Bible Commentaries

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,

Psalms 1:1-6 — Shall we turn to the Psalms, beginning tonight with the first psalm. The Psalms are actually divided into five books. It was really the hymnbook for the nation of Israel. They were sung in their original forms. In the Psalms there is really much prophecy,

Proverbs 28:1-28 — Chapter 28Twenty-eight: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as a lion ( Proverbs 28:1 ). The contrast of the wicked and the righteous. We had an awful lot of that early in the proverbs. For the transgression of a land

Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 — Chapter 8 Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Song of Solomon 6:1-13 — Chapter 6Now the daughters of Jerusalem respond to her, the chorus sings back. Where has your beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither or where is your beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with you ( Song of Solomon 6:1 ). And she answers, My

Micah 5:1-15 — Chapter 5Now in chapter 5 Micah leaves that scene of the future and he comes back to an intermediate scene. Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: and they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the

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

Matthew 14:1-36 — And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him,

Matthew 3:1-17 — Chapter Three In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea ( Matthew 3:1 ). Now we have the silent years of Christ. We are jumping now from the return to Nazareth to the beginning of His public ministry. There are some

Mark 1:1-45 — Let's turn to Mark's gospel.Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from listening to Peter relate the stories of Jesus Christ.

John 13:1-38 — Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of the gospel according to John. We have come into a new section of the gospel of John, which carries us through chapter 17. And chapters 13 through 17 cover a period of approximately thirty-six hours or so. Probably

John 17:1-26 — Chapter 17 These words spake Jesus, and he lifted up his eyes to heaven ( John 17:1 ), Now He is finished with His disciples and He turns now to the Father. He said, "I am not alone; the Father is with Me." And conscious of the Father, He now offers

John 18:1-40 — Shall we turn to John's gospel, chapter 18. Jesus has finished His prayer, which we mentioned last week should properly be entitled the Lord's Prayer. And now, from wherever this prayer was offered, maybe it was on the temple precincts itself, as the

John 21:1-25 — Chapter 21 Now after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and this is how it happened. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus [the twin], and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons

John 3:1-36 — Have we got a message for you tonight from the Word of God! John chapter 3 and 4, oh my, how rich! How blessed! There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews ( John 3:1 ). We know a few things about him; we know that he must

John 6:1-71 — Now we have an indeterminate rate of time. Jesus was in Jerusalem when He was saying these things, they were as a result of this blind man...or the lame man, rather, who was healed there at the pool of Bethesda. And the controversy that was stirred

John 9:1-41 — Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to John, chapter 9.Jesus had been having a dispute with the Pharisees in the temple at the time of the Feast of the Tabernacles, six months or so before the Passover in which He was crucified.

2 Peter 3:1-18 — Chapter 3Now Peter said this second epistle, Beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us

1 John 3:1-24 — Chapter 3 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God ( 1 John 3:1 ): I love that verse. Behold, what manner of love God has bestowed upon you, that you should be called the son of God. What glorious

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