Bible Commentaries

Genesis 14:1-24 — Chapter 14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar ( Genesis 14:1 ), Now Shinar is Babylon. and Arioch the king of Ellasar [which is Babylonia], and Chedorlaomer the king of Elam [which is Persia], and Tidal the king of [Goyem

Psalms 135:1-21 — Psalms 135:1-21 is one of those psalms that begins and ends with the word Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD ( Psalms 135:1 ). Hallelujah. Praise the name of Yahweh; praise him, O ye servants of Yahweh. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts

Proverbs 11:1-31 — Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. So that there is very little to comment on, because

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 — Tonight we want to return again to the book of Ecclesiastes beginning with chapter 7. And as we return to the book of Ecclesiastes, again, it is important that we make note of the fact that the book of Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon in his later

Isaiah 26:1-21 — Shall we turn to Isaiah chapter 26 as we begin our study this evening. Now Isaiah 26:1-21 goes right along with Isaiah 25:1-12 because it declares, In that day ( Isaiah 26:1 ) In what day? In the day that the things are transpiring that he wrote about

Ezekiel 21:1-32 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Ezekiel 21 , the twenty-first chapter of Ezekiel.Now the prophets of God were often very colorful persons. And because people would not always listen to the Word of God, they would often do things to draw the people's

Daniel 10:1-21 — Ahora en el capítulo 10, En el año tercero de Ciro, rey de Persia, se reveló una cosa a Daniel, cuyo nombre [babilónico o caldeo] era Beltsasar; y la cosa era verdadera, pero el tiempo señalado era largo: y él entendió la cosa, y tuvo entendimiento de

Matthew 14:1-36 — Y en ese tiempo Herodes el tetrarca oyó de la fama de Jesús. Y dijo a sus siervos: Este es Juan el Bautista; ha resucitado de entre los muertos; y por lo tanto obras poderosas se manifiestan en él. Porque Herodes había prendido a Juan, y lo ató, y lo

Matthew 28:1-20 — Chapter 28 In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came

Deuteronomy 4:1-49 — Chapter 4 NOW therefore ( Deuteronomy 4:1 ) Moses is now making application. NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and to the judgments, which I teach you, to do them, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD the

Deuteronomy 7:1-26 — Chapter 7Now in chapter seven, When God brings you into the land and cast out these enemies that are bigger and stronger than you are; And he delivers them from before you; and smites them, and destroys them; you're not to make any covenant with them,

Mark 13:1-37 — Mark's gospel chapter 13. And as he [Jesus] went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! ( Mark 13:1 ) Referring to the great temple in Jerusalem that was started in the

Luke 21:1-38 — Chapter 21 And he looked up, and he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites ( Luke 21:1-2 ). A mite was one-sixteenth of a penny. In other words, it took sixteen mites

Luke 3:1-38 — Vayamos al capítulo 3 del evangelio de Lucas. Cuando Lucas comienza el tercer capítulo, les está dando la fecha del comienzo del ministerio de Juan el Bautista, y usa no menos de seis puntos de referencia histórica para decirles cuándo comenzó Juan su

Acts 4:1-37 — Chapter 4 Now as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead ( Acts 4:1-2 ). The Sadducees,

Galatians 2:1-21 — Chapter 2 Then fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and I took Titus with me also ( Galatians 2:1 ). So Paul no doubt had been ministering in Syria and Cilicia, the area around Tarsus, his home city, his hometown, and there

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 — Chapter 2 FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain ( 1 Thessalonians 2:1 ): Now, Paul evidently had quite an entrance to the city of Thessalonica for he makes reference to it three times here in the first, in

1 Timothy 6:1-21 — Chapter 6Now Paul turns to the subject of servants in chapter six. Let as many servants as are under the yoke ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ) That is, to a master. count their own masters worthy of all honour ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ), Now this is actually the word "slave."

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

Hebrews 13:1-25 — Chapter 13Chapter 13, closing out the book. Let brotherly love continue. Don't forget to entertain strangers: for some have entertained angels without knowing it ( Hebrews 13:1-2 ). Interesting. I believe it. I don't think I have ever really entertained