Recent Commentaries

To justify the wicked and to condemn the righteous is to call evil good, and good evil (v. 15). This is hated by the Lord and any who operate in this manner are fools. There are many examples of this going on in our society today but one that is very glaring is the abortion iss …

TEMPER IS WHAT GETS MANY OF US INTO TROUBLE. PRIDE KEEPS US THERE. These verses discuss pride, humility and disaster (vv. 18-19). Pride blinds and humility opens the eyes. It is easy to tolerate in ourselves what, when we see it in the life of someone else, fills us with disgu …

It was the Sabbath day and Jesus was invited, after the weekly synagogue service, to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee (v. 1). It might seem surprising for Jesus to go to a Pharisee’s house after He had denounced them so many times. It appears that this Pharisee invite …

A good teacher begins where the student is and moves to where he wants to bring him. Notice that God begins with Job right where they left off in nature. A storm is coming up, and He breaks in as the Creator. Out of the whirlwind, God speaks (v. 1). He probably did this because ma …

In these verses, we find that a time of public demonstration was set where Korah and his company were to bring their censers with burning incense before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle (vv. 23-30). At that time, God would identify His holy servants. As the events of …

Husbands are to love (Col. 3:19). One of the reasons many wives find it hard to be submissive to their husband is because he refuses to assume his loving responsibility of leadership. This is especially true in the area of spiritual leadership. How many husbands are there wh …

Chapter 20 deals with the sanctity of judgment, In this chapter God gives to Moses the penalties for breaking His laws. It is addressed to the community and states these penalties. The verses in this chapter explain the punishments for specified crimes. The crimes identified in t …

Wives are to submit (Col. 3:18). It is easy to fake a spirit-filled life for one or two hours a week in church, but it takes a real work of the Holy Spirit to exhibit genuine godliness in everyday relationships in the home. Paul explains how this works with the wife (vv. 22-24) a …

Paul continues his discussion of the subject of irregularities in the worship of the Corinthian church. There was a self-indulgent spirit around spiritual gifts that produced selfishness, disunity, and apparent chaos in the assembly (12:7,25). Unfortunately, the members were grieving the Holy …

Moses is born (vv. 1-2). His parents kept him inside for three months but when they could no longer keep him hidden they placed him in a basket and placed him in the tall grass along the edge of the Nile river (v. 3). The baby’s older sister stood at a distance and watched to se …