Category Archives: Commentary

Psalm 49

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.1 When we speak of the purpose of prophecy, we often think of the moral import of prophecy. This Psalm is a good […]

Psalm 65

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 […]

Psalm 82

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 […]

Psalm 98

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 […]

Psalm 114

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 […]

Psalm 130

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]