These chapters, while not entirely inspiring, seem to be a *little* less hopeless sounding than the first two, don’t you think? There’s a lot here to think about, but in our limited time, I’d like to focus for just a moment on chapter four. Halfway through the chapter, Solomon talked about the man who works…
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Today we are beginning the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes was written by King Solomon, the same King Solomon who wrote the book of Proverbs. Like Proverbs, Ecclesiastes is classified as a book of wisdom. But you will very quickly see that Solomon’s approach is much different here. I don’t want to give away too much…
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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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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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Have you ever considered how powerful your words can be? For some people, words come so easily that they don’t think about the impact even a casual word can have. There were some good things to remember from today’s reading. Verse 4 of chapter 18 said, “Words from wise people are like water bubbling up…
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Have you ever known a fool? How about a person who’s wise? In your experience, are there more of the foolish or more of the wise? As I was getting my haircut last week, I looked down at the black drape that my barber had put around me to keep the hair off, and I…
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One recurring theme I picked up in today’s reading was that of industriousness. There is much value in hard work and applying one’s self to supporting himself and his or her family. Sitting around wishing and hoping for wealth or even life’s necessities usually reaps little reward, and often leads to ruin. Yes, Jesus said…
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We’re back in the book of Proverbs today as we finish off the week. And chapters 10 and 11 are full of one and two line proverbs, or teachings. Whole sermons could be created from each sentence, and probably have been since these words were first given to Solomon. It almost seems a shame to…
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I like what Solomon said in verse two of chapter seven: Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes. I had a very scary experience with my eyesight last year. My wife, the lovely lady LeeAnn and I had a rare day off, and I decided to take her…
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Solomon’s teaching on adultery is especially timely in today’s pornography soaked world. Remember, Jesus said that if you even look at a woman with lust in your heart, you have committed adultery with her. So don’t think that you’re ok in this department just because you haven’t had an actual, physical adulterous affair. Let’s be…
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