THE ATTITUDE OF HUMILITY _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE exhortations are still designed to meet the crisis in which the Churches were placed. In keeping together, preserving the Christian spirit, and serving one another in their various relations, they would be kept safely, brought through, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 5:5. BE CLOTHED.—Lit. “gird yourselves.” Perhaps the word refers to the frock, or apron, distinctive of slaves. Strictly, the Greek word means, “tie yourselves up in humility.” ἐγκομβώσασθε, from κόμβος, a top-knot, as a cock’s _comb_, or bow-knot, or ornamen... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 5:8. THE DEVIL.—Thought of under the figure of a wild beast that, at any moment, may put the flock in peril. Those who fall into sin are often surprised at the sudden and overwhelming character of their temptation. ADVERSARY.—See Matthew 5:25. διάβολος term i... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 5:12. SILVANUS.—See Notes on Verses. 1 Peter 5:13. BABYLON.—Precisely, the sentence reads: “the co-elect one” [fem. sing.] “in Babylon.” This makes it the greeting of an individual, not of a Church. It might be the message of St. Peter’s wife. Whether the te... [ Continue Reading ]