Recent Commentaries

Paul has been warning about judging other Christians, and how it affects our attitudes and actions toward them, even to the point of hindering our own walk with the Lord. Now he shows the other side of the coin and what kind of an effect our convictions and actions can have on other Christians …

Up to this point Ezekiel has pronounced judgment upon Judah (Chap.’s 1-24) and the surrounding nations (Chap.’s 25-32) for their sins. After Jerusalem fell he has turned from messages of doom and judgment to messages of hope, comfort and future restoration for God’s people …

Felix told Paul he would listen to his case once his accusers arrived. While they waited, Paul was placed in the Praetorium under guard. In five days, a delegation from the Sanhedrin arrived. This group included the high priest, some elders, and a hired lawyer named Tertullus (v. 1). He was a …

As Jesus heads into Jericho, He meets a blind man named Bartimaeus. We know that’s his name from Mark’s account of the story. As we try to understand this incredible encounter between Bartimaeus and Jesus, we can see four different stages that Bartimaeus goes through. Hi …

The Holy Spirit was speaking directly to Christian Jews who were looking to Jesus out of one eye and at the same time glancing back to Judaism with the other eye. These Jews have been told how the Lord Jesus is superior to any prophetic revelation to the fathers (Heb. 1:1-3) and …

The word “leviathan” is the Hebrew word used to describe the “sea monsters” that were supposed to inhabit the The Mediterranean. In mythology, the leviathan was a many-headed monster that ruled the waters and feared no man. Job asks the Lord if He can capture …

There is only one way to experience salvation and become a child of God and that is through God’s power (v. 12). There are three ways by which you cannot become a child of God (v. 13)."Which were born not of blood.” This means you are not a child of God by regular birt …

God-Ordained Authorities are:Government: Rom 13, I Pet 2:17Employer: Eph 6, I Pet 2:18Husband: I Pet 3:1, Col 3:18, Eph 5:22Parent: Eph 6The events described in this chapter probably occurred shortly after Israel’s tragic failure at Kadesh-Barnea, and they reveal clearly that the …

Moses tells the Israelites what the Lord has commanded them to do. Even while building the tabernacle, they must keep the Sabbath, for the sake of knowing the Lord as the one who set them apart and as the one who created the world in six days (vv. 12-17). Observing the Sabb …

As we come to the climax of this chapter the scene moves from Armageddon to the commencement of the millennial reign. When Jesus walked on this earth, He could enter the court of the Gentiles and the court of Israel but could not go into the Holy of Holies where only the priest could go once …