Articles

Psalm 84 Outline 1-4 | Praise for God’s Temple and longing to worship in it 5-7 | Those who worship God are blessed 8-12 | God is called upon to hear prayers and bless our worship Reflections Three times the phrase “How blessed…” is used in this psalm. Psalms 84:4 NASB How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ...

II Samuel 4 Outline 1-3 | Ish-bosheth discouraged by news of Abner’s death 4 | Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, is hidden by his nurse 5-8 | Ish-bosheth is killed 9-12 | David has the assassins killed Reflections Two of Ish-bosheth’s army commanders, Rechab and Baanah, conspired together to kill Ish-bosheth and then brought the head to David.  In response, David had them struck down, ...

Exodus 34 Outline 1-9 | God appears to Moses and rewrites the law on the stone tablets 10 | God renews the covenant, promising to perform miracles for the people 11-17 | God commands the people to worship only Him and to tear down the idols of the people of the land promised to Abraham and to not intermarry with them 18 | Feast ...

John 16 Outline 1-4 | Jesus warns the disciples 5-11 | The Holy Spirit’s role in the world 12-15 | The Spirit will guide disciples into the truth 16-22 | Jesus foretells His death and resurrection and the disciple’s anguish 23-24 | Jesus promises to answer prayer requests 25-28 | Jesus came from and is returning to the Father 29-33 | Jesus foretells ...

II Timothy 4 Outline 1-5 | Preach the Word – no matter what! 6-8 | Paul ready for heaven 9-15 | Paul’s supporters and opponents 16-18 | Gentiles hear the Gospel 19-21 | Greetings to and from various people 22 | Benediction Reflections Paul is sure that his time on earth is drawing to a close and so he gives one final plea for ...

Jeremiah 17 Outline 1-4 | God promises captivity because of Judah’s sin engraved hearts 5-8 | Contrasts of the cursed man and blessed man 9-11 | God searches hearts and tests minds 12-18 | Jeremiah’s plea the be remembered by God 19-23 | God reaffirms the necessity of keeping the Sabbath 24-27 | God promises blessing for keeping the Sabbath and destruction ...

Ecclesiastes 10 Outline 1-4 | One moment of foolishness can destroy a life 5-7 | Things out of their expected place 8-20 | Shun foolish, long-winded prattling; Seek wise, industrious leaders; Don’t curse anyone, even in the privacy of your own home Reflections This chapter might at first seem disjointed but the common theme is found at the end of verse 10 ...

Psalms 83 Outline 1-8 | God urged to act on behalf of His people 9-12 | Remembering past victories 13-18 | God will be exalted in the victory over enemies Reflections When confronted with a difficult situation, we should take the example of the Israelite people and urge God to fight our battles for us.  Of course we have to keep in ...

II Samuel 3 Outline 1 | House of David is strengthened and grows while the civil war continues 2-5 | David’s wives and sons 6-11 | Abner leaves Ish-bosheth 12-16 | Abner makes a covenant with David; David asks Ish-bosheth to send his wife Michal 17-19 | Abner urges the elders of Israel to make David king over all Israel 20-21 | ...

Exodus 33 Outline 1-3 | God tells Moses to continue the journey, but warns that He would not be with them, else He might destroy them on the way 4-6 | The people mourned and God tells Moses to have the people strip themselves of their ornaments as a sign of the repentance 7-11 | Moses and the Tent ...