Bible Commentaries

Genesis 11:1-32 — Chapter 11Now in chapter eleven. The whole earth was of one language, and one speech ( Genesis 11:1 ). Probably Hebrew because in the earlier record of the book of Genesis, the names of the people were Hebrew names that have Hebrew meanings. And so

Genesis 15:1-21 — Now after these things ( Genesis 15:1 ) That is, after the battle against these kings, after the meeting of Melchizedek, after the refusal of taking the reward and so forth from the king of Sodom. the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying,

Genesis 41:1-57 — Chapter 41For audio go to chapter 39 Now it came to pass at the end of two full years ( Genesis 41:1 ), That is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the end of two full years," that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the

Exodus 15:1-27 — Chapter 15So Moses broke forth in song. Chapter fifteen is actually the song of Moses, of God's deliverance and victory. Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and they spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath

2 Chronicles 10:1-19 — Shall we turn in our Bibles to II Chronicles, chapter 10.The children of Israel have been brought out of Egypt by Moses. Through the leadership of Joshua they were brought into the land that God had promised to their fathers, Abraham and Jacob. For

2 Chronicles 20:1-37 — Chapter 20Now in chapter 20, it records how that at this time three nations had gathered together to fight against Judah. The nation of Moab and Ammon, and those of Mount Seir, which would have been the Edomites. And word came to Jehoshaphat that Judah

Psalms 50:1-23 — Psalms 50:1-23 Psalms 50:1-23 is divided into three categories. The first six verses deal with God who is speaking. In the Hebrew it begins, "El Elohim, Jehovah, hath spoken." God, singular; Gods, plural; and then the name Yahweh or Jehovah, hath

Isaiah 48:1-22 — Now in chapter 48 God speaks about how that He is going to restore then under the Holy One, Jehovah's servant. And God is going to restore the house of Jacob. Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel ( Isaiah 48:1 ), You

Isaiah 56:1-12 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah 56:1-12 . In Isaiah 55:1-13 the Lord speaks of this glorious everlasting salvation and the glories of His greatness, His power. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than yours, My

Jeremiah 27:1-22 — Chapter 27Now Jeremiah goes on to declare that, In the beginning ( Jeremiah 27:1 ) He's speaking this to the king Zedekiah. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Ezekiel 11:1-25 — Let's turn now in our Bibles to Ezekiel, chapter 11.Now Ezekiel is in Babylon during the time of these prophecies, but the Spirit of God transports him back to Jerusalem. And there he sees things that are transpiring in Jerusalem.Now as a background,

Daniel 9:1-27 — This time let's turn in our Bible to the book of Daniel, chapter 9.In the beginning of chapter 9, we have a very keen insight to this man Daniel. And we understand why God has declared of him that was he was greatly loved by God. For Daniel greatly

Haggai 2:1-23 — Chapter 2 Now in the seventh month, in the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Haggai, saying, Speak now to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, to Joshua, and to the residue of the people, saying, Who is left among

Matthew 13:1-58 — Now as we enter into the thirteenth chapter, we come into the area of the parables that deal with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. And in these we have more or less a key to all parables.And years ago when I was in seminary I had a very smart

Luke 17:1-37 — Chapter 17Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come ( Luke 17:1 ): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have offenses come your way. There are going

Luke 20:1-47 — We are in the final week of the life of Jesus. He is now in Jerusalem. This is the week in which pilgrims are coming from all over the world to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. He has made His triumphant entry, that is on Sunday. He was officially

Acts 12:1-25 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Acts 12 . Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church ( Acts 12:1 ). There are just a lot of Herods in the Bible and it is a little difficult to keep them all straight.

2 Corinthians 9:1-15 — Shall we turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter nine.Paul has been, in the last couple of chapters, talking to them about the collection that he wanted them to take for the poor in Jerusalem. The church in Jerusalem had gone through a lot of

Hebrews 6:1-20 — Chapter 6 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, [that is the primaries, the word at the beginning of the gospel of Christ] let us go on to maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward

Hebrews 8:1-13 — Chapter 8 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the essence: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heavens; he is a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched,