Bible Commentaries

Exodus 25:31-40 — THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK "And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it: and there shall be six branches

Exodus 38:1-31 — "And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof

1 Kings 19:9-14 — ELIJAH RESIDED IN A LARGE CAVE AT MOUNT HOREB "And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and behold the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the

Proverbs 3:1-10 — A CALL TO COMPLETE COMMITMENT "My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and years of life, And peace will they add to thee. Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon

Leviticus 20:27 — "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them." It seems strange that this verse should appear here instead of being placed in

Matthew 27:57 — And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple. Isaiah 53:9 was fulfilled by this. In the common version, the word "rich" in Isaiah's prophecy would appear as either singular

Mark 15:42 — And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath. THE BURIAL OF JESUS The day before the sabbath … This is generally understood to mean that it was Friday, but the scriptures do not teach any such

Mark 7:14-16 — And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand: there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. God's

Romans 4:23-25 — Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for

Romans 4:5 — But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. Worketh not … is a reference to one who rests from any thought that he could merit salvation by keeping the law of Moses.

Romans 6:23 — For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The wages of sin … Paul did not say the wages of great sins, or of some sins, but the wages of "sin" is death. Such unsatisfactory wages

Romans 7:14 — For we know that the law is spiritual but I am carnal, sold under sin. Paul here began consideration of a third element in the law of Moses that made it an absurdity to accept the law as binding upon Christians, that being the fact that justification

2 Corinthians 4:18 — While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. The entire genius of the Christian life, indeed the entirety of faith in

Galatians 1:13-14 — For ye have heard of my manner of life in times past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more

Galatians 6:18 — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. Paul gave no commendation at the beginning of Galatians, and the tone of the whole letter is one of hurt surprise, sorrow and indignation; but in this final word "brethren,"

Joshua 10:1-5 — "Now it came to pass when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and utterly destroyed it (as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king), and how the inhabitants of Gibeon, had made peace with Israel,

Hebrews 2:4 — God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will. CONCERNING MIRACLES The signs, wonders, and powers mentioned in this verse are a plain reference to the

Hebrews 6:1-2 — Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the

Judges 13:15-20 — THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH REVEALS HIS SUPERNATURAL CHARACTER "And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not

2 Samuel 8:15-18 — DAVID'S WISE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICEALSO A LIST OF IMPORTANT SUBORDINATE ADMINISTRATORS "So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people. And Joab the son of Zeruriah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat,