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Psalms 98:9 —"Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.""Before Jehovah." These words belong to the preceding verse, carrying the meaning that all that singing and the joyful noises,

Leviticus 18 overview —There are four divisions in this chapter:(1)a warning for Israel not to fall into the customs of the Egyptians and the Canaanites (Leviticus 18:1-5);(2)marriages between persons of close kinship forbidden

Isaiah 53 overview —JESUS CHRIST, GOD'S SERVANTWe should not be surprised at this title assigned to the Holy Messiah in the Sacred Scriptures, because there is a magnificent profusion of names and titles bestowed upon the Son of God by the inspired writers of the Bible.

Matthew 10:2-4 —Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and

Matthew 13:17-18 —For verily I say unto you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.Here, as in Matthew 13:11, above, Christ referred to the hidden nature

Matthew 18:7 —Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!The divine plan calls for man to be tried, tested, and tempted. Satan and the forbidden tree were

Matthew 5:12 —Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.The apostles took to heart this admonition of the Saviour to rejoice in persecutions. James (James 1:2-4), Paul (1 Timothy 3:12;

Deuteronomy 6 overview —This great chapter treats the question of The First Commandment, i.e., that people should love God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. Significantly, it was to the Book of Deuteronomy that the Son of God Himself turned for the material with

John 8:12 —Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.JESUS, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLDI am the light of the world … is the second of the seven

Acts 19:11-12 —And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.Special miracles … From this it is

1 Corinthians 10 overview —In this chapter, and through verse 1 of the next, Paul completed his answer to the triple question regarding the permissibility of Christians: (1) sitting down at idol feasts, (2) purchasing meat in the common markets, and (3) being guests where facts

1 Corinthians 10:1 —For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea.At the end of 1 Corinthians 9, Paul had hinted that it was possible, even for himself, to be a "castaway," after preaching

1 Corinthians 15 overview —When darkness falls upon the day of life, when death has come, and when people gather around a grave, then it is that they turn to this immortal chapter, where are recorded the title deeds of man's highest hope, the Christian gospel's promise of eternal

1 Corinthians 16:2 —Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.Upon the first day of the week … The astounding remark by Farrar that "This verse can hardly imply any religious

1 Corinthians 7 overview —This is one of the most interesting chapters in the New Testament, due to the nature of its being Paul's apostolic answers to no less than six questions propounded in a letter from the church at Corinth, that letter being lost, of course, and thus leaving

2 Corinthians 9:10 —And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.Here is further inducement for giving liberally. Paul had already said in 2 Corinthians 9:6 that

Ephesians 1:7 —In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.In whom … that is, "in Christ," carrying the great truth that the blessings enumerated in this epistle belong exclusively

1 Thessalonians 2:2 —but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict.At Philippi … The memory of the grossly unfair and brutal treatment Paul and Silas

2 Timothy 4:1 —I charge thee in the sight of God and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:Facing the immediate prospect of death, as were so many others of the faithful Christians, Paul declared his solemn

Revelation 20:12 —And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.And