Bible Commentaries

Psalms 118:21-24 — THE REJECTED ONE HAS BECOME KING "I will give thanks unto thee; for thou has answered me, And art become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This is Jehovah's doings; It is marvelous in our eyes. This

Leviticus 26:14-20 — CURSES AND PUNISHMENTS IF ISRAEL DOES NOT OBEY "But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; and if ye shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhor mine ordinances, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but break

Jeremiah 14:19-22 — JEREMIAH PLEADS WITH GOD NOT TO BREAK THE COVENANT "Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold,

Amos 8:9 — "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in a clear day." This is Amos' answer to the question propounded by the dishonest traders in Amos 8:5, "When will

Numbers 22 overview — Many have wondered where Moses received all of the remarkable details in these chapters about Balaam and his "cursing" of Israel, but there is no need whatever to suppose that Joshua, or some later writer, "added" the account here. The detailed records

Matthew 10:32 — Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. The notable promise, made here for the first time by Christ, is that he will confess those who confess him. The usual limitation on these

Matthew 24:3 — And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? The question had been propounded by the four fishermen, Peter,

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

Deuteronomy 15:1-6 — "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah's release

Deuteronomy 28:15-19 — "But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. Cursed shalt

Deuteronomy 6 overview — This great chapter treats the question of The First Commandment, i.e., that people should love God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. Significantly, it was to the Book of Deuteronomy that the Son of God Himself turned for the material with

John 18 overview — This chapter records the betrayal and seizure of Jesus (John 18:1-11), the arraignment before Annas (John 18:12-14), Peter's first denial (John 18:15-18), questioning by Annas (John 18:19-24), Peter's second and third denials (John 18:25-27), Jesus'

John 2:8 — And he saith unto them, Draw out now and bear to the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. Commentators have speculated at length upon WHERE the change took place, whether in the pots, or on the way to the ruler of the feast, etc.; but if the apostle

Acts 21:22-24 — What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come. Do therefore this that we say unto thee: We have four men that have a vow on them; these take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges for them, that they may shave their heads:

1 Timothy 4 overview — "This whole chapter (1 Timothy 4:1-16) constitutes a main division of 1 Timothy; it deals with coming heresies and tells how Timothy is to be fortified and is to fortify the churches against them." R. H. H. Lenski, St. Paul's Epistles. 1 Timothy

Hebrews 11:24 — By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Like parents, like son! It is now shown that the faith of Amram and Jochebed was contained and carried forward in the life of Moses. Significantly, the first great

Hebrews 9:13-14 — For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish

Jude 1:11 — Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. Glancing above at the preceding verses, it will be noted that Jude gave three examples of apostasy: the ancient

Revelation 13:8 — And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. Whose name hath not been written … in the book of life …

Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write. These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: PHILADELPHIA The very name Philadelphia