Monday, November 22, Psalms 18-19 Psalm 18:1,2 — The word “horn” symbolized strength. Think of God’s almighty power expressed in v. 10. David also testifies to that power in vv. 30 and 43-47. Is the Lord our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer? Verses 2 and 30 speak of our physical and spiritual deliverance. Psalm 19:7— The Law here is a …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week November 15th – November 20th
PSALMS — The book of Psalms is the hymnbook and prayer book of the Bible. 73 are credited to King David. Monday, November 15, Psalm 8 Psalm 8:4-6 — These passages refer to Jesus. Jesus became a little lower than the angels to be like us and to suffer death in our place. He has now risen to rule …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week November 8th – November 13th
PSALMS — The book of Psalms is the hymnbook and prayer book of the Bible 73 are credited to King David. Luther says, “The Psalter ought to be a precious and beloved book, if for no other reason than this: it promises Christ’s death and resurrection so clearly and pictures His kingdom and the condition and nature of all Christendom …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week November 1st – November 6th
Monday, November 1, Job 25-28 Chap. 25:4 — This is the last we hear of Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar. Notice Bildad doesn’t answer the question, “How can a man be righteous before God?” That’s because all 3 put their trust in their own righteousness. That should also indicate to us why they were unable to truly comfort Job. You get …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week October 25 – October 30, 2021
Monday, October 25, Job 18 5-21 – Bildad believes that every wicked person suffers the consequences of his wickedness in this life. Bildad wants to make Job feel that he has brought his trouble on himself by some evil in his heart or life. 14 – The “king of terrors” is death. Tuesday, October 26, Job 19 13-19 – …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week October 18, – October 23 2021
Monday, October 18, Job 8 Vv. 3-6 — Bildad tells Job that there is a particular sin which has caused God’s justice to fall all over Job’s life. What depression this “friend” must have caused in Job! God has already told us (1:1, 5) that Job was a sincere believer. 8 — Eliphaz had appealed to the spirit world (4:12-21) …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week October 11, – October 16 2021
JOB – Job answers the question, “Why does our gracious Lord allow His people to suffer?” All the chapters except the first 2 and last one consist of Hebrew poetry. Dr. Luther said of Job, “The speech of this book is powerful and imposing as no other book in all of Scripture.” The author may have been Job himself, or …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week October 4, – October 9 2021
Monday, October 4, Esther 7 v.5 5 – Haman is trapped by his own deceit. From the tone of the king, Haman knew he was in trouble, which explains how quickly his life turned to terror (v. 6). Tuesday, October 5, Esther 7 vv.7-9 7-8 – When the king temporarily left the room, Haman thought he would use the …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week September 27th – October 2 2021
Esther – The theme of Esther could be Rom. 8:28: “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” The time in History is 479 B.C. The Jews previously had been taken into Babylonian captivity in 605 B.C. Under the Edict of Cyrus in 539 …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week September 20th – September 25th, 2021
Monday, September 20, Nehemiah 8 2 — The Book of the Law here very likely was the first 5 books of Moses. 3 — We, too, need to be attentive to the Word of God when we study it at home and listen to it on Sunday morning. The Law perfectly guides us in our earthly lives. The Gospel is …