Category Archives: Commentary

Psalm 53

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 53 The Wicked Surrounding the Remnant   Psalm 53. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm of David. It was written to the tune of “Mahalath”, meaning “sickness”. This psalm describes the diseased state of the nation of Israel, and the remnant’s acknowledgement of it before God. See also Psalm 88. […]

Psalm 69

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 69 Christ Suffering Reproach Because of Israel’s Trespasses   Psalm 69. This is a Psalm of David, written to the tune of ‘Shoshannim’, meaning “Lilies” (Psalms 45). It is a Messianic Psalm that gives us the expressions of the suffering Savior on the cross (v.21), although it does not exactly focus on […]

Psalm 85

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 85 The Restoration of Israel   Psalm 85. This Psalm of the sons of Korah give us the prophetic fulfillment of the Day of Atonement, as Psalm 84 was of the Feast of Trumpets, and Psalm 87 is of the Feast of Tabernacles. Psalm 85 is connected with Psalm 88, and it […]

Psalm 101

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 101 The Righteous Principles of the Kingdom   Psalm 101. This Psalm of David describes the principles that will characterize the Millennial kingdom when Christ reigns in Zion. The chief characteristic brought out in Psalm 101 is that of righteous judgment. Historically this would have been a prayer that David prayed at […]

Psalm 117

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 117 Restored Israel Leads the Nations in the Praises of Jehovah   Psalm 117. This is the shortest Psalm in the Psalter, but it is full of deep feeling! In this Psalm we have the expressions of the restored nation of Israel leading the united earth in the praises of Jehovah. The […]

Psalm 133

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 133 The Unity and Blessing of Israel in the Millennium   Psalm 133. This Psalm describes another aspect of Israel’s restoration: the unity that will be seen in the twelve tribes of Israel. The stick of Joseph and the stick of Judah become one in the hand of Jehovah (Ezek. 37:19). There […]

Psalm 149

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 149 Israel Called to Praise Jehovah as King and Judge of the Earth   Psalm 149. In this Psalm we have Israel called on the praise Jehovah as King and judge of the earth. This is Millennial praise, which will be offered by the restored nation of Israel in the reign of […]

1 Samuel 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Word of the Lord Comes to Samuel 1 Samuel 3     CHAPTER 3 1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in […]

1 Samuel 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 5th Step: Direct Assault – David Escapes 1 Samuel 19     CHAPTER 19 1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. 2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill […]

Romans 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Identification with Christ Frees Us From Sin’s Dominion Romans 6   Romans 6. Paul personifies sin and views it as an evil master (“reigning” Rom. 5:21) dominating and controlling men as a master controls his slaves. A master has claims over his slave, but only as long as the slave lives. Once the slave […]

Genesis 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Generations from Adam to Noah Genesis 5   Genesis 5. This chapter gives us the generations from Adam to Noah, through the line of Seth. This is the family of faith in contrast to the world, as seen in the line of Cain. While there was rapid technological and cultural advancement with […]

Genesis 26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Isaac’s Middle Years: World Bordering Genesis 26   Genesis 26. In ch. 22 Isaac is a picture of the Lord going to the cross. In ch.24 he is a picture of the exalted Christ to whom the bride is gathered. But in ch.26 Isaac is not a picture of the Lord Jesus, but […]

Genesis 49

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jacob’s Prophecy of the Twelve Tribes Genesis 49   Genesis 49. In this chapter we have the last words of Jacob, in which he speaks by the Spirit of God a prophecy of what would befall the twelve tribes in the latter day. It predicts the general character or tendency of each tribe, and […]

Ruth

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF RUTH   1 2 3 4   O U T L I N E – The Awakening of the Faithful Remnant Ruth 1 – The Famine, Naomi in Moab Ruth 1:1-5 – Preparation to Leave for Judah, Ruth and Orpah Separate Ruth 1:6-18 – The Journey and Arrival at Bethlehem […]

1 Kings

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF FIRST KINGS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22   O U T L I N E – The Reign of King Solomon 1 Kings 1 – 11 – Adonijah’s Rebellion Put Down 1 […]

John 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Healing a Blind Man: Jesus as Light of the World Awakens a Remnant John 9   John 9. In John 8 we saw that the Light (Jesus) “appeared in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.” By the end of John 8, the religious leaders heard His declaration “I AM” and have taken up […]

Revelation 22:6-21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Closing Exhortations Revelation 22:6-21   Three Announcements of Christ’s Coming. In this passage we get repeated proclamations of the coming of Christ. It is the coming of Christ, not the fulfillment of prophecy that we wait for! In each announcement we have a practical effect that it should have in the lives of believers. […]

1 Corinthians 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Exercise of Gift in the Assembly 1 Corinthians 14   1 Corinthians 14. Having taken up the subject of divine love in a parenthesis (ch.13), Paul now returns to the subject of gift, more specifically gift in exercise in the local assembly meetings. Often “the assembly” is mentioned, and the term “in assembly” is […]

1 Kings 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Dedication of the Temple 1 Kings 8       CHAPTER 8 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out […]

Jeremiah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET JEREMIAH   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Moral Appeals to the People Jeremiah 1 – 25 – The Prophet’s call Jeremiah 1 – Israel’s Sin in Light of Jehovah’s Tender Kindness Jeremiah 2 – 6 – Israel’s Perpetual Backsliding, Call to Repent Jeremiah 7 […]