Four Hearts
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The title above doesn’t refer to a “hand” in a card game. Rather, it relates to Jesus’ parable about a farmer who sowed seed in his field (Luke 8:5–15). Of the…
Category: Scripture, Expositions of
Daniel 2—A Commentary
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Daniel 2 is the longest chapter in the book. With Isaiah 2, Joel 2, and Acts 2 it is a pivotal Biblical chapter. It is also a key chapter to understanding the…
The Ephesian Widows—1 Timothy 5:3–16
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] First Timothy 5:3–16 has long been problematical. Perhaps the biggest problem revolves around what seems to be an arbitrary age limit governing widows who can be “enrolled” (v. 9), and, as generally concluded,…
Introduction to the Song of Solomon
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The Song of Solomon1 is a book of never-ending curiosity, comment, and controversy. McClintock and Strong observed: “No book of the Old Testament has been the subject of more varied criticism, or…
Visions of Judgment upon Jerusalem—Ezekiel 8-11
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The beginning of the eighth chapter of Ezekiel is reminiscent of the beginning of the first chapter. They both begin with the announcement of a time element, which is given for the purpose…
Jerusalem From Three Perspectives—Isaiah 2–4
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction1 In Isaiah 1 the prophet unleashed numerous denunciations of God’s people that spanned the reigns of Uzziah through Hezekiah. Judah and Jerusalem (especially Jerusalem) had become so corrupt that God sarcastically called…
The Dual Requirements of Faith and Works—James 2:14–26
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction These verses on the interrelationship of faith and works at once comprise one of the best-known and most controversial sections of the epistle of James. The very way in which James approached…
Christ Confronted Error About Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction To shallow Bible students, calling Jesus Christ “the great controversialist” might appear misguided, if not blasphemous. They would propose, contrariwise, that He is the source of peace, rather than of conflict, as…
God’s Vengeance and Mercy and Israel’s Fervent Prayer for Help—Isaiah 63-64[1]—Andy McClish
[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction In general, it is accurate to think of the book of Isaiah as dealing with both history and prophecy relative to the nation of Israel, its relationship to Jehovah/God, and the promise…
Romans 16—a Commentary
Romans 16 is one of the most completely personal sections to come from the pen of Paul or from that of any inspired writer. Of its twenty-seven verses eighteen of them relate to personal commendations, greetings to those in Rome, or greetings being sent to…
