1 Timothy 5:10

Verse 10

10. Second qualification, good Christian housewifery while her husband lived. Of course, the general picture implies that the individual reach this standard so far as circumstances enabled.

Good works The general term of which next follow the specifications.

Brought up children Had been a good and dutiful mother.

Lodged strangers Hospitable, especially to Christian visitors.

Washed… feet The ordinary hospitable act for the traveller over the tropical sands, and so put as symbol for hearty service rendered by the housewife to the comer.

Every good work Landing where the catalogue of good qualities started.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 10

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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