Bible Commentaries

2 Kings 4:1-7 — God’s care of the faithful in need 4:1-7 It was common in the ancient Near East for creditors to enslave the children of debtors who could not pay. The Mosaic Law also permitted this practice (Exodus 21:2-4, Leviticus 25:39). However, servitude in Israel was to end on the Year of Jubilee.

1 Chronicles 28:20-9 — The commissioning of construction 28:20-29:9 Haggai echoed David’s words of encouragement to begin building-which David addressed to Solomon and Israel’s leaders-hundreds of years later to Israel’s leaders in his day (Haggai 2:4-5). David sought to instill his own zeal for God’s glory in his hearers (1 Chronicles 29:1). The people donated a freewill offering of more gold, silver, bronze, and other materials to make Yahweh’s house reflect the glory of His greatness

Esther 2:21-3 — II. HAMAN’S PLOT 2:21-4:3 The writer next described a plot that one of the leading men of Persia devised to do away with the Jews.

Psalms 12:1-4 — 1. Plea for deliverance 12:1-4 The multitude of liars and deceivers that surrounded David moved him to cry out to God for deliverance for the godly minority.

Psalms 40:13-15 — David cried out for quick deliverance (cf. Psalms 35:4). As the Lord’s anointed who was serving Him sacrificially with a pure heart, the psalmist could make such a request boldly. "It must be remembered that the enemies were probably not known personally. They were Israel’s national enemies

Proverbs 3:1-12 — 4. Divine promises and human obligations 3:1-12 This section is mainly about peace as a benefit of wise living, but it concludes with another appeal to seek wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 — 2. Labor and divine providence 3:1-4:3 In this section, Solomon expressed his conviction that in view of God’s incomprehensible workings, all human toil is without permanent profit.

Song of Solomon 4:1 — B. The Consummation 4:1-5:1 Our attention now turns from the public procession that took place on the wedding day to the private union that followed that night.

Jeremiah 4:19-22 — The anguished response of Jeremiah 4:19-22 This section is the first of Jeremiah’s so-called "confessions." [Note: See Thompson, pp. 88-92.] It is also a lamentation.

Lamentations 3:34-36 — The Lord disapproves of injustice in its many forms and of the brutal oppression of prisoners (cf. Psalms 69:33; Psalms 146:7; Isaiah 42:7; Luke 4:18).

Ezekiel 39:17-24 — The ignominious end of the enemy 39:17-24 This message expands on one event that will take place at the end of the invasion (cf. Ezekiel 39:4).

Numbers 20:1-29 — Egypt to the Promised Land. 1.    From Egypt to Sinai (Exodus 12-19) 2.    From Sinai to Kadesh (Numbers 11-12) 3.    From Kadesh back to Kadesh-38 years of wilderness wandering (Numbers 15-19) 4.    From Kadesh to Transjordan (Numbers 20-21) The first two of these journeys each began with triumph but ended in tragedy. The third and fourth each began with tragedy but ended in triumph. "The focus of the narratives in

Jonah 4:5-9 — D. God’s rebuke of Jonah for his attitude 4:5-9 The Lord proceeded to teach Jonah His ways and to confront him with his attitude problem.

Habakkuk 2:4-5 — 2. The Lord’s indictment of Babylon 2:4-5 Having prepared the prophet for His answer, the Lord now gave it. What follows must be that revelation.

John 11:5-6 — John dispelled any doubt about Jesus’ true love (Gr. agape) for this family. His delay did not show disinterest but divine purpose (cf. John 2:4; John 7:3-10).

Ephesians 4:17-19 — The old man 4:17-19 The apostle began by reminding his readers how not to walk, namely, as they used to walk before their conversion to Christianity.

2 Timothy 3:14-5 — B. Conduct in the last days 3:14-4:5 Paul identified two of Timothy’s duties in the last days to impress him with what was of highest priority.

James 1:26-27 — 4. The external behavior 1:26-27 James proceeded to explain in James 1:26 to James 2:13 what a doer of works (James 1:25) does.

Revelation 10:8 — God or Christ (Revelation 10:4) then commanded John to take the little book from the strong angel with authority over the whole planet (cf. Revelation 5:7-8).

1 Samuel 6:19-1 — of the ark to Kiriath-jearim 6:19-7:1 Not all the people who later assembled to view the returned ark were as careful as those from Bethshemesh, however. The Mosaic Law specified that no one was to look into the ark or that person would die (Numbers 4:5; Numbers 4:20; cf. 2 Samuel 6:6-7). The number of the slain (50,070, 1 Samuel 6:19) may represent an error a scribe made as he copied the text [Note: See John Davis, Biblical Numerology, pp. 87-89.] , though there is strong textual support for the