Category Archives: Commentary

Genesis 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Death of Sarah: God’s Ways with Israel Suspended Genesis 23   Genesis 23. If ch.22 gives us the obedience of faith, then ch.23 gives us the dignity of faith. In this chapter we have the death of Sarah, which typically represents the suspension of God’s working in grace with the nation of Israel. […]

Genesis 41

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Pharaoh’s Dreams: Joseph’s Move from Prison to Palace Genesis 41   Genesis 41. In this chapter we have the third pair of dreams in the life of Joseph; first the pair given to him when he was at home with his brothers, then the dreams of the butler and baker, and now a pair […]

Leviticus

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES CALLED LEVITICUS   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   O U T L I N E – The Offerings Leviticus 1 – 7 – The Burnt […]

Deuteronomy 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Ten Commandments, and their Ratification Deuteronomy 5       CHAPTER 5 1 And Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances that I speak in your ears this day, and learn them, and keep them to do them. 2 Jehovah our God made a covenant with […]

Matthew 6:19-34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Having a Right Focus in Connection with Material Things Matthew 6:19-34   Having a Right Focus in Connection with Material Things. One of the most important things for a disciples to have is a correct view of material things. If we become overly occupied with material things, it can distract us from service, and change our whole […]

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.8 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 […]

Acts 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Early Persecution & Expansion of the Church to Incorporate Gentiles Acts 8 – 12   Acts 8 – 12. The Lord Jesus had told the disciples, “Ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and […]

Acts 22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defenses Acts 22:1 – 23:30     O U T L I N E – Paul’s Defenses Acts 22:1 – 23:30 – Paul’s Defense before the Jews Acts 22 – Paul’s Defense before the Sanhedrin & Deliverance to Felix Acts 23 – Paul’s Defense before Felix Acts 24 – Paul’s Defense before […]

Psalm 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 3 An Evening Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies   Psalm 3 – 7. These Psalms form a progression, illustrated by the various stages of a 24-hour day, from one morning to the next. The expressions get deeper as the series progresses. In Psalm 3, the psalmist is viewed in the morning; “I […]

Psalm 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 19 The Revelation of God in Creation and His Law   Psalm 19. This is a Psalm of David in which he reflects on two revelations of God: (1) the general revelation of God in creation, and (2) the special revelation of God through His Word, specifically to Israel. Prophetically, this Psalm describes […]

Psalm 35

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 35 Jehovah Called on to Deliver the Remnant   Psalm 35. This is a Psalm of David, and it really is a call for Jehovah to deliver the faithful in a time of extreme opposition and persecution. It is an agonized, beseeching cry for the Lord to act, to intervene on behalf […]