18 Compare Jer_31:15.
18 The name “Rama” was a common one for a site on a hill. There
was probably such a place near Bethlehem beside the tomb of Rachel,
who died there in sorrow (Gen_35:19-20). There is a beautiful
connection between her sorrow and that of the bereaved mothers whose
infants Herod... [ Continue Reading ]
16-17 Compare Joh_1:32-34.
16 As God's Spirit has no material form it is figured to us in various
ways, which suggest its force and significance. It is usually
presented as a blast of air, for this is the primary meaning of the
word pneuma, or spirit (Joh_3:8 Act_2:2 Heb_1:7). Other spirits are
repr... [ Continue Reading ]