The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Timothy — Section 47

our SRviour in the New Tesmment here and comin~ into tho wol"id Is frequently dwelt in Heb. viii. 6; ix. 15: xii. 24. In the only upon m s~ripturo; e.g. G11l. iv. 4; Eph. i. other passnge where St. Paul USPS it (Gal. 10; Heb. L2 (comp. Acts xvii. 30, al; 2 iii. 19 20) it is applied to Moses the media- Cor. vi. 2). (See the same phre.se,oh. vi.15.) tor of'the Old Testament. In the LXX. it Ver. 7.- Was appoinled for am ordained, only occurs in Job ix. 33. Himself man. A.V.; troth for lruth in OhriBI, A.V. nnd Surely an infdicitousand unnecessary chnnge T.R. ; I lie for and lie, A. V.; truth for verity, from the A.V. Even supposing that !be A.V. I was appointed, etc. It is quite iu exact construction of the •entence requires St. Paul's manner thus t<> refer to his own "Christ Jesus" to be taken as the subject apostolic mission (see Rom. i. 5; xi. 13; and "man" e.e the predicate, the English xv.16; l C-0r. i. l, 17; iii. 10; 2 Cor.v. 18, we.y of expressing tltat ee~ee_ is to my, "the (;a,J. i. I, eto.; Eph. iii. 2, 8; and many man Christ Jesus." But 1t 1B very far from other places). A preaober (IC7)pu~; as in 2 certain that 11.vBporrros, standing as it does in Tim. i. 11). So Mark xvi. 15, "Preach the opposition to 0eos, is not the subj<"ct, and gospel" is K1Jp6(an TD eua-y;,ell,o•; and in must not therefore be rendered "the 111:i.n." ver. 20, "They . . . preached everywhere" The 1111U1. The human nature of our Lord is is 'E,cf,pv(av ,rall'Taxoii; and 2 Tim. iv. 2, here insisted upon, to show how fit he is to "Pree.eh the word" is K{ipv(ov .,-bv >..o-yov; mediate for man, e.e his Godhead fits him to and generally it is the word rendered mediate with l,od. "preacl ,." It combines the idea of authority Ver. 6.-The testimony to be borne in ;ts in the preacher who is the authorized heralo.1 01Jlfl timeJJ for to be t.esfrfi,ed in due time, A. V. (Rom. x. 15 J, and publicity for his message To µ.a.pT6pw• 1<1iipo,s ;~·w«. This phrase is (Matt. x. 27: Luke xii. 3). I speak the truth, somewhat obscure, and is differently ex- eto. The reason for this strong e.ssevemtion plained. But the most literal rendering and of his office e.e the apostle of tbe Gentiles is the best sense Reems to be: "The testimony, not at first sight apparent. But it was at it.s proper time, to which I was appointed probably made in view of the antagonism of a preacher and an apostle," ~eaning that tbe J udaizing teachers referred to in eh. i. the mediation e.rnl redemption of Jesus 3, 19, 20 (comp. Rom. xi. 13: XV; 15, 16). Christ was the suhjcct-matter of that te,ti- V l"r. 8.-Desire for will, A. V. ; the men for mony which be Pai.ii was appointed to bear men, A.V.; in eTJery place for everywhere, at the proper time. To µ.a.PT,',pw~ ,is ~ m_ust A. V.; disputing for doubling, A. V. I desire, be taken together, witl,out any mtervenmg etc. He takes up the subject a.gain which stop. This accounts for the article TO. The he had opened in ver. J, but had somewhat exactly pe.re.llel place is Titne i. I, 2, as_ a digressed from in vers. 4-7, and give1 ~lose comparison of the two passages will furiher directions e.s to the persons who :mow. A further proof of the identity of a.re to make tile prayers spoken of in ver. ihonght in the two passagJs is the recurrence I, viz. men (Tous lfvBpa!), not women, e.e it :r::::. both of the phru.se, ,!m-yr,wcr,s a.l\1J8,las. follows more at largo in vers. 9-15. The A.nm.aom(a.nl>..vrpo•); here only in the New stress is clearly upon "men" (or," the men" Testament, bnt it L, used perhaps by Sym- -it makes no difference); and there is no machne in Ps. xlviiL 9 (xlix., A. V.), where force in Alford'& remark that in that case it the LXX... he.veT11• T<µ1711 .,-;:;, >..u.,-pwcr,w, would have been Tou, lfvBpas 1rpoue6x«18c,,. -nis ,j,uxiis auTOii, fol!Gwing the reading "1~\. The prayers ha.d been already ordered in instead of -;p_•_ as in the Hebrew text. ver. I ; the additional detail, that they were .. Wl,at means e. ransom? . . . They wcrn to be offered by men, is now added. In every a.bout to perish, but in thPir stead he g~ve bs place; not, a.a Chrysostom thinks, in contre.•t t-;on, e.nd sent ua as hde.lds to JJrocla1w tue to the Jewish worship, which was confined c,ross" (Chrysostow). The eqni rnlent word to the temple e.t Jerusalem, but merely in the G ..spels i.a iw-rd.Ma-yµ.a (.!lfatt. xvi 26; meaning wherever e. Christian eong-reg-ation Mark viii. ;J7). •AVTlA.vrpo11 does uot t:Jeem to is assembled. Lifting up holy hands. Alford di1fer materially in meaning from >..,',-rpov, the quotes Clem. Rom.• To the Coriulhinne,' Ep. common cla.osical word for " ransom " ( i.e. L eh. 29: npa<1,>..Bwµ,11 • •• Jv 6cr,O-r1JT& t/,uxfis redemption woney), a.ad used by our Lord a:-yvas ,cal a.µuf.vTOUS x•ipu a!pouvns ,rpli, of his own life given u..s a ransom for many a,1T&11 (comp. P~. xxvi. 6; xxviii. 2; xliii. 20; (MatL. xx. 28; Mark x. 45). It is the price !xiii. 4; 2 Chron. vi. 12, 13). Withontwrath. given w; e.n equivale11( for sdting free the It appears from several passages in Chryeos- prisoner, or spariug the forfeited life; AuTpoct1 tom that the be.bit of pre.;ring 11ngry prayers (Luke X:!(iV. il, etc.), Avrpwrns (Luke i. 6S, was not unknown in bis day. " Do you etc.), AuTpWT7]S (Acts vii. :o5), a.-rro>..urpwu,s pray :igainst your brother? But your prayer ~Luke xri. 28; Rom. iii. 2t, and pa.. ,im), is n"t ogain8t him, but age.inst yourself. b.e.veall tlieSto~of'" rt<leew.," "red.L:wption," You provoke God by uttering !hose impious i.nd tht1 like. In its own times. The notion won!•, 'Show him the &amll;' • So do to him; ' of a time 11peci.e.lly appointed for Chri.iJt's • Smite him;' • Recompense him;' , •• and OB. D. 1-15.] THE FIRST EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY. 85