Category Archives: Commentary

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 […]

1 Kings 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Preparations for the Temple 1 Kings 5       CHAPTER 5 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest that David my father […]

1 Kings 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ahab and Ben-Hadad: the King’s Foolishness, and Judgment Promised 1 Kings 20       CHAPTER 20 1 And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king […]

Daniel 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Details from the Persian Era to the Reign of Christ Daniel 10 – 12   O U T L I N E – Details from the Persian Era to the Reign of Christ Daniel 10 – 12 – Preparation for Divine Communications Daniel 10 – The King of the North, the King of […]

Luke

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE GOSPEL OF LUKE   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24   O U T L I N E – Background, Birth, and Childhood of Jesus Luke 1 – 3 – Greeting and Preface Luke […]

Philippians 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Christ Our Strength: Joy in Relying on Christ in the Path Philippians 4   Philippians 4. In the final chapter of Philippians we have the believer’s strength to rise above and endure through difficult circumstances.4 In chapter 1 we had Christ presented as our life. In chapter 4 we find that because Christ is […]

1 John

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN, CALLED FIRST JOHN   1 2 3 4 5   O U T L I N E – Introduction: Eternal Life and its Manifestation 1 John 1:1 – 2:11 – Eternal Life: Its Manifestation and Fellowship 1 John 1:1-4 – Light: God’s Nature and Our Fellowship in It […]

Judges 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Cycle #7: Oppressed by Philistia – Delivered by Samson Judges 13 – 16     Samson’s Birth Judges 13     ContentsThe Lord Visits Manoah’s Wife – Promise of a Nazarite Deliverer (13:1-7)The Angel’s Second Visit, Manoah’ Offering (13:8-23)The Birth of Samson (13:24-25) The Lord Visits Manoah’s Wife – Promise of a Nazarite Deliverer […]

Acts 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Stephen: Completion of the Testimony to the Nation Acts 7   Acts 7. In this fascinating chapter we have the record of the Spirit of God as to the final witness to the nation of Israel before the door of pardon was closed. Up to this time the preaching of Peter had this […]

Acts 21:18-40

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul the Prisoner Acts 21:18 – 28:31   Acts 21:18 – 28:31. In the final section of the book of Acts, we have a history of Paul as a prisoner. The leading proponent of the glad tidings was now in chains, not free to go forth and preach the gospel. This section covers […]

Psalm 18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 18 Christ in Association with Israel from Egypt to the Millennium   Psalm 18. In this Psalm, which is a Psalm of David, we have Jehovah’s deliverance of Christ in association with Israel from all their enemies. It covers the whole history of the nation, but does not detail the failure and […]

Psalm 34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 34 Redeemed Israel Celebrates the Deliverance of Christ   Psalm 34. This is a Psalm of David, and the inspired heading of Psalm tells us it was composed “when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed” (1 Sam. 21:13). It was a very dark time in David’s […]

Psalm 50

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 50 Israel Summoned to be Judged   Psalm 50. The preceding Psalms were written by the sons of Korah, but now we get a Psalm of Asaph. Asaph was a singer and leader of the temple choir in the time of David, along with Heman and Ethan (1 Chron. 15:19), and he […]

Psalm 66

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 66 Israel Calls on the Nations to Bless Their God   Psalm 66. This Psalm is not officially credited to David, but perhaps it was written by him. Notice that Psalms 66 – 68 are all titled, “A Song: a Psalm”, and Psalm 68 is accredited to David. In this Psalm we […]

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 […]