Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Christ Our Object: Joy is a Result of Having Christ as Our Object Philippians 3 Philippians 3. In the previous chapter we had the danger of strife warned of. Christ was set before us as our pattern in humility, and this as the secret to unity among believers. Now in ch.3, the apostle […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Scoffers and Materialism 2 Peter 3 2 Peter 3. In the final chapter Peter addresses the second of two evils. Having covered the false teachers in ch.2, he now deals with the materialistic and skeptical world around, characterized by denying the return of the Lord in judgment, an influence which can impact […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Judgeships of Ibzan, Elon, Abdon Judges 12:8-15 ContentsJudgeship of Ibzan (vv.8-10)Judgeship of Elon (vv.11-12)Judgeship of Abdon (vv.13-15) Judgeship of Ibzan (vv.8-10) 8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent out of the house, and thirty daughters he took in from abroad for […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Trials and Triumphs of the Early Church Acts 4 – 6 Acts 4 – 6. In the next three chapters of Acts we find that Satan quickly began to assault the young church with one attack after another. These trials could have smothered the testimony, divided the saints, and corrupted the […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Journey to Jerusalem: Accompanied by Warnings Acts 21:1-17 CHAPTER 21 1 And when, having got away from them, we at last sailed away, we came by a direct course to Cos, and on the morrow to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. 2 And having found a ship passing over […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The First Book of the Psalms Psalms 1 – 41 The First Book of the Psalms (1 – 41). From a prophetic standpoint, the first book of the Psalms focuses on the first half of Daniel’s seventieth week, and gives us the expressions and sentiments of the Jewish remnant as they pass […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 17 The Path of the Righteous before God Psalm 17. This Psalm is a Psalm of David, and it presents to us the path of the righteous before God, primarily of the Son of David, but also of the faithful remnant in association with Him.23 We can see that this Psalm […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 33 Israel’s Joy in the Millennium: the Nation Whose God is Jehovah Psalm 33. This Psalm does not have a title, but it would seem that it is an appendix to the preceding Psalm, making it a Psalm of David. Prophetically, this Psalm gives us the praise of redeemed Israel for […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 49 The Moral Conclusions of the Faithful Psalm 49. This Psalm is another of the sons of Korah, and concludes the series of Psa. 42-48 as a moral conclusion.25 When we speak of the purpose of prophecy, we often think of the moral import of prophecy. This Psalm is a good […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 65 Israel Looking Forward to the Millennium Psalm 65. This is another Psalm of David, and it seems to express the sentiments of Israel looking forward to the Millennium, when “that the creature itself also shall be set free from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 82 The Failure of Israel’s Judges, and the Call for God to Judge the Earth Psalm 82. In this Psalm of Asaph, we have God judging in the assembly of Israel, examining those He set up to judge His people. The review shows that, while the judges were invested with the […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 98 Israel Celebrating the Return of Christ Psalm 98. In Psalm 97 we have the appearing of Christ, and in this Psalm we have the results of it. Israel is called on to sing a new song in celebration of the results of the return of Christ. The praise begins in […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 114 The Past and Present Deliverance of Israel by Jehovah Psalm 114. In this orphan Psalm we have a review of Jehovah’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and this is followed by a call for present deliverance by the same Jehovah. Prophetically, this Psalm speaks of the regathering of Israel from […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Psalm 130 Israel Confident in Jehovah’s Mercy and Forgiveness Psalm 130. This is a Psalm of repentance: Israel (the ten tribes especially) repenting and finding forgiveness. This answers to the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 23. PSALM 130 A Song of degrees. 1 Out of the depths do I call upon […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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. […]