Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 12:1-33 — Intro: Leadership Lessons These chapters record the beginning of the end. With the death of Solomon, the nation’s glory begins to fade. 1st Kings covers about 125 years of history: 40 years of Solomon’s reign, & about 85 years for the divided kingdom of Israel & Judah. Only 5 kings reigned in Judah during that period, while 8 kings reigned in Israel, & all of them were wicked. 2nd Kings then takes up the account of the

1 Kings 12:1-33 — Intro: Leadership Lessons These chapters record the beginning of the end. With the death of Solomon, the nation’s glory begins to fade. 1st Kings covers about 125 years of history: 40 years of Solomon’s reign, & about 85 years for the divided kingdom of Israel & Judah. Only 5 kings reigned in Judah during that period, while 8 kings reigned in Israel, & all of them were wicked. 2nd Kings then takes up the account of the

Psalms 93:1-5 — Psalmist here describes Him reigning over the entire earth, even the universe. Ps.93 is the Psalmist unpacking Ps.92:8. What does that mean? How is He exalted/lifted on high? - Ps.93 tells us. Note 4 important attributes of God: [1] The Majesty of God - Majesty has to do with “dignity, authority of sovereign power, stateliness, & grandeur.” Majesty is an attribute that links God’s

Psalms 93:1-5 — Psalmist here describes Him reigning over the entire earth, even the universe. Ps.93 is the Psalmist unpacking Ps.92:8. What does that mean? How is He exalted/lifted on high? - Ps.93 tells us. Note 4 important attributes of God: [1] The Majesty of God - Majesty has to do with “dignity, authority of sovereign power, stateliness, & grandeur.” Majesty is an attribute that links God’s

Isaiah 24:1-23 — Intro: Pray – Doctors leaving tonight to Haiti. Prayer – For “things of earth to grow strangely dim.” The May 1984 National Geographic showed through color photos and drawings the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. The explosion of MountVesuvius was so sudden, the residents were killed while in their

Isaiah 54 overview — come! (Can you?) (1b) The previously childless woman has received the gift of children. (2) She gives birth to so many children she must enlarge her tents. (3) He loves to expand our borders & watch us grow! The Widow Remarries! (4-6) The widow loses her shame & is wed once again, this time to Jehovah The women deserted is like Israel temporarily abandoned by God. (i.e. in Babylon) Look at all the reasons why we should not fear in 4-10. Forget the shame, not remember

Isaiah 54 overview — come! (Can you?) (1b) The previously childless woman has received the gift of children. (2) She gives birth to so many children she must enlarge her tents. (3) He loves to expand our borders & watch us grow! The Widow Remarries! (4-6) The widow loses her shame & is wed once again, this time to Jehovah The women deserted is like Israel temporarily abandoned by God. (i.e. in Babylon) Look at all the reasons why we should not fear in 4-10. Forget the shame, not remember

Amos 5:1-27 — (1-3) (1) Lamentation = a song or poem mourning someone’s death. (2) Imagery - Israel thought she was still a lovely Virgin, but she was only a fallen corpse…left to rot. Yet, God’s gracious invitation still goes out vs.4! INVITATION!  (4-15) Seek Me! (5) Bethel, Gilgal, & Beersheba – Had idol shrines. (8) - Pleiades, in Greek mythology, seven daughters of Atlas. Pursued by the hunter Orion(armed w/an uplifted club & a sword in the

Amos 5:1-27 — (1-3) (1) Lamentation = a song or poem mourning someone’s death. (2) Imagery - Israel thought she was still a lovely Virgin, but she was only a fallen corpse…left to rot. Yet, God’s gracious invitation still goes out vs.4! INVITATION!  (4-15) Seek Me! (5) Bethel, Gilgal, & Beersheba – Had idol shrines. (8) - Pleiades, in Greek mythology, seven daughters of Atlas. Pursued by the hunter Orion(armed w/an uplifted club & a sword in the

Numbers 3:1-51 — INTRO: My friend Steve: Chapters 1-4 God deals with the outward conditions of the camp(set up; layout). Chapters 5-10 God deals with the inward conditions. PLAYING WITH FIRE! ​​​​​​​STRANGE FIRE! (1-4) Censer(firepan) - (Show Picture)

Numbers 3:1-51 — INTRO: My friend Steve: Chapters 1-4 God deals with the outward conditions of the camp(set up; layout). Chapters 5-10 God deals with the inward conditions. PLAYING WITH FIRE! ​​​​​​​STRANGE FIRE! (1-4) Censer(firepan) - (Show Picture)

Micah 5:1-15 — significance of the One born there. (What president was born in Yorba Linda?) Ephrathah(fruitful) – old name for Bethlehem. Eternity entered Ephrathah! Also a contrast from the Bethlehem of Zebulun(Joshua 19:25) (2-4) We have the birth of Messiah(2); the birth of a nation(3; Is.66:8); & one day the birth of peace…to the ends of the earth! (4) He shall stand & shepherd his flock - Let us worship & bow down before Him as the people of His pasture. “In

Micah 5:1-15 — significance of the One born there. (What president was born in Yorba Linda?) Ephrathah(fruitful) – old name for Bethlehem. Eternity entered Ephrathah! Also a contrast from the Bethlehem of Zebulun(Joshua 19:25) (2-4) We have the birth of Messiah(2); the birth of a nation(3; Is.66:8); & one day the birth of peace…to the ends of the earth! (4) He shall stand & shepherd his flock - Let us worship & bow down before Him as the people of His pasture. “In

Deuteronomy 5:6-15 — that the Ten Commandments are out of date. Instead, Turner suggested a set of “Ten Voluntary Initiatives to guide sensitive persons through the new age.” Good news about teenagers today? According to a poll by the Gallup Youth Survey, 4 out of 5 teenagers feel the 10 Commandments are valid. Worst news about teenagers today? The same survey also stated that only 3 out of 100 teenagers can name the 10 Commandments. The 10 commandments, the very words of God, provide all the necessary

Deuteronomy 5:6-15 — that the Ten Commandments are out of date. Instead, Turner suggested a set of “Ten Voluntary Initiatives to guide sensitive persons through the new age.” Good news about teenagers today? According to a poll by the Gallup Youth Survey, 4 out of 5 teenagers feel the 10 Commandments are valid. Worst news about teenagers today? The same survey also stated that only 3 out of 100 teenagers can name the 10 Commandments. The 10 commandments, the very words of God, provide all the necessary

Acts 13:1-12 — that one moment for they knew that if they missed it, they would have to wait for another tide to come in.Shakespeare turned this background of the exact meaning of opportunity into one of his most famous passages. [It’s from Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3]There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves,

Acts 13:1-12 — that one moment for they knew that if they missed it, they would have to wait for another tide to come in.Shakespeare turned this background of the exact meaning of opportunity into one of his most famous passages. [It’s from Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3]There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves,

Acts 3:1-11 — temple. If being a cripple brought him to this exact place at the perfect time, do you think he’s up in heaven mad at God for making him a cripple? To ask alms – Picture him laying his hat on the pavement…another day! [40 yrs 4:22] Location, location, location - Those who entered the temple would be particularly disposed to practice their piety by generously giving alms to a lame beggar. Almsgiving was one of the main ways to show kindness, & thus was considered

Acts 3:1-11 — temple. If being a cripple brought him to this exact place at the perfect time, do you think he’s up in heaven mad at God for making him a cripple? To ask alms – Picture him laying his hat on the pavement…another day! [40 yrs 4:22] Location, location, location - Those who entered the temple would be particularly disposed to practice their piety by generously giving alms to a lame beggar. Almsgiving was one of the main ways to show kindness, & thus was considered

1 Samuel 22:1-23 — Doeg Saul now had a Police State in which each citizen was to spy on the others & report to the king anybody who opposed his rule! Akin to George Owells book, Nineteen Eighty-Four where he describes, most believe the happenings in Burma in 1949. “Big Brother is Watching”! DOEG, A LIAR & MURDERER AT HEART! (22:9,10) (9) Read all Ps.52(& into) dedicated to Doeg. Scheming leaders produce scheming followers. We produce after our kind. Gen.1:24