The one clue available to presentday readers is the striking similarity between the books of jude and 2 peter. Satan rebelled against god and lead a fourth of the angels in heaven to disobey god. Jude concludes by telling christians that god is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only god, our savior, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Verse 24 jude ends his letter with a great shout of joy. Jude chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. He probably means the james wrote the epistle of that name and is, therefore, the lords brother.
Jude nlt greetings from jude this letter is bible gateway. Read and study jude 1 with the versebyverse bible commentary. Keep yourselvesnot in your own strength, but in the love of god, that is, gods love to you and all his believing children, the only guarantee for their being kept safe. Commentary on the book of jude by matthew henry new. Read jude 1 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. As the fourth shortest new testament book philemon, 2 john and 3 john are shorter, jude is the last of 8 general epistles. Judes short epistle ends with a benediction a poem of blessing about gods ability1 to keep us from stumbling, present us blameless, and give us great joy. In spite of its brevity, jude has fairly decent attestation in patristic literature. Mar 17, 2008 today i saw the bible project in jude. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Jude 1 identifies the author of the book of jude as jude, a brother of james. Since there was controversy in the early church about the propriety of citing noncanonical. At least three decades had passed since the lord jesus returned to heaven.
Jude 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Home commentaries adam clarke commentary jude chapter 1. Study the bible online using commentary on jude 1 and more. This verse and the beginning of enochs prophecy is composed. Verse 24 emphasizes the truth that believers are on the winning side. To this writer, this benediction instantly brings to mind ike thorne a faithful deacon from the central church of christ, houston, texas, a retired member of plasterers labor union, and truly a wonderful person. May our good lord and saviour richly bless you and keep up this noble task. Now all glory to god, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.
The danger that prompted jude to write this letter. It is is a fearful thing to fall n2 the hands of the living god. But, like every good writer and speaker, he is using language that is familiar. Jude in verse six gives another example of gods unwavering justice. Its neglect reflects more the superficiality of the generation that neglects it than the irrelevance of its burning message. Read and study jude 1 with the verse by verse bible commentary. Free bible commentary on the letter of jude in easy english. Jude then gives three final descriptions of them in verse 19.
Jude 24 revolve in your mind that wondrous word, faultless. Here is a a commentary on each verse to relate it to our current times. Eternal security in temporal conflict jude verses 12. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling the people of god are liable to falling into temptation, into sin, into errors and mistakes, from an exercise of grace, or from a degree of steadfastness in gospel truths, and even into a final and total apostasy, were it not for divine power.
In verse 17, we were warned that such people will enter the church and try to ruin it, so we have no excuse. The epistle of jude is a brief book of only a single chapter with 25 verses. The book of jude is notoriously difficult to date, primarily because the bible and tradition reveal so little about the personal details of its author while the book itself refrains from naming any particular individuals or places. Please pray that i be obedient in following jesus here. The passage that jude uses from the book of enoch 1. Jude, the servant of jesus christ if the view taken in the introduction to the epistle is correct, jude sustained a near relation to the lord jesus, being, as james was, the lords brother, galatians 1. Behold as if it were already done, the lord cometh. Jude is the only book in the new testament exclusively dedicated to confronting apostasy. Jude was a blood relative of jesus, but he considered himself only as a bondservant of jesus christ. Click chart to enlarge chart from recommended resource jensens survey of the nt used by permission. Jude deals with two incidents not found anywhere else in the bible v. What does it mean that god is able to keep us from falling jude 24. Jude, like the other halfbrothers of jesus including james, didnt believe in jesus as the messiah until after the resurrection of jesus john 7. This entry was posted in jude pneuma commentary and tagged jude 3 commentary, jude 4 commentary, jude commentary, pheuma commentary on march 10, 2012 by tom carpenter.
Apostates cannot destroy our faith or knock us out of the christian race. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. Beloved, when i gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. Jude contending for the faith these shorter letters of the new testament are often neglected, but the neglect of this important letter says more about us than it does about the book of jude.
He can protect his loyal friends against their enemies. The apostles manner of speaking insinuates that they attempted to raise themselves to a higher station. Jude chapter 1 verse 21 the new john gill exposition. We need to involve ourselves with the whole counsel of god acts 20. The tyndale commentary introduces this epistle with the following. He identifies himself in the first verse as the brother of james. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. The author and the readers 12 1 jude, a servant of jesus christ and a brother of james, to those who have been called, who are loved by god the father and kept by jesus christ. Jude might know this either from some ancient book, or tradition, or immediate revelation. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. And the angels which kept not their first estate or, as the clause may be rendered, their first dignity, or principality, see on 2 peter 2. Gods delight in the progress of the upright ebook thomas brooks. He understands that his life is to be willfully surrendered to the call of christ upon his life.
Because of what jesus has done, god prepares christians to come to live with him in heaven. Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you in regard to our common salvation. Western tradition says he labored among the persians. Kindly let me state that i am getting very well nourished by reading your commentary. Jude is not suggesting that the book of enoch is holy, like the bible. Commentary on the book of jude relevant bible teaching. Most of judes letter has been about the wicked behaviour of evil people.
It is rather too expensive for us on this end to study online. It was composed as an encyclical letter that is, one not directed to the members of one church in particular, but intended rather to be circulated and read in all churches. False teachers were boldly teaching their heresies in the meetings of the congregation. In understanding the meaning of any verse, context is key. Jude likely does not identify himself as a brother of jesus out of humility and reverence for christ.
Before we go any further, the manner in which jude addressed his readers is worthy of careful. Keep yourselves in the love of god by which may be meant either the grace and favour of god, that love with which god loves his people. Verse 1 introduces the author as jude, a servant of jesus christ and a brother of james. This is a breakdown study of jude and why focus on it. Commentary on the book of jude 1jude, a bondservant of jesus christ, and brother of james, jude identifies himself in the way that most of the early church leaders did by calling himself a bondservant. A commentary on the book of jude gods condemnation of. They are here already, and we need to make sure they do not stay here by keeping an eye out for them and giving no quarter to them when they begin their ungodly work. Jude, which is rendered judah in hebrew and judas in greek, was named after its author verse 1, one of the 4 halfbrothers of christ matthew. Jude with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Now viewing scripture range from the book of jude chapter 1.
Rose remarked that, if jude is known or noticed at all by churchgoers, it is because of the frequent use of jude 1. The book of jude was written in the period of 7080 a. Either he will present you to god in glory and you will have great joy or you will be undergoing a punishment of eternal fire jude 1. Book of jude overview insight for living ministries. It needs to be read and studied c2c, that is, covertocover. It is very easy to discover in the book of jude since the third verse provides the purpose of the book. But i found it necessary and was impelled to write you and urgently appeal to and exhort you to contend for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints the faith which is that sum of christian belief which was delivered verbally to the holy people of god. The book is only twentyfive verses long, and it is tucked. Our consolation and sure hope jude 2425 now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise god our saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. A free bible version and commentary on the new testament book of jude in easy english. Mikes new commentary on the book of enoch is now shipping. He concludes his salutation with a threefold benediction. Syrian tradition says jude died a martyr in phoenicia.
One commentary opines that jude is the most neglected book in all the new testament, and it is not difficult to consider this to be true. In reading jude, the words apostasy and apostate are not present. Most scholars believe that jude is the earlier of the two, principally because he quotes two apocryphal jewish works, the assumption of moses and the book of enoch jude 1415 as part of his structured argument, whereas 2 peter omits both references. Jude emphasizes the relationship between right believing and right living. The reasons why he did not advert to this fact here, as an appellation which would serve to designate him, and as showing his authority to address others in the manner in which he. Jude 2223 bible exposition commentary versebyverse. Jude 1, new international version niv the bible app. Jude is dealing with the subject of apostasy and with apostates. And about the danger that such people are to true believers. A free bible commentary on the letter of jude in easyenglish. Verse 3 beloved, while i was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, i was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
It would be rash to infer from the similarity that st. Jude 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. This likely refers to jesus halfbrother jude, as jesus also had a halfbrother named james matthew. Gods condemnation of apostasy and false teachers by dr. Jude new living translation nlt greetings from jude. All contained in it should be urgently shared with all so it is understood from where we have come and to where we are headed. Not as those who never have been faulty, but as those who, but for gods mercy, and a saviours sufferings and merits, might most justly have been condemned long ago. Wandering stars jude is referring to the book of enoch. This is an athletic term this intensified form is found only here.
It has been said that the book of acts describes the beginning of the institution of the local church and jude deals with the ending or the end of the church age. I have always been blessed in reading jude but ive been troubled by how to confront those that are doubting. The book of the watchers 1 enoch 6 was written to fill this void and help students of the bible understand and appreciate this important and influential ancient book. It is primarily known for verse 3, earnestly contend for the faith, and for verses 24 and 25, a noble and uplifting praise of god. This book is not in the bible, but was very popular in new testament times. Jude was in the process of writing about the common salvation, but something happened an event, a message, an intensification of evil, etc.