Bible Commentaries

Exodus 25:1-9 — EXODUS - CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Verses 1-9: Prior to this time, the worship of Jehovah had been associated with altars. No specific form or place of worship was prescribed. But chapters 25-31 give precise instructions both of the manner and place Israel

Job 9:1-35 — JOB - CHAPTER 9 JOB’S REPLY TO BILDAD Verses 1-35: Verses 1, 2 relate that Job responded to Bildad’s adversarial address by conceding that he was a sinner, but he did not know how to be justified or acquitted, how to understand or receive

Psalms 147:1-20 — Psalms 147 Just Praise the Lord Scripture v. 1-20: The following four Psalms all begin and end with "Hallelujah," translated, "Praise ye (you all praise) the Lord." Each calls for joyous praise and thanksgiving, void of any note

Psalms 19:7-14 — By Theology of the Law Verses 7-14: Verse 7 declares the Law (eternal principle of right and wrong) of the Lord to be perfect, converting or turning the soul, in conviction and conversion. And the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise, giving understanding

Psalms 75:1-10 — Psalms 75 God Is Supreme Judge This is a prayer Psalm of anticipatory faith that is to come to Israel, believed to have been made when Shennacherib besieged Jerusalem, 2 Kings 19:35. It expresses strong faith that God would send bitter judgment and

Psalms 9:1-20 — Psalms 9 THANKSGIVING AFTER VICTORY Verses 1-20: A Resolve To Praise God     Verse 1 states the strong resolve of David to praise God (the Lord) with his whole heart, with no restraint of affections. with an undivided or unhypocritical

Ezekiel 14:12-23 — THE RIGHTEOUS FEW IN JERUSALEM WILL NOT EXEMPT HER FROM JUDGMENTS Verses 12-23: Verse 12 sounds the transitional refrain of certified inspiration that the message to follow was directly from the Lord, as related by Ezekiel, 2 Timothy 3:1; 2 Timothy

Ezekiel 16:35-42 — ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENT, ACCORDING TO HER SINS Verses 35-42: Verses 35, 36 are a direct address of the Lord to Israel as an harlot to hear or give heed to the word of the Lord. He declares that because of her: 1) nakedness, uncovering herself, to

Ezekiel 21:18-27 — NO KING FOR ISRAEL UNTIL THE MESSIAH SHOULD COME Verses 18-27: Verses 18, 19 call upon Ezekiel to draw or cut out a visual sketch, to demonstrate on a table or tablet, a visual view of the coming invasion of the land of Israel and siege of the holy

Ezekiel 24:15-27 — DEATH OF EZEKIEL’S WIFE A TYPE OF JERUSALEM’S     DESTRUCTION Verses 15-27: Verses 15, 16 announces to Ezekiel that the Lord is to take away from him the "desire of his eyes with a stroke," meaning that He would

Ezekiel 39:1-24 — EZEKIEL - CHAPTER 39 THE TERRIBLE OVERTHROW AND FALL OF GOG Verses 1-24: Verse 1 calls upon Ezekiel again to prophesy against Gog, the administrative civil ruler of Meshech and Tubal; And make it plain that the Lord was against him in his thoughts and

Daniel 2:1-13 — DANIEL - CHAPTER 2 THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR Verses 1-13: Verse 1 recounts that in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he dreamed dreams with his spirit, dreams that troubled, frustrated or disturbed him repeatedly, so that he found no

Daniel 5:17-31 — THE WRITING INTERPRETED Verses 17-31: Verse 17 discloses that Daniel made a waiver of any desire or requirement of gifts or reward or fee for interpreting the writing on the wall that had shocked king Belshazzar. He told the king that he might keep

Amos 3:1-15 — AMOS - CHAPTER 3 GOD’S COMPLAINT AGAINST THE WHOLE HOUSE OF JACOB (Amos ch. 3 through 9:1-10) Verses 1-15: Verse 1 recounts a direct address from God, to the whole "family of Jacob," all Israel, whom He had long since brought up to Palestine

Amos 4:1-5 — AMOS - CHAPTER 4 SACRIFICES AT BETHEL Verses 1-5: An Abomination to Jehovah Verse 1 appeals to the kine (cows and bulls) of Bashan, fat cattle between Mt Hermon and Gilead, east of the Jordan river, to give heed to the prophet of God. He denounces their

Zechariah 11:7-14 — Wrath Because Of Rejection Of Jesus Verses 7-14: Verse 7 states that the Messiah Himself would feed the flock, Malachi 3:16-18; Zephaniah 3:12, the small remnant that received and followed Him, and became His church, John 1:11-12; John 15:17; John 15:26.

Deuteronomy 1:1-5 — DEUTERONOMY Note: Commentary on Pentateuch, including Deuteronomy, was written by Dr. G.F. Crumley. Following Chart 5 and the Introduction to Deuteronomy, a verse by verse commentary is given beginning with verses 1-5. CHART 5 DEUTERONOMY Second Giving

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 — Verses 4-9: Verse 4: These are the words which faithful Jews begin their daily liturgy, morning and evening. So ingrained is this in their life that history records during the historic persecution of the Jews in Spain, their involuntary utterance of

Luke 3:3 — 1) "And he came into all the country about Jordan," (kai elthen eis pasan ten perichoron tou lordanou) "And he came of his own choice or will into all the neighborhood of the Jordan," as an itinerant prophet, meaning into the inhabited

Joshua 24:29-33 — Funeral Hobs, vs. 29-33 The Book of Joshua concludes with notes on the death and burial of three of Israel’s major heroes. 1) First, there is Joshua, who lived to be 110 years of age, the same age as his great forefather, Joseph (Genesis 50:26).