2Ki 17:24-41, Luk 9:52-54, Joh 4:5, 9, 20, 22-24, Act 1:8, 8:1, 5-25 | TSK | STEP | A.M. 3326. B.C. 678. the king. Babylon. Ava. Ivah. Hamath. in the cities thereof.

Cuth.Cuth is probably the Cush watered by the Gihon, or Araxes, now Aras (Ge 2:13,) the ancient country of the Scythians, where we meet with the Quitians, Coëthians, or Coëtæ, and Cytheans, and the cities of Cotatis, Cetemane, Cythanum, Cyta, Cethena, etc.

Nergal.Supposed to denote the solar orb; the emblem of which, according to the Rabbins, was a cock.

Ashima.Jarchi says this idol was of the form of a goat.

the Avites.

24; Ezr 4:9

Nibhaz.Supposed to be the same as the Anubis of the Egyptians; and was in form partly a dog and partly a man.

burnt their children.

17; Le 18:21; De 12:28,31

made unto themselves.

1Ki 12:31; 13:33

the houses.

29; 23:19; 1Ki 13:31

They feared.

41; 1Ki 18:21; Ho 10:2; Zep 1:5; Mt 6:24; Lu 16:13

whom they carried, etc. or, who carried them away fromthence. The new inhabitants of the land imitated the idolatrous Israelites, by associating their idols with Jehovah, as the objects of worship. The remainder, however, of the verses seem to relate to the Israelites after they were carried captive. They still persevered in idolatry and disobedience; and not being purified, were left to be consumed in the furnace. It is said that the Israelites "did not fear the Lord," yet the heathens, who followed their example, are said "to have feared the Lord." The Israelites did not so much as fear the wrath of Almighty God; but, on the other hand, the poor pagans feared the power of his wrath, and to avert it paid some ignorant worship, according to the wretched instructions given them. As this was an external acknowledgement of his power and Godhead, and a homage paid to him,he was pleased in consequence to withdraw his judgements from them.--SCOTT

fear not.

25,27,28,33

whom he named Israel.

Ge 32:28; 33:20; 35:10; 1Ki 11:31; 18:11; Isa 48:1

With whom.

15; Ex 19:5,6; 24:6-8; De 29:10-15; Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:6-13

charged them.

Ex 20:4,5; 34:12-17; De 4:23-27; 13:1-18; Jos 23:7,16

fear other gods.

Jud 6:10; Jer 10:5

a stretched.

Ex 6:6; 9:15; De 5:15; Jer 32:21; Ac 4:30

him shall ye fear.

Le 19:32; De 6:13; 10:20; 12:5,6,11,12; Mt 10:28; Re 15:4

the statutes.

Le 19:37; De 4:44,45; 5:31-33; 6:1,2; 12:32; 1Ch 29:19; Ps 19:8-11

Ps 105:44,45

wrote for you.

De 31:9,11; Ne 9:13,14

and ye shall not.

ye shall not forget.

De 4:23; 6:12; 8:14-18

the Lord.

36; 1Sa 12:24; Isa 8:12-14; Jer 10:7; Mt 10:28; Lu 1:50

he shall deliver.

Ne 9:27; Lu 1:71,74,75

they did not.

Jer 13:23

but they did.

8,12,34; De 4:28

these nations.

32,33; Jos 24:14-20; 1Ki 18:21; Zep 1:5; Mt 6:24; Re 3:15,16

unto this day.

Ezr 4:1-3

Luke 9:52-54

sent.

7:27; 10:1; Mal 3:1

and they.

Mt 10:5

the Samaritans.

10:33; 17:16; 2Ki 17:24-33; Ezr 4:1-5; Joh 8:48

48; Joh 4:9,40-42

wilt.

2Sa 21:2; 2Ki 10:16,31; Jas 1:19,20; 3:14-18

fire.

2Ki 1:10-14; Ac 4:29,30; Re 13:3

John 4:5

the parcel.

Ge 33:19; 48:22; Jos 24:32

John 4:9

askest.

27; 8:48; Lu 10:33; 17:16-19

for.

2Ki 17:24-41; Ezr 4:1-24; Ne 4:1,2; Lu 9:52-56; Ac 1:8; 10:28

John 4:20

fathers.

Ge 12:6,7; 33:18-20; De 27:12; Jos 8:33-35; Jud 9:6,7; 2Ki 17:26-33

and ye.

De 12:5-11; 1Ki 9:3; 1Ch 21:26; 22:1; 2Ch 6:6; 7:12,16; Ps 78:68

Ps 87:1,2; 132:13

John 4:22-24

ye know.

2Ki 17:27-29,41; Ezr 4:2; Ac 17:23,30

we worship.

2Ch 13:10-12; Ps 147:19; Ro 3:2; 9:5

for.

Ge 49:10; Ps 68:20; Isa 2:3; 12:2,6; 46:13; Zep 3:16,17; Zec 9:9

Lu 24:47; Ro 9:4,5; Heb 7:14

the hour.

5:25; 12:23

true.

Isa 1:10-15; 26:8,9; 29:13; 48:1,2; 58:2,8-14; 66:1,2; Jer 7:7-12

Mt 15:7-9; Lu 18:11-13

in spirit.

Ro 1:9; 8:15,26; Ga 4:6; Eph 6:18; Php 3:3; Jude 1:20,21

in truth.

1:17; Jos 24:14; 1Sa 12:24; 1Ch 29:17; Ps 17:1; 32:2; 51:6; Isa 10:20

Jer 3:10; 4:2

the Father seeketh.

Ps 147:11; Pr 15:8; So 2:14; Isa 43:21; Eze 22:30; 1Pe 2:9

a Spirit.

2Co 3:17; 1Ti 1:17

must.

1Sa 16:7; Ps 50:13-15,23; 51:17; 66:18; Isa 57:15; Mt 15:8,9

2Co 1:12

Acts 1:8

ye shall.

2:1-4; 6:8; 8:19; Mic 3:8; Zec 4:6; Lu 10:19; Re 11:3-6

power, etc. or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you.

Lu 1:35; 24:29; Ro 15:19

and ye.

22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39-41; 13:31; 22:15; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15

Lu 24:46-49; Joh 15:27

in Samaria.

8:5-25

unto.

Ps 22:27; 98:3; Isa 42:10; 49:6; 52:10; 66:19; Jer 16:19; Mt 24:14

Ro 10:18; 15:19

Acts 8:1

1 By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;

9 among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;

14 Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Ghost;

18 when Simon would have bought the like power of them, Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, and exhorting him to repentance, together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;

26 but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.

And Saul.This clause evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter; there is scarcely a worse division of chapters than this.

7:58; 22:20

there.

5:33,40; 7:54; Mt 10:25-28; 22:6; 23:34; Lu 11:49,50; Joh 15:20; 16:2

the church.

2:47; 7:38; 11:22; 13:1

and they.

4; 11:19-21; Mt 5:13; Php 1:12

Samaria.

14; 1:8; Joh 4:39-42

except.

5:18,20,33,40; Ex 10:28,29; Ne 6:3; Da 3:16-18; 6:10,23; Heb 11:27

Acts 8:5-25

Philip.

1,14,15,40; 6:5; 21:8

the city.Rather, "to a city of Samaria," [eis polis Samaria] for the city of Samaria had been utterly destroyed by Hyrcanus, and the city built by Herod on its site was called [Sebaste,] that is, Augusta, in honour of Augustus. Samaria comprised the tract of country formerly occupied by the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, west of Jordan, lying between Judea and Galilee: beginning, says Josephus, at Ginea in the great plain, and ending at the toparchy of Acrabateni.

1:8; Mt 10:5,6

preached.

35-37; 5:42; 9:20; 17:2,3; Joh 4:25,26; 1Co 1:23; 2:2; 3:11

with one.

13:44; 2Ch 30:12; Mt 20:15,16; Joh 4:41,42

unclean.

5:16; Mt 10:1; Mr 9:26; 16:17,18; Lu 10:17; Joh 14:12; Heb 2:4

palsies.

9:33,34; Mr 2:3-11

lame.

3:6,7; 14:8-10; Isa 35:6; Mt 11:5; 15:30,31

13:48,52; Ps 96:10-12; 98:2-6; Isa 35:1,2; 42:10-12; Lu 2:10,11

Ro 15:9-12

used.

13:6; 16:16-18; 19:18-20; Ex 7:11,22; 8:18,19; 9:11; Le 20:6

De 18:10-12; 2Ti 3:8,9; Re 13:13,14; 22:15

giving.

5:36; Joh 7:18; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:2,5; 2Pe 2:18

they.

2Co 11:19; Eph 4:14; 2Pe 2:2; Re 13:3

from.

Jer 6:13; 8:10; 31:34; Jon 3:5

the great power.

1Co 1:24

he had.

Isa 8:19; 44:25; 47:9-13; Ga 3:1

they believed.

35-38; 2:38,41; 16:14,15,31-34; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15; Ro 10:10

1Pe 3:21

concerning.

1:3; 11:20; 20:21,25; 28:31; Lu 9:2,60

both.

5:14; 1Co 11:11; Ga 3:28

Simon.This Simon was probably, as several learned men suppose, the same who is mentioned by Josephus, as persuading Drusilla to leave her husband, and live with Felix.

believed.

21; Ps 78:35-37; 106:12,13; Lu 8:13; Joh 2:23-25; 8:30,31

Jas 2:19-26

and wondered.

3:10; 13:44; Hab 1:5; Joh 5:20; 7:21

miracles and signs. Gr. signs and great miracles.

7; Mr 16:17

when.

1; 11:1,19-22; 15:4; 1Th 3:2

received.

2:41; 17:11; Mt 13:23; Joh 12:48; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 2:10

Peter.