Category Archives: Commentary

2 Peter 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Life and Godliness 2 Peter 1   2 Peter 1. Before Peter deals with the issue of false teachers in the Christian profession, he first strengthens the saints in what is real: precious faith, divine life, the greatest promises. He speaks of the moral qualities that are displayed in the life of the […]

Judges 10:1-5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Judgeships of Tola and Jair Judges 10:1-5     ContentsJudgeship of Tola (vv.1-2) Judgeship of Jair (vv.3-5) Judgeship of Tola (vv.1-2)  CHAPTER 10 1 And after Abimelech, there rose up to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir on mount Ephraim. […]

Acts 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Work in Ephesus Acts 19       CHAPTER 19 1 And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples, 2 he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they […]

Psalm 15

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 15 Requirements to Enjoy Jehovah’s Presence   Psalm 15. This is a psalm of David, and it concerns the requirement for a Jew under law to stand in the presence of the Lord with a good conscience. It would seem that this psalm prophetically follows the conclusion of Psalm 14, and now […]

Psalm 31

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 31 The Suffering Remnant Cries for Deliverance, the Messiah Identifies with Their Expressions   Psalm 31. This is a Psalm of David, and it focuses on the suffering remnant and they face death and cry for deliverance. The Messiah identifies Himself with parts of the Psalm, such as v.5 which was was quoted […]

Psalm 47

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 47 Israel Calls On the Nations to Praise God   Psalm 47. This Psalm, also of the sons of Korah, gives us the invitation of restored Israel to the nations to praise God. This introduces us to the Millennium formally, as the Millennial name of God is used; “the Most High”.   PSALM […]

Psalm 63

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 63 The Remnant’s Soul-thirst and Joy in God   Psalm 63. This Psalm presents to us the joy of communion with God. As another has said, “Psalm 61 is the cry of an overwhelmed soul; Psalm 62, the cry of a waiting soul: Psalm 63, the cry of the longing soul.”16 Psalm […]

Psalm 79

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 79 The Reaction of the Faithful Remnant to the Desolation of Jerusalem   Psalm 79. This is another Psalm of Asaph, and it parallels Psalm 74 quite closely, with a few differences. Psalm 74 describes the reaction of the faithful remnant to the desolation of the temple. In Psalm 79 we have […]

Psalm 95

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 95 Israel Invited to Worship Jehovah and Enter His Rest   Psalm 95. This is another orphan Psalm, and the theme is a call to Israel to worship Jehovah, and not tempt the Lord as they had done in the wilderness. Prophetically, this Psalm gives us the faithful remnant preaching the gospel […]

Psalm 111

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 111 Israel Celebrating the Works of Jehovah in Deliverance   Psalm 111. This is an orphan Psalm, which usually means it is appended to the previous Psalm and by the same author. In Psalm 110 we had the glorification of Christ at Jehovah’s right hand and also in victorious conquest over His […]

Psalm 127

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 127 The Blessedness of Israel When Restored in Their Land   Psalm 127. This Psalm gives us the expressions of the restored nation of Israel, relying on the sovereignty of God, and realizing that the Lord alone can restore and unite the nation of Israel.   PSALM 127 A Song of degrees. […]

Psalm 143

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 143 The Cry of the Faithful When the Soul Is Overwhelmed   Psalm 143. This Psalm of David gives the cry of the faithful when their soul is overwhelmed. They call out to Jehovah to answer their prayer speedily, before it is too late. They pray for refuge from a coming attack, […]

1 Samuel 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 1st Step: Impatience – Defeat by the Philistines 1 Samuel 13     CHAPTER 13 1 Saul was … years old when he became king; and he reigned two years over Israel. 2 And Saul chose him three thousand men out of Israel: there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and […]

1 Samuel 29

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   David Prevented from Accompanying the Philistines to the Battle 1 Samuel 29     CHAPTER 29 1 And the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and Israel encamped by the spring that is in Jizreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David […]

Ephesians 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   God’s Work of Forming the Church Ephesians 2   Ephesians 2. The same power which raised up Christ and set Him at the right hand of God (ch.1) “from the graveyard to the glory” is now put forth on behalf of (and working in) those that believe in Him (ch.2). In ch.1 we […]

Romans 3:9-20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The World Under Sin: God’s Courtroom Romans 3:9-20   God’s Courtroom. Romans 3:9-20 gives us the conclusion to the opening section of Romans. These verses read very much like a courtroom scene. We have heard all the evidence in Rom. 1:19 – 3:8. The charge is given in v.9; “all under sin”. The indictment is read in vv.10-18 […]

Romans 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conduct That Flows From Understanding Our Place in the World Romans 13   Romans 13. It is very fitting that this chapter be found in this epistle. The Roman Empire was in power, and these believers were in the very capitol where that power was concentrated. The Jews did not want to accept the idea that […]

Genesis 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Isaac & Ishmael: The Rightful Heir of Promise Genesis 21   Genesis 21. In ch.15 the Lord promised Abraham a son from his own body. In ch.16, Abraham and Sarah seek to obtain an heir through Abraham’s union with Hagar, producing Ishmael. In ch.17 the Lord tells Abraham that he would have a […]

Genesis 40

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Butler and the Baker Genesis 40   Genesis 40. The role of the butler and baker in the story of Joseph primarily becomes a link in a chain of providential events that leads to Joseph’s own dreams being fulfilled. Joseph would never have been remembered before Pharah if he had remained in Canaan […]