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   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   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   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   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 SECOND SAMUEL   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- The Kingdom Established Over Judah2 Samuel 1 – 4- David Learns of the Fall of […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Houses & The Completion of the Temple 1 Kings 7       CHAPTER 7 1 And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house. 2 And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET JEREMIAH   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Moral Appeals to the People Jeremiah 1 – 25 – The Prophet’s call Jeremiah 1 – Israel’s Sin in Light of Jehovah’s Tender Kindness Jeremiah 2 – 6 – Israel’s Perpetual Backsliding, Call to Repent Jeremiah 7 […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET OBADIAH   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – The Character of Edom & Judgment by King of the North Obadiah 1:1-9 – The Heathen Will be used to Destroy Edom Obadiah 1:1-2 – Edom’s Pride Exemplified in their Choice of Mount Seir as a Home […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Island of Melita and Paul’s Final Words to the Jews Acts 28     The Island of Melita (28:1-10) CHAPTER 28 1 And when we got safe to land we then knew that the island was called Melita. DARBY   v.1 Melita or Malta.   2 But the barbarians shewed us no […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Word of the Lord Comes to Samuel 1 Samuel 3     CHAPTER 3 1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 5th Step: Direct Assault – David Escapes 1 Samuel 19     CHAPTER 19 1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. 2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF FIRST KINGS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22   O U T L I N E- The Reign of King Solomon1 Kings 1 – 11- Adonijah's Rebellion Put Down1 Kings 1- David’s Last […]

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Dedication of the Temple 1 Kings 8       CHAPTER 8 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah […]