1 Peter 5:6-7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 5:6

The mighty hand of God; by this he means God’s omnipotence, which sometimes is called a strong hand, Exodus 3:19, a mighty hand, Exodus 32:11; Deuteronomy 3:24, the right hand of power, Matthew 26:64; by which he is able to beat down those that are proud and high, and to defend or exalt those that are humble and lowly. In due time; Greek, in season, viz. that which God sees most fit and conducing to his own glory and your real welfare. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 5:7

Casting, as a burden, all your care upon him; your care for all sorts of things, even which concern this life, that care which will otherwise cut and divide your hearts, (as the Greek word in Matthew imports), and be grievous and tormenting to you. For he careth for you; God concerns himself in the affairs of his servants, and in whatsoever befalls them, and takes diligent care that no good thing be wanting to them, Psalms 84:11; Philippians 4:6. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Peter 5:5-7

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES1 Peter 5:5. Be clothed.—Lit. “gird yourselves.” Perhaps the word refers to the frock, or apron, distinctive of slaves. Strictly, the Greek word means, “tie yourselves up in humility.” ἐγκομβώσασθε, from κόμβος, a top-knot, as a cock’s comb, or bow-knot, or ornamental fastening by which vestments are drawn about the wearer. Make humility your outermost, conspicuous dress, that which covers all the rest, or binds all into one. (There was a peculiar kind of cape, well... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:5-6

1 Peter 5:5-6 Humility and its Greatness. I. Let us examine the source and ground of humility. This is drawn from the knowledge of God. Hence, where the knowledge of God is absent, the exercise of humility becomes impossible. It is in His presence and before the light of His majesty that the lesson is to be learned, not in the rude conflicts of the world, nor in the eager strifes of man with man, not in the heat of human passion, interest, or ambition; but in worship and devotion, the uplifting... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:6

1 Peter 5:6 Christian Work and Christian Rest. I. Half, and more than half, of the practical faults in the world arise from looking upon life in a false view, and expecting from it what God does not mean us to find in it. It may be that many persons, when reading attentively our Lord's life and studying His language, are greatly surprised at the absolute unworldliness of both of them. He to whom all things future are as present suited both His life and His words to what He knew would be ever... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:7

1 Peter 5:7 The Sympathy of the Divine Care-bearer. Nothing can be more beautifully true to the real meaning and intention of this passage than this translation. It conveys exactly what St. Peter means it to convey. Its rhythm is perfect. But we must be upon our guard that we do not run into a confusion of thought from the repetition of the word "care." "Care" can never be to God what it is to us. To a Being infinite in power, love, and leisure, "care" can never attach in its inferior "and... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Peter 5:7

DISCOURSE: 2413THE DUTY OF CASTING OUR CARE ON GOD1 Peter 5:7. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.INEXPERIENCED Christians are generally partial in their views of religion. They often exalt one duty, to the neglect, if not the exclusion of another: but a proficiency in the divine life will discover itself by the united exercise of the various, and apparently opposite, graces. Faith will not exclude fear, nor meekness fortitude. Every grace will be limited and tempered by some... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 5:1-14

Chapter 5Now the elders [the overseers] which are among you I exhort, because I am also an elder [or an overseer, an older man], and I am a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and I'm also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed ( 1 Peter 5:1 ):Peter witnessed the death of Jesus Christ. I was a witness, he said. And also he was a partaker of the glory. On the mount of transfiguration, he saw Jesus transfigured, Moses and Elijah talking with Him of the things of the kingdom. And Peter... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 5:1-14

1 Peter 5:1 . Who am also an elder. See the note on Acts 20:28, and on Philippians 1:1. Let the bishops, says Jerome, know that they are greater than other presbyters, rather by custom than by virtue and reality of the Lord’s ordinance. Cap. 1. supra Sirum. 1 Peter 5:2-5 . Feed the flock of God, by all assiduity in preaching, and in pastoral care. Green pastures must be prepared for the flock, that the whole church may grow in knowledge and in grace. But in doing this be as gentle... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Peter 5:5-7

1 Peter 5:5-7Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves.Counsels to the youngerI. Submission.1. The younger are to submit to the elders. Are you young in years, or in the experience of the Christian life? Be not wise in your own conceit, but be willing to receive the advice of your superiors.2. All are to be subject one to another.II. Humility. “And be clothed,” or rather, “clothe yourselves with humility.”1. Humility is a garment to be put on. And what garment is more beautiful than humility?2. A... read more

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