Category Archives: Commentary

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Responsibility of Taking the Lord’s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:17-34     Assembly Meetings. The book of First Corinthians takes up the order of the local assembly, and from ch.11, v.17 to the end of ch.14, behavior in “assembly meetings” is discussed. Reference 1 Cor. 11:17, 18, 20, 33, 34; 14:23, 26, 28, 34, 35. […]

Isaiah 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Song of the Beloved and His Vineyard Isaiah 5       CHAPTER 5 1 I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill. 2 And he dug it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest […]

Isaiah 40:1-11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction Isaiah 40:1-11       CHAPTER 40 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her time of suffering is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she hath received of Jehovah’s hand double for all her sins. 3 The voice of one […]

1 Kings 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Preparations for the Temple 1 Kings 5       CHAPTER 5 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest that David my father […]

1 Kings 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ahab and Ben-Hadad: the King’s Foolishness, and Judgment Promised 1 Kings 20       CHAPTER 20 1 And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king […]

Daniel 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Details from the Persian Era to the Reign of Christ Daniel 10 – 12   O U T L I N E – Details from the Persian Era to the Reign of Christ Daniel 10 – 12 – Preparation for Divine Communications Daniel 10 – The King of the North, the King of […]

Luke

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE GOSPEL OF LUKE   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24   O U T L I N E – Background, Birth, and Childhood of Jesus Luke 1 – 3 – Greeting and Preface Luke […]

Philippians 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Christ Our Strength: Joy in Relying on Christ in the Path Philippians 4   Philippians 4. In the final chapter of Philippians we have the believer’s strength to rise above and endure through difficult circumstances.4 In chapter 1 we had Christ presented as our life. In chapter 4 we find that because Christ is […]

1 John

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN, CALLED FIRST JOHN   1 2 3 4 5   O U T L I N E – Introduction: Eternal Life and its Manifestation 1 John 1:1 – 2:11 – Eternal Life: Its Manifestation and Fellowship 1 John 1:1-4 – Light: God’s Nature and Our Fellowship in It […]

Judges 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Cycle #7: Oppressed by Philistia – Delivered by Samson Judges 13 – 16     Samson’s Birth Judges 13     ContentsThe Lord Visits Manoah’s Wife – Promise of a Nazarite Deliverer (13:1-7)The Angel’s Second Visit, Manoah’ Offering (13:8-23)The Birth of Samson (13:24-25) The Lord Visits Manoah’s Wife – Promise of a Nazarite Deliverer […]

Acts 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Stephen: Completion of the Testimony to the Nation Acts 7   Acts 7. In this fascinating chapter we have the record of the Spirit of God as to the final witness to the nation of Israel before the door of pardon was closed. Up to this time the preaching of Peter had this […]

Acts 22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defenses Acts 22:1 – 23:30     O U T L I N E – Paul’s Defenses Acts 22:1 – 23:30 – Paul’s Defense before the Jews Acts 22 – Paul’s Defense before the Sanhedrin & Deliverance to Felix Acts 23 – Paul’s Defense before Felix Acts 24 – Paul’s Defense before […]

Psalm 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 3 An Evening Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies   Psalm 3 – 7. These Psalms form a progression, illustrated by the various stages of a 24-hour day, from one morning to the next. The expressions get deeper as the series progresses. In Psalm 3, the psalmist is viewed in the morning; “I […]

Psalm 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 19 The Revelation of God in Creation and His Law   Psalm 19. This is a Psalm of David in which he reflects on two revelations of God: (1) the general revelation of God in creation, and (2) the special revelation of God through His Word, specifically to Israel. Prophetically, this Psalm describes […]

Psalm 35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 35 Jehovah Called on to Deliver the Remnant   Psalm 35. This is a Psalm of David, and it really is a call for Jehovah to deliver the faithful in a time of extreme opposition and persecution. It is an agonized, beseeching cry for the Lord to act, to intervene on behalf […]

Psalm 51

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 51 A Confession of Sin and Blood-guiltiness   Psalm 51. This Psalm is an answer to Psalm 50:14; “sacrifice to God confession”. The confession is what we have in Psalm 51. This is the last of the penitential psalms, which contain the confession of sins (Psalms 25; 32; 38; 41; 51). There […]

Psalm 67

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 67 God Praised in the Millennium by Israel and the Nations   Psalm 67. This is a Psalm that was intended to be played “on stringed instruments”, and was likely written by David, although we cannot be sure. This Psalm gives us the expressions of restored Israel in the Millennium, as they […]

Psalm 83

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 83 The Ten-Nation Confederacy of the Assyrian   Psalm 83. In this Psalm of Asaph we have a prayer of the faithful remnant for the destruction of a great confederacy of Middle-Eastern nations in league with Ashur, or Assyria, which represents in prophecy the king of the north, or the little horn […]

Psalm 99

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 99 Israel’s Song of Praise to Jehovah, Who Reigns in Zion   Psalm 99. In Psalm 98 we have a call for Israel to praise Jehovah with a new song, and Psalm 99 is Israel’s song in response. This is Israel’s praise in the Millennium! The theme of the Psalm is that […]