of the Evangelists, Pt 3"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom33.ii.xiii.html#ii.xiii-p48, Numbers 8:26 ~Example of Alleged Scribal Error. But as to the other Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, the sacred history relates what agrees perfectly with this passage; that when true religion had fallen into decay, after the death of his father, through the wicked revolt of the king and of the people, the Spirit of God came upon him, to reprove severely the public idolatry, and that on this account he was stoned in the porch of the temple, (2 Chronicles 24:20, 21.)
Learn more. Please try again. Troubles and Testings by the Way Numbers 11:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our last study was a study of Numbers 9:1-23 . English Discoverer Collection (Accordance 13), Version 9 Levels upgrades to Essential Collection, Site License Pack for up to 20 devices: English Study, Developing Countries Package Super with Accordance 13, English Discoverer Collection (Accordance 12), Developing Countries Package Core with Accordance 13, Bible Reference Unlock all 9.0 Collection, Bible Reference Unlock all 9.5 Collection, Bible Study Collection pre-installed for emulator on DVD, Essential Collection pre-installed for emulator on DVD, Library 9 Premier Level with disk for PC Emulator. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. John Calvin provides several conjectures to explain why the wrong surname is attributed to Zechariah, and finally makes an interesting conclusion allowing that Jerome may be right that the text may contain an error, "or whether (as Jerome thinks) there is a mistake in the word, there can be no doubt as to the fact, that Christ refers to that impious stoning of Zechariah which is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24:21, 22".
Orders@AccordanceBible.com | , Screen Reader See the marginal rendering. He was therefore led by faith to submit himself to his son. Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015. quenched. Margin, Heb. This we might infer from our own feelin EXPOSITION THE PLACE OF BURNING ( Numbers 11:1-4 ). And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: Interpreters cannot make out what they had to complain of.
Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. : But Moses maketh mention only of the bones of Joseph, (Genesis 1:13.) Hence it is, that they cry to Moses rather than to God; and we may infer that, being devoid of repentance and faith, they dreaded to look upon God. Therefore, in order to apprehend the meaning of Moses, it is to no purpose to soar above the heavens; let us only open our eyes to behold this light which God enkindles for us in the earth. ~John Calvin, "Commentary on Romans",http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom38.vii.ii.html#Bible:Rom.3.4, Hebrews 11:21 ~ Example of Apostle of Hebrews Misquoting1 Kings 1:47. At many times, John Calvin's describes the ontology of Scripture using the same vernacular as contemporary statements such as the Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy, as well as dictation theories such as Plenary Verbal Inspiration that makes strong assertions about the Scripture's inerrancy, infallbility, and identity with the Word of God. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Since the Hebrew root , aven, is sometimes trouble and labor, sometimes fatigue, sometimes iniquity, sometimes falsehood, some translate it, The people were, as it were, complaining or murmuring. Others (though this seems to be more beside the mark) insert the adverb unjustly; as if Moses said, that their complaint was unjust, when they expostulated with God. 16. ~ John Calvin,"Commentary on Ephesians"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom41.iv.v.ii.html#iv.v.ii-p23, Matthew 27:9 ~Example of a Wrong Name Put Down By Mistake. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. For as it became a theologian, he had respect to us rather than to the stars. Your email address will not be published. Does this item contain inappropriate content? For hundreds of years John Calvin's Commentaries have been admired and relied upon for their deep insights into Scripture. , File size There is rather more difficulty in this clause; for the words of the Psalm are, thou hastreceivedgifts for men, while the apostle changes this expression intogave gifts,and thus appears to exhibit an opposite meaning. The punishment of this vice, also, ought to alarm us, and lead us to bear in mind, how loathsome impure lusts are to God, for there perished in one day twenty-three thousand, or as Moses says, twenty-four. And, surely, when Jerome, in the pilgrimage of Paula, saith, that she came by Shechem, he saith that she saw there the sepulchres of the twelve patriarchs; but in another place he maketh mention of Josephs grave only. For though the title of the book informs us that he was the son of Barachiah, (Zechariah 1:1,) yet we nowhere read that he was slain; and it is, forced exposition to say, that he was slain during the period that intervened between the building of the altar and of the temple. Required fields are marked *. : We need not doubt that it was this distinction between the demands of pedantic precision, on the one hand, and adequate statement, that is, statement adequate to the situation and intent, on the other, that Calvin had in mind when he said that the apostles were not so punctilious as not to accommodate themselves to the unlearned. We are not necessarily granting that Calvins remarks are the best suited to the solution of the questions that arise in connection with Acts 7:14 and Heb. Nor does any reverence prevent us from saying that, as it sometimes happens in minor matters, a wrong number may have crept in from the carelessness of scribes; 239 and this is probably the most natural solution. (12) . Please try again. Does this item contain quality or formatting issues? The manna. I can affirm nothing concerning this matter for a certainty, save only that this is either a speech wherein is synecdoche, or else that Luke rehearseth this not so much out of Moses, as according to the old fame; as the Jews had many things in times past from the fathers, which were delivered, as it were, from hand to hand. , Language Text of 1847 version published by Calvin Translation Society, Calvin's Commentaries (Complete) (22 volumes) is included with the following packages, Your email address will not be published. sunk. , Submergi; In profundum deprimi, comprimi, reprimi. Buxtorf. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. And when the people complained, etc. See Genesis 2:12 ; Exodus 28:19 . CONTENTS This Chapter contains a melancholy relation of Israel's disobedience, and the LORD'S displeasure. Calvins Commentaries (22 Volumes) As there were, therefore, about twenty-four thousand that were overthrown by the Lords hand that is, above twenty-three, Moses has set down the number above the mark, and Paul, the number below it, and in this way there is in reality no difference. All of these types of errors do not undermine or discredit Calvin's firm belief that although the Scriptures are a human document, they are also the inspired Word of God, and working through these difficulties are matters of little consequence to him and do not undermine or disable the Word of God revealed in them. Although some understand the word fire metaphorically for vengeance, it is more correct to take it simply according to the natural meaning of the word, i.e., that a part of the camp burnt with a conflagration sent from God. How the name of Jeremiah crept in, I confess that I do not know nor do I give myself much trouble to inquire. No doubt Moses spoke of the head of his couch, when he said but the Greek translators rendered the words, On the top of his staff as though the last word was written, mathaeh. But, in reality, the difference is but little; for the main thing was, that Jacob worshiped, which was an evidence of his gratitude. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader. ~John Calvin, "Harmony of the Evangelists, Pt 3"http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom33.ii.xxxvi.html#ii.xxxvi-p31. In this word another inverted nun (, n), to mark the fact of the People's turning back And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it ; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among th And when the people complained The when inserted here much flattens the sense, and leads the mind to wrong ideas respecting this event.