Recent Commentaries

As a result of all that had happened, Job was estranged from his family and friends. Even his wife and kin could no longer stand to be around him (v. 19). Physically he was just skin and bones and barely alive (v. 20). So he asked his friends to have pity on him and to stop all t …

Today’s passage refers to the practice of child sacrifice. Jeremiah warns of impending judgment because as little babies would die, the people did nothing to end this horrible practice.Judgment was on the way (vv. 28-29).People had turned away from God (vv. 30-33).People ha …

This passage states that all men are not born equal (v. 7). Paul describes how Jesus Christ in his crucifixion and resurrection was victorious over Satan (vv. 8-10). When you were born into this world God gave you certain natural abilities. This could be in the area of mechanics, …

Have you coveted wealth or been proud of what you possess (vv. 24-28)? How do you respond to the suffering of an enemy (vv. 29-30) or the needs of a stranger (vv. 31-34)? Job states that he is ready for God to listen and answer him (vv. 35-37). He was so confident of his innocence …

Peter spoke to Christian wives were seeking to win their husbands to the Lord but were going about in the wrong way. There are few experiences more difficult in life than to be married to an unbeliever. God is dogmatic in his instruction of “Be ye not unequally yoked together with …

By the time the events of Chapter 3 took place obviously some time had elapsed, though it is not known exactly how long. But here it is told that the altar was set up and being used (vv. 1-3). In building the altar they did not follow any recent altar styles they may have observe …

Man does not save himself, for salvation is of the Lord (John 2:9). You receive spiritual blessings from the Father (vv. 1-6), the Son (vv. 7-12), and the Spirit (vv. 13-14) and in Christ (vv. 15-23), you have all you need for life and service. Paul starts off by addressing his l …

This passage concerns an interesting event in Hezekiah’s life. This took place before the Assyrian invasion and it was front-line news. Imagine how the people of Judah must have reacted when they heard their king was “sick unto death” (v. 1) and at the same time …

Up to this point, Paul has been talking about two kinds of people in the world: those who are natural (unsaved) and those who are spiritual (saved). Now he says there are two kinds of saved people: those who are mature and those who are immature, which he calls carnal (vv. 1-4). The …

The Scribes and Pharisees had fooled themselves into believing that they were righteous and others were sinful. These Jews had the mistaken notion that they were righteous by birth into their race, and by the fact they were circumcised. It is possible for people to know the right …