Category Archives: Commentary

Acts 17

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Work in Greece: Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens Acts 17     ContentsThessalonica (17:1-9)Berea (17:10-15)Athens (17:16-34) Thessalonica (17:1-9) CHAPTER 17 1 And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according to Paul’s custom he went in among them, and on three […]

Psalm 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 12 A Cry for Salvation in Time of Great Peril   Psalm 12. This is also a Psalm of David, and to be played “Upon Sheminith”, or “an octave”, like Psalm 6. It is characterized by deep expressions and movings of heart. The setting prophetically is of the faithful remnant in the […]

Psalm 28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 28 A Prayer to Be Preserved From Being Drawn Away With the Wicked   Psalm 28. This is another Psalm of David, and it expresses the prayer of the faithful in the midst of an evil generation. The first half of the Psalm (vv.1-5) is the cry for help, and the second […]

Psalm 44

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 44 The Condition of Israel as Assessed by the Remnant   Psalm 44. Psalm 44 is likewise a Psalm of “the sons of Korah”, and it is “an instruction”; something that the wise will teach to the remnant of Israel in a coming day. This song prophetically gives us the prayer of […]

Psalm 60

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 60 Israel Possessing Their Full Inheritance   Psalm 60. This is another Psalm of David, and it was intended to be played to Shushan (lily) of testimony. Like the preceding three, Psalm 60 is another Michtam Psalm, and also something that was to be taught to Israel. The historical context of the […]

Psalm 76

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 76 Jehovah on Earth, In Zion, Defending Israel   Psalm 76. This is another Psalm of Asaph, intended to be played on stringed instruments, and it describes the time when Jehovah will appear for the deliverance of Israel, crushing the armies of the returning Assyrian (Daniel 8:25; 11:45; Zech. 14:3-4; Joel 2:20),456 […]

Psalm 92

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 92 The State of Righteousness That Will Exist In the Millennium   Psalm 92. We are not told the name of the author of Psalm 92, but perhaps it was David, because of the reference to the instruments including the “harp” (v.3), of which David was so fond. The inscription for this […]

Psalm 108

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 108 Israel’s Confidence That God Will Help Them Possess Their Inheritance   Psalm 108. This is a Psalm of David, and it describes Israel’s joy in anticipation of defeating their neighboring enemies. This will be a final series of conflicts before the Millennium begins, in which Christ will lead the army of […]

Psalm 124

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 124 Israel’s Praise of Jehovah for His Deliverance   Psalm 124. In this Psalm of David we have the praise and thanks of restored Israel to Jehovah for His deliverance. The great enemy in this Psalm would likely be the confederacy of Gog and Magog, which will come against Israel when they […]

Psalm 140

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 140 A Prayer for Preservation from the Evil and Violent Man   Psalm 140. The next five Psalms, all by David, form a series that give us the expressions of Israel when restored in their land, yet not fully delivered from every enemy. Psalms 140-144 lead through the exercises of Israel, in […]

Mark 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ministry in Galilee: Teaching the Disciples By Example Mark 1 – 6   O U T L I N E – Ministry in Galilee: Teaching the Disciples By Example Mark 1 – 6 – Preparation and Early Ministry Mark 1 – Second Visit to Capernaum: Overview of the Lord’s Service (Four P’s) Mark […]

1 Samuel 9:25 – 10:27

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Anointing and Inauguration of Saul 1 Samuel 9:25 – 10:27     25 And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof. 26 And they arose early; and when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on […]

1 Samuel 26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Incorrigibility Continued: Saul Spared Again in the Wilderness of Ziph 1 Samuel 26     CHAPTER 26 1 And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, facing the waste? 2 And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having […]

Romans 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Man’s Responsibility, Israel’s Rejection of the Gospel Romans 10   Romans 10. Paul does not close out this subject before presenting the other side of the great dispensational change that had occurred. In chapter 9, Paul presented God’s sovereignty in the past with Israel, showing that blessing is owed to the sovereign mercy of God alone. He showed that […]

Genesis 16

 Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Hagar: Attempt to Fulfill the Promises through the Flesh Genesis 16   Genesis 16. This chapter is like a parenthesis in the life of Abram7, in which Abram (and predominantly Sarai), knowing that the heir would come from Abram’s own body, tried to bring about the promise through human means. Abram gained a […]

Matthew 4:1-11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness Matthew 4:1-11   Sinless perfection of the Messiah. The moral fitness of the Messiah for the throne of Israel was something that all orthodox Jews knew would be a requirement for the true Christ. Prophecies such as Zeph. 3:5 required it; “the righteous lord is in the midst thereof, and […]

Matthew 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Having God’s Mind in Our Views on Natural Things Matthew 19   Matthew 19. We have had the unfolding of a new dispensation in ch.13-17 (the kingdom of heaven). Then in ch.18 we had the gracious character that ought to be found in believers, and how the kingdom would co-exist with the assembly Christ would […]

Job

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF JOB   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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42   O U T L I […]

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Resolving Personal Disputes 1 Corinthians 6:1-11   vv.1-11 The Corinthians had imbibed worldly wisdom (ch.1-4) and it had resulted in worldly practices (ch.5-6). Not only had they fallen into fleshly lusts (ch.5), but into secular protocols (ch.6, v.1-11). The apostle had gotten word (probably through common report; 1 Cor. 5:1) that they were appealing to secular […]

Isaiah 65

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jehovah’s Explanation of His Dealings Isaiah 65       CHAPTER 65 1 I am sought out of them that inquired not for me, I am found of them that sought me not; I have said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. 2 I have stretched out my hands all […]