Recent Commentaries

This is a culmination of chapters 40-42 because God’s glory returns to the temple. God addresses Ezekiel from its holy place. The remainder of the vision (and the book) is concerned with the final message that Ezekiel is to convey to his people. This vision falls into thr …

This passage continues the beautiful prayer of our Lord for His eleven disciples. He prays that they may be kept from the enemy, from the world and the devil (vv. 14-16). He is asking God to assume responsibility for these men directly, so that while He is personally absent from them, they may …

In this chapter we find Jacob calling his sons to his bedside and telling them what will happen to them in the days ahead (vv. 1-2). The key expression, “In the last days” (v. 1) signifies the last days in prophetic literature (Ezek. 38:16) or points more …

If you have a burn that gets infected and turns red or reddish-white, a priest must examine it (v. 24). Then if he discovers that the hair in the infected area has turned white and that the infection seems more than skin deep, he will say, “The burn has turned into leprosy, …

This passage begins one of Isaiah’s most unusual prophecies: a message of judgment and blessing for Egypt. Judgment was to come to Egypt from the Lord. God is pictured as riding on a swift cloud (v. 1). This judgment brought internal despair and division among the people (v. 2). They …

THE TRESPASS OFFERING – Chapters 5-6The trespass offering (v. 6) was to atone for specific acts of sin (vv. 1-5) of which a man was fully aware. This offering was needed for two kinds of sins. (1) The sins that were against “the holy things of the Lord” (5:15). (2) The …

This chapter points back to a month earlier when the tabernacle had just been completed and dedicated. In preparation for the move from Sinai to the Promised Land the tribal leaders brought to the Lord gifts of six wagons and 12 oxen (vv. 1-3). These, they said, were to be at the …

Fearing for his life, David fled to Nob (v.1) which was halfway between Jerusalem and Gibeath. Wondering where to go, he decides to ask Abimelech, the priest, for help. Abimelech was the great-grandson of Eli. When Abimelech heard that David had entered the gates of the city, he came …

Paul told the people of Antioch (both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles) how God had sent a Savior, but how the rulers in Jerusalem had put him to death, and God had raised Him from the grave (vv. 26-37). Since he was addressing a synagogue congregation, he used Old Testament Scriptures to …

Manoah and his wife did not have any children because she was barren. So, the birth of Samson was miraculous as was the birth of Isaac, or Joseph or Benjamin. Manoah accepted that the visitor was a “man of God” (v.8), prayed for a second visit and that he and his wife would be prepared for