There are many themes in this book; some of which are familiar such as vanity; and the brevity of life. Other issues such as a description of the hydrological cycle of the earth (chapter 1); and avoiding the snares of a wicked woman are also seen in Proverbs. The concept of the fact that all are sinners is seen in chapter 9 verse 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Of course the ending states this in chapter 12:13-14 -When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man. 14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
I'm debating how much detail to put into each section of the book with these repeated themes. Many of you probably know that Solomon had wrecked his life and much of this was deliberate disobedience to what the Lord had warned him in not multiplying women and marrying from foreign nations; not multiplying horses and silver and gold and such. He not only had warnings from God that the results would be catastrophic; but the example of David his father who was unable to complete the Temple being a "man of war" as 1 Chronicles 28:3 states. He no doubt was cognizant of his own family history being the descendant of David and Bathsheba and all the struggles David endured due to this and other sin such as the situation with Absolom. He would sadly be unable to continue the successful reign and Israel would decline after his death; his own life likely cut short. Instead of the Kingdom being manifest and completed in his reign it would happen with Christ who eventually will come back to fulfill all the prophecies as the son of David (see Psalm 110:1). Nonetheless the Temple was completed in his reign and wars ceased during his rule. In all it seems the simple pleasures of food and drink for the common laborer were lauded over riches.
I had misplaced Solomon being the result of Davids adulterous sin with Bathsheba; surely
I had read that. I have spent so much time in the New Testament; sparingly reading the Old. In years past mainly reading Psalms, Proverbs, Genesis; so I need to visit the Old more.
I did get sidetracked momentarily, please excuse me.
I would like commentary and footnote detail for Romans chapter 8; I this morning I began reading up to verse 5, stopping, then coming back to it now. Verse 8, I stopped to search for this, me asking for commentary and footnotes for the chapter.
I have the original KJV with footnotes, albeit having theological commentary would be great if available.
Thank you, as we follow the Spirit of our living God in Christ Jesus
I'm not sure if you want my own commentary on the subject or those which have been posted here. I probably did some study on it in the past; certainly Predestination is an intricate subject and I've given my opinions about it and scriptural backing.
If you go to the main page of this site and click odn KJVStandard you will come to a page where you can select book, chapter. Click to Romans 8. When you come to that page you will find a button for Commentaries at the bottom. This is where you can click to read Matthew Henry's. Also, there is a button for Discussion where you can find discussion on this chapter from people on this forum.
There are many themes in this book; some of which are familiar such as vanity; and the brevity of life. Other issues such as a description of the hydrological cycle of the earth (chapter 1); and avoiding the snares of a wicked woman are also seen in Proverbs. The concept of the fact that all are sinners is seen in chapter 9 verse 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Of course the ending states this in chapter 12:13-14 -When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man. 14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
I'm debating how much detail to put into each section of the book with these repeated themes. Many of you probably know that Solomon had wrecked his life and much of this was deliberate disobedience to what the Lord had warned him in not multiplying women and marrying from foreign nations; not multiplying horses and silver and gold and such. He not only had warnings from God that the results would be catastrophic; but the example of David his father who was unable to complete the Temple being a "man of war" as 1 Chronicles 28:3 states. He no doubt was cognizant of his own family history being the descendant of David and Bathsheba and all the struggles David endured due to this and other sin such as the situation with Absolom. He would sadly be unable to continue the successful reign and Israel would decline after his death; his own life likely cut short. Instead of the Kingdom being manifest and completed in his reign it would happen with Christ who eventually will come back to fulfill all the prophecies as the son of David (see Psalm 110:1). Nonetheless the Temple was completed in his reign and wars ceased during his rule. In all it seems the simple pleasures of food and drink for the common laborer were lauded over riches.
I had read that. I have spent so much time in the New Testament; sparingly reading the Old. In years past mainly reading Psalms, Proverbs, Genesis; so I need to visit the Old more.
I did get sidetracked momentarily, please excuse me.
I would like commentary and footnote detail for Romans chapter 8; I this morning I began reading up to verse 5, stopping, then coming back to it now. Verse 8, I stopped to search for this, me asking for commentary and footnotes for the chapter.
I have the original KJV with footnotes, albeit having theological commentary would be great if available.
Thank you, as we follow the Spirit of our living God in Christ Jesus
Did you happen to find the commentary sections on Romans Chapter 8 as I relayed to you?
The default commentary is Matthew Henry's. But you can switch to a couple others that are tabbed at the bottom of the Henry's commentary.
Gill wrote a verse by verse commentary. That may be the most helpful to you.
You can also google: Gill's Bible Commentary and find it on other sites.
I'm not sure if you want my own commentary on the subject or those which have been posted here. I probably did some study on it in the past; certainly Predestination is an intricate subject and I've given my opinions about it and scriptural backing.
If you go to the main page of this site and click odn KJVStandard you will come to a page where you can select book, chapter. Click to Romans 8. When you come to that page you will find a button for Commentaries at the bottom. This is where you can click to read Matthew Henry's. Also, there is a button for Discussion where you can find discussion on this chapter from people on this forum.
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