Bible Commentaries

Exodus 15:1-21 — better, I believe, as Exodus 15:1-6, Exodus 15:7-11, and Exodus 15:12-16, with an epilogue in Exodus 15:17-18. [Note: Cassuto, 173. See also Jasper J. Burden, "A Stylistic Analysis of Exodus 15:1-21 : Theory and Practice," OTWSA 29 (1986):34-70.] Kaiser proposed a similar division: Exodus 15:1-5, Exodus 15:6-10, Exodus 15:11-16 a, and Exodus 15:16-18. [Note: Kaiser, "Exodus," p. 393-96.] "It is not comparable to any one psalm, or song or hymn, or liturgy known to us anywhere

1 Kings 1:5-53 — 2. Adonijah’s attempt to seize the throne 1:5-53 Adonijah ("Yahweh is lord") was David’s fourth son (2 Samuel 3:4) and the eldest one living at this time. Evidently he believed it was more important that the eldest son succeed David, as was customary in the Near East, than that the king of Yahweh’s anointing occupy that position. God had identified Solomon

Job 40:15-34 — God’s questions 40:15-41:34 Yahweh’s purpose in directing Job’s attention to such inexplicable animals on land (Behemoth) and in the water (Leviathan) seems to have been almost the same as His purpose in His first speech. He intended to humble Job by reminding

Jeremiah 31:34 — this intimate way because He would forgive their sins and not bring them to memory or judgment any more. True forgiveness, in contrast to the covering of sin that the Old Covenant sacrifices provided, would make intimacy with God possible (cf. Isaiah 54:10; Ezekiel 34:25; Ezekiel 37:26). "The old covenant spoke of a great physical deliverance from Egypt through the blood of lambs and the power of God; the new covenant proclaims a great spiritual deliverance from sin and death through the efficacious

Daniel 2:44-45 — is a fifth kingdom that God Himself will establish, following the final phase of the fourth kingdom (Rome; cf. Psalms 2:7-9; Revelation 11:15). The "Rock," a frequent symbol of God and Jesus Christ in Scripture (cf. Psalms 18:2; Isaiah 8:14; Isaiah 28:16; Zechariah 3:9; 1 Peter 2:6-8), evidently represents the King as well as His kingdom (cf. Daniel 2:38: "You are the head of gold"). The mountain out of which the rock comes is evidently God (cf. Deuteronomy 32:18; Psalms 18:2;

Haggai overview — speculate that Haggai’s birth may have occurred during one of Israel’s feasts. [Note: E.g., Joyce G. Baldwin, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: An Introduction and Commentary, p. 28; Richard A. Taylor and E. Ray Clendenen, Haggai, Malachi, p. 44. Taylor wrote the commentary on Haggai.] Ezra mentioned that through the prophetic ministries of Haggai and Zechariah the returned Jewish exiles resumed and completed the restoration of their temple (Ezr_5:1; Ezr_6:14; cf. Zec_8:9; 1Es_6:1; 1Es_7:3;

1 Corinthians 5:5 — chastisement that might even result in his premature death. [Note: H. Conzelmann, 1 Corinthians: A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians, p. 97; S. M. Gilmour, "Pastoral Care in the New Testament Church," New Testament Studies 10 (1963-64):395; J. C. Hurd Jr., The Origin of I Corinthians, p.137, p. 286, n. 5; G. W. H. Lampe, "Church Discipline and the Interpretation of the Epistles to the Corinthians," in Christian History and Interpretation: Studies Presented to John Knox,

2 Timothy overview — world. Writing to Titus from somewhere in Macedonia, probably between A.D. 62 and 66, he said that he planned to visit Nicapolis (Tit_3:12). Assuming that he did visit Nicapolis, Paul went from there to Rome, evidently indirectly. His visit to Troas (2Ti_4:13) probably took place shortly before he wrote 2 Timothy. It may be that Paul’s arrest required his leaving his cloak, books, and parchments there, but that is only speculation. In any case, Paul ended up in Rome as a prisoner again (2Ti_2:9).

Judges 11:34-40 — The fate of Jephthah’s daughter 11:34-40 Judges 11:1-33 record Jephthah’s success. The rest of his story (Judges 11:34 to Judges 12:7) relates his failure. The writer likewise recorded Gideon’s success first (Judges 6:1 to Judges 8:23) and then his failure (Judges 8:24 to Judges