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

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

Psalms 110:1-7 — Psalms 110:1-7 : The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool ( Psalms 110:1 ). This immediately gives to us the indication that this is one of those Messianic psalms. Or a psalm concerning the Messiah

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

Psalms 80:1-19 — Psalms 80:1-19 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine foRuth ( Psalms 80:1 ). God's dwelling between the cherubim. Actually, in the book of Revelation John describes the

Proverbs 12:1-28 — Chapter 12 Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is brutish ( Proverbs 12:1 ). And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a fool and he will hate you. And a fool hateth instruction,

Proverbs 16:1-33 — Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33 , the sixteenth chapter and begin our study this evening. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD ( Proverbs 16:1 ). God works in our lives even when we're not aware

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 — Book of Ecclesiastes begins, The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem ( Ecclesiastes 1:1 ). So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is translated preacher is a word that can mean one of the assembly or a

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

Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 — Chapter 9 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is

Isaiah 1:1-31 — The book of Isaiah is a marvelous book of prophecy. Of course, it is the longest book of prophecy in the Bible, and it would seem that God gave to Isaiah a clearer vision of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ than any other of the Old Testament prophets.

Isaiah 44:1-28 — Chapter 44 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshurun ( Isaiah 44:1-2 ), Now Jeshurun means

Isaiah 53:1-12 — By Chuck Smith When men made chapter and verse divisions, they did make mistakes. The Word of God is divinely inspired; it's inerrant. But men, for the sake of helping us to find scriptures and to memorize passages, divided the Bible into chapter and

Ezekiel 10:1-22 — Chapter 10 And then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament [the heaven] that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne ( Ezekiel 10:1 ). Again, the vision

Colossians 4:1-18 — Chapter 4 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal [pay them a decent salary]; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving ( Colossians 4:1-2 ); As we said, prayer has

Titus 2:1-15 — Chapter 2But he said to Titus, speak the things which become sound doctrine ( Titus 2:1 ): Again, the emphasis and the exhortation is that of sound doctrine.Now, teach that the aged men ( Titus 2:2 ), And this should be the older men. Well, age is aged,

2 Peter 1:1-21 — Second Peter. Simon Peter ( 2 Peter 1:1 ), The name Simon, of course, was the given name. Peter is the name that Jesus gave to him. He is, a bondslave and an apostle ( 2 Peter 1:1 ) It seems that bondslave was first, apostle second. of Jesus Christ,

Revelation 17:1-18 — In chapter seventeen, we now have the specific judgment of God upon the false religious system that has damned the souls of so many men through deception. Jesus warned us to "beware of false prophets who will come looking like sheep, but inwardly they

Revelation 7:1-17 — In chapter four of the book of Revelation, we were taken into the heavenly scene where John beholds the throne of God, the cherubim about the throne as they worship God and the twenty-four elders as they respond to that worship.In chapter five, we see

2 Samuel 5:1-25 — Chapter 5 Then all of the tribes came to David there in Hebron, and they said, Behold, we're of your bone, we're of your flesh. In times past, when Saul was king, you were the one that led us out to victories over our enemies: and you, the LORD said