Apr 19, 2018 | Wednesday
I suppose there could be a healthy debate about which book of the Bible is the most practical. For example, it might be said that Romans is the most practical because there is nothing more practical and important than salvation from sin. Another might choose Genesis...
Apr 12, 2018 | Wednesday
As often as we hear outsiders and unbelievers talk about hypocrites in the church, we might think it should be a huge subject in the Bible, but that is not the case. The word “hypocrisy” is found once in the Old Testament and five times in the New...
Apr 5, 2018 | Wednesday
As I began reading through this chapter once again, asking the Lord for direction, it occurred to me that we might have sequel to last week’s lesson. Last week we spent a few minutes considering some of the consequences of one particular sin. We began with,...
Mar 29, 2018 | Wednesday
How much do you know about pride? I confess that I thought I knew the subject, and I expected that you knew it as well. But do you suppose that it was pride on my part which led me to believe that I understood pride? Looking over my records, I see that I have...
Mar 22, 2018 | Wednesday
There are AS many great verses and proverbs in this chapter as any other in the Book. Each of them may stand on their own – and yet every one of them deserves their own lesson. For example, there is verse 12 – “He that is void of wisdom despiseth his...
Mar 15, 2018 | Wednesday
Going back over Proverbs 10, there was only one verse which the Holy Spirit has lead me to address. It might not jump off the page toward your eyes, but it did to mine. And with the Lord’s blessings, I hope it will become something of interest to you for the next...
Mar 8, 2018 | Wednesday
Assuming that the Lord will soon return to take away His saints, it could very well be that we will still be looking at the Book of Proverbs at His “parousia” – His presence or coming. And I might guarantee that if we continue to look at only one or two...
Mar 1, 2018 | Wednesday
Maybe I am stuck in a mental rut, but once again I find a group of contrasting pairs. And not only that but tonight I’m going to take each of the major words and split them into additional pairs. The just man and the wicked; blessings and violence; good and bad...
Feb 22, 2018 | Wednesday
Once again, we have two parallels – repeated. A slack hand is contrasted with diligence, and productiveness is contrasted with laziness. There is poverty contrasted with riches and wisdom contrasted with shame. Verse 5 builds on verse 4. Here we have another example...
Feb 15, 2018 | Wednesday
I have been debating with myself about how deep to go in our study of these proverbs. I think by their very nature proverbs are meant to be quick and powerful. They are guerilla attacks for truth rather than long sieges against the strong position of the enemy. On...
Feb 8, 2018 | Wednesday
Proverbs 10 begins the same way the Book of Proverbs began – “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.” It is entirely fitting that we should find here “The proverbs of Solomon,” because this is where they actually begin. The...
Feb 1, 2018 | Wednesday
I use a King James Version, Thompson Chain Bible for my study and preaching. It has marginal notes which can take me to topical studies at the back after the Book of Revelation. And beside first line of verse 13 is the number 3881 followed by the word...
Jan 25, 2018 | Wednesday
Last week our devotional came from the first part of a larger paragraph. We looked at Wisdom’s invitation to a meal which she offered to the simple. She was sending out her servants, her maidens, with certain instructions. We looked at only those positive...
Jan 18, 2018 | Wednesday
As I read this scripture with the hope of preparing a little devotional for you, I found my mind running wild. The words and ideas seemed, with one hand, to reach back a couple of chapters. And then with the other to reach forward into the New Testament. The message...
Jan 11, 2018 | Wednesday
There are several occasions in the Bible, where prominent men stood before large crowds and preached Christ – or prophesied judgment – or simply gave their testimony. I suppose the first recorded was Moses; then besides the apostles, there were prophets and others....
