Category Archives: Commentary

Joshua 11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Conquest of Hazor & The Northern Campaign Joshua 11   Joshua 11. In this chapter we have Joshua’s northern campaign to conquer the Canaanite states in the region known as Galilee, or northern Palestine. The chapter gives us a divine record of these battles and of the total victory that Israel had […]

Joshua 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Achan’s Sin and Israel’s Defeat Joshua 7   Joshua 7. This is the first instance where we find the failure of Joshua as a leader of Israel. Joshua fails to discern the sin of Israel in taking of the accursed thing, and he also fails in not inquiring of the Lord before launching […]

Joshua 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Two Memorials Joshua 4   Joshua 4. The two memorials we read of in this chapter are quite instructive. There were the twelve stones left in the Jordan, and then there were the twelve stones set up on the bank in Gilgal. Both were memorials of the Lord’s mighty power in cutting off […]

Joshua 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Possessing the Land: Laying Hold of Spiritual Blessings Joshua 5 – 12   Joshua 5 – 12. The next section of Joshua begins with the people in the land of Canaan. They’ve crossed the Jordan, and the next step is to possess the land that God had given them. This phase of the […]

Joshua 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jericho Joshua 6   Joshua 6. Jericho represents the world as the stronghold of Satan and the enemy of the believer. The chapter gives us practical lessons that help the believer deal with the world as an enemy. Egypt is a type of the world as a system to keep the believers away […]

Joshua 2

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Rahab and the Spies Joshua 2   Joshua 2. In this chapter we have the historical account of the two spies Joshua sent in to view the land, the works and faith of Rahab who protected them from the officers of the king of Jericho, and the resulting promise of protection of Rahab […]

Joshua 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Crossing the Jordan Joshua 3   Joshua 3. Having learned from the two spies that the people of Canaan were afraid of the Lord and of Israel, it was now time to cross the Jordan and enter the land. In this chapter, we have the instructions to Joshua and to the people concerning […]

Deuteronomy 34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Death and Eulogy of Moses Deuteronomy 34     CHAPTER 34 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And Jehovah shewed him the whole land, Gilead to Dan, 2 and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all […]

Deuteronomy 33

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Blessing of the Children of Israel Deuteronomy 33     CHAPTER 33 1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he […]

Deuteronomy 32

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Moses’ Song and Final Words Deuteronomy 32     ContentsMoses’ Song (32:1-43)Moses Final Words to Israel, the Lord’s Final Words to Moses (32:44-52) Moses’ Song (32:1-43) CHAPTER 32 1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth! 2 My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow […]

Deuteronomy 31

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Last Words Deuteronomy 31     CHAPTER 31 1 And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel; 2 and he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day, I can no more go out and come in; and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this […]

Deuteronomy 30

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Things to Come, Blessing of the People, Death of Moses Deuteronomy 30 – 34   O U T L I N E – Things to Come, Blessing of the People, Death of Moses Deuteronomy 30 – 34 – A Plea for Obedience Deuteronomy 30 – Last Words Deuteronomy 31 – Moses’ Song and […]

Deuteronomy 29

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   A Summary of Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 29     CHAPTER 29 1 These are the words of the covenant that Jehovah commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant that he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses called to all Israel, and said unto them, Ye […]

Deuteronomy 27 – 28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Blessing on Mt. Gerizim, Cursing on Mt. Ebal Deuteronomy 27 – 28     CHAPTER 27 1 And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day. 2 And it shall be on the day when ye pass over the Jordan unto the land which […]

Deuteronomy 26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Offering and Tithing Deuteronomy 26     CHAPTER 26 1 And it shall be when thou comest into the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein, 2 that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring of thy […]

Deuteronomy 23:15 – 25:19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Concerning Money and Personal Property Deuteronomy 23:15 – 25:19     15 Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee: 16 he shall dwell with thee, even in thy midst, in the place that he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it seemeth good […]

Deuteronomy 23:1-14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Defilement and its Effect on Entering the Congregation Deuteronomy 23:1-14     CHAPTER 23 1 He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah. 2 A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation […]

Deuteronomy 22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Natural Relationships Deuteronomy 22     CHAPTER 22 1 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them back unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not near unto thee, and thou know him not, then thou shalt bring […]

Deuteronomy 21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Matters Involving Decisions of the Elders Deuteronomy 21     CHAPTER 21 1 If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him, 2 then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the […]

Deuteronomy 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Concerning War Deuteronomy 20     CHAPTER 20 1 When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more numerous than thou, thou shalt not fear them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when […]