Category Archives: Commentary

Hosea 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s Return, Full Repentance, and Millennial Blessing Hosea 14     Repentance and Restoration (14:1-8) CHAPTER 14 1 O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. v.1 the heart of God is reaching out to them, and the turn to the Lord (conversion).   v.1 Conversion.  2 Take […]

Hosea 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Summary of the Issues, the Consequences, and God’s Thoughts of Grace Hosea 13     Ephraim’s Idolatry Brings Decline and Disappearance (13:1-3) CHAPTER 13 1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel: but he trespassed through Baal, and he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and […]

Hosea 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Patriarch Jacob’s History Applied to Israel Hosea 12     From Wrestling with God to Dishonest Gain (12:1-8) CHAPTER 12 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. […]

Hosea 11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   God’s Love for His Wayward Child Hosea 11     Looking Back At Israel’s Youth (11:1-7) CHAPTER 11 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baals, and burned […]

Hosea 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s Fruitlessness: An Accusation and An Appeal Hosea 10     Israel’s Pride Taken Away (10:1-8) CHAPTER 10 1 Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues. […]

Hosea 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Warning of Judgment to Come: Israel’s Joy Removed Hosea 9     Israel’s Joy Removed Because of Unfaithfulness (9:1-3) CHAPTER 9 1 Rejoice not, Israel, exultingly, as the peoples; for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved harlot’s hire upon every corn-floor. 2 The floor and the winepress shall […]

Hosea 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Trusting in Human Support Rather than God Hosea 8     Disobedience to God’s Word and Turning to Idols (8:1-3) CHAPTER 8 1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He cometh as an eagle against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and rebelled against my law. 2 They shall […]

Hosea 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s Decline Proved to be Irrecoverable Hosea 7     Ephraim’s Sin Exposed (7:1-3) CHAPTER 7 1 When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they practise falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers assaileth without. 2 And they […]

Hosea 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   An Appeal to Return to A Merciful God Hosea 6     An Appeal to Return: Raised Again the Third Day (6:1-3) CHAPTER 6 1 Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. v.1 they have to […]

Hosea 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Judgment Upon Priests, the People, and Kings Hosea 5     The Sin of the Priests, the People, and the Royal Family (5:1-7) CHAPTER 5 1 Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have […]

Hosea 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jehovah’s Complaint Against Israel: Their Departure From Himself Hosea 4     His Complaint Against the People (4:1-5) CHAPTER 4 1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in […]

Hosea 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   A Concise History of Israel: Gomer’s Redemption Hosea 3     Israel’s Past: Up to the Cross (3:1-2) CHAPTER 3 1 And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of a friend, and an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah for the children of Israel, though they turn to […]

Hosea 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s Unfaithfulness and Future Restoration: Gomer’s Departure Hosea 2     An Appeal to the Faithful Among Ephraim and Judah (2:1-5) CHAPTER 2 1 Say unto your brethren Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. v.1 “Ammi” – my people, and “Ruhamah” – having obtained mercy. This is an appeal to the faithful among the […]

Hosea 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s Judgment and Setting Aside: Gomer’s Children Hosea 1     Introduction (1:1) CHAPTER 1 1 The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. DARBY […]

Judges 15

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Samson’s Battles with the Philistines Judges 15   Judges 15. This chapter is a continuation of that which began in ch.14. The chapters composed of a series of attack and retaliations between Samson and the Philistines. First, Samson learns that he has been thwarted of his wife, and retaliates by burning the Philistines fields. […]

Joshua 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Cities of The Levites Joshua 21   Joshua 21. In Joshua 21, we see the Levites finally receiving their dwelling places. Although we are reminded in Joshua 13:14, 33 and 14:3-4 that Moses gave them no inheritance—the Lord Himself was their inheritance—they still needed somewhere to live. What is described in this […]

Leviticus 5:1 – 6:7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Trespass Offering Leviticus 5:1 – 6:7   The Trespass Offering. The fifth offering given in Leviticus is the trespass offering. The characteristic feature of the trespass offering was   The Trespass Offering (Leviticus 5 – 6:7) CHAPTER 5 1 And if any one sin, and hear the voice of adjuration, and he […]

Leviticus 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Sin Offering Leviticus 4   The Sin Offering. The fourth offering given in Leviticus is the sin offering. The characteristic feature of the sin offering was     The Sin Offering (Leviticus 4) The Sin Offering. 5   CHAPTER 4 1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children […]

Leviticus 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Peace, Communion, or Prosperity Offering Leviticus 3   The Peace Offering. The third offering given in Leviticus is the peace offering (Heb. ‘Shelem’ meaning ‘communion’). It is the final sweet-savor offering. As the name implies, the offering represents Christ in death as the ground of communion for both God and man. It […]

Leviticus 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Meal Offering Leviticus 2   The Meal Offering. The second offering given in Leviticus is the meal offering (Heb. ‘Minchah’). The meal offering does not speak of atonement, as there was no blood sprinkled (like the burnt offering). Further, it was not to be wholly burned, but only a part was offered […]