Category Archives: Commentary

1 Kings 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah 1 Kings 14       CHAPTER 14 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam was sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah […]

Daniel 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The King’s Pride: Gentile Powers are Given over to Exaltation of Man Daniel 4       CHAPTER 4 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. 2 It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the […]

Habakkuk

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET HABAKKUK   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – Habakkuk’s Complaint (or Burden): Faith Grappling with a Problem Habakkuk 1 – 2:1 – First Question: Is God indifferent to the wickedness and violence? Habakkuk 1:1-4 – Jehovah’s Response: God is not indifferent, He will raise up […]

Philemon

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON   O U T L I N E – Introduction: Philemon’s Character Philemon 1:1-7 – Greeting to Philemon, Aphhia, Archippus, the Colossians Philemon 1:1-3 – Thanksgiving for Philemon Philemon 1:4-7 – Body: Exhortation to Receive Onesimus Philemon 1:8-22 – Paul’s Approach Philemon 1:8-9 – The Request Philemon […]

1 Peter 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conduct of Elders and Closing Remarks 1 Peter 5   1 Peter 5. In this final chapter of the epistle, Peter gives some closing exhortations and salutations. Among them are exhortations concerning oversight in the assembly, and concerning the attacks of the devil. This chapter is full of immense practical value for believers, […]

Judges 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conclusion of the Battle and Gideon’s Death Judges 8    Judges 8. In this chapter we have the aftermath of the battle with Midian and the remainder of Gideon’s life. In it we find the snares and difficulties that accompany the path of service, and the keys to understanding the backsliding of Israel […]

Acts 18:1-22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Work in Corinth & Return to Antioch Acts 18:1-22   Acts 18:1-22. After leaving Athens, Paul arrived in Corinth, where he met Aquila and Priscilla, Jewish believers recently expelled from Rome. Working with them as tentmakers, he preached each Sabbath in the synagogue, reasoning that Jesus is the Christ. When the Jews […]

Psalm 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 13 A Cry Not to Be Forgotten   Psalm 13. This is a psalm of David, no doubt composed at a time of great trial, such as when fleeing from Saul or when in exile during the rebellion of Absalom. Prophetically, this Psalm captures the expressions and prayers of the faithful remnant […]

Psalm 29

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 29 The Great Men Humbled by the Voice of the Lord    Psalm 29. This is a Psalm of David, and it is a proclamation of the strength and majesty of Jehovah as far greater than the greatest men of the earth. These thoughts are intended to be an encouragement to the […]

Psalm 45

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 45 Christ as King in His Kingdom and Royal Beauty   Psalm 45. The inscription of Psalm 45 shows that it also is a Psalm of the “sons of Korah”, and like the previous Psalms it is “an instruction”. This Psalm is also styled “Upon Shoshannim” or “lillies”; which may refer to […]

Psalm 61

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 61 The Overwhelmed Heart, Still Confident in God   Psalm 61. This Psalm begins a new series, running from Psalm 61 – 68.27 This is a Psalm of David, and it was likely composes when David was in exile, fleeing from Absalom. It describes the expressions a heart that is overwhelmed yet […]

Psalm 77

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 77 The Faithful Cry For Deliverance, Seeking to Understand God’s Ways   Psalm 77. This is another Psalm of Asaph, and it is the last of the Psalms written for Jeduthun to play. Jeduthun was leader of praise in David’s time, and directed his six sons, “who prophesied with the harp, to […]

Psalm 93

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 93 The Glory of Jehovah, Reigning in Judgment   Psalm 93. This is another orphan Psalm, without a title or attribution. Most likely David is the author, and the first words of v.1 serve as a title; Jehovah reigns. This Psalm expresses the glory of Jehovah reigning in the Millennium.   PSALM […]

Psalm 109

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 109 The Suffering of Christ as Rejected and Betrayed   Psalm 109. This is a Psalm of David which was likely written during the rebellion of Absalom, as he was feeling the rejection of many in Israel who followed Absalom, especially his old friend and counsellor Ahithophel. This Psalm is a Messianic […]

Psalm 125

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 125 The Protection of Israel When Trusting In Jehovah   Psalm 125. In this “song of degrees” or “the ascents”, we have Israel recounting the protection afforded them by Jehovah in whom they trusted. At this time the Lord is in Jerusalem. We find that there are two parts of Israel in […]

Psalm 141

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 141 A Prayer for Moral Preservation of Words and Thoughts   Psalm 141. As the previous Psalm was a prayer for preservation from the designs of the wicked, so this Psalm is a prayer for moral preservation of the soul from wrong words or thoughts; i.e. that the soul would be kept […]

1 Samuel 11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul Leads Israel in Victory Over the Ammonites 1 Samuel 11     CHAPTER 11 1 And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 2 And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, […]

1 Samuel 27:1 – 28:2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   David with the Achish of the Philistines 1 Samuel 27:1 – 28:2     CHAPTER 27 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and […]

Romans 1:19-32

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Man’s Guilt Established Romans 1:18 – 3:20   The subject of the first eight chapters of Romans is God’s righteousness in justifying believers. However, before Paul speaks of the cross (the means by which God can save guilty man and still remain just) he must first establish the fact that there is no […]