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; […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jehoiada: Judgment On Athaliah’s Dynasty 2 Kings 11     Ch.11 As there has been a Revival in the northern kingdom in ch. 9-10 the Lord begins a work in Judah triggered by the shock waves of jehu. Contrast the two revivals: one of a single man doing ostentatious Deeds of violence and […]

Setting of the Sermon (6:17-19)

Matt. 5 is covered in vv.20-36, and Matt. 7 is covered in v.38-end. The contents of Matt. 6 are not covered here because it is specifically the purview of Matthew to bring out the relation of the Messiah to the law.

vv.17-19 Before the sermon, the Lord heals all who came. There was to be no distraction during His sermon. Similar to how the Lord made the disciples comfortable in Jn. 13 before teaching them.

vv.20-23 Some of the blesseds that touch on earthly blessing are left out in Luke, as it is more moral, whereas Matthew focuses more on the kingdom of heaven. He tells them at the get go how the path will be. The advice for blessedness here is opposite to the world’s advice. The blessed path is one of suffering, weeping, hunger, and reproach. What!?!? But there is a blessedness to walking in fellowship with the rejected Son of man, and there is a reward awaiting us, not on earth, but “in heaven”! 

Each of the four blesseds are “Blessed are ye”… the disciples. The poverty, etc. were all because of their choice to associate with the Messiah who was rejected. 

The rewards are a paradox… very counter intuitive (2 Cor. 6:1-10). Son of man is His title in rejection. He is preparing them for what is ahead.

The blesseds are connected with a loss from following the Son of man. The Woes are connected with a present advantage due to not following the Son of man. Something chosen instead of or at the expense of Him.

For those who choose to follow the Lord, the best is yet to come. For those who reject Him the best is now.

Taking the mote of our brothers eye might seem like an altruistic thing to do, but if you have a beam in your eye is does more harm than good. Same with leading a blind person… not helpful if you are blind!

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Transition from Elijah to Elisha 2 Kings 2     The Ascension of Elijah (2:1-11) CHAPTER 2 1 And it came to pass when Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Abide here, I pray thee; […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Birth and Childhood of Jesus Luke 2     The Birth of Jesus (2:1-7) CHAPTER 2 1 But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world. 2 The census itself first took place when […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   3rd Entry into Jerusalem: Three Attempts from the Opposition Mark 11:27 – 12:44     1st Attempt: The Religious Leaders Concerning the Source of His Authority (11:27-33) 27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Death of Jesus Luke 23:26-56     The Road to the Cross (23:26-31) 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus. 27 And a great multitude of the people, […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Joash: King of Judah (Good – 40 Years) 2 Kings 12     Ch. 12 you can divide joash’s reign into two parts: before and after jehoiada’s death. 836 B.C. CHAPTER 12 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ministry of John the Baptist Luke 3:1-22   John’s Baptism and the Baptism of Jesus on earth can be viewed as “Kingdom baptism” in contrast with “Christian Baptism”. Kingdom baptism is what disconnected the faithful Jews from the guilt of apostate Israel, while Christian baptism bring us into the Christian testimony. Kingdom baptism […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Economy 1 Kings 9:10-28       10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king’s house, 11 Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET EZEKIEL   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Testimonies from God against the Jews for sin and idolatry Ezekiel 1 – 24 – Vision of the Cherubim: God’s Sovereignty in Government Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel is commissioned to speak and be a watchman Ezekiel 2 […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET AMOS   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – A Series of Judgments on Israel and Surrounding Nations Amos 1 – 2 – Introduction: All Judgments Proceeding from the Lord Amos 1:1-2 – Judgment on Damascus: for Their Cruelty Toward Gilead Amos 1:3-5 – Judgment on […]