Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Elijah and Elisha 2 Kings 1 – 2   O U T L I N E- Elijah And Elisha2 Kings 1 – 2- Elijah And Ahaziah2 Kings 1- The Ascension Of Elijah2 Kings 2:1-11- Elisha: Christ in the Power of the Spirit2 Kings 2:12-25   Overview. The history resumes in 2 Kings with […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Effect of Grace on Christian Conduct Luke 16     Parable of the Unjust Steward: What Christians Should Do with Possessions (16:1-9) CHAPTER 16 1 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods. […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Confrontation with the Pharisees: Second Cycle Luke 13:10-35     Healing a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (13:10-17) Healing a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (vv.10-13) 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Grace Working in Spite of Unbelief: The Famine Ends 2 Kings 7     CHAPTER 7 1 And Elisha said, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah: To-morrow about this time shall the measure of fine flour be at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Lord’s Character of Grace Contrasted with Judaism Luke 7:1 – 8:21     Healing of the Centurion’s Bondman: Greater Faith than Any in Israel (7:1-10) CHAPTER 7 1 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s bondman […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Epilogue and Conclusion Ecclesiastes 12:8-12     The Epilogue (12:8-12) 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jehoiada: Judgment On Athaliah’s Dynasty 2 Kings 11     Ch.11 As there has been a Revival in the northern kingdom in ch. 9-10 the Lord begins a work in Judah triggered by the shock waves of jehu. Contrast the two revivals: one of a single man doing ostentatious Deeds of violence and […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Transition from Elijah to Elisha 2 Kings 2     The Ascension of Elijah (2:1-11) CHAPTER 2 1 And it came to pass when Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Abide here, I pray thee; […]

Setting of the Sermon (6:17-19)

Matt. 5 is covered in vv.20-36, and Matt. 7 is covered in v.38-end. The contents of Matt. 6 are not covered here because it is specifically the purview of Matthew to bring out the relation of the Messiah to the law.

vv.17-19 Before the sermon, the Lord heals all who came. There was to be no distraction during His sermon. Similar to how the Lord made the disciples comfortable in Jn. 13 before teaching them.

vv.20-23 Some of the blesseds that touch on earthly blessing are left out in Luke, as it is more moral, whereas Matthew focuses more on the kingdom of heaven. He tells them at the get go how the path will be. The advice for blessedness here is opposite to the world’s advice. The blessed path is one of suffering, weeping, hunger, and reproach. What!?!? But there is a blessedness to walking in fellowship with the rejected Son of man, and there is a reward awaiting us, not on earth, but “in heaven”! 

Each of the four blesseds are “Blessed are ye”… the disciples. The poverty, etc. were all because of their choice to associate with the Messiah who was rejected. 

The rewards are a paradox… very counter intuitive (2 Cor. 6:1-10). Son of man is His title in rejection. He is preparing them for what is ahead.

The blesseds are connected with a loss from following the Son of man. The Woes are connected with a present advantage due to not following the Son of man. Something chosen instead of or at the expense of Him.

For those who choose to follow the Lord, the best is yet to come. For those who reject Him the best is now.

Taking the mote of our brothers eye might seem like an altruistic thing to do, but if you have a beam in your eye is does more harm than good. Same with leading a blind person… not helpful if you are blind!

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Birth and Childhood of Jesus Luke 2     The Birth of Jesus (2:1-7) CHAPTER 2 1 But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world. 2 The census itself first took place when […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   3rd Entry into Jerusalem: Three Attempts from the Opposition Mark 11:27 – 12:44     1st Attempt: The Religious Leaders Concerning the Source of His Authority (11:27-33) 27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Joash: King of Judah (Good – 40 Years) 2 Kings 12     Ch. 12 you can divide joash’s reign into two parts: before and after jehoiada’s death. 836 B.C. CHAPTER 12 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Death of Jesus Luke 23:26-56     The Road to the Cross (23:26-31) 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus. 27 And a great multitude of the people, […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Ministry of John the Baptist Luke 3:1-22   John’s Baptism and the Baptism of Jesus on earth can be viewed as “Kingdom baptism” in contrast with “Christian Baptism”. Kingdom baptism is what disconnected the faithful Jews from the guilt of apostate Israel, while Christian baptism bring us into the Christian testimony. Kingdom baptism […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF EZRA   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   O U T L I N E – Return Under Zerubbabel and the Work of Rebuilding Ezra 1 – 6 – Return from Exile under Zerubbabel Ezra 1 – The People of Zerubbabel’s Return Ezra 2 – […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET ZEPHANIAH   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – The Coming Ruin of Judea Zephaniah 1 – Universal Judgment on Man and Beast – Because of Idolatry Zephaniah 1:1-3 – Judgment on Jerusalem – Because of Idolatry Zephaniah 1:4-18 – A Call to Repentance, the Judgment […]

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 in mount […]

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 […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13   O U T L I N E – Rebuilding of the Walls and Gates of Jerusalem Nehemiah 1 – 7 – Nehemiah’s Prayer Nehemiah 1 – Nehemiah’s Return to Jerusalem Nehemiah 2 – Rebuilding […]