Category Archives: Commentary

Psalm 35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 35 Jehovah Called on to Deliver the Remnant   Psalm 35. This is a Psalm of David, and it really is a call for Jehovah to deliver the faithful in a time of extreme opposition and persecution. It is an agonized, beseeching cry for the Lord to act, to intervene on behalf […]

Psalm 52

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 52 The Trust of the Wicked and the Righteous   Psalm 52. From the issue of Israel’s repentance, we now transition back into the circumstances of the great tribulation, in which the remnant are persecuted. This Psalm begins a series that concludes with Israel’s victory in Psalm 60, after which there is […]

Psalm 68

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 68 A Summary of God’s Delivering Power for Israel    Psalm 68. This Psalm is one of David, and really gives us a summary of God’s deliverance of Israel, beginning with the deliverance from Egypt, but transitioning into their final blessing. It looks forward to the Millennium! It uses seven different names […]

Psalm 84

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 84 Israel Returning to the Courts of Jehovah   Psalm 84. This is a Psalm of the Sons of Korah, to be delivered to the chief musician. It is composed “upon Gittith” meaning “Winepress” (Psalms 8; 81; 84), perhaps indicating a song that would be fitting for a time of harvest, and […]

Psalm 100

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 100 Restored Israel Summons the Nations to Jerusalem to Praise Jehovah   Psalm 100. This Psalm is titled “A Psalm of thanksgiving”, and it gives us the thanksgiving of restored Israel in the Millennium, calling on the nations to come up to Jerusalem to praise Jehovah!   PSALM 100 A Psalm of thanksgiving. […]

Psalm 116

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 116 The Response of the Delivered Soul in Praise and Devotion to Jehovah   Psalm 116. This is a Psalm of praise for past deliverance. Prophetically it is the expressions of restored Israel when delivered from the great tribulation, reflecting on the character of Jehovah, and leading to love and praise.   […]

Psalm 132

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 132 Messiah’s Throne Established in Zion   Psalm 132. This Psalm was written by Solomon (compare vv.8-10 with 2 Chron. 6:41-42). It reiterates David’s exercise, wanting to give the ark its proper place, in building a temple. Historically it is connecting with David bringing home the ark to Jerusalem. It is prophetic […]

Psalm 148

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 148 All Creation called to Praise Jehovah, From Heaven Down to the Lower Creation   Psalm 148. In this Psalm we have all creation called to praise Jehovah, from heaven down to the lower creation. The whole sweep of creation is encompassed with this praise! In Genesis 1:1 Elohim created the heavens […]

1 Samuel 2:12-36

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Sin of Eli’s Sons Contrasted with Grace and Growth of Samuel 1 Samuel 2:12-36     12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was, when any man sacrificed a sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, when the flesh […]

1 Samuel 18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 4th Step: Envy – Jonathan’s Devotion to David 1 Samuel 18     CHAPTER 18 1 And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. DARBY   v.1 It […]

Romans 5:12-21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Deliverance From Sin as a Principle Romans 5:12 – 8:17   The need for deliverance. Often when souls are converted they are initially full of appreciation, although still naive about the flesh. Time goes by and they sin, and sin again, and again…and discover the presence of indwelling sin (Rom. 7). They become shocked and afraid. […]

Genesis 25:11-34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Isaac: Earthly Pleasures vs. the Eyes of Faith Genesis 25:11 – 27:46   Isaac. Less is written of Isaac than of Abraham, Jacob, or even Joseph. Yet there is much to learn from his life, and from his place in the purposes of God. As we trace the history of Isaac’s father Abraham, […]

Genesis 48

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph Genesis 48   Genesis 48. In this chapter we have the event that is perhaps the highlight of Jacob’s life. In blessing the sons of Joseph, Jacob demonstrates once and for all that he has learned the lesson God was seeking to teach him throughout his lifetime. It […]

Judges

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF JUDGES   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21   O U T L I N E- Preface: The Degeneration of IsraelJudges 1:1 – 3:4- Mingling with the Nations to be DispossessedJudges 1:1 – 2:5- The […]

Matthew 7:7-29

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Characteristic Virtues Needed for Subjects of the Kingdom Matthew 7:7-29     Earnestness and Confidence in Prayer (7:7-11) 7 Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. DARBY   v.7 The disciple of Christ ought to be characterized by earnestness […]

Matthew 28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Resurrection of Christ Matthew 28    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 some have taught through the […]

1 Corinthians 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Divine Love: the Motive for the Exercise of Gifts 1 Corinthians 13   1 Corinthians 13. This chapter brings before us the activity of divine love in the exercise of gift. It is the perfect sequel to ch.12, where the gifts, their unity and diversity are explained. The “more excellent way” mentioned at the end of […]

1 Kings 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Houses & The Completion of the Temple 1 Kings 7       CHAPTER 7 1 And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house. 2 And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty […]