Category Archives: Commentary

Mark 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Olivet Discourse: The Fate of Jerusalem Mark 13     Setting of the Discourse (13:1-4) Destruction of the Temple Foretold (vv.1-2) CHAPTER 13 1 And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings! 2 And Jesus answering said […]

Galatians 1 – 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Personal: Defense of Paul’s Apostleship Galatians 1 – 2   Galatians 1-2. Unlike other epistles, in chapter 1 we have no commendation, no confirmation of love, and no prayer requests. This is because the subject and error of the Galatians was so serious. There is a certain calmness about those types of greetings […]

2 Kings 18 – 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Last Kings of Judah 2 Kings 18:1 – 23:30   O U T L I N E- The Last Kings Of Judah2 Kings 18 – 23:30- Hezekiah: King Of Judah (Good – 29 Years)2 Kings 18 – 20- Manasseh: King Of Judah (Evil – 55 Years)2 Kings 21:1-18- Amon: King Of Judah […]

2 Kings 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Grace Working in Spite of Human Weakness 2 Kings 6     The Sons of the Prophets and the Borrowed Axe Head (6:1-7) CHAPTER 6 1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, […]

Luke 22:54 – 23:25

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Trials of Jesus Luke 22:54 – 23:25     Peter’s Denials of Jesus (22:54-62) 54 And having laid hold on him, they led him away, and they led him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And they having lit a fire in the midst of […]

2 Kings 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Amaziah & Jeroboam II 2 Kings 14     Amaziah: King of Judah & Joash: King of Israel (14:1-22) CHAPTER 14 1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, began Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, to reign. DARBY   v.1 Amaziah reigned one year as […]

2 Kings 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Manasseh & Amon 2 Kings 21     Manasseh: King of Judah (Evil – 55 Years) (21:1-18) The reign of manasseh is a pivotal time in the history of Israel because during his reign the Lord changes with regard to the divine center. previously he had protected Jerusalem because his name was there. […]

2 Kings 8:1-15

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Grace Working in Spite of Apostasy 2 Kings 8:1-15     The Shunammite Again (8:1-6) CHAPTER 8 1 And Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, Rise up and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for Jehovah has called for a […]

John 20 – 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Resurrection and Appearances of Christ John 20 – 21   Christ’s Resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is vital to Christianity because it is the proof that our sins are gone, and that God is satisfied with the work of Calvary. The Lord rose bodily from the dead, not merely in spirit, as […]

2 Corinthians 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conclusion: an Account of Paul’s Missions & Motives – Part 2 2 Corinthians 7   Part 2 of Paul’s Account. In 2 Cor. 2:13, Paul left off saying “I came away to Macedonia.” Remarkably, v.5 picks up from that very point; “when we came into Macedonia…”. In the intervening […]

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Prologue Ecclesiastes 1:1-11     Author, Theme, and Subject Identified (1:1-3) CHAPTER 1 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun? DARBY […]

Mark 11:1-11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ministry in Jerusalem: Opposition to Service Mark 11 – 13   O U T L I N E – Ministry in Jerusalem: Opposition to Service Mark 11 – 13 – 1st Entry into Jerusalem: The Triumphal Entry Mark 11:1-11 – 2nd Entry into Jerusalem: The Fig Tree and Temple Cleansing Mark 11:12-26 – […]

Mark 11:12-26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   2nd Entry into Jerusalem: The Fig Tree and Temple Cleansing Mark 11:12-26     The Cursing of the Fig Tree With Leaves (11:12-14) 12 And on the morrow, when they were gone out of Bethany, he hungered. 13 And seeing from afar off a fig-tree which had leaves, he came, if perhaps he […]

2 Kings 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Elijah and Elisha 2 Kings 1 – 2   O U T L I N E- Elijah And Elisha2 Kings 1 – 2- Elijah And Ahaziah2 Kings 1- The Ascension Of Elijah2 Kings 2:1-11- Elisha: Christ in the Power of the Spirit2 Kings 2:12-25   Overview. The history resumes in 2 Kings with […]

Luke 16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Effect of Grace on Christian Conduct Luke 16     Parable of the Unjust Steward: What Christians Should Do with Possessions (16:1-9) CHAPTER 16 1 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods. […]

Luke 7:1 – 8:21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Lord’s Character of Grace Contrasted with Judaism Luke 7:1 – 8:21     Healing of the Centurion’s Bondman: Greater Faith than Any in Israel (7:1-10) CHAPTER 7 1 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s bondman […]

Luke 13:10-35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Confrontation with the Pharisees: Second Cycle Luke 13:10-35     Healing a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (13:10-17) Healing a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (vv.10-13) 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, […]

2 Kings 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Grace Working in Spite of Unbelief: The Famine Ends 2 Kings 7     CHAPTER 7 1 And Elisha said, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah: To-morrow about this time shall the measure of fine flour be at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate […]

Ecclesiastes 12:8-12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Epilogue and Conclusion Ecclesiastes 12:8-12     The Epilogue (12:8-12) 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; […]