Category Archives: Commentary

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 […]

1 Kings 22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ahab and Jehoshaphat: the King’s Disguise, and Judgment Falls 1 Kings 22       CHAPTER 22 1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And […]

Daniel 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Great Tribulation Daniel 12     CHAPTER 12 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of distress, such as never was since there was a nation until that time. And at that time […]

2 Corinthians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS, CALLED SECOND CORINTHIANS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13   O U T L I N E – True Christian Ministry: The Life of Christ Displayed 2 Corinthians 1 – 7 – Introduction: an Account of Paul’s […]

Colossians 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction: Christ the Preeminent One Colossians 1   Colossians 1. In this chapter, Paul points the saints to the glory and preeminence of Christ. The danger they were faced with from the false teachers was of getting occupied with angels, rituals, and other false objects. Paul addresses these errors in ch.2, but before […]

Judges 17-18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Appendix: The Corruption at Heart Manifest Judges 17 – 21   O U T L I N E- Appendix: The Corruption at Heart ManifestJudges 17 – 21- Sin Against God: Will-worship in DanJudges 17 – 18- Sin Against Man: the Man from EphraimJudges 19- Man's View of Sin Corrected by God: The Benjamite […]

Acts 24

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defense before Felix Acts 24   Acts 24. In this chapter we have Paul’s defense before Felix, as well as his private audience with Felix and Drusilla. In vv.1-9, the high priest and elders appeared before Felix and employed the orator Tertullus, who flattered the governor and leveled political and religious charges […]

Psalm 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 5 A Meditation on Jehovah’s Righteous Dealings   Psalm 5. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm of David. It was written in the style of “Nehiloth”, meaning “flutes”, or “wind instruments”. In the progression of Psa. 3-8 we are now in the night, looking forward to the future morning; “in the […]

Psalm 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 21 The Joy of Messiah in His Victories and Reign   Psalm 21. This is Psalm of David, and it is a natural sequel to the previous psalm. In Psalm 20 we have the desire and prayer of the godly remnant on behalf of their Messiah, and in Psalm 21 we have […]

Psalm 37

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 37 The Path of the Wicked and of the Righteous   Psalm 37. This is a Psalm of David, and it presents the comfort to the faithful that the government of God is, in considering the contrasting paths of the wicked and the righteous. If the saints did not apprehend the government […]

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. […]