Category Archives: Commentary

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 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   God’s Purpose for Christ and the Church Ephesians 1   Eternal ages shall declare The riches of Thy grace, To those who with Thy Son shall share A son’s eternal place.7   Ephesians 1 – 3. In the first part of Ephesians, we have God bringing us into His thoughts concerning Christ and the […]

Romans 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conduct That Flows From Appreciating Our Full Salvation Romans 12     ContentsDevotion & Separation: To God as “Living Sacrifices” (12:1-2)Faith & Humility: In Service as “One Body” yet with “Different Gifts” (12:3-8)Love & Generosity: Toward “the Saints” (12:9-13)Honesty & Grace: Toward “All Men” (12:14-20) Devotion & Separation: To God as “Living Sacrifices” […]

Genesis 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Abraham & Abimelech Genesis 20   Genesis 20. In this chapter we find that unbelief is once again at work in Abraham’s life. He had experienced tremendous blessing in the previous chapters, enjoying several appearances of the Lord and communion with Him. Now Abraham has a relapse into an old weakness. He denies […]

Genesis 39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Joseph’s Faithfulness in the Face of Temptation Genesis 39   Genesis 39. This chapter brings out two things preeminently: Joseph’s godliness in the face of temptation, and the prosperity given to him from the Lord. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly… whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” (Psa. […]

Numbers

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED NUMBERS   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 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36   O U T L I N E – […]

Matthew 5:13-16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Salt and Light: The Twofold Influence of Believers on the World Matthew 5:13-16   Salt and Light. These two metaphors are used to summarize the twofold influence that the subjects of the kingdom can have in this world. They are also a summary of the effect of the beatitudes (vv.1-12). Salt speaks of the preserving influence […]

1 Corinthians 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Liberty & Responsibility with Regard to Christian Service 1 Corinthians 9   Christian Liberty in Service. One of the things that becomes evident in this chapter is that some among the Corinthians had begun to doubt Paul’s apostleship. We see this seed grow into its full development in the second epistle. While the Corinthians were […]

Isaiah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET ISAIAH   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 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 […]

1 Kings 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   David’s Last Words & Solomon’s Throne Established in Judgment 1 Kings 2       CHAPTER 2 1 And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man; 3 and keep […]

1 Kings 17

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Ministry of Elijah: Ahab’s Reign 1 Kings 17 – 22   Elijah. One of the greatest prophets that ever lived was Elijah, perhaps second only to John the Baptist or third to Moses. Certainly we see the distinguished status that Elijah had with God in that he and Moses as a pair […]

Daniel 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Four Beasts: Successive Empires with Deteriorating Morality Daniel 7   Daniel 7 goes over “the habit of prophecy” four times, from the times of the gentiles until Christ is publicly glorified: v.1-14 vv.17-18 vv.19-22 vv.23-27    Contents1st Vision: The Four Beasts with Details of the First Three (7:1-6)2nd Vision: A Detailed Account […]

Zechariah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – The Times of the Gentiles & God’s Purpose for Christ (8 Night Visions) Zechariah 1 – 6 – Introduction to the Book Zechariah 1:1-6 – 1st Vision: The Horses: Spiritual Powers behind the Four Empires Zechariah 1:7-17 […]