Category Archives: Commentary

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 – 68.6 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 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 […]

1 Corinthians 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Liberty & Responsibility with Regard to the Consciences of Others 1 Corinthians 8   1 Corinthians 8. The second out of at least four subjects the Corinthians had written to Paul about is that of things sacrificed to idols. The question was whether or not it was right for a Christian to eat food […]

Isaiah 35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Millennium Isaiah 35       CHAPTER 35 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of […]

1 Kings 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Reign of King Solomon 1 Kings 1 – 11   O U T L I N E- The Reign of King Solomon1 Kings 1 – 11- Adonijah's Rebellion Put Down1 Kings 1- David’s Last Words & Solomon’s Throne Established in Judgment1 Kings 2- David's Last Recommendations1 Kings 2:1-12- Righteousness and Judgment are […]

1 Kings 16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Evil Kings of Israel: Elah, Zimri, Omri, Tibni, and Ahab 1 Kings 16       CHAPTER 16 1 And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou hast […]