Bible Commentaries

Psalms 19:1-14 — removes the veil to reveal Himself. [Revelation=to unveil] How has He chosen to do this? - 2 ways through… General Revelation(or Natural) (see here in vs. 1–6); Specific Revelation(or Supernatural) (see here in vs. 7–14). General – Through Creation; & in our Conscience (Rom.2:14,15). Rom.1:20 “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen,

Leviticus 27:1-34 — Intro: Pray for: Eric & Karen Irwin – CC Dixon, June 24 Talk is not Cheap! – Rash promises can be very expensive! Mt.12:36,37 “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. "For by your words you will be justified, and

Leviticus 3:1-17 — fellowship was broken. I’ve tried to mend relationship by saying lets do breakfast. Eating is always an element in a covenant. (One today? - communion) The Peace offering existed before the time of Moses. Gen.31:54 “Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain.” Ex.32:6 “Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought

Isaiah 5:1-30 — Intro: We have in ch.5: A Song(1-7); a Lament(8-23); & Judgment(24-30). A Sad Song of the Vacant Vineyard! (1-7) STINKY FRUIT! (1-7) (1,2a) Typical Viticulture – (His point?) Nothing was left undone to guarantee a sound crop. Now, I’ve had bad gardens that were my fault…but not here! The

Jeremiah 10:1-25 — the True God(1-16) [2] Packed up & Flung out! (17-22) [3] Jeremiah’s 3-Fold Prayer (23-25) Jewish Proverb “If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.” False gods vs. the True God(1-16) Vs.2 - Astrology Vs.3,4 – Wow! Sounds like the X-mas tree? Is it? No, because what has been uncovered has been wood or pillars shaped into human like characteristics/not trying to decorate trees! (Poss. - Nude Pillar Figurine/common to this time period in Judah.

Jeremiah 10:1-25 — the True God(1-16) [2] Packed up & Flung out! (17-22) [3] Jeremiah’s 3-Fold Prayer (23-25) Jewish Proverb “If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.” False gods vs. the True God(1-16) Vs.2 - Astrology Vs.3,4 – Wow! Sounds like the X-mas tree? Is it? No, because what has been uncovered has been wood or pillars shaped into human like characteristics/not trying to decorate trees! (Poss. - Nude Pillar Figurine/common to this time period in Judah.

Jeremiah 12:7-17 — Intro: 12:1-5 was Jeremiah’s Prayer. 12:6-17 was God’s response! Jeremiah was going through his theological crisis!(12:1,4) Then God answered (5-17) MY HERITAGE! (12:7-13) Read vs.6 (Jer.’s bro’s come against him) vs.7 God says, “Jeremiah your tragedy is only a miniature of mine!” “My whole nation has come against me!!!” Take

Jeremiah 31:1-40 — Intro: Last week: clear up Is.42:6 The tragedy of sin is that it keeps God at an arms distance from us! It keeps God from being to us all that He wants to be. Overview: (1-30) Gods everlasting love guaranteed future blessedness despite present mourning. (31-40)

Lamentations 2:1-22 — pass away? – Q: What saith thee? No, the Law was No More…with them! “It is mostly prized where it cannot be had!” For instance in the middle ages 25(lbs)was given for one page of it. See 2 Chron.15:3,4 In contrast to the Law being no more, Martin Luther said, “The Bible is alive, it speaks to me. It has feet, it runs after me. It has hands, it lays hold of me.” Q: Which is a more accurate statement of someone viewing your life? Would

Numbers 11:1-35 — God’s Guidance. Moses prayed, fired stopped! This incident made such an impact on them they named the place “Burning”. But...amazingly, it didn’t make enough of an impact to stop the complaining! MEAT CRAVING! (4-9) Mixed multitude (rabble) - Non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel in the Exodus. Complaining is a communicable disease! - the Israelites joined in. George MacDonald, “The slaves of sin rarely grumble at that slavery; it is

Numbers 18:1-32 — the tithes. It’s a Perpetual Portion! 1 Tim 5:18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” (from Jesus, in Lk.10:7) 1 Cor.9:13,14 Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

Numbers 25:1-18 — INTRO: SSS - (This Sat Night) 2 or More; & Victor’s Testimony. Rev 2:14 tells us that Balaam hatches a plan that could potentially have the nation of Israel implode upon itself. Here in Numbers chapter 25 is the result of that plan. Balaam could not destroy Israel with His curses; but he could defile Israel with his

Zephaniah 1:1-18 — reign(age 16), while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year(age 20) he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.” 2 Chron.34:3 Josiah was leading a religious reform…Yet! It was not true revival. For it never got into the hearts of the people! It was only a surface change! The day of the Lord – Historically applies to Babylon’s

Luke 8:40-56 — Intro: 2 Stories in one! One an anonymous poor woman, the other a wealthy religious leader. You’ve heard the saying, “The ground is level at the foot of the cross.” A HOUSE CALL REQUESTED! (40-42) HOPE WAITS! (40) He waits with many on the shore line of Galilee. A RULER HUMBLED! (41) Here this rich synagogue ruler lays it all down. WHEN LIFE SLOWS YOU DOWN! (42) Thronged – verb means to strangle. They so pressed

John 20:19-31 — a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. Wouldn’t you then first discover how much you really trusted it? Do you believe? Do you have faith in Jesus? Do you really trust in Him? Outline: In ch.20 we have 4 reactions to the resurrection: Hearing is Believing! (Mary Mag hearing Jesus say, “Mary”) - Seeing is Believing! (10 apostles) - Proving is Believing!(Thomas) - Trusting is Believing!(us) TRUSTING IS BELIEVING! SEEING

John 7:1-39 — important liquid in the world. Without water, there would be no life. LIFE WATER! ​​​​​​​THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES! (1-9) (1,2) Feast of Tabernacles - occurs in Fall (also called Succoth/booths) Lev.23:33-43 Think of it as a National Campout! [It commemorated the days when the Israelites wandered in the wilderness & lived in tents/booths] Daily, during this 7 day feast, water was drawn from the Pool of Siloam. A priest, accompanied by a procession

Acts 24:1-27 — INTRO: Top Five Things People Put Off Until the Last Minute: #1 House chores/yard work; #2 Holiday gift shopping; #3 Making doctor/dentist appointments; #4 Calling relatives; #5 Changing oil in the car. One of the topics we’ll talk about this morning is procrastination. Paul had to defend himself 5 separate times during the 2 years in Jerusalem & Caesarea. Remember form last week

James 3:1-12 — through the self-control of our speech & the origin of our wisdom. Q: Can you name the muscle in your body that receives more exercise & less control than any other? [The tongue weighs only 2 oz.; it has 8 muscles to change its position; aprox 4” long] It helps us to chew, taste, swallow, & articulate words. It also is used for deceit, destruction, it devours, it is sharp sword, it breaks bones(Prov.25:15), backbites, flatters, & poisons. So it also is known as, “The

1 John 4:1-21 — & evangelical in his preaching & his ministry (early 5th century), & the churches he founded were independent of Rome. So it may be concluded that he was neither Irish nor Roman Catholic. (Exploring Church History; Howard F. Vos, pg.53,54 And, Church History in Plain Language; Bruce Shelley, pg.156) ​​​​​​​FAITH + LOVE! ​​​​​​​FAITH! (1-6) In 3:24. John introduces the role of the H.S.

1 Samuel 14:1-23 — Horace the leading Roman lyric poet who gave us the great Latin Phrase, “Carpe Diem” seize the day/the present! [or Carpe temporis puntcum - seize the moment!] 1. Or, the Rabbinic phrase, "And if not now, when?" (Pirkei Avoth 1:14) SEIZE YOUR DIVINE MOMENT! ​​​​​​​JONATHAN ATTACKS! (1-15) Jonathan, not Saul, was the true leader in Israel. The contrast between the 2 is striking: (Warren Wiersbe: With The Word; pg.169) Saul