Category Archives: Commentary

Psalms

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF THE PSALMS   Book 1 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   Book 2 42 […]

1 Kings 9:10-28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Economy 1 Kings 9:10-28       10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king’s house, 11 Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all […]

Ezekiel

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET EZEKIEL   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Testimonies from God against the Jews for sin and idolatry Ezekiel 1 – 24 – Vision of the Cherubim: God’s Sovereignty in Government Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel is commissioned to speak and be a watchman Ezekiel 2 […]

Amos

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET AMOS   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – A Series of Judgments on Israel and Surrounding Nations Amos 1 – 2 – Introduction: All Judgments Proceeding from the Lord Amos 1:1-2 – Judgment on Damascus: for Their Cruelty Toward Gilead Amos 1:3-5 – Judgment on […]

Colossians 4:7-18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Closing Salutations Colossians 4:7-18   Salutations. In the closing messages and salutations at the end of the epistle to Colossians, we see not only the personal affections of Paul and his companions, but certain characteristics of Christian conduct that are suitable to the new man that we have put on. It would be […]

James

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF JAMES   1 2 3 4 5   O U T L I N E – The Reality of Faith Proved in Trials and Temptations James 1 – Trials from Without James 1:2-12 – Temptations from Within James 1:13-18 – Receiving and Responding to the Word of God James 1:19-27 […]

Judges 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s State Corrected by God: The Benjamite War Judges 20   Judges 20. In this chapter, Israel united to judge the terrible evil committed at Gibeah, but they acted first in human indignation rather than dependence on Jehovah. They never acknowledged Gibeah’s sin as the sin and shame of Israel; in type, they […]

Acts 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Missionary Journeys Acts 13:1 – 20:38   Acts 13:1 – 20:38. From Acts 13 onward, the Spirit of God turns from Peter and his labors to Paul and his. Peter fades into the background (except briefly at the Jerusalem council, Acts 15), and Paul becomes prominent. This marks a new development in […]

Acts 25:13 – 26:32

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defense before Agrippa Acts 25:13 – 26:32   Acts 25:13 – 26:32. In this section, the governor Festus, unable to determine any charge against Paul, brings his case before King Agrippa who happened to be visiting. This lead to a formal hearing in which Paul was permitted to present his defense. Paul […]

Psalm 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 7 The Faithful Cry to the Lord for Justice   Psalm 7. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm of David. It was written in the style of “Shiggaion”, meaning “loud crying”. This psalm describes the agonizing cry of the remnant under extreme persecution. This historical setting is given in the […]

Psalm 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 23 The Individual Shepherding Care of Jehovah for the Saints   Psalm 23. This is another Psalm of David, and is admirably suited to David’s occupation as a shepherd. As he cared for his sheep, no doubt David’s mind went to the Lord’s care for him, and the Spirit produced this inspired […]

Psalm 39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 39 The Prayer of the Faithful in Their Extremity   Psalm 39. This is a Psalm of David, and it written for Jeduthun, who was leader of praise in David’s time, and who directed his six sons, “who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah” (1 Chron. 25:3). His […]

Psalm 55

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 55 The Moral Corruption of Jerusalem; Reproached by a Friend   Psalm 55. This is a Psalm of David, and it is a Maschil Psalm, meaning “an instruction”. Historically, the backdrop of this Psalm is the time of Absalom’s rebellion. During this time, there were many people who David expected to remain […]

Psalm 71

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 71 The Remnant’s Rising Confidence in God in the Face of Persecution   Psalm 71. This is what is called and “orphan Psalm”, which means it has not title or inscription, and this usually means it is an appendix to the preceding Psalm, and written by the same author; i.e. David in […]

Psalm 87

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 87 The Blessedness of Zion as the City of God   Psalm 87. This Psalm of the sons of Korah is a Millennial psalm in that it describes the blessed state of restored Israel under the reign of Christ. The Psalm focuses on the blessedness of Jerusalem. If we continue correlating the […]

Psalm 103

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 103 Israel Praising Jehovah as Redeemer: for His Ways in Grace   Psalm 103. In this Psalm of David we have the expressions of a heart overflowing with thanks and praise for the ways of God in grace. Prophetically, this is the Spirit of Christ leading out the praises of restored Israel. […]

Psalm 119

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 119 Jehovah’s Law Written in the Hearts of Israel   Psalm 119. In this remarkable acrostic Psalm we have the fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:33; “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward […]

Psalm 135

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 135 Jehovah Praised for His Greatness Above Other Gods   Psalm 135. Israel praising the Lord for His restoration and deliverance of the nation. It contains a reflection on the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, as well as the foolishness of confidence in idols.   PSALM 135 1 Hallelujah! Praise the name […]

1 Samuel 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Samuel the Prophet and Judge: Israel Rejects God 1 Samuel 5 – 8     The Ark Among the Philistines 1 Samuel 5     CHAPTER 5 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod. 2 And the Philistines took the ark of God and […]