Recent Commentaries

A direct result of Saul’s curse occurred after the Israelites had chased the Philistines as far as Aijalon (vv. 31-35. The troops were faint from lack of food and as soon as the sun set, they pounced on the spoil of livestock. However, no provision was made for the proper drainag …

From the various gifts mentioned in chapter 12, the apostle selects three for discussion in this chapter. These are (1) prophecy, (2) speaking in tongues, (3) and interpretation of tongues. Paul compares the Corinthians’ preoccupation with tongues and their apparent disinterest in prophecy …

When religious restraints are removed, we find the moral conditions of a country going down. This fact just shows the basic wickedness of man when he is apart from God. Here we find a religious leader of Israel whose life should have been a shining example of purity taking to himself …

Today we begin looking at one of the most difficult parts of the Bible, the ninth chapter of Romans. No matter how much we might struggle to understand specific details of this chapter, the key theme is that God is faithful to keep His promises. Paul gives us three facts to remember as we struggle …

“Whoredom and wine and new wine” (v. 11) are the sins that commonly accompany idolatry. These sins dull the sensitivity and understanding so that the people no longer wish to even retain God in their thoughts. Instead of consulting the God who made the trees and t …

The sixth chapter of the Gospel of John is the setting for one of the great discourses of our Lord, “bread of life.” This discourse takes place in the synagogue at Capernaum. The people demanded that Jesus perform a greater sign than Moses (vv. 30-35). They must have felt that the feeding of …

Jeremiah ends his first message by exposing the spiritual harlotry of Judah. The first verse introduces his theme: God’s law (Deut. 24:1-4) forbade a wife, divorced by her first husband and married to another, to return to her first love. Yet Judah, who had separated from h …

The tabernacle was moved from Gilgal to Shiloh in this chapter (vv. 1-2). Some commentators say this move was probably a mistake as Gilgal was the original place of God’s choosing and there is nothing in Scripture to indicate that the move was pleasing to Him. There were some obvious …

The chapter begins with a request for prayer (vv. 1-2), a word of encouragement concerning God’s faithfulness (vv. 3-4) and a short prayer (v. 5). Evidently Paul had heard that the Thessalonians were praying for him, and he asks them to keep on doing that. His request …

In an attempt to deter Sennacherib, Hezekiah paid tribute, but this did not seem to sway the Assyrian’s determination. Instead Sennacherib sent three officers with a large force to Jerusalem (v. 17) to demand complete surrender. At first they presented their demands only to Heze …