² sn Cf. Lev 13:2.

² sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.

¹ tn Or “from the sky” (see note on 1:32).

² sn For an explanation of the term “disease” see Lev 13:2.

³ sn This recalls the prophecy recorded in 1 Kgs 13:2.

¹ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.

¹ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.

¹ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.

⁵ tn On this term see BDAG 929 s.v. σκήνωμα a (Ps 132:5).

² tn Some interpreters (e.g., C. K. Barrett, Romans [HNTC], 43) connect the inferential Διό (dio, “therefore”) with 1:32a, treating 1:32b as a parenthetical comment by Paul.

³ sn In other words, John is a prophet of God; see 1:32 and 7:22-23, 28.

³ sn An allusion to Ps 132:11 and 2 Sam 7:12-13, the promise in the Davidic covenant.

³ tn The adjective is in construct form and governs the noun “arm” (“arm” being the anthropomorphic expression for what God did). See GKC 428 §132.c.

² tn The use of זֶה (zeh) repeated here expresses the reciprocal ideas of “the one” and “the other” (see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 26, §132).

³ sn Cf. Lev 13:4, 18-28, 38-39. For explanations of all these terms for disease in Lev 14:56 see 13:2.

¹ tn See B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 132, where the translation reads “set aside for jubilation”; a special celebration before the Lord.

¹ sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.

² sn See 1 Chr 28:2; Ps 99:5; 132:7; Isa 60:13; Lam 2:1.

¹ sn The title the Most High points to God’s majesty (Heb 7:1; Luke 1:32, 35; Acts 16:7).

² sn The expression is “the horns of the wild ox” (KJV “unicorn”). The point of the image is strength or power. Horns are also used in the Bible to represent kingship (see Pss 89 and 132).