Bible Commentaries

Genesis 39:1-23 — Now we get back in chapter thirty-nine to the story again. This is just a little interlude and it is just sort of a parenthetical-kind of a thing thrown in and now we get back to Joseph. Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,

2 Kings 1:1-18 — By Chuck SmithNow as we finish First Kings, we were dealing with basically the northern kingdom under Ahab with his wicked wife Jezebel who had brought the northern kingdom of Israel into its lowest state morally and spiritually, as they led the people

2 Kings 8:1-29 — Chapter 8 Now Elisha spake unto the woman, whose son had been restored to life, and he said, [You better get out of here because there's going to be a seven-year famine in this area] ( 2 Kings 8:1 ). And so she left and she moved down to the area of

2 Chronicles 1:1-17 — Let's turn to II Chronicles chapter 1.I Chronicles brought us up unto the death of David, and II Chronicles begins with the reign of Saul and it covers the remaining history of the kings of Judah. Now this is the chronicles of the kings of Judah. It

2 Chronicles 2:1-18 — Chapter 2 Now Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. And Solomon told out [or counted out] seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men to cut trees out of the forest, and three thousand

Psalms 16:1-11 — Let's turn now to Psalms 16:1-11 . The sixteenth psalm is called a Michtam of David. A Michtam is actually a meditation or a prayer. And there are about five or six psalms that are designated as Michtam, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, with the sixteenth. David's

Psalms 90:1-17 — Psalms 90:1-17 is a psalm of Moses. Now Moses was also a writer and he wrote psalms and songs, and this is one of the psalms of Moses. LORD [or Jehovah], thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth,

Proverbs 21:1-31 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31 . Proverbs 21:1-31 , Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will ( Proverbs 21:1 ). The word "rivers of water" is in

Proverbs 24:1-34 — Chapter 24Again, he continues in twenty-four in putting them together in couplets or in phrases. Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief ( Proverbs 24:1-2

Isaiah 49:1-26 — Chapter 49Now in chapter 49, we have a fabulous prophecy of Jesus Christ in the first seven verses as God speaks of the Redeemer that He is sending. Listen, O coasts, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; For the LORD hath called me from the womb;

Jeremiah 17:1-27 — Chapter 17 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond ( Jeremiah 17:1 ): Interesting that they were using diamonds for pens in those days, isn't it? Diamonds set in iron. it is graven upon the table of their heart,

Matthew 11:1-30 — Chapter 11 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities ( Matthew 11:1 ). So He sent them out in front of them, and then He departed and was following up now, and

Luke 24:1-53 — Chapter 24 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 — Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11 .Paul here in the first verse said, Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ ( 1 Corinthians 11:1 ). In the previous verse he spoke about how he was not seeking his own profit, his own glory,

2 Corinthians 3:1-18 — Shall we turn tonight to the third chapter of II Corinthians.Paul the apostle, it seemed, had the detractors to his ministry, men that followed him around seeking to discredit him. There are always those, it seems, who are ready to come in upon another

2 Corinthians 6:1-18 — We then, as workers together with him ( 2 Corinthians 6:1 ), And what a glorious way to view the ministry. I'm working with Jesus, working together with Him. [We] beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have

2 Timothy 1:1-18 — Shall we turn now to second Timothy? This is the last epistle that Paul wrote. He is again in prison in Rome. It would seem that he was released from the first imprisonment and allowed a little more time of liberty to preach the Gospel. And putting

2 Timothy 3:1-17 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? Paul said to Timothy, This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come ( 2 Timothy 3:1 ). It is interesting that the Scriptures in many places speak of the last days and

2 John 1:1-13 — Tonight, we want to look at 2 John and 3 John and the book of Jude, all short little one-chapter epistles. The epistles of 2 John and 3 John were of course, written by the apostle John. A situation existed in the early church of itinerant prophets.

2 Samuel 23:1-39 — Chapter 23In chapter twenty-three, These are the last words of David. The son of Jesse, the man who was raised up on high, the anointed [of God,] of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel. [I like that last title, "the sweet psalmist of