This document provides an overview and commentary on the book of Ephesians. It begins by summarizing Paul's journey to Rome and imprisonment there where he likely wrote Ephesians. It then discusses details about the letter itself, including that it was delivered by Tychicus and addressed issues relevant for both Jews and Gentiles. The document outlines the main themes of Ephesians as the supremacy of God, His gospel, and the dignity and identity of His Church. It analyzes passages about the roles and duties of apostles, prophets, families, husbands, wives, parents, children, and individuals in the Church. Overall, the document examines the key messages and doctrines taught in Ephesians.

2.  Ephesians 4:29
 29 Let no corrupt
communication
proceed out of
your mouth, butyour mouth, but
that which is good
to the use of
edifying, that it
may minister
grace unto the
hearers.

3.  Where we left off last week….
 Paul before Agrippa and Festus..
 “..This man might have been set at liberty,
if he had not appealed unto Caesar” Acts
26:3226:32
 Paul’s ill fated trip to Rome – complete
with shipwreck and poisonous snake bite
Acts 27 & 28

5.  Written from Rome, circa 62 A.D.
 Mailman – Tychicus
 “Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by
Tychicus”
 "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy
4:12). As Timothy was in charge of the
church in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3), the
coming of Tychicus would set him free, so as
to enable him to set off at once to rejoin
Paul at Rome, as the apostle desired him (2
Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21).[2]
 Hippolytus of Rome lists Tychicus as one of
the seventy disciples.

6.  “. . . for Jew and Gentile, for husband and
wife, for parent and child, for master and
servant. It was the mind and will of God in
Paul's day; it is the voice of inspiration in our
day; it is an epistle of universal appeal and
application. Ephesians proclaims theapplication. Ephesians proclaims the
supremacy of God, the glory of his gospel, the
dignity and identity of the Church through
which salvation is offered to man. It contains
some of Paul's best writing, and is a document
that deals with fundamentals, with the gospel
of God in all its saving glory.” (Bruce R.
McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament
Commentary, Vol.2, p.489)

7. Individual (Heb
6:10-20)
Family/Workplace
(Heb 5:21-6:9)
Church (Heb 3-
5:21)
God’s Plan (Heb 1-
2)

8.  V. 3-12 – Overview of the plan
 V. 4 – Pre-existence
 V. 5-6 – Adoption into house of Israel
 V. 7-8 – Atonement V. 7-8 – Atonement
 V. 9 Prophets
 V. 10 Latter-days, gathering
 “That in the dispensation of the fullness of
times he might gather together in one all
things in Christ, both which are in heaven
and which are on earth…”
 V. 11-12 – Inheritance in his Kingdom

9.  4:11-13 – Apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors and teachers…..why?
 4:14-15 – no more…tossed to and fro….
 4:16 – Effect of Christ-like individuals on
rest of church.rest of church.
 2:19-22 – No more strangers
 3:14-21 – Paul’s prayer for the saints an
example to us all

10.  5:1-2 - Our “public persona….”
 6:5-9 Employer and employee
 5:21-25, 28, 33 Husbands and wives
 This is so opposite of our culture
today! Submitting! But we are talking
about submitting to a husband who is
attempting to be as Christ. Christ is the
greatest king of all, as well as the greatest servant ofgreatest king of all, as well as the greatest servant of
all. A truly great and benevolent
king serves, protects, guides his kingdom.
That is the point of his calling. Think of king
Benjamin and King Mosiah in the Book of Mormon…
 6:1-3 – Children – honour parents
 6:4 - Provoke not your children
 4:29,31-32 – With each other…

11.  6:10-20
 Be strong in the Lord
 Put on the whole armour
of God
 Loins girt with truth
Breastplate of Righteous- Breastplate of Righteous-
ness
 Feet shod with the prep-
aration of the gospel
 Shield of faith
 Helmet of Salvation
 Sword of the Spirit
 2:1-3 – Walk worthily