Power

Exodus 4:1 – 4:9 (commentary)

Moses’ third excuse for not wanting to be the spokesman for God was that, people will say,"The Lord has not appeared to you as you say, and they will not believe me” (v. 1). The Lord’s answer to Moses was, “What is that you have in your hand” (v. 2) Moses said …

Exodus 7:1 – 7:13 (commentary)

The Lord told Moses that He was going to let his brother Aaron speak to the king for him (v. 1). He instructed Moses to relate to Aaron everything He wanted told to the king concerning letting His people go (v. 2). However He said He will make the king so stubborn he won’t listen …

Caring for the Gentile Crowd - Matthew 15:29 – 15:39 (commentary)

Jesus leaves Tyre and Sidon and goes up into the hill country near the Sea  of Galilee (v. 29). This seems to have been Gentile country in the region of the Decapolis. Decapolis included 10 cities that were a league that was authorized by the Romans to mint their own coins, …

Psalms 65:1 – 65:8 (commentary)

David may have written this psalm to be sung annually when the harvest was brought to the Lord.  It is obviously a harvest hymn of praise, designed to be sung on an occasion of thanksgiving and not a ritual. The psalm begins with a mention of man’s preparation to praise God …

Psalms 68:24 – 68:35 (commentary)

In the concluding verses of this Psalm, God’s triumphal entrance into Zion and the sanctuary is again described (vv. 24-27). It is pictured like a victory parade with singers and other musicians. The tribes of Benjamin and Judah, one small and one large, represent the southern po …

Psalms 72:1 – 72:11 (commentary)

Bible scholars attribute this Psalm to Solomon and say that it describes his reign. It opens with prayer that God would give the king ability to judge righteously (vv. 1-2). It is one thing to be the king and quite another to reign righteously. In the early days of being king, So …

God Who Delivered Israel From Egypt - Psalms 114:1 – 114:8 (commentary)

This is a song of the exodus. Since the sixth century the established church has used this psalm in ministering to the dying and at the burial of the dead. It was also a psalm for Easter, because Israel’s deliverance from bondage was seen as a type of our deliverance from the bon …

God Supplies The Power to Live For Christ - II Peter 1:1 – 1:4 (commentary)

This book was written two or three years after the Roman Emperor Nero began his persecution of Christians. It focuses on the church’s internal problems, especially on the false teachers.. Peter directed this letter specifically to Christians scattered in the region of present-day …

God’s Enabling Power - Psalms 89:19 – 89:37 (commentary)

God promises David that he will have His power to accomplish His will. This is made known through the amazing splendor of his covenant (vv. 19-37):Made with David’s personality (vv. 19-28 - Majestic, Merciful and Messianic.Made with David’s perpetuality (vv. 29-37) - Made to endu …

Egypt and Her Allies Will Fail - Ezekiel 30:1 – 30:26 (commentary)

Because Egypt was an international power, her fate affected the entire world. Thus God’s activity concerning her constitutes a great intervention in history. Ezekiel calls it a “day of the Lord."Unlike Ezekiel’s other prophecies against Egypt, he did not date th …