Category Archives: Commentary

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 […]

Deuteronomy

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED DEUTERONOMY   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   O U T L I N E – A Backward […]

Matthew 5:17-48

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Principles of the Kingdom in Connection with the Law Matthew 5:17-48   Fulfilling the Law. In this section (vv.17-48) the Lord Jesus establishes the authority of the law, which the Jews ought to have kept until the kingdom was introduced. They should have kept, not only the law, but also the words […]

Matthew 23

The Pharisees stood in the highest public place as far as their religious knowledge and practices. The Lord knew that from a religious standpoint, the Pharisees were driving the nation. The most severe pronouncements in the Lord’s public ministry are reserved for this class… the most privileged.

John 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Woman at the Well: Satisfaction, Worship and Service John 4     ContentsJesus Makes Room for John in Judea (4:1-3)The Woman at the Well: Christian Satisfaction and Worship (4:4-30)Service to the Father’s Will & It’s Connection with Satisfaction (4:31-38)“Two Days” in Samaria: The Period of Gentile Blessing (4:39-42)A Third Day in Cana […]

1 Corinthians 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Liberty & Responsibility with Regard to Spiritual Associations 1 Corinthians 10   1 Corinthians 10. In this chapter Paul returns to the question of things sacrificed to idols. Regarding the food itself, Paul had already addressed the issue in ch.8, showing that while the idol was nothing and the food sacrificed to idols was […]

Isaiah 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction Isaiah 1       CHAPTER 1 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Hear, ye heavens, and give ear, thou earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against […]

Isaiah 38

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Hezekiah’s Sickness Cured Isaiah 38       CHAPTER 38 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 And Hezekiah turned his face to […]

1 Kings 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Wisdom 1 Kings 3       CHAPTER 3 1 And Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had ended building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only, […]