Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 25:1-12 — x’s(or, “ruthless”) This sums up the world’s oppression in every age. (2) One day the ruthless enemy will fall. This “city” is Babylon, or any stronghold in opposition to God. (4) This is not a promise of immunity from trouble, but of ultimate safety, & this is promised for all. Tribulation is like a storm, but He is the Refuge! Tribulation is like a desert heat, but He is the cloud that blocks hot rays!(shade) (4b)

Isaiah 25:1-12 — x’s(or, “ruthless”) This sums up the world’s oppression in every age. (2) One day the ruthless enemy will fall. This “city” is Babylon, or any stronghold in opposition to God. (4) This is not a promise of immunity from trouble, but of ultimate safety, & this is promised for all. Tribulation is like a storm, but He is the Refuge! Tribulation is like a desert heat, but He is the cloud that blocks hot rays!(shade) (4b)

Jeremiah 14:1-22 — nothingaccomplishes nothing!” This definitely spoke of Jer.’s as a preacher. Having to daily pickup his cross & follow the Lord. Let’s look at 2 messages: [1] The Drought [2] The ComingCaptivity. THE DROUGHT! (14:1-22) ​​​​​​​Q: Droughts were a warning against what? (God’s judgment?) Egypt relied on “The Nile” for its water supply. Israel had to rely on the rain God sent! So Jeremiah used

Jeremiah 14:1-22 — nothingaccomplishes nothing!” This definitely spoke of Jer.’s as a preacher. Having to daily pickup his cross & follow the Lord. Let’s look at 2 messages: [1] The Drought [2] The ComingCaptivity. THE DROUGHT! (14:1-22) ​​​​​​​Q: Droughts were a warning against what? (God’s judgment?) Egypt relied on “The Nile” for its water supply. Israel had to rely on the rain God sent! So Jeremiah used

Habakkuk 1:1-17 — the OT Socrates! (i.e. Q & A) He was a contemporary of Jeremiah. This book begins with a sob & ends w/a song! Outline: Wrestling – Watching - Waiting. WRESTLING! (ch.1) Question: Why is God so indifferent toward evil? (1:1-4) Jehoiakim had been leading the nation closer to disaster. Jeremiah said & prophesied of him, “…your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence…He

Habakkuk 1:1-17 — the OT Socrates! (i.e. Q & A) He was a contemporary of Jeremiah. This book begins with a sob & ends w/a song! Outline: Wrestling – Watching - Waiting. WRESTLING! (ch.1) Question: Why is God so indifferent toward evil? (1:1-4) Jehoiakim had been leading the nation closer to disaster. Jeremiah said & prophesied of him, “…your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence…He

Matthew 27:1-26 — listening to the crowd. JESUS BOUND? (1,2) ​​​​​​​Bound Him - Just as Isaac was bound before he was laid upon the altar. Both in their prime. Both in submission. Jesus submitting to His reason 4 coming Bound Him? - They actually bound the hands that had stopped waves. Hushed Wind. Stayed storms. Hands that turned water into wine & multiplied bread. Hands that dealt w/ diseases, touched/healed Lepers, & turned mud into Healing Ointments.

Matthew 27:1-26 — listening to the crowd. JESUS BOUND? (1,2) ​​​​​​​Bound Him - Just as Isaac was bound before he was laid upon the altar. Both in their prime. Both in submission. Jesus submitting to His reason 4 coming Bound Him? - They actually bound the hands that had stopped waves. Hushed Wind. Stayed storms. Hands that turned water into wine & multiplied bread. Hands that dealt w/ diseases, touched/healed Lepers, & turned mud into Healing Ointments.

Matthew 3:1-17 — I’m not the Word, I’m just the voice. No, I’m not the Groom, just the best man. We move to our story today, where the advance man had become so popular, even the religious leaders were coming out to his baptisms. And, the people, after 400 yrs of not hearing from any prophet, lost sight of The Coming One...for him. JOHN THE BAPTIST (1) Some 30 yrs have passed between ch.2 & 3, in which Jesus lived in Nazareth & worked as a carpenter. Now comes the time for His

Matthew 3:1-17 — I’m not the Word, I’m just the voice. No, I’m not the Groom, just the best man. We move to our story today, where the advance man had become so popular, even the religious leaders were coming out to his baptisms. And, the people, after 400 yrs of not hearing from any prophet, lost sight of The Coming One...for him. JOHN THE BAPTIST (1) Some 30 yrs have passed between ch.2 & 3, in which Jesus lived in Nazareth & worked as a carpenter. Now comes the time for His

Mark 2:23-28 — the new wine Jesus sought to bring them did just that. We witness this morn the 1st rips in their old, stale,brittle, wine skins of their religion Strap on your 1st century sandals we’re going to take a walk with Jesus this morning to 4 different locations: We are heading for the synagogue…but on the way there we must pass through a Field of Grain. Next, we’ll make it to the Synagogue for Shabbat morning service. After this we’ll take a walk down to the

Mark 9:1-29 — willing to follow him into the sufferings of the valley below. Mountain top experiences are great, but remember no fruit grows up there; all the fruit is grown down in the valley. Title/Outline: Mountain Top (2-13) & Valley Flop (14-29) Prayer: Moses asked, Please, show me Your Glory. I went to Mammoth on Mon, got acclimated, did a 10 m. hike on Tues, to 10,700’. Explain: times I had to slow down(oxygen); thrill of being alone w/God in His backyard; the time when

1 Corinthians 10:14-33 — land…because of disobedience. The Corinthian believers also needed to take heed to taking advantage of their liberties, lest they also fall short of God’s best for them. Slide #2 FELLOWSHIP OR FRIENDSHIP? (14-22) Slide #3 (14) Flee from idolatry - I think of a flea that can jump 7”(h) & 13”(frwd), thus 200 x’s its bodies length. (16) It all starts at the cross! - Always start at Calvary. Our Communion

1 Corinthians 3:1-4 — Christians & non-Christians. But at the end of ch.2 & in the beg of ch.3 Paul shows there are 3: the natural, the spiritual, & the carnal. Paul already discussed the Natural man…who doesn’t receive any of the things of the spirit (2:14). They are lost, unsaved. For now at least, as Chuck Swindoll said, they have pulled in the welcome mat from the door of their hearts, locked the dead bolt, & turned a deaf ear to Jesus’ knocking (Rev.3:20). (Chuck Swindoll, 1 Corinthians,

2 Timothy 1:1-18 — Intro: Book Overview: Just 4 years after Paul wrote 1st Timothy(67ad) Christians were not liked in Rome. Nero had already blamed the great fires in Rome on them(64ad). Christians were official enemies of the state, subject to public torture & execution. This was his

1 Peter 3:18-22 — place in the past, thus isn’t relevant to your living as a Christian today. 3rd, You don’t need to interpret this the way that I do! – but I need to teach it the way I believe it is interpreted according to my studys. 4th, Let’s remember Peter’s main theme! - thus far Christ suffered wrongly(18) but God honored Him, & gave him glory(22). [i.e. Bookends to this section] 5th, let’s use our basic hermeneutical skills (science of interpretation). WHAT

3 John 1:1-15 — concerned for the temporal well-being of Gaius, & not only for his spiritual welfare. ​​​​​​​He must surely have learned this from Jesus whose concern for people’s physical troubles is attested in all 4 Gospels. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Certainly this is a biblical warrant for Christians today to pray for the temporal needs of others. (4) Every Christian parent can

Revelation 10:1-11 — over the Nations....man looks to the United Nations, for the worlds answers! So John turns our eyes back on Jesus! SWEET & SOUR MESSAGE! (1-11) EYES ON JESUS! (1-3) This Angel? - Just another angel? Or, Jesus? Clothed w/a Cloud (Ps.104:3; Acts 1:9; Rev.1:7) A Rainbow on His head (4:3) Face like the sun (1:16) Feet like pillars of fire (1:15) Loud voice (1:10,15) Lion (5:5) Swearing (5,6) Foot on earth & other on sea – His mission involves the whole

2 Samuel 21:1-14 — INTRO: Asia Bibi: Read page. Watch Video. Pray. 2 Samuel closes w/2 national calamities: a drought caused by King Saul’s sin(21), & a plague caused by King David’s sin(24). In between these 2 tragic events we’ll see 4 victories. Outline: Sin, Retribution, Compassion. SIN! (1) Nowhere in Scripture are we told when or why Saul slaughtered the Gibeonites. Saul killed several but intended to wipe them

2 Samuel 21:1-14 — INTRO: Asia Bibi: Read page. Watch Video. Pray. 2 Samuel closes w/2 national calamities: a drought caused by King Saul’s sin(21), & a plague caused by King David’s sin(24). In between these 2 tragic events we’ll see 4 victories. Outline: Sin, Retribution, Compassion. SIN! (1) Nowhere in Scripture are we told when or why Saul slaughtered the Gibeonites. Saul killed several but intended to wipe them