Category Archives: Commentary

Zephaniah

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 […]

Philemon

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON   O U T L I N E – Introduction: Philemon’s Character Philemon 1:1-7 – Greeting to Philemon, Aphhia, Archippus, the Colossians Philemon 1:1-3 – Thanksgiving for Philemon Philemon 1:4-7 – Body: Exhortation to Receive Onesimus Philemon 1:8-22 – Paul’s Approach Philemon 1:8-9 – The Request Philemon […]

1 Peter 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Conduct of Elders and Closing Remarks 1 Peter 5   1 Peter 5. In this final chapter of the epistle, Peter gives some closing exhortations and salutations. Among them are exhortations concerning oversight in the assembly, and concerning the attacks of the devil. This chapter is full of immense practical value for believers, […]

Judges 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Aftermath of the Battle Judges 8     ContentsEphraim’s Jealousy (8:1-3)Maltreatment of Gideon and His Men by Succoth and Penuel (8:4-9)Capture of Zebah and Zalmunna (8:10-13)Gideon’s Chastisement of the Men of Succoth and Penuel (8:14-17)Execution of Zebah and Zalmunna, their Flattery (8:18-21)Gideon Rejects the Offer of Kingship, but Makes the Ephod (8:22-28)The Birth […]

Acts 18:1-22

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Work in Corinth & Return to Antioch Acts 18:1-22       CHAPTER 18 1 And after these things, having left Athens, he came to Corinth; 2 and finding a certain Jew by name Aquila, of Pontus by race, just come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all […]

Psalm 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 14 The Character of the Wicked in the Sight of Jehovah   Psalm 14. This is another Psalm of David, and it is very similar (almost identical) to Psalm 53, the main difference being that Psalm 14 is Jehovahistic, and Psalm 53 is Elohistic, in keeping with the character of the second […]

Psalm 30

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 30 Trust in Jehovah vs. Prosperity, and Resulting Deliverance   Psalm 30. This is a Psalm of David, and the heading indicates it was a song to be sung when David’s house was dedicated. Prophetically it looks on the restoration of Israel when the Lord returns. The theme of the Psalm is […]

Psalm 46

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 46 The God of Jacob as Israel’s Fortress   Psalm 46. The inscription indicates that this is a psalm composed by “the sons of Korah”. It was written to the tune of “Alamoth”, meaning “concerning maidens or virgins”. This Psalm is an answer to the taunts of the enemy in Psa. 42:3; […]

Psalm 62

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 62 The Soul Resting Peacefully On God    Psalm 62. This is a Psalm of David, and it written for Jeduthun, who was leader of praise in David’s time, and who directed his six sons, “who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah” (1 Chron. 25:3). His name means […]

Psalm 78

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 78 Israel’s Failure and God’s Grace: Hope Through the House of David   Psalm 78. This is another Psalm of Asaph, and it gives us an overview of Israel’s history from Egypt to David’s kingdom. Psalm 78 was probably written shortly after the ark was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by David. […]

Psalm 94

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 94 A Prayer of the Remnant to Jehovah, God of Vengeances   Psalm 94. This Psalm gives us the cry of the faithful Jewish remnant as they suffer under the reign of Antichrist in the midst of apostate Israel in the great tribulation. They cry or for deliverance, that the Lord would […]

Psalm 110

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 110 The Vindication of Christ: David’s Lord, the Melchisedec Priest   Psalm 110. This Psalm of David is one of the most important chapters in scripture. Aside from the ten commandments, of all Old Testament passages, Psalm 110 and Psalm 118 are the two most commonly quoted passages in the New Testament. […]

Psalm 126

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 126 Israel’s Joy in Considering Their Return   Psalm 126. This Psalm gives us the rejoicing of Israel in anticipation of their restoration as an nation, in their return to the land. It views the turning of the captivity of Zion (past) as the signal of God’s intention to return Israel to […]

Psalm 142

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 142 Israel Feeling Their Weakness, Are Totally Dependent on Jehovah   Psalm 142. This is a Psalm of David that was written, as the title suggests, when he was hiding from Saul in the cave Adullam. This Psalm describes the manner in which the soul, when in a time of deep distress, […]

1 Samuel 12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Samuel’s Address to Israel 1 Samuel 12     CHAPTER 12 1 And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and […]

1 Samuel 28:3-25

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 9th Step: Turning to the Power of Darkness 1 Samuel 28:3-25     3 (Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and they had buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land.) 4 And […]

Ephesians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS   1 2 3 4 5 6   O U T L I N E – God’s Purpose for Christ and the Church Ephesians 1 – Greeting Ephesians 1:1-2 – Our Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly Places in Christ Ephesians 1:3-7 – God’s […]

Romans 2:1-16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Class #2: The Educated Gentile Romans 2:1-16   Romans 2. The class addressed in this section is that of the educated or cultured Gentile. It is personified by an educated man who is judging the barbarian in ch.1. However, he is sadly lacking in his understanding of God’s ways in judgment. He is […]

Genesis 38

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Judah and Tamar Genesis 38   Genesis 38. In this chapter we have the awful hypocrisy of Judah’s character developed. There is much of the flesh in this chapter. Judah’s descent into Canaanite culture and associations, his sons’ wickedness and untimely death, Judah’s unwillingness to give Shelah to Tamar, Tamar’s shameless plot to obtain […]