Bible Commentaries

Genesis 25:1-4 — "And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jockshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shua. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurin, and Letushim, and Leummim. And the

Exodus 29 overview — There are seven paragraphs in this chapter, three short ones, one long one, and three more short ones. It reminds us of the signals on party lines at the beginning of the telephone era - three shorts, a long, and three shorts! The chapter might be titled

Exodus 32:30-35 — MOSES' RENEWED INTERCESSION "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin, and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure, I shall make atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said,

Exodus 33:1-6 — GOD'S THREAT OF WITHDRAWAL OF HIS PRESENCE "And Jehovah spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto

Exodus 7:8-10 — A PRELIMINARY MIRACLE (Exodus 7:8-13) "And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

1 Kings 17 overview — ELIJAH AND THE GREAT DROUGHT IN AHAB'S REIGN; CONCERNING ELIJAH As we may judge from the appearance of Elijah along with Moses on the Mount of Transfiguration with our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 17:4), the great prophet Elijah was the most important

Leviticus 8:1-5 — "And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Take Aaron and his sons with him and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread; and assemble thou all the congregation at the

Isaiah 1:18-20 — "Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: but if ye

Numbers 14:1-4 — "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt!

Mark 10:6-8 — But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh. Thus, God's

Mark 10:9 — What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Like many of the magnificent pronouncements of Jesus, this one is true both in context and intrinsically. God hath joined a man and his wife in marriage; and men are not allowed the authority

Mark 12:1 — And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. THE PARABLE OF THE WICKED HUSBANDMEN This

Mark 5:7 — And crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not. Son of God Most High … This name of God Most High is very ancient, appearing in connection with

Mark 9:2 — And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. THE TRANSFIGURATION And after six days … Luke placed this event as "eight

Mark 9:5 — And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. Of course, Peter was wrong in this suggestion, and yet it is easy to understand his

John 6:30 — They said therefore unto him, What then dost thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? What workest thou? The marvelous wonder of the day before was lost on that carnal multitude. Instead of being convinced, they demanded sign upon sign, even

Acts 10:11-12 — And he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth; wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven. All manner

Galatians 5:14 — For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The "law" in view here is the "law of Christ," mentioned again in Galatians 6:2. True, this was a commandment of the Law of Moses (Leviticus

Joshua 22:1-6 — "Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gaddites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you: ye have not left

Revelation 15:5 — And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony … "John is here seeing this picture, not in terms of the Jewish temple, but in terms of the