A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture: For the Use of Those who Teach Bible History

Friedrich Justus Knecht

B. Herder, 1910 - Bible - 839 pages

Contents

• The Fall of our First Parents: 19
• HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL: 51
• Abrams Faith and Election Covenant of Circumcision Visit: 59
• Birth of Isaac and Abrahams Sacrifice: 67
• Esau and Jacob: 75
• CHAPTER PAGE XVI Jacobs Flight His Vision of the Ladder and Sojourn with Laban: 80
• Jacob returns home and is reconciled with his Brother: 85
• Joseph sold by his Brethren: 89
• Joseph in the House of Putiphar: 94
• Joseph in Prison: 97
• Josephs Exaltation: 100
• The Sons of Jacob go into Egypt: 105
• Benjamins Journey to Egypt: 109
• Josephs Silver Cup: 111
• Joseph makes himself known to his Brethren: 113
• Jacob goes into Egypt: 115
• The Prophecy and Death of Jacob and Joseph: 118
• SECOND PART: 120
• Jobs Patience: 122
• THE AGE OF MOSES XXIX The Birth of Moses: 128
• The Flight of Moses: 131
• The Burning Bush and Call of Moses: 132
• The Ten Plagues of Egypt: 136
• The Paschal Lamb Departure from Egypt: 141
• Passage of the Red Sea: 145
• The Miracles wrought in the Desert: 149
• God gives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai: 152
• The Golden Calf: 158
• The Making of the Tabernacle: 161
• Laws Regulating Divine Worship: 166
• The Spies: 174
• The Revolt of Core and his Adherents: 178
• The Doubt of Moses The Brazen Serpent: 181
• The Prophecy of Balaam: 185
• Parting Advice of Moses His Death: 187
• JOSUE AND THE JUDGES XLV Entrance of the Israelites into the Promised Land: 191
• The Judges Gedeon Samson: 196
• Ruths Affection for her MotherinLaw: 205
• Samuel Impiety of the Sons of Heli: 209
• THE KINGS XLIX Saul elected King: 216
• David the Young Shepherd: 220
• David slays Goliath: 222
• Friendship of Jonathan and David: 225
• Davids Noble Conduct towards Saul: 228
• CHAPTER PAGE LIV Davids Piety His Zeal for Gods Glory: 232
• The Prophecies of David: 236
• Davids Fall and Penance Revolt and Punishment of Absalom: 239
• Davids Last Words His Death: 247
• Solomons Prayer His Wisdom: 250
• The Building and Consecration of the Temple: 253
• Solomons Magnificence His Apostasy and its Punishment: 258
• Division of the Kingdom: 261
• God raises up Prophets Mission of the Prophet Elias: 264
• The Sacrifice of Elias: 269
• Wickedness of Achab and Jezabel Their Punishment: 274
• Elias taken up to Heaven The Prophet Eliseus chosen to succeed him: 277
• The Prophet Jonas: 287
• Fall of the Kingdom of Israel Assyrian Captivity Tobias: 292
• Parting Advice of Tobias to His Son Departure of Young Tobias: 297
• Tobias returns home and cures his Father: 302
• Decline of the Kingdom of Juda The Prophets Joel and Micheas: 307
• King Ozias wishing to usurp the Priestly Functions is stricken with Leprosy: 309
• The Prophecies of Isaias: 310
• The Pious King Ezechias: 314
• The Heroic Judith: 315
• THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY LXXV Fall of the Kingdom of Juda The Babylonian Captivity: 321
• Daniel saves Susanna: 330
• The Prophet Daniel The three Young Men in the Fiery Furnace: 334
• King Baltassar The God Bel: 340
• Daniel in the Lions Den: 344
• Return of the Jews from Babylon: 347
• Esther: 351
• Translation of the Old Testament into Greek Wise sayings of Jesus the Son of Sirach: 357
• The Martyrdom of Eleazar: 360
• The Martyrdom of the seven Machabees: 363
• Valiant Exploits of Judas Machabeus: 367
• LXXXVI The Fulness of Time: 373
• FIRST SECTION HISTORY OF JESUS CHRIST CHAPTER PAGE I Announcement of the birth of John the Baptist: 381
• Annunciation of the Birth of Christ: 385
• The Visitation: 390
• Birth of John the Baptist: 394
• Birth of Jesus Christ: 398
• The Shepherds at the Manger: 402
• The Presentation in the Temple: 405
• Adoration of the Magi: 411
• The Flight into Egypt: 416
• Jesus at the Age of Twelve Years goes to the Temple: 420
• John the Baptist the Precursor of Christ: 424
• Jesus is baptized by John and tempted by the Devil: 428
• The First Disciples of Jesus Christ: 435
• First Miracle of JesusHe changes Water into Wine: 439
• Jesus drives the Sellers out of the Temple His Discourse with Nicodemus: 442
• Jesus at the Well of Jacob: 448
• Jesus preaches at Nazareth: 454
• Miracles of Jesus at Capharnaum: 458
• The Miraculous Draught of Fishes: 461
• The Cure of the Paralytic and Forgiveness of Sin: 465
• The Sermon on the Mount: 468
• The Cure of the Leper and of the Centurions Servant: 484
• Jesus raises from the Dead the Son of the Widow of Naim: 489
• John the Baptist sends Messengers to Christ: 492
• The Penitent Magdalen: 494
• Jesus heals on the Sabbath the Man languishing thirtyeight Years and proves His Equality with the Father: 498
• Sin against the Holy GhostMary declared Blessed: 502
• Jesus preaching on the Lake of GenesarethParables: 506
• Christ stills the Tempest: 512
• Jesus raises to Life the Daughter of Jairus and heals the Woman afflicted with an Issue of Blood: 515
• Jesus chooses and sends forth His Apostles: 518
• John the Baptist is put to Death: 523
• The miracle of the Loaves and Fishes and the Walking on the Water: 525
• Jesus promises to give the Bread of Life: 530
• The Cure of the Daughter of the Woman of Chanaan and of the deaf and dumb Man: 535
• CHAPTER PAGE XXXVI Jesus promises Peter the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: 538
• The Transfiguration: 542
• The Tribute of the Temple: 545
• Jesus and the Little Children: 547
• Fraternal CorrectionForgiveness of InjuriesThe Unforgiving Servant: 551
• Jesus sends forth His seventytwo Disciples: 554
• The Doctor of the LawThe Good Samaritan: 555
• Mary and Martha: 559
• Jesus the Good Shepherd: 561
• The Parable of the Prodigal Son: 564
• The Parable of Dives and Lazarus: 569
• The Danger of Riches and the Reward of voluntary Poverty A Parable: 573
• Jesus gives Sight on the Sabbath to the Man born Blind: 576
• The Lords Prayer: 580
• The Pharisee and the Publican: 583
• Ten memorable Sayings of our Lord: 585
• Jesus at the Feast of the Dedication clearly asserts His Divinity: 589
• The Labourers in the Vineyard: 592
• The Raising of Lazarus from the Dead: 595
• Jesus foretells His Passion and is anointed by Mary at Bethania: 601
• Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem: 604
• The Parable of the MarriageFeast: 608
• The Tribute of Cæsar: 611
• The Woes against the Pharisees and the Widows Mites: 614
• Jesus foretells the Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World: 616
• The Parable of the Ten Virgins: 620
• The Parable of the Talents: 623
• The Last Judgment: 626
• The Washing of the Feet: 629
• Jesus institutes the Most Holy Sacrament: 632
• Jesus foretells the Treason of Judas: 637
• Jesus foretells the Denial of Peter and the Flight of the Apostles: 640
• The Last Discourse and Pontifical Prayer of our Lord: 642
• The Agony of Jesus in the Garden: 649
• Jesus is apprehended and bound: 656
• Jesus before Annas and Caiphas: 660
• The Denial and Repentance of PeterThe Despair of Judas: 664
• LXXIIL Jesus before Pilate and Herod: 672
• Jesus is scourged crowned with Thorns and condemned to Death: 676
• Jesus carries His Cross to Mount CalvaryHe is crucified 636: 686
• The Seven Last Words on the Cross and the Death of our Lord: 693
• Jesus is laid in the Sepulchre: 703
• Jesus rises from the Dead: 710
• CHAPTER PAGE LXXIX Jesus appears to Mary Magdalen and Peter: 714
• Jesus appears to Two of His Disciples on the Way to Emmaus: 716
• Jesus appears to the assembled Apostles and institutes the Sacrament of Penance: 721
• Jesus appears to the Disciples by the Sea of Galilee and confers upon Peter the promised Supremacy: 726
• The Ascension of Jesus Christ: 729
• SECOND SECTION THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES LXXXIV The Election of MatthiasDescent of the Holy Ghost: 734
• A Lame Man cured by Peter and JohnThey are brought before the Council: 741
• The Holy Life of the First Christians Ananias and Saphira: 745
• The Twelve Apostles in Prison Gamaliels Counsel: 749
• Election and Ordination of Deacons Stephen the First Martyr: 753
• The Sacrament of ConfirmationBaptism of the Officer of Queen Candace: 758
• The Conversion of Saul about A D 37: 763
• Peters JourneyHe raises Tabitha to Life: 768
• The Conversion of Cornelius: 771
• Peter in Prison A D 42: 777
• St Pauls First Mission A D 4548: 781
• The Council of Jerusalem about A D 50: 787
• The Second Mission of St Paul A D 5154: 790
• St Pauls Third Mission A D 5568: 795
• Last Years of the Lives of the Apostles: 799
• The Perpetuity of the Apostolic Church: 805
• Concordance between Holy Scripture and the Catechism: 809

Popular passages

Page 577 - I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Page 515 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Page 622 - I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in : naked, and you covered me : sick, and you visited me : I was in prison, and you came to me.

Page 791 - For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Page 617 - But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Page 608 - And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Page 478 - Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Page 544 - Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

Page 102 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Page 507 - Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking go'odly pearls : who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture: For the Use of Those who Teach Bible History
• Author: Friedrich Justus Knecht
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: B. Herder, 1910
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Sep 25, 2007
• Length: 839 pages