Category Archives: Commentary

1 Samuel 22:6-23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 6th Step: Sacrilege – Massacre of the Priests 1 Samuel 22:6-23     6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing […]

Romans 8:18-39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Deliverance From a Sin-Cursed Creation Romans 8:18-39   Deliverance in two phases. The prophetic Scriptures indicate that the second coming of Christ has two phases. The final aspect of deliverance, being connected with the second coming, is distributed over these two phases: The Rapture is when the children of God (believers) will come into their “glorious liberty” […]

Genesis 31

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Separation and Uneasy Reconciliation between Jacob and Laban Genesis 31   Genesis 31. This chapter closes out Jacob’s time in Padan-Aram. Six years earlier, he had wanted to leave, but was convinced by Laban’s offer of wages to stay. All through the difficulties with his family, and even when Laban was taking advantage of […]

Leviticus 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Feasts of Jehovah Leviticus 23     ContentsIntroduction & Sabbath Commandment (23:1-4)Components of Christianity (23:5-22)1. Feast of the Passover – Christ’s Death for Us (23:5)2. Feast of Unleavened Bread – The Holy, Separate Walk of the Believer (23:6-8)3. Feast of First Fruits – Christ Risen and Accepted before God (23:9-14)4. Feast of […]

Matthew 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Prophecies of the King: Fulfilled by Christ Matthew 1 – 4   Matthew 1 – 4. This first portion of Matthew’s Gospel is dedicated to establishing the true Messiahship of Christ, proven by the fulfillment of many prophetic scriptures. There are at least ten major tenets of messianic prophecy fulfilled by Jesus in […]

Ezra

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF EZRA   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   O U T L I N E – Return Under Zerubbabel and the Work of Rebuilding Ezra 1 – 6 – Return from Exile under Zerubbabel Ezra 1 – The People of Zerubbabel’s Return Ezra 2 – […]

John 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Upper Room Ministry: The Character of Christianity John 13 – 17   The Upper Room Ministry. John 12 closes our Lord’s public ministry. In John 13 – 17 we have the private discourse of our Lord with His disciples. This discourse took place after the Passover supper on the day before the […]

Ecclesiastes

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   O U T L I N E – Prologue Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 – Author, Theme, and Subject Identified Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 – Futility Observed in the Cycles of Life Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 – Research Done by the Preacher […]

Daniel 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   A Faithful Remnant: Moral Prerequisites for Divine Revelation Daniel 1     ContentsIntroduction (1:1-2)The Jews Brought into Favor with the King of Babylon (1:3-7)The Faithful Remnant is Tempted with Defiling Association with Babylon (1:8-17)Through Obedience the Faithful Remnant Becomes God’s Witness (1:18-21) Introduction (1:1-2) CHAPTER 1 1 In the third year of the reign […]

Jonah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET JONAH   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – Jonah’s Rebellion and Jehovah’s Pursuit Jonah 1 – Israel’s Historic Failure as a Witness to the Gentiles Jonah 1:1-3 – The Great Storm: God’s Wrestling with Israel while they Remain Asleep Jonah 1:4-5 – The Gentiles witness […]

2 Thessalonians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS, CALLED SECOND THESSALONIANS   1 2 3   O U T L I N E – Perseverance through Persecution 2 Thess. 1 – Salutation 2 Thess. 1:1-2 – Suffering Persecution in Light of the Appearing 2 Thess. 1:3-10 – The Desired Results of Persecution in […]

1 Peter 1:1-12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction and General Encouragement 1 Peter 1:1-12   1 Peter 1:1-12. In the first chapter of the epistle, Peter seeks to encourage the Jewish believers in their heavenly calling. It isn’t the heavenly calling of the church, but of individual believers. The portion and inheritance of the saints is brought out for their […]

Judges 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Cycle #4: Oppressed by Canaan – Delivered by Deborah Judges 4 – 5     Debarah & Barak: Victory over the Canaanites Judges 4      ContentsThe People’s Sin and Cry to Jehovah (4:1-3)Deborah and Barak’s Victory over the Canaanites (4:4-16)Sisera Killed By Jael (4:17-24) The People’s Sin and Cry to Jehovah (4:1-3) […]

John 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Comfort for the Disciples in view of Jesus’ Absence John 14   John 14. In chapter 13 Jesus had spoken of His death and the glory it would bring to God, and how God would straightway glorify Him in response. In chapter 14 Jesus goes on to speak of His return to the […]

Acts 15:1-35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Jerusalem Council: Threat of Legal Bondage Faced Acts 15:1-35   The Threat that faced the Church at this time was legalism; the condition that one must be circumcised to be saved (v.1). This was an effort of the Judaizing teachers (false brethren) to bring Christians under the law. Furthermore, since the gospel […]

Acts 28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Island of Melita and Paul’s Final Words to the Jews Acts 28     ContentsThe Island of Melita (28:1-10)Remainder of the Journey to Rome (28:11-16)Paul’s Final Word to the Jews (28:17-29)Paul’s House Arrest (28:30-31) The Island of Melita (28:1-10) CHAPTER 28 1 And when we got safe to land we then knew […]

Psalm 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 9 The Joy of the Faithful in Jehovah, Their Deliverer   Psalm 9. Psalm 9 and 10 form one complete work. Together they are an acrostic poem, with the first word in each verse beginning with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 9 covers the first half, and Psalm 10 the […]

Psalm 25

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 25 A Prayer of the Faithful Expressing Dependence and Confidence in Jehovah   Psalm 25 – 34. These Psalms form a series that begin and end with acrostic Psalms! Both Psalm 25 and Psalm 34 have 22 verses each, and each verse beginning with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet in […]

Psalm 41

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 41 Christ as a Man Entering into the Sorrows of the Persecuted Remnant   Psalm 41. This is a Psalm of David, most likely written in the time of Absalom’s rebellion. Prophetically, this Psalm speaks of Christ as a man in His humiliation, entering into the sorrows of the persecuted remnant. However, […]

Psalm 57

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 57 The Confidence of the Faithful in God as Their Refuge   Psalm 57. This is a Psalm of David, and titled “Destroy Not”, which indicates that the Psalm has the character of a prayer for preservation. Psalm 57 is also a Michtam Psalm, ‘michtam’ meaning “golden jewel”. There are six Michtam […]