Today I’m going to focus on the seventh verse, which just happens to consist of only seven words: We live by believing, not by seeing. You know, there comes a time in each person’s life where they just have to make a decision. Given the facts that can be known, and accepting that there are…
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Wow. Israel is so angry at at the tribe of Benjamin that they do something way over the top in response to their not coming to the gathering that was planned at Bethel to offer sacrifices to God at their sorrow for what the Benjaminites had done to the concubine. It was because of the…
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Just as Solomon changed up his teaching method in chapter 22, I would like to change things up a bit for the next few readings in Proverbs. I’m sure you noticed that he began grouping his teachings, right? Well today, instead of telling you what particularly stood out to me, I would like to ask…
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In the beginning of chapter three, Paul talked about letters of reference. And then he said, “You yourselves are our letter.” What he was saying was that they were the evidence of his work. Nothing more was needed to validate what he was doing. What kind of monument do we build with the work we…
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So the tribe of Benjamin got what they deserved for this heinous crime. But not without a couple of false starts. Why did God allow the Benjaminites to win the first couple of battles? Well, when we look closely at the narrative here, we see that in the first case, the men of Israel did…
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I’m sure you noticed Solomon’s comments about living with a disagreeable woman. In some circles this is fodder for the fallacy that the Bible is anti-woman. I disagree, and here’s why. This book is written by a man who was a king with not only great wisdom and great wealth, but a large amount of…
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Do you remember the first issue that Paul talked to the Corinthians about in the last letter? There was a man in the church who was in the midst of sexual sin. In fact, it was incest. He told them that they must discipline the person and not let the sin continue or condone it….
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Pretty much each verse we read in this book of wisdom really deserves to be meditated on. Proverbs really isn’t a book that is meant to be just read through. It’s better when taken a bit at a time and then revisited again and again. Just a few comments today. Most of the verses, or…
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As Paul closed his letter to the church in Corinth, he found several ways to gently try to move them in the direction of unity within their ranks. As he opened, he mentioned that they should give in the same way as he had encouraged the Galatian church to give, in a way challenging them…
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This chapter records a very sorry episode in Israel’s history. It had been a long time since Israel had entered the Promised Land, and yet this portion of the tribe of Dan had not yet taken possession of their inheritance. The reason? Likely a lack of initiative and also being satisfied with the status quo….
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