Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 2:1-46 — Intro: Inauguration Day Well as our countries 58th Inauguration Schedule starts tomorrow, we’ll have our countries 45th President being Inaugurated on Friday. The big transfer of power. What kind of leader will he be? Will he be for the people or for himself? Will those who oppose him continue

Nehemiah 6:1-19 — tread…Satan seems to be kind enough to offer to meet us ½ way.” ​​​​​​​Contrast Eve’s folly in discussing the question raised by the serpent. has God indeed said...Gen.3:1-5. Do you ever negotiate questions that should never be allowed consideration? What things or people distract you from doing the Lords work? How can you have a heads up on these distractions? ANKLE BITTERS (4) The enemy’s

Nehemiah 9:1-38 — Intro:  6 Hour Service It is interesting that 3 of Israel’s great national prayers are in Dan. 9, Ezra 9, Neh.9. We have here the longest recorded prayer in the bible. vs.5-38. Just two days after the glad Feast of Tabernacles the people came together in a solemn assembly. This was a solemn public confession of their sin, and it was to be directed by the Levites. When they came together, the book of the Law was

Leviticus 23:23-44 — believer. (3) 1st Fruits = Christ’s Resurrection being the 1st fruits to ours. (4) Pentecost = descent of the H.S. after Christ’s Ascension. Interesting a gap (in the months) between these 2 sets of feast. Christ’s 2nd Advent: (5) Trumpets = the future gathering together of God’s people. (6) Day of Atonement = the future cleansing of God’s people. (7) Tabernacles = the future Joy of God’s people in His Kingdom. TRUMPETS – GOD

Isaiah 14:1-32 — Intro: Next Week The Kry will join us for Worship. “It is easy to bid the devil to be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him.” Danish Proverb “Satan rocks the cradle when we sleep at our devotions.” Joseph Hall (1574-1656) “Satan's friendship reaches to the prison door.” Turkish Proverb Again Babylon is a picture of the world in opposition to God! Jerusalem & Zion is a picture of God’s people. The king of Babylon a picture

Jeremiah 4:1-31 — them. And they shall be my people and I will be their God.'" (Ezek 11:19-20) The Heart needs a SCALPEL! (4) The Jews liked plastic surgery(dealing w/their outside things); but not heart surgery (dealing w/the heart within). Ps.51:6 “Surely you desire truth in the inner parts ; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” Paul uses this analogy in Rom.2:28,29 “For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

Ezekiel 28:1-26 — scraping of a rock [2] the sinking of a ship This week he finishes their judgment with the 3rd picture: The dethroning of a king. THE INFAMOUS DOWNFALL! (1-8) KING OF TYRE! (1-10) The Declaration of their Sin (1-5) (1) Prince/Ruler (nageed) means “the man at the top”. This was Ethbaal III, who ruled from 591-572B.C. (2) In absolute arrogance the king sat enthroned in his island fortress as though he was a god. This is similar

Daniel 5:1-31 — Intro: Party’s Over Neb walks off the pages of scripture on a positive note. Look at the last things to come off his kingly lips (4:37b) Chapter 5 comes a 30 year gap, 23 yrs since Neb died, 4 leaders have come & gone. Daniel had been their 70 years. Neb’s family tree…has some rotten branches. After Neb died his son Evil-Merodach reigned (only 2 years). Because

Amos 8:1-14 — treat you that way. It isn’t true when we refer to a bad apple as SIN! – It WILL spoil the whole bunch girl! Outline: Ripe Fruit!(1-3) Rotten Fruit!(4-6) Ripe Remembrance!(7-10) Removed Food!(11-14) BAD APPLES! (1-14) 5th vision – The vision of a basket of summer fruit. RIPE FRUIT! (1-3) (1) Verse one seems nice! – We all lie summer fruit! But the Hebrew word & the context both show us God is speaking about end of summer fruit. fruit that is “too”

Matthew 5:8 — seeing God would be spiritual blindness. See God - Likely an allusion to the temple entrance liturgy of Psalm 24. (esp.3-6) Choir would sing v.1,2. A voice would respond with v.3. Then another voice would answer with v.4. Slide15 vs.3Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol(to what is false), Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the

Matthew 5:9 — seeing God would be spiritual blindness. See God - Likely an allusion to the temple entrance liturgy of Psalm 24. (esp.3-6) Choir would sing v.1,2. A voice would respond with v.3. Then another voice would answer with v.4. Slide15 vs.3Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol(to what is false), Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the

Matthew 9:9-17 — the religious guys. MATTHEW’S MAKEOVER (9) or Jesus at the IRS ​​​​​​​A man named Matthew - He doesn’t write much concerning himself. Luke adds that he left all to follow Jesus(5:28). [Mt wasn’t going to be the hero of his own stories] Pr 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. It’s amazing who Jesus would pick to win Jews to Himself. If his name

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 — the bitterness of the Texans over the massacres by Mexican forces at the Alamo in San Antonio found expression, on March 6,1836. People worldwide continue to remember the Alamo as a heroic struggle against impossible odds (200 vs. 1500). The children in the wilderness also just went through a heroic struggle against impossible odds. By trusting in God the last 40 years. Remember! How’s your memory? - I have an incredible memory

John 1:1-13 — malady. It is our business to bring the sin-sick, face to face w/the One Healer! To do this demands, we know Him & have a knowledge of His methods. He is the same yesterday, tomorrow & forever! JESUS PREINCARNATE! (1-5) Jesus’ Relationship to THE FATHER! (1,2) He is Eternal! (He always existed) As Mt. & Lk. give a genealogy, so John does here. “Johns gospel starts out in heaven, w/a glimpse of the creator before He became Christ the man. But

John 13:1-17 — 6,1991) That’s an impressive example on a servant leader...but how about the God of the universe washing your feet? Ch’s.1-12 Jesus is the Light; Ch’s.13-21 Jesus is Love. LOVE IN ACTION! LOVE TO THE END! (1-5) Jesus knew that His hour had come - The 11th hour. This hour didn’t creep up on Him & take Him unaware. Yet, He also wasn’t staring at His watch, watching His life tick away. He knew He only had 15 hours to live. Yet, He is

1 Corinthians 11:1-16 — negative things). They remembered Paul & appreciated him & the church was faithful in keeping the teachings/traditions that had been given them. Tradition = merely something handed on from one to another. The thing handed on may be bad as in Matt.15:2,3 Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? <-- this one. The

1 Corinthians 13:1-7 — with mere emotion; it indicates love which deliberately, by an act of will, chooses its object, & through thick or thin, regardless of the attractiveness of the object concerned, goes on loving continually, eternally.” (Alan Redpath, pg.156.) Every description of love in this chapter is applicable to Jesus. “Jesus suffers long & is kind…Jesus never fails!” When we become NT Christians agape is born in us. If this study is to mean anything we should be

2 Corinthians 6:1-18 — would do well to pray for our ministry: From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth, From the laziness that is content with half-truths, From the arrogance that thinks it knows all the truth, O God of truth, deliver us, deliver me! (4,5) These verses dismantle any who think of ministry as “cush/cushy”! Patience = Endurance Inner Struggles – In tribulations [afflictions/pressures/things that press in on us); In needs [hardships/painful discomforts of life]; In

2 Timothy 1:1-18 — Confused! Don’t be Corrupted! Don’t Cut me off! FAN INTO FLAME! (1-18) Intro! (1,2) DON’T BECOME COLD! (3-7) (3) He constantly remembers Timothy in his prayers…rather than sit there & feel sorry for himself! (5) God had saved 3 Generations of his family! I heard of four scholars who were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beautiful, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard

1 Samuel 12:1-25 — Words in his diary: Send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. Sever me from any tie but the tie that binds me to Your service & to Your heart SAMUEL’S FAREWELL ADDRESS! SAMUEL’S FAITHFULNESS! (1-5) (1,2) The elderly prophet/judge Samuel addressed the nation of Israel publicly for the last time in his career. He now transfers the civil authority to Saul. The Israelites go from being led by Judges (for 500 years) to their 1st king. Before