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  • Jesus Was Humbled For A Purpose
    Hebrews 2 Outline 1-4 | Give Heed to the Gospel 5-8 | Earth Subject to Man and the Son of Man 9 | Jesus humbled for a purpose 10-13 | Jesus Perfected in Suffering 14-18 | Jesus Humbled to Provide Mercy and Propitiation for Sins Reflections This chapter is bookended, so to speak, with two passages that speak directly to the very essence ...
  • David’s Righteous Branch and God’s Warning to False Prophets and Priests
    Jeremiah 23 Outline 1-4 | God’s warning to inattentive and abusive shepherds and His promise to restore 5-6 | David’s Righteous Branch 7-8 | A future of their own for God’s people, not dependent on their fathers 9-12 | God mourns the false prophets and priests 13-15 | God’s witness against the false prophets 16-22 | God’s message to the people: “Do ...
  • The Bridegroom’s Love Expressed
    Song of Solomon 4 Outline 1-15 | Bridegroom: Solomon’s love for his bride 16 | Bride: Her invitation for Solomon to come to her Reflections When we think of a love poem, we don’t necessarily think of something like what Solomon penned in this chapter.  Most of think of the poems like those of Shakespeare or Browning or some other ...
  • God’s Covenant With David Remembered
    Psalms 89 Outline 1-4 | The psalmist declares God’s faithfulness and His covenant with David 5-10 | The psalmist praises God and His greatness 11-18 | The psalmist declares the nature of God’s reign 19-29 | God’s commitment to David 30-37 | God’s promise to keep His covenant 38-45 | The psalmist speaks of God’s turning from keeping His covenant 46-48 | How ...
  • David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth
    II Samuel 9 Outline 1-8 | David looks for relatives of Saul, finds Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son 9-13 | David gives instructions about Mephibosheth’s inheritance and provisions Reflections How well a person treats others is a reflection of what is in their heart.  In this chapter in II Samuel, David displays unusual kindness toward one of Saul’s grandsons.  It would have ...
  • God’s Tabernacle Design: The Priestly Garments
    Exodus 39 Outline 1 | The production of the Priestly Garments 2-5 | The Ephod 6-7 | The shoulder pieces for the ephod 8-21 | The Breastpiece with its 12 stones 22-26 | The Robe of the ephod 27-29 | The linen tunics and breeches 30-31 | The plate for the crown of the turban 32-43 | All the work is completed and presented ...
  • Jesus With The Disciples in Galilee
    John 21 Outline 1-3 | The disciples go fishing but catch nothing 4-8 | Jesus instructs the disciples to cast their net on the other side of the boat 9-11 | Jesus prepares breakfast; the disciples catch 153 fish 12-14 | Jesus blesses the meal 15-17 | Jesus restores Peter 18-19 | Jesus foretells the future and calls the disciples, saying, “Follow ...
  • Jesus Is Greater!
    Hebrews 1 Outline 1-4 | Jesus, God’s Son Greater Than Prophets 5-14 | Jesus Is Greater Than Angels Reflections The writer of Hebrews is unknown to us or even to the early church fathers.  (You can see the full outline for the book of Hebrews for a fuller discussion of this subject.)  We do know this about the writer. He was well versed ...
  • God’s Messages to Judah’s Rulers
    Jeremiah 22 Outline 1-7 | God’s message to the king sitting on David’s throne 8-9 | The nations will wonder why God allowed this destruction to happen 10 | Weep for the exile, not the dead 11-12 | God’s message for Shallum (Jehoahaz), son of Josiah 13-17 | God’s message, “How did you become king?” 18-23 | God’s message to Jehoiakim, son ...
  • The Bride’s Dream and The Bridegroom’s Arrival
    Song of Solomon 3 Outline 1-4 | Bride: Seeking after her souls desire 5 | Bridegroom: Seeks rest for his bride 6-11 | Chorus: Solomon’s Wedding Entrance Reflections It is a time of great rejoicing when two people find their mates and are joined together in marriage.  It is be a time of celebration and should be a time of rest as well.  There ...

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