Category Archives: Commentary

Psalm 146

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 146 Israel Praises Jehovah as Creator and Sustainer of All, and Israel’s Great Deliverer   Psalm 146. The last five Psalms are called the “Great Hallel”, and they give us the crescendo of praise to Jehovah from restored Israel in the Millennium. All of them are double-Hallelujah Psalms. These are also orphan […]

1 Samuel 16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   David God’s Chosen Man: Persecuted by Saul 1 Samuel 16 – 31     The Annointing of David: A Contrast with Saul 1 Samuel 16     CHAPTER 16 1 And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy […]

Ephesians 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Parenthesis: The Mystery – Jew and Gentile in One Body Ephesians 3   The Ephesians 3 parenthesis. We can see that Eph. 3:1 and Eph. 4:1 start out very similarly. This strengthens the fact that Eph. 3:2-21 is a parenthesis! The purpose of ch.3 is to explain the apparent contradiction between the Old Testament promises and […]

Romans 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Justification Through Faith Alone Romans 4   Romans 4. Paul presents Old Testament examples which bolster the truth of the previous chapter, namely that we are justified through faith. In ch.3 we see the blood of Christ (Rom. 3:25) to satisfy God as to the question of our sins. In ch.4 we see the resurrection of Christ to […]

Romans 15:14-33

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conclusion: Summary of Paul’s Ministry and Travel Plans Romans 15:14-33     ContentsWhy Paul had Written: His Ministry to the Gentiles (15:14-21)Why Paul Had Not Yet Visited Rome and His Future Plans (15:22-29)Paul’s Prayer Requests and His Personal Prayer for the Romans (15:30-33) Why Paul had Written: His Ministry to the Gentiles (15:14-21) […]

Genesis 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Death of Sarah: God’s Ways with Israel Suspended Genesis 23   Genesis 23. If ch.22 gives us the obedience of faith, then ch.23 gives us the dignity of faith. In this chapter we have the death of Sarah, which typically represents the suspension of God’s working in grace with the nation of Israel. […]

Genesis 41

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Pharaoh’s Dreams: Joseph’s Move from Prison to Palace Genesis 41   Genesis 41. In this chapter we have the third pair of dreams in the life of Joseph; first the pair given to him when he was at home with his brothers, then the dreams of the butler and baker, and now a pair […]

Leviticus

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES CALLED LEVITICUS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27   O U T L I N E – The Offerings Leviticus 1 – 7 – The Burnt […]

Deuteronomy 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Ten Commandments, and their Ratification Deuteronomy 5       CHAPTER 5 1 And Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances that I speak in your ears this day, and learn them, and keep them to do them. 2 Jehovah our God made a covenant with […]

Matthew 6:19-34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Having a Right Focus in Connection with Material Things Matthew 6:19-34   Having a Right Focus in Connection with Material Things. One of the most important things for a disciples to have is a correct view of material things. If we become overly occupied with material things, it can distract us from service, and change our whole […]

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. […]

1 Kings 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Temple 1 Kings 6       CHAPTER 6 1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, […]

1 Kings 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ahab and Naboth: the King’s Treachery, and Judgment Promised 1 Kings 21       CHAPTER 21 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jizreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jizreel, by the side of the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, Give me thy vineyard, […]

Daniel 11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The King of the North, the King of the South, and the Antichrist Daniel 11     ContentsHistorical Events in Connection with the Land of Israel (11:2-35)Prophetic Events in the End of the Times (11:36-45) Historical Events in Connection with the Land of Israel (11:2-35) Objection. The greatest object raised by unbelievers against […]

Acts

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28   O U T L I N E – The Formation of the Church & the […]

Colossians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE COLOSSIANS   1 2 3 4   O U T L I N E – Introduction: Christ the Preeminent One Colossians 1 – Opening Salutation Colossians 1:1-2 – Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Colossians Colossians 1:3-14 – Expounding Christ’s Glory and Paul’s Ministry Colossians 1:15-29 – The Double […]

Hebrews 10:19-39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Practical: The Results of Christ’s Superiority in the Believer’s Life Hebrews 10:19 – 13:17   Practical Section: “Let Us”. Now we come to the practical portion of the Epistle to the Hebrews. As with most epistles, the practical exhortations follow the doctrine, because right practice flows from right doctrine. Having considered the glories […]

2 John

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN, CALLED SECOND JOHN   O U T L I N E – Walking in Truth and Love and Refusing False Teachers 2 John 1:1-13 – Greeting 2 John 1:1-3 – Walking in Truth and Love 2 John 1:4-6 – Detecting and Rejecting False Teachers 2 John 1:7-11 – […]

Acts 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Early Persecution & Expansion of the Church to Incorporate Gentiles Acts 8 – 12   Acts 8 – 12. The Lord Jesus had told the disciples, “Ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and […]