First Corinthians 6:1–11 details Paul’s objections to Christians taking another to secular court over a minor issue. Believers will one day judge the world and...

Revelation 6:12–17 continues the episode of Jesus’ opening of the seven seals of God’s judgment. The first four opened seals brought devastation at the hands...

(Read Micah 7:8-13) Those truly penitent for sin, will see great reason to be patient under affliction. When we complain to the Lord of the badness...

(Read Psalm 118:1-18) The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord...

(Read Ecclesiastes 5:9-17) The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than appears to a careless observer. The king needs the common things of life, and...

(Read 1 Peter 5:5-9) Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he...

Context Summary John 3:16–21 begins with the most easily recognized portion of any holy book on Earth: John 3:16. This is a one-sentence summary of...

Context Summary Proverbs 15:1–5 focuses on the wisdom of responding correctly to disagreement and correction. Several verses note the value in “soft” or “gentle” answers...

(Read Exodus 31:18) The law was written in tables of stone, to show how lasting it is: to denote likewise the hardness of our hearts; one...

Greatness of Ahasuerus-Mordecai’s advancement.   Many instances of the grandeur of Ahasuerus might have been given: these were written in the Persian chronicles, which are...