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Passage 1: 1 Kings 13

(1Ki 13:1) And beholde, there came a man of God out of Iudah (by the commandement of the Lord) vnto Beth-el, and Ieroboam stoode by the altar to offer incense.

(Notes Reference) And, behold, there came (a) a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto (b) Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

(a) That is, a prophet.

(b) Not that that was called Luz in Benjamin, but another of that name.

(1Ki 13:2) And he cryed against the altar by the comandement of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Beholde, a child shalbe borne vnto the house of Dauid, Iosiah by name, and vpon thee shall he sacrifice the Priestes of the hie places that burne incense vpon thee, and they shall burne mens bones vpon thee.

(1Ki 13:3) And he gaue a signe the same time, saying, This is the signe, that the Lord hath spoken, Behold, the altar shall rent, and the ashes that are vpon it, shall fall out.

(Notes Reference) And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This [is] the (c) sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that [are] upon it shall be poured out.

(c) By this sign you will know that the Lord has sent me.

(1Ki 13:4) And when the King had heard the saying of the man of God, which he had cryed against the altar in Beth-el, Ieroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Lay holde on him: but his hande which he put foorth against him, dryed vp, and he could not pull it in againe to him.

(Notes Reference) And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, (d) Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

(d) The wicked rage against the prophets of God, when they declare God's judgment to them.

(1Ki 13:5) The altar also claue asunder, and the ashes fell out from the altar, according to the signe, which the man of God had giuen by the commandement of the Lord.

(1Ki 13:6) Then the King answered, and saide vnto the man of God, I beseeche thee, pray vnto ye Lord thy God, and make intercession for me, that mine hand may bee restored vnto me. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the Kings hand was restored, and became as it was afore.

(Notes Reference) And the king answered and said unto the man of God, (e) Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as [it was] before.

(e) Though the wicked humble themselves for a time when they feel God's judgment, they return to their old malice and declare that they are but vile hypocrites.

(1Ki 13:7) Then the King sayde vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, that thou mayest dyne, and I will giue thee a reward.

(1Ki 13:8) But the man of God saide vnto the King, If thou wouldest giue me halfe thine house, I would not goe in with thee, neither woulde I eate bread nor drinke water in this place.

(1Ki 13:9) For so was it charged mee by the worde of the Lord, saying, Eate no bread nor drinke water, nor turne againe by the same way that thou camest.

(Notes Reference) For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, (f) Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

(f) Seeing he had the express word of God, he should not have declined from it, neither for the persuasion of man nor angel.

(1Ki 13:10) So he went another way and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

(1Ki 13:11) And an olde Prophet dwelt in Beth-el, and his sonnes came and tolde him all ye woorkes, that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the King, tolde they their father.

(1Ki 13:12) And their father sayde vnto them, What way went he? and his sonnes shewed him what waye the man of God went, which came from Iudah.

(1Ki 13:13) And hee saide vnto his sonnes, Saddle mee the asse. Who sadled him the asse, and hee rode thereon,

(1Ki 13:14) And went after the man of God, and found him sitting vnder an oke: and he saide vnto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Iudah? And he sayd, Yea.

(1Ki 13:15) Then he said vnto him, Come home with me, and eate bread.

(Notes Reference) Then he said unto him, (g) Come home with me, and eat bread.

(g) This he did of a simple mind, thinking it his duty to declare friendship to a prophet.

(1Ki 13:16) But he answered, I may not returne with thee, nor go in with thee, neither wil I eate bread nor drinke water with thee in this place.

(1Ki 13:17) For it was charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt eate no bread, nor drinke water there, nor turne againe to goe by the way that thou wentest.

(1Ki 13:18) And he said vnto him, I am a Prophet also as thou art, and an Angel spake vnto me by the worde of the Lord, saying, Bring him againe with thee into thine house, that hee may eate bread and drinke water: but he lyed vnto him.

(Notes Reference) He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an (h) angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.

(h) His fault is here double, first in that he did not permit the prophet to obey God's express commandment, and next that he pretended to have a revelation to the contrary.

(1Ki 13:19) So he went againe with him, and did eate bread in his house, and dranke water.

(1Ki 13:20) And as they sate at the table, the worde of the Lord came vnto the Prophet, that brought him againe.

(1Ki 13:21) And hee cried vnto the man of God that came from Iudah, saying, Thus sayeth the Lord, Because thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandement which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

(Notes Reference) And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, (i) Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

(i) God would reprove his folly by him who caused him to err.

(1Ki 13:22) But camest backe againe, and hast eaten bread and drunke water in the place (whereof he did say vnto thee, Thou shalt eate no bread nor drinke any water) thy carkeis shall not come vnto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

(1Ki 13:23) And when he had eaten bread and drunke, he sadled him the asse, to wit, to the Prophet whome he had brought againe.

(1Ki 13:24) And when hee was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slewe him, and his body was cast in the way, and the asse stoode thereby: the lion stood by the corps also.

(Notes Reference) And when he was gone, (k) a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

(k) By this fearful example, God sets forth how dangerous it is for men to behave coldly, or deceitfully in the charge to which God has called them.

(1Ki 13:25) And beholde, men that passed by, sawe the carkeis cast in the way, and the lion standing by the corps: and they came and tolde it in ye towne where the olde Prophet dwelt.

(1Ki 13:26) And when the Prophet that brought him backe againe from the waye, hearde thereof, hee sayde, It is the man of God, who hath bene disobedient vnto the commandement of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath deliuered him vnto the lion, which hath rent him and slayne him, according to the worde of the Lord, which hee spake vnto him.

(1Ki 13:27) And he spake to his sonnes, saying, Saddle me the asse. And they sadled him.

(1Ki 13:28) And he went and founde his body cast in the way, and the asse and the lion stoode by the corps: and the lion had not eaten the bodie, nor torne the asse.

(Notes Reference) And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had (l) not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.

(l) To declare that this was only the judgment of God: for if the lion had done it for hunger, he would also have devoured the body.

(1Ki 13:29) And the Prophet tooke vp the body of the man of God, and layed it vpon the asse, and brought it againe, and the olde Prophet came to the citie, to lament and burie him.

(1Ki 13:30) And hee layed his bodie in his owne graue, and they lamented ouer him, saying, Alas, my brother.

(Notes Reference) And he laid his carcase in his (m) own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!

(m) Which he had prepared for himself.

(1Ki 13:31) And when he had buried him, hee spake to his sonnes, saying, When I am dead, burie ye mee also in the sepulchre, wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones.

(1Ki 13:32) For that thing which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar that is in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the hie places, which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to passe.

(1Ki 13:33) Howbeit after this, Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way, but turned againe, and made of the lowest of the people Priests of the hie places. Who would, might consecrate him selfe, and be of the Priestes of the hie places.

(Notes Reference) After this thing Jeroboam (u) returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.

(u) So the wicked do not profit by God's threatenings, but go backward and become worse and worse, (2Ti 3:13).

(1Ki 13:34) And this thing turned to sinne vnto the house of Ieroboam, euen to roote it out, and destroy it from the face of the earth.

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Passage 2: Jeremiah 39

(Jer 39:1) In the ninth yeere of Zedekiah King of Iudah in the tenth moneth, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel and all his hoste against Ierusalem, and they besieged it.

(Jer 39:2) And in the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, the citie was broken vp.

(Notes Reference) [And] in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth [day] of the month, the city was broken (a) up.

(a) The gates and walls were broken down.

(Jer 39:3) And all the princes of the King of Babel came in, and sate in the middle gate, euen Neregal, Sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Neregal, Sharezer, Rab-mag with all the residue of the princes of the King of Babel.

(Jer 39:4) And when Zedekiah the King of Iudah saw them, and all the men of warre, then they fled, and went out of the citie by night, through the Kings garden, and by the gate betweene the two walles, and he went toward the wildernes.

(Notes Reference) And it came to pass, when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the (b) gate between the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

(b) Which was a postern door, read (2Ki 25:4).

(Jer 39:5) But the Caldeans hoste pursued after them, and ouertooke Zedekiah in the desart of Iericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vnto Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gaue iudgement vpon him.

(Notes Reference) But the Chaldeans' army pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to (c) Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

(c) Which is called Antioch in Syria.

(Jer 39:6) Then the King of Babel slewe the sonnes of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the King of Babel slewe all the nobles of Iudah.

(Jer 39:7) Moreouer he put out Zedekiahs eyes, and bound him in chaines, to cary him to Babel.

(Jer 39:8) And the Caldeans burnt the Kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the walles of Ierusalem.

(Jer 39:9) Then Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde caried away captiue into Babel the remnant of the people, that remained in the citie, and those that were fled and fallen vnto him, with the rest of the people that remained.

(Jer 39:10) But Nebuzar-adan the chiefe steward left the poore that had nothing in the land of Iudah, and gaue them vineyards and fieldes at the same time.

(Notes Reference) But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the (d) poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

(d) For the rich and the mighty who put their trust in their shifts and means, were by God's just judgments most rigorously handled.

(Jer 39:11) Nowe Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel gaue charge concerning Ieremiah vnto Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde, saying,

(Jer 39:12) Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shall say vnto thee.

(Notes Reference) Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him (e) even as he shall say to thee.

(e) Thus God preserved his prophet by his means, whom he made the scourge to punish the king, and them that were his enemies.

(Jer 39:13) So Nebuzar-adan the chiefe steward sent, and Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Neregal, Sharezar, Rab-mag, and all the King of Babels princes:

(Jer 39:14) Euen they sent, and tooke Ieremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, that he should cary him home: so he dwelt among the people.

(Notes Reference) Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him to (f) Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

(f) Whom the king of Babel had now appointed governor over the rest of the Jews that he left behind.

(Jer 39:15) Now the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah, while he was shut vp in the court of the prison, saying,

(Jer 39:16) Go and speake to Ebed-melech the blacke More, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Beholde, I wil bring my wordes vpon this citie for euill, and not for good, and they shalbe accomplished in that day before thee.

(Jer 39:17) But I wil deliuer thee in that day, saith the Lord, and thou shalt not be giuen into the hand of the men whome thou fearest.

(Jer 39:18) For I will surely deliuer thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sworde, but thy life shall be for a praye vnto thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, sayth the Lord.

(Notes Reference) For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prize to thee: because thou (g) hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.

(g) Thus God recompensed his zeal and favour which he showed to his prophet in his troubles.

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Passage 3: Mark 13

(Mar 13:1) And as he went out of the Temple, one of his disciples said vnto him, Master, see what maner stones, and what maner buildings are here.

(Notes Reference) And (1) as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!

(1) The destruction of the temple, city, and whole nation is foretold, and the troubles of the Church: but yet there are many comforts added, and last of all, the end of the world is described.

(Mar 13:2) Then Iesus answered and saide vnto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone vpon a stone, that shall not be throwen downe.

(Mar 13:3) And as he sate on the mount of Oliues, ouer against the Temple, Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and Andrew asked him secretly,

(Mar 13:4) Tell vs, when shall these things be? and what shalbe the signe when all these things shalbe fulfilled?

(Mar 13:5) And Iesus answered them, and began to say, Take heede lest any man deceiue you.

(Mar 13:6) For many shall come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceiue many.

(Mar 13:7) Furthermore when ye shall heare, of warres, and rumours of warres, be ye not troubled: for such things must needes be: but the end shall not be yet.

(Mar 13:8) For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdome against kingdome, and there shalbe earthquakes in diuers quarters, and there shalbe famine and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorowes.

(Mar 13:9) But take ye heede to your selues: for they shall deliuer you vp to the Councils, and to the Synagogues: ye shalbe beaten, and brought before rulers and Kings for my sake, for a testimoniall vnto them.

(Notes Reference) But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a (a) testimony against them.

(a) When they hear you preach it will be a most evident witness against them, so that they will not be able to pretend that they do not know.

(Mar 13:10) And the Gospel must first be published among all nations.

(Mar 13:11) But when they leade you, and deliuer you vp, be not carefull before hand, neither studie what ye shall say: but what is giuen you at the same time, that speake: for it is not ye that speake, but the holy Ghost.

(Notes Reference) But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, (b) take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither (c) do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

(b) We are not forbidden to think beforehand, but we are willed to beware of that pensive carefulness by which men discourage themselves, which proceeds from distrust and lack of confidence and sure hope of God's assistance. See Mat 6:27

(c) By any kind of made-up and cunning type of story to tell.

(Mar 13:12) Yea, and the brother shall deliuer the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.

(Mar 13:13) And ye shall be hated of all men for my Names sake: but whosoeuer shall endure vnto the end, he shalbe saued.

(Notes Reference) And ye shall be hated of all [men] (d) for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

(d) For me.

(Mar 13:14) Moreouer, when ye shall see the abomination of desolation (spoken of by Daniel the Prophet) set where it ought not, (let him that readeth, consider it) then let them that be in Iudea, flee into the mountaines,

(Notes Reference) But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, (e) standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

(e) When the heathen and profane people shall not only enter into the temple, and defile both it and the city, but also completely destroy it.

(Mar 13:15) And let him that is vpon the house, not come downe into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house.

(Mar 13:16) And let him that is in the fielde, not turne backe againe to take his garment.

(Mar 13:17) Then wo shalbe to the that are with child, and to them that giue sucke in those dayes.

(Mar 13:18) Pray therefore that your flight be not in the winter.

(Mar 13:19) For those dayes shalbe such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of ye creation which God created vnto this time, neither shalbe.

(Notes Reference) For [in] (f) those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

(f) This is an idiom which the Hebrews use and it has a great power in it, for it shows us that during that entire time one misery will follow another in such a way as if the time itself was very misery itself. So the prophet Amos says that the day of the Lord will be darkness; (Amo 5:20).

(Mar 13:20) And except that the Lord had shortened those dayes, no flesh shoulde be saued: but for the elects sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes.

(Mar 13:21) Then if any man say to you, Loe, here is Christ, or, lo, he is there, beleeue it not.

(Mar 13:22) For false Christes shall rise, and false prophets, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to deceiue if it were possible the very elect.

(Mar 13:23) But take ye heede: beholde, I haue shewed you all things before.

(Mar 13:24) Moreouer in those dayes, after that tribulation, the sunne shall waxe darke, and ye moone shall not giue her light,

(Mar 13:25) And the starres of heauen shall fall: and the powers which are in heauen, shall shake.

(Mar 13:26) And then shall they see the Sonne of man comming in ye cloudes, with great power and glory.

(Mar 13:27) And he shall then send his Angels, and shall gather together his elect from the foure windes, and from the vtmost part of the earth to the vtmost part of heauen.

(Mar 13:28) Nowe learne a parable of the figge tree. When her bough is yet tender, and it bringeth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

(Mar 13:29) So in like maner, when ye see these things come to passe, knowe that the kingdom of God is neere, euen at the doores.

(Mar 13:30) Verely I say vnto you, that this generation shall not passe, till all these things be done.

(Mar 13:31) Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my woordes shall not passe away.

(Mar 13:32) But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heauen, neither the Sonne himselfe, but the Father.

(Notes Reference) (2) But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

(2) The latter day is not to be searched for curiously, which day the Father alone knows: but let us rather take heed that it does not come upon us unaware.

(Mar 13:33) Take heede: watch, and praie: for yee knowe not when the time is.

(Mar 13:34) For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, and leaueth his house, and giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.

(Mar 13:35) Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not whe ye master of the house will come, at eue, or at midnight, at the cocke crowing, or in the dawning,)

(Mar 13:36) Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.

(Mar 13:37) And those things that I say vnto you, I say vnto all men, Watch.