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  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, New Testament, 1 Peter – Revelation.

    New Testament — 1 Peter – Revelation 1 Peter The Pilgrim Path.The journey and its end—suffering and glory.“The pilgrim’s progress from this world to that which is to come.”Note the place that “suffering” has in this Epistle. 2 Peter Steadfastness in view of apostasy. 1 John The Epistle of Fellowship.…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, New Testament, 1 Thessalonians – James.

    New Testament — 1 Thessalonians – James 1 Thessalonians The Coming of Christ for His Saints.The Lord’s Return mentioned in every chapter. 2 Thessalonians The Coming of Christ with His Saints. 1 Timothy [Word “some” underscored throughout the letter.] 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews A Wilderness Epistle. Written to Jews…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, New Testament, Acts – Colossians.

    New Testament — Acts – Colossians Acts Romans The Epistle of the Forum.—Note the large use of legal terms.Theme: “The Righteousness of God.”Part 1 1—8—Doctrinal—”The Righteousness of God revealed in the gospel.”Division 1 1—5:11—God’s way of dealing with our sins.Section 1 1—3:20—The need of the gospel. 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, New Testament, Matthew – John.

    New Testament — Matthew – John Matthew Christ the King.—The Branch of Jeremiah 23:5.—The Face of a Lion—Ezekiel 1 and Revelation 4.—Christ as the Trespass Offering.—The Gospel for the Jew—proving that Jesus is Messiah. Mark Behold My Servant!The Branch of Zechariah 3:8.The Face of an Ox. Ezekiel 1.Christ as the Sin Offering. Leviticus…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, Old Testament, Hosea – Malachi.

    Old Testament — Hosea – Malachi Hosea “A book written for naughty children.” Pastor Dolman.Contemporary with Isaiah. Joel The time of the end—The great tribulation and deliverance of the remnant followed by the establishment of the kingdom on earth.Theme—“The day of the Lord.” Joel’s date un-known. Amos The Government of…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, Old Testament, Ecclesiastes – Daniel.

    Old Testament — Ecclesiastes – Daniel Ecclesiastes Man’s wisdom shown to be foolishness. The world by wisdom knew not God. Under the sun—29 times. Vanity—37 times. Under the heavens—3 times. Upon the earth—7 times. God’s inspired record of what Solomon said in his heart as he considered things under the sun. Do the pleasures…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, Old Testament, Ezra – Proverbs.

    Old Testament — Ezra – Proverbs Ezra Nehemiah An Exercised Man—Building the wall-Separation maintained. Esther The Book of Providence—God’s secret care over Israel. See Isaiah 45:15. Where do we find Esther in the law? “I will hide myself.” Job “A righteous man learning his own nothingness” S.R. The Book of Repentance.…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, Old Testament, Joshua – 2 Chronicles.

    Old Testament — Joshua – 2 Chronicles Joshua Entering into the inheritance. Judges Ruth The Kinsman-Redeemer 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings A period of 108 years (Usher) B.C. 1015-897. In Kings man attempts to rule and is ever a failure. In Chronicles God overrules all in view of Messiah’s…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, Old Testament, Genesis – Deuteronomy.

    Old Testament — Genesis – Deuteronomy Genesis The Book of Beginnings.The seed plot of the Bible. Every doctrine afterward unfolded found in germ in this Book. Tells of Generation, Degeneration, and Regeneration. Note: Creation is distinguished from making. Creation is threefold. God created—matter verse i, life (soul) verse 20, 21,…

  • Dr. Ironside’s Bible, A Few Suggestive Themes, Group Bible Study, Principles of Prophetic Interpretation.

    A Few Suggestive Themes From H.A.I’s Bible Paul’s Prayers That Blessed Hope—Titus 2:13. A happy hope because— · Christ Himself is to return. · The first Resurrection and the living changed. · The redemption of the body. · The believer to be rewarded. · The earth to be blessed. The Women of the Apocalypse · Four…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 16 The Church and the Kingdom By H A Ironside We now come to another great turning point in Matthew’s gospel. Hitherto the Lord has been dealing entirely with matters relating to the kingdom of heaven. Now for the first time He speaks of the church, though not entirely as…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 28 The Risen King and the Royal Commission By H A Ironside On the morning of the feast of the first fruits, the first day of the week following the first Sabbath after the Passover, Jesus was raised from the dead and so became the first fruits of them that…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 27 The Condemnation and Death of the King By H A Ironside As the Jews had no authority, under the Roman regime, to visit the death penalty upon anyone, they were unable to carry out the Levitical law which condemned a blasphemer to death (Leviticus 24:15-16), unless they took things…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 26 The King Faces the Cross By H A Ironside The time was drawing near when Jesus was to die—to give His life a ransom for many. All had been foreseen from eternity, and He had come to earth for this express purpose. Yet as the hour drew near His…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 25 The King Reveals the Future Part 2 By H A Ironside We have here a continuation of the same discourse as that reported in the previous chapter. There are three parables, each designed to present special aspects of truth in connection with the second coming of Christ. The parable…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 24 The King Reveals the Future Part 1 By H A Ironside Chapters 24-25 are very closely linked. They give us what Sir Robert Anderson has called “the second Sermon on the Mount.” All that we have here was uttered by our Lord on the Mount of Olives in answer…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 23 The King’s Indictments By H A Ironside While the Lord Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save all who would believe in Him, He expressed Himself in terms of great severity against those who, while professedly the guardians of Scripture, lived hypocritically and opposed the truth…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 22 The King and His Opponents By H A Ironside In this striking parable that our Lord spoke to the people of Jerusalem toward the end of His ministry, shortly before His going out to the Garden of Gethsemane and from there to the judgment hall and to the cross,…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 21 The King in Jerusalem By H A Ironside The so-called Triumphal Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem—at the beginning of the last week of His earthly ministry, which was to culminate in His death and burial and to be followed by a glorious resurrection—was in partial fulfillment of Psalm…

  • An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew

    Chapter 20 Kingdom Standards By H A Ironside This chapter opens with a parable of the kingdom designed to show that service for the Lord is to be rewarded according to opportunities embraced, not simply for the amount of work accomplished. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man…