Sorrow

Ezra expressed sorrow in His prayer - Ezra 9:6 – 9:15 (commentary)

The rest of the chapter contains Ezra’s prayer. It is in its entirety one of confession of sin, with no petition or request of any kind. Although Ezra was not personally guilty of these sins, he identifies himself with his people in his prayer. He acknowledged that all the horrib …

Judas’ Sorrow and Suicide - Matthew 27:1 – 27:10 (commentary)

Since Jewish law required trials to be conducted during the day, the chief priests and elders reconvened in the morning and delivered the official verdict against Jesus, so that the people could not say that their hastily - called night meeting was unlawful (v. 1). The court deci …

A Prayer For Protection - Psalms 31:1 – 31:14 (commentary)

This is a very important Psalm as parts of it are quoted by Jonah, Jeremiah and Jesus. We cannot be certain when David wrote it or under what circumstances but it seems that he may have been looking back over various periods in his life. David does not hesitate to tell us what hi …

Lamentation for Tyre - Ezekiel 27:1 – 27:36 (commentary)

Ezekiel’s second message against Tyre was a lament over the city’s fall (vv. 1-4). Tyre’s destruction was so certain (chap. 26) that the funeral dirge could begin. Chapter 27, in which Tyre is compared to a ship, could be called “The Sinking of Tyre’s Ship of State.&qu …