Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:6-8
Matthew 25:6-8. And at midnight In an hour quite unthought of, and the most alarming. Perhaps the tradition mentioned by Jerome, which asserted that Christ would come to judgment at midnight, might be borrowed from hence; though certainly it is a very absurd one, since that can be the case only under one meridian at a time. There was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh As Christ’s coming to judge the world will be at a time the least expected; so then a great cry will be made, for... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:7
Trimmed their lamps - Burning until midnight, the oil was exhausted: they gave a dim and obscure light. They trimmed them by removing the burnt parts of the linen or the torch, so that they would burn clear. It was needful, also, to dip them again in oil, or to pour oil upon them. This strikingly represents the conduct of most people at the approach of death. They then begin to make ready. They are alarmed, anxious, and trembling, and then they ask the aid of others, but often when it is... read more