Category Archives: Commentary

2 Peter

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER, CALLED SECOND PETER   1 2 3   O U T L I N E – Life and Godliness 2 Peter 1 – Introduction 2 Peter 1:1-4 – The Life of Practical Godliness 2 Peter 1:5-11 – The Sureness of the Word of God 2 Peter 1:12-21 – […]

Judges 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Abimelech and Shechem Judges 9   Judges 9. In this chapter we have the sad aftermath of Gideon’s life, in the rise and fall of his son Abimelech. it is a very dark chapter: filled with pride, ambition, trickery, betrayal, and violence. By treachery and murder, Abimelech killed his brethren and made himself […]

Acts 18:23-28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Third Missionary Journey Acts 18:23 – 21:17   Tarsus (Acts 18:23) Derbe (Acts 18:23) Lystra (Acts 18:23) Iconium (Acts 18:23) Antioch, Pisidia (Acts 18:23) Ephesus (Acts 19:1) Troas (2 Cor. 2:12) Philippi  (Acts 20:1) Corinth (Acts 20:3) Berea (Acts 20:4) Thessalonica (Acts 20:4) Philippi (Acts 20:6) Troas (Acts 20:6) Assos (Acts 20:14) Mitylene […]

Psalm 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 14 The Character of the Wicked in the Sight of Jehovah   Psalm 14. This is another Psalm of David, and it is very similar (almost identical) to Psalm 53, the main difference being that Psalm 14 is Jehovahistic, and Psalm 53 is Elohistic, in keeping with the character of the second […]

Psalm 30

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 30 Trust in Jehovah vs. Prosperity, and Resulting Deliverance   Psalm 30. This is a Psalm of David, and the heading indicates it was a song to be sung when David’s house was dedicated. Prophetically it looks on the restoration of Israel when the Lord returns. The theme of the Psalm is […]

Psalm 46

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 46 The God of Jacob as Israel’s Fortress   Psalm 46. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm composed by “the sons of Korah”. It was written to the tune of “Alamoth”, meaning “concerning maidens or virgins”. This Psalm is an answer to the taunts of the enemy in Psa. 42:3; […]

Psalm 62

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 62 The Soul Resting Peacefully On God    Psalm 62. This is a Psalm of David, and it written for Jeduthun, who was leader of praise in David’s time, and who directed his six sons, “who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah” (1 Chron. 25:3). His name means […]

Psalm 78

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 78 Israel’s Failure and God’s Grace: Hope Through the House of David   Psalm 78. This is another Psalm of Asaph, and it gives us an overview of Israel’s history from Egypt to David’s kingdom. Psalm 78 was probably written shortly after the ark was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by David. […]

Psalm 94

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 94 A Prayer of the Remnant to Jehovah, God of Vengeances   Psalm 94. This Psalm gives us the cry of the faithful Jewish remnant as they suffer under the reign of Antichrist in the midst of apostate Israel in the great tribulation. They cry or for deliverance, that the Lord would […]

Psalm 110

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 110 The Vindication of Christ: David’s Lord, the Melchisedec Priest   Psalm 110. This Psalm of David is one of the most important chapters in scripture. Aside from the ten commandments, of all Old Testament passages, Psalm 110 and Psalm 118 are the two most commonly quoted passages in the New Testament. […]

Psalm 126

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 126 Israel’s Joy in Considering Their Return   Psalm 126. This Psalm gives us the rejoicing of Israel in anticipation of their restoration as an nation, in their return to the land. It views the turning of the captivity of Zion (past) as the signal of God’s intention to return Israel to […]

Psalm 142

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 142 Israel Feeling Their Weakness, Are Totally Dependent on Jehovah   Psalm 142. This is a Psalm of David that was written, as the title suggests, when he was hiding from Saul in the cave Adullam. This Psalm describes the manner in which the soul, when in a time of deep distress, […]

1 Samuel 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Samuel’s Address to Israel 1 Samuel 12     CHAPTER 12 1 And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and […]

1 Samuel 28:3-25

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 9th Step: Turning to the Power of Darkness 1 Samuel 28:3-25     3 (Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and they had buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land.) 4 And […]

Ephesians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS   1 2 3 4 5 6   O U T L I N E – God’s Purpose for Christ and the Church Ephesians 1 – Greeting Ephesians 1:1-2 – Our Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly Places in Christ Ephesians 1:3-7 – God’s […]

Romans 2:1-16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Class #2: The Educated Gentile Romans 2:1-16   Romans 2. The class addressed in this section is that of the educated or cultured Gentile. It is personified by an educated man who is judging the barbarian in ch.1. However, he is sadly lacking in his understanding of God’s ways in judgment. He is […]

Genesis 38

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Judah and Tamar Genesis 38   Genesis 38. In this chapter we have the awful hypocrisy of Judah’s character developed. There is much of the flesh in this chapter. Judah’s descent into Canaanite culture and associations, his sons’ wickedness and untimely death, Judah’s unwillingness to give Shelah to Tamar, Tamar’s shameless plot to obtain […]

Matthew 5:1-12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Principles of the Kingdom: The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5 – 7   A helpful outline of the next portion of Matthew’s gospel: Matt. 5 – 7 gives us the principles of the kingdom Matt. 8 – 9 gives us the powers of the kingdom Matt. 10 gives us the preaching of the kingdom […]