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,

Exodus 17:1-16 — Chapter 17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and they pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. Wherefore

2 Chronicles 3:1-17 — Chapter 3 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And he began to build in the second

Job 14:1-22 — Chapter 14 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, he's full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow [or the shadow on the sundial], and continues not ( Job 14:1-2 ) Oh, what a pessimistic kind of view

Job 22:1-30 — Así que Elifaz retoma el argumento ahora. Y la misma vieja historia: acusa a Job de ser malvado y en realidad hace muchas acusaciones malas. Él dijo, ¿Puede un hombre ser útil a Dios, como el que es sabio puede serlo a sí mismo? ¿Hay algún placer para

Psalms 17:1-15 — Psalms 17:1-15 The seventeenth psalm is another prayer of David. And it is, again, one of those prayers where David is sort of pleading his own cause, his own righteousness before the Lord. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto

Proverbs 14:1-35 — Chapter 14Continuation of the contrasting of goodness and evil. Every wise woman ( Proverbs 14:1 ) And wise and foolish contrasted always, too. Every wise woman builds her house ( Proverbs 14:1 ): She takes care. She takes pain. She takes effort to

Isaiah 11:1-16 — Shall we turn to Isaiah, chapter 11, for the beginning of our study this evening.In the tenth chapter, the closing part of chapter 10 of Isaiah, and again, let me remind you that the chapter distinctions were made by men, not by the authors. But years

Isaiah 31:1-9 — Shall we turn in our Bibles to Isaiah 31:1-9 . Now as a backdrop to these scriptures in Isaiah 31:1-9 is the impending invasion of Assyria. Assyria is the world-conquering power at the moment. Assyria has destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Assyria

Isaiah 42:1-25 — Chapter 42Now God speaks of another servant. This is His righteous servant, even Jesus Christ. And now Isaiah begins to prophesy concerning Christ, the servant of God. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth ( Isaiah

Jeremiah 32:1-44 — Chapter 32 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar ( Jeremiah 32:1 ). Now in the eleventh year of Zedekiah is when Jerusalem fell. So this is right at

Lamentations 5:1-22 — Chapter 5Fifth lamentation: Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans, fatherless, our mothers are as widows. We have drunken our water for

Ezekiel 15:1-8 — Chapter 15Now, in chapter 15: The word of the LORD came unto me saying, Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree ( Ezekiel 15:1-2 ), Now you remember God said concerning the nation Israel in Isaiah, chapter 5, that God had planted a pleasant

Ezekiel 43:1-27 — Chapter 43Now in chapter 43: He brought him then to the gate that looks toward the east ( Ezekiel 43:1 ): This is at the bottom of your diagram. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the noise

Amos 7:1-17 — Chapter 7Now the Lord showed unto Amos certain judgments whereby He could bring His judgment against Israel. These were shown to Amos, no doubt, in the form of a vision. And thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me; and, behold, he formed the grasshoppers

Acts 8:1-40 — Chapter 8 We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coats of the fellows who were throwing the

Romans 5:1-21 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the fifth chapter of Romans.Since chapter 3 Paul has been talking about justification by faith. How that God has declared me innocent because of my faith in Jesus Christ. Believing that He took my sin and died in my

Revelation 15:1-8 — Chapter 15And now we come to the prelude to the final seven plagues, by which God's judgment will be completed upon the earth and the earth prepared for the reign of Jesus Christ. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having

Revelation 9:1-21 — Chapter 9 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the eaRuth ( Revelation 9:1 ): And it is interesting how that a great mountain of fire burning, a star falling, a star falling, these are like fallen stars. That is why I

1 Samuel 14:1-52 — Chapter 14 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bear his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison on the other side. But he did not tell his father. And Saul tarried in the uttermost