Category Archives: Commentary

John 11

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Raising of Lazarus: Jesus as Resurrection & Life, Israel’s Restoration John 11   John 11. In this chapter we have fresh glories of the Son brought forward. We see His perfection as a man, touched with the feelings of our infirmities. All through we read of “Jesus”, the loving, compassionate, gentle Savior. Then, […]

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction 1 Corinthians 1:1-9     Greeting: The Author and the Recipients Established (vv.1-3) CHAPTER 1 1 Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God’s will, and Sosthenes the brother, DARBY   v.1 Writer. Paul writes this epistle primarily as an “apostle of Jesus Christ“. To the Romans he was first and […]

Psalms

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF THE PSALMS   Book 1 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 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41   Book 2 42 […]

1 Kings 9:10-28

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Solomon’s Economy 1 Kings 9:10-28       10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king’s house, 11 Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all […]

Ezekiel

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET EZEKIEL   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Testimonies from God against the Jews for sin and idolatry Ezekiel 1 – 24 – Vision of the Cherubim: God’s Sovereignty in Government Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel is commissioned to speak and be a watchman Ezekiel 2 […]

Amos

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET AMOS   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – A Series of Judgments on Israel and Surrounding Nations Amos 1 – 2 – Introduction: All Judgments Proceeding from the Lord Amos 1:1-2 – Judgment on Damascus: for Their Cruelty Toward Gilead Amos 1:3-5 – Judgment on […]

Colossians 4:7-18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Closing Salutations Colossians 4:7-18   Salutations. In the closing messages and salutations at the end of the epistle to Colossians, we see not only the personal affections of Paul and his companions, but certain characteristics of Christian conduct that are suitable to the new man that we have put on. It would be […]

James

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF JAMES   1 2 3 4 5   O U T L I N E – The Reality of Faith Proved in Trials and Temptations James 1 – Trials from Without James 1:2-12 – Temptations from Within James 1:13-18 – Receiving and Responding to the Word of God James 1:19-27 […]

Judges 20

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Israel’s State Corrected by God: The Benjamite War Judges 20   Judges 20. In this chapter, Israel united to judge the terrible evil committed at Gibeah, but they acted first in human indignation rather than dependence on Jehovah. They never acknowledged Gibeah’s sin as the sin and shame of Israel; in type, they […]

Acts 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Missionary Journeys Acts 13:1 – 20:38   Acts 13:1 – 20:38. From Acts 13 onward, the Spirit of God turns from Peter and his labors to Paul and his. Peter fades into the background (except briefly at the Jerusalem council, Acts 15), and Paul becomes prominent. This marks a new development in […]

Acts 25:13 – 26:32

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defense before Agrippa Acts 25:13 – 26:32   Acts 25:13 – 26:32. In this section, the governor Festus, unable to determine any charge against Paul, brings his case before King Agrippa who happened to be visiting. This lead to a formal hearing in which Paul was permitted to present his defense. Paul […]

Psalm 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 8 Christ as Son of Man, Set Over all Creation   Psalm 8. The psalm is a psalm of David, most likely written after a time of quiet meditation in creation, as vv.3-9 suggests. It is also composed “upon Gittith”, meaning “winepress” (see also Psalms 81; 84). Some suggest “gittith” may be […]

Psalm 24

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 24 Jehovah of Hosts, the King of Glory   Psalm 24. This is another Psalm of David, and it is one of the most dramatic and exciting Psalms in the Psalter. The suffering servant of Psalm 22, the Shepherd that cared for them in the path, is now shown to be Jehovah […]

Psalm 40

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 40 The Deliverance of Christ in Connection with Israel   Psalm 40. This Psalm is a Psalm of David, and it is also a Messianic Psalm. Psalm 40 really presents Christ celebrating His own deliverance in connection with Israel. It also speaks of Christ coming to do the will of God, from […]

Psalm 56

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 56 The Wandering Remnant Maintains Confidence in God   Psalm 56. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm of David. It was written in the style of “Jonathelem-rechokim”, meaning “a silent dove in the far off lands” or “the dove of silence (among) strangers”. This style is suited to the historical […]

Psalm 72

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 72 The Millennial Glory of Christ as the Son of David   Psalm 72. This is a Psalm of David, written, as the title states, “for Solomon”. This Psalm was written very near the end of David’s life; “The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.” Historically, this Psalm was written […]

Psalm 88

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 88 Israel and Messiah Under a Sense of Divine Wrath for a Broken Law    Psalm 88. This Psalm is prophetic of Israel and also their Messiah. We get the terror of Israel when pressed with the issue of a broken law, and also the aspect of the Lord’s work on the […]

Psalm 104

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 104 Israel Praising Jehovah for His Glory As Creator and Sustainer of All Things   Psalm 104. As Psalm 103 was Israel’s praise of Jehovah for His delivering grace, so this Psalm (also of David, as the style and language implies, v.1) give us Israel’s praise of Jehovah for His glory as […]

Psalm 120

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 120 The Ten Tribes Awaking in the Far Off Lands   The Psalms of Degrees. The Psalms of Degrees have to do with the restoration of Israel, particularly the ten tribes.30 The two tribes will be in the land of Israel during the great tribulation. When the king of the north sweeps […]