Warning

Avoid Devisive People - Romans 16:17 – 16:20 (commentary)

It seems that Romans was a letter that Paul found very difficult to bring to an end. He has sent his greetings; but before he closed he makes one last warning to the Christians in Rome to keep themselves from every evil influence.As Paul comes to the end of his message he warns t …

Jesus Predicts His Death - John 8:21 – 8:30 (commentary)

Jesus had already mentioned that He would be leaving them (7:34) but the Jews had misunderstood what He had said. Once again He warned these Jews that He would leave them and they would not be able to follow Him, and they would die in their sins (v. 21). They did not unders …

Flight to Egypt - Matthew 2:13 – 2:23 (commentary)

A special divine revelation in the form of a warning was given both to the wise men and to Joseph in the form of a dream (vv. 13-15). He is warned to take Jesus and Mary and flee to Egypt (v. 13). The reason being that Herod would be searching for the child to kill him. The quest …

Exodus 4:18 – 4:31 (commentary)

Moses returned to his father-in-law  Jethro since he could not depart for Egypt without first returning the flock (Exodus 3:1) and he also wanted Jethro’s blessing on his going. He told Jethro that he wanted to go back to Egypt and see if his family was still alive (v. 18).& …

Paul’s Warning to the Ephesian Elders - Acts 20:25 – 20:31 (commentary)

This was Paul’s last farewell to the Ephesian elders. As far as Ephesus was concerned he had done all he could to evangelize and warn the city (vv. 25-27). I wonder how many of us could make such a statement about the area we live in. It is so easy to become complacent about the …

Paul Warned By the Christians - Acts 21:1 – 21:9 (commentary)

It was hard for Paul to leave the Ephesian Elders. Luke implies that he had to literally tear himself away from these dear friends (v.1). He found a ship going to Phoenicia, so he got on board and sailed off (v. 2). From there he headed south. The voyage itself was uneventful and …

Words of Warning - Revelation 22:17 – 22:21 (commentary)

John closes out the Word of God with a three-fold invitation to the unsaved (v. 17). (1) The Spirit says come, (2) The bride says come, (3) And we who have heard must say come.The message of the Bible is complete and needs no additions from anyone. In fact solemn words of w …

Warning against the enticement of sinners - Proverbs 1:8 – 1:19 (commentary)

Hearing a father’s instruction and cleaving to a mother’s law are the things that make a young person’s life beautiful (vv. 8-9). Throughout the Bible you will find that obedience to parents runs parallel to being in subjection to God. Ephesians 6:1 where it says,"Children o …

Warning About False Teaching - Jude 1:14 – 1:19 (commentary)

Enoch appears only three times in the Word of God: In Genesis chapter 5:21-24, we are told of his birth, that he walked with God, that he gave birth to a son, and that he was raptured into heaven.In Hebrews 11:5, we read that he pleased God and that he was translated into …

The Troubled Reign of Abimelech - Judges 9:16 – 9:29 (commentary)

Gideon had risked his life for Israel. They had responded by destroying his sons (vv. 16-18) so fires of destruction would only be what they deserved (vv. 19-20). These were Gotham’s words of warning. Then Gotham had to run for his life and hide from the anger of his brothers (v. …

Repent Now - Zechariah 1:1 – 1:6 (commentary)

Zechariah began his book with a short speech telling the people to repent (vv. 1-3). This means ‘to be sorry. There is an old saying that he who will not learn from history is doomed to repeat it. Zechariah starts off with a solemn warning to the people to not repeat the …

Warning to Judah - Isaiah 28:14 – 28:29 (commentary)

The name “Jerusalem” means “city of peace”. History reveals that it has been associated more with conflict than with peace. In Psalm 122:6 it says, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” We might ask our self the question, “Why pray fo …

What King Lemuel’s Mother Taught Him - Proverbs 31:1 – 31:9 (commentary)

King Lemuel (some think this was actually King Solomon however, we have no proof) was being taught the Word of God by his mother (v. 1). Her vows may mean that she made a vow as Hannah did, before his conception (I Samuel 1:11) or afterwards. She wanted him to know he was s …