Ecclesiastes 8:6-9 Wisdom In Life’s Trials
Here the author talks us through the use of wisdom to get through the difficult situations that come upon us. This pertains to political, religious, and family issues. This is good, practical advice.
Ecclesiastes 8:1-5 Respect Those In Authority
The Teacher begins a section governing our response to those in authority over us, in this case the King. More broadly we apply this to any authority figure in our lives.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-28 Closing Exhortations
Paul gives his final exhortations for living in the light of God’s Holiness before the “coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” How do we translate this into our personal experience? That is the question we must all ask.
1 Samuel 7:2-17 God Against False gods
The Israelites learn, or are at least exposed to, the complexities of how God works for the advantage of His people is a sinful world. It is strange how quickly this is forgotten. Perhaps we should consider, again, what happened here, and why.
Ecclesiastes7:15-25 The Advantage of Wisdom
True Wisdom, founded in the person of God has advantage for the person who seeks it. Using that Wisdom to inform our life choices always gives the advantage, but it might not look like it to the casual observer.
1 Thessalonians 5:14-18 Counsel For A Virtuous Life
In his closing remarks Paul gives general counsel for living a virtuous life. In this section he summarizes what sort of life brings the peace he encouraged at the end of verse 13.
1 Samuel 5:1-7:1 The Holiness of God Is Not Compromised
Coming off of a victory against the Jews the Philistines learn a hard lesson. On receiving the Ark of the Covenant back, the Jews also learn a hard lesson. We need to examine our lives to discern where we might compromise the Holiness of God.
Ecclesiastes 7:15-18 Too Righteous and Too Wise
Solomon gives us some enigmatic poetic statements in these verses. Let’s unpack it all.
1 Samuel 4:1-22 To Be Subdued Or Not To Be Subdued
it seems every society has either been subdued, or they have subdued others. The battles between Israel and her neighbors is perpetual. Let’s look at the most likely causes from a physical and a spiritual nature.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly
Of this passage Donald R Glenn wrote, “God is the author of both adversity and prosperity and that He so mingles them together that man in his finite understanding cannot discover anything about his future.” We will find his commentary helpful here.
