Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 48:5 — Notes from Alex Bayes’ Wed. Zoom Bible Study - May 20, 2020. Inerrancy of God’s Word --     Isaiah, One little Book that shows and teaches inerrancy of God’s Word. See Isaiah 40:1 for the full outline. Notice background

Jeremiah 44:16 — Notes from Alex Bayes’ Wed. Zoom Bible Study - May 20, 2020. Inerrancy of God’s Word --     Isaiah, One little Book that shows and teaches inerrancy of God’s Word. See Isaiah 40:1 for the full outline. Notice background

Lamentations 1:1 — Book Comments Walking Thru The Bible Lamentations Jeremiah’s Funeral Song Text: Lamentations 1-5 Introduction     The titles of the books in the Hebrew Bible usually came from the very first word, in this case Ekah which may

Micah 1:1 — Book Comments Walking Thru The Bible MICAH INTRODUCTION     Micah was from among the common people in a little town in southwest Judah, Moresheth, who prophesied for about a thirty year span during the reigns of Jotham (750-732

Malachi 1:2 — Mal. 1.2 1:2–5 Malachi is written in a disputation style. The pattern is used to raise a point made by certain individuals, and then offer a contradiction in a point-counterpoint formula. There are six cycles of disputation in Malachi. Each cycle

Romans 1:3 — Romans 1:3 concerning his Son -- The central message of the Good News is a person, Jesus of Nazareth, virgin-born son of Mary. In the OT the nation, the king, and the Messiah were called “son” (cf. 2 Samuel 7:14; Hosea 11:1; Psalms 2:7;

Romans 13:1 — Romans 13:1 Vs. 1 One of the passages that gave rise to the doctrine "The Divine Right of Kings." every soul -- Every person. The Hebraism suggests prominently the idea of individuality. - ICCNT be subject -- Or “be submissive.”

Romans 2:29 — Romans 2:29 a Jew is one inwardly -- Who is the real Israel today?     Romans 2:28-29; Romans 4:12-14; Romans 9:4-8; Galatians 6:16; Galatians 3:27-29; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9; 1 Corinthians 10:18 God’s Israel today

Romans 3:17 — Romans 3:17 way of peace -- Not the lack of an inner sense of peace, but man’s tendency toward strife and conflict, whether between individuals or nations (cf. Jeremiah 6:14). - MSB the way of peace they have not known -- People who have sinned

2 Corinthians 3:8 — true Jew as one who is a Jew in heart, IN THE SPIRIT, NOT IN THE LETTER. - (Coffman ) ministry of the Spirit … exceeds much more in glory. -- The “ministry of the Spirit” is Paul’s descriptive term for the New Covenant (see Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 26:28; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 8:8, Hebrews 8:13; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 12:24).     

James 3:13 — James 3:13     In v. 13, James makes a transition from discussing teachers and the tongue to dealing with wisdom’s impact on everyone’s life. He supports the truth of OT wisdom literature (Job to Song of Solomon), that

Revelation 10:10 — Revelation 10:10 Then I took . . John obeys his commission, internalizes God’s word, - NIVZSB John may have actually eaten the little book or he may have only devoured it metaphorically. This revelation was pleasant at first because it was a revelation

Revelation 10:3 — Revelation 10:3 cried . .[ he gave a great shout ] . . Cp. Job 37:2-5; Psalms 18:13; Psalms 29:3-4. lion’s roar . . The shout was likely meant to gain attention so all would hear his message (vv. Revelation 10:6-7). as when a lion roars . . This

Revelation 14:8 — Revelation 14:8 another angel . . see Revelation 14:6. The second of three angels who make proclamation in this vision.     Lack of response to the first angel’s message causes a second angel to pronounce this judgment. - MSB Babylon

Revelation 17:2 — Revelation 17:2 kings of the earth . . The harlot allied herself with the world’s political leaders. Fornication here does not refer to sexual sins, but to spiritual unfaithfulness. fornication . . Symbolized for spiritual infidelity. Isaiah 1:21,

Revelation 17:5 — Revelation 17:5 on her forehead . . It was common for prostitutes to wear wore headbands bearing their name, cf. Jeremiah 3:3. Probably not branded on the flesh, but tied on as a label, as Roman harlots actually did wear their names. - CBSC Seneca’s Controversies 1:2 and Juvenal’s Satires 6:122–123 record that Roman whores wore a band with either

Revelation 19:17 — feast upon the flesh of God’s enemies (compare Ezekiel 39:17-20). - FSB The OT frequently pictures the indignity of carrion birds feasting on human dead (Deuteronomy 28:26; Psalms 79:2; Isaiah 18:6; Jeremiah 7:33; Jeremiah 16:4; Jeremiah 19:7; Jeremiah 34:20; Ezekiel 29:5). - MSB Two feasts—the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7-8) and the “great supper” of God’s judgment (Revelation 19:17-18, Revelation 19:21)—provide two perspectives on the end of time.

Revelation 22:1 — Revelation 22:1 Section 4: The New Jerusalem (chapters 21-22) Chapter 21 - The New Jerusalem Described The New Heaven and Earth, v. 1 Revelation 22:1 The New Jerusalem Introduced, v. 2 The Old Testament Prophets Fulfilled, vv. 3-5 Promised Reward and

Revelation 22:2 — Revelation 22:2 through the middle of the street . . The presence of the tree on both sides of the river is an allusion to Ezekiel 47:1-12. on either side of the river . . Clearly, another reference to Ezekiel 47:1-12; There is some difficulty in

Revelation 9:9 — Revelation 9:9 breastplates of iron . . Breastplates were designed to protect the vital organs and sustain the life of the warrior. - MSB breastplates of iron . . This probably is an idealisation of the structure of the natural locust. - CBSC the sound