Joshua 19 - When the people of Israel finished dividing up the land, they gave Joshua son of Nun a…
Joshua 12 - Joshua 12 lists the 31 kings defeated by the Israelites during their conquest of Canaan. The chapter…
Deuteronomy 26 - Once again we enter into an Old Testament story which has significant implications for how we understand…
Ezekiel 13 - Wow! What a relevant topic! For years, false prophets have been stirring up dissension in order to…
Acts 24 - Paul now finds himself in limbo and at the mercy of the political system. He continues to…
Acts 8 - It's an awesome thing when the Holy Spirit begins to transform lives and show himself in amazing…
Leviticus 17 - The people of Israel must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by killing their animals in…
Leviticus 10 - By the end of Leviticus 9, everything seems to be going great... until we turn the page…
Leviticus 2 - The grain or cereal offering of the OT symbolized man's work for God. The offering would be…
Revelation 21 - There is a lot of crossover between what Isaiah writes in chapter 65 and the 21st chapter…
Revelation 20 - If someone comes up and asks you, "How do you interpret Revelation?" most likely, they are referring…
Revelation 11 - I think a major issue with Revelation 11 is the fact that it relies heavily on Revelation…
Jeremiah 11 - The people of Judah and Jerusalem were not helpless. They continually chose their sin over God. The…
2 Chronicles 14 - The attack that comes upon Israel is from the Ethiopians but that is deceiving. During this…
1 Chronicles 24 - There is a fine line between structure and freedom in the Spirit. This chapter speaks to…
Ephesians 4 - And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as…
Ephesians 2 - Many of us today live under the illusion that we simply can’t change. Hidden deep under a…
Exodus 35 - Think upon the skills that were required of a master craftsman. Obviously, the person would be gifted…
Exodus 13 - The way God led was definitely the "road less traveled." The people did not go directly toward…
1 Thessalonians 4 - What do we know about the coming of the Lord? Paul gives us a clue at…
3 John 1 - Gaius was the Greek way of writing the Roman name Caius. Believe it or not, there…
Job 18 - The dating of this time period would have meant that Job and his friends were highly influenced…
Job 5 - Eliphaz continues his speech in chapter 5. I am struck with similar thoughts from his words in…
Job 4 - There is a difference between theology and common sense. I know that the word 'theology' sounds like…
Matthew 28 - The appearances of the resurrected Christ are astonishing! Many people will concede that Jesus was a real…
Proverbs 13 - "Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."" 1 Corinthians 15:33 HCSB Through God's pursuit of…
1 Timothy 6 - Paul bookends this letter by circling back to his thoughts from 1 Timothy 1. In that…
Romans 12 - Starting in verse 9 of Romans 12, Paul rattles off a disjointed list of Christian principles. On…
2 Kings 19 - For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And…
1 Kings 2 - After the peaceful resolution in chapter 1, we are now back to the chaos of David's…
Genesis 39 - Set against the backdrop of Joseph's brother Judah pursuing a harlot who was actually his daughter-in-law, here…
Genesis 11 - Josephus wrote of how the Tower of Babel originated from the heart and mind of Nimrod. "Now…
Esther 6 - Generally speaking, we tend to fall into one of two categories. Either we are detail-oriented thinkers or…
2 Corinthians 2 - The man Paul is referring to in this chapter was most likely the same man who…
1 Corinthians 16 - Paul begins with a collection for the saints. The Nelson's New Illustrated Commentary provides a solid…
1 Corinthians 15 - 1 Corinthians 15 is a critical chapter that supports the evidence of Jesus Christ as well…
1 Corinthians 14 - Gifts that are meant to edify the body, share with the body. Gifts that are meant…
1 Corinthians 13 - The Greeks had four different words to describe love. 'Eros' described erotic love. It was the…
1 Corinthians 12 - Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the…
1 Corinthians 11 - 1 Corinthians 11 opens up a can of worms in our culture today. At the very…
1 Corinthians 10 - So many Christians today have fallen into the temptation of obsessing over rights and privileges. What…
1 Corinthians 9 - Paul was a man with his priorities straight. He was a man who had given up…
1 Corinthians 8 - Knowledge can be like a puffer fish. It puffs us up into a state where our…
1 Corinthians 7 - It is important to first understand that Paul is not dealing with a full theology of…
1 Corinthians 6 - Paul's had some specific issues with the Corinthians in regard to legal matters. First and foremost,…
1 Corinthians 5 - Paul once again comes out swinging against the Corinthians for their immorality and tolerance. Interestingly, his…
1 Corinthians 4 - Paul doesn't mince words with the church at Corinth. They had a very obvious pride issue.…
1 Corinthians 3 - I want to focus on the beginning of this chapter where Paul addresses his brethren as…
1 Corinthians 2 - Imagine what it would have been like to be Paul. After conversion, he compared his Gospel…
1 Corinthians 1 - Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our…
Psalm 130 - Psalm 130 is known as a Pauline psalm because it speaks to the grace and mercy of…
Psalm 122 - In the Christian Jewish Bible, verse 4 speaks to two reasons for going to the house of…
Psalm 110 - Psalm 110 might be quoted more frequently in the NT than any other Psalm. The Lord declared…
Deuteronomy 31 - “But was his momentary failure not far too severely punished?" Alexander MacLaren We tend to look at…
Deuteronomy 25 - "Do not muzzle an ox when you are using it to thresh grain." Deuteronomy 25:4 GNB On…
Deuteronomy 14 - Holiness and practicality are two thoughts that are sometimes difficult to reconcile. Why did God not allow…
Deuteronomy 13 - When did self-appointed titles become a "thing" in the church? When did "a word" become more important…
Deuteronomy 4 - "No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need…
Deuteronomy 2 - It is a unique time in Israel's history. Moses continues to lead and teach the people even…
Numbers 18 - As mentioned in previous chapters, the Levites were given special authority and privileges among the spiritual duties…
Numbers 13 - We finally arrive at the "meat and potatoes" of the book of Numbers. The Israelites were to…
Numbers 4 - Numbers 1 dealt with numbering the tribes. Numbers 2 was all about the ordering of the camps.…
Song of Solomon 8 Commentary by Brad Boyles As Hank has written, this chapter is the 1 Corinthians 13 of…
Song of Solomon 4 - If we study these chapters carefully we can see that there has been no mention…
Ezekiel 39 - Until the time that Jerusalem fell, the message of Ezekiel was negative and full of judgment. Now,…