In Ecclesiastes, chapter one, verses five through eight, beginning with verse one, “The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.” The earth itself appears to move in its own predetermined way, with nothing changing. Human beings cannot look to nature to find meaning for their existence […]
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In Ecclesiastes, chapter one, verse two, the verse states the theme of this book. All of our activities on earth are meaningless and purposeless when carried out apart from God’s will, His fellowship, and His loving activity in our lives. Ecclesiastes also emphasizes that creation itself is subject to vanity and corruption. The author’s concern
Proverbs, chapter thirty-one, verses ten through thirty-one, describe the ideal wife and mother. Her whole life centered around a reverent fear of God, as in verse thirty. “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.” She has compassion for those in need, as in verse twenty, “She stretcheth out her hand to the
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In Proverbs, chapter thirty, verse seventeen, God requires young people to respect and obey their parents. To honor our fathers and mothers will bring God’s blessing, as in Exodus twenty, verse twelve, “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” Deuteronomy
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In Proverbs, chapter thirty, verse eight, our “daily bread,” as in Matthew six, verse eleven, “Give us this day our daily bread,” represents our need for primary provisions. We should pray for an adequate income to meet personal and family needs, to support God’s work, and to give to those in need. Believers who give
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In Proverbs, chapter thirty, verse six, “Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” The established Word of God must not be mixed with human ideas and speculations, such as those found in worldly philosophy, psychology, sorcery, and spiritism. God’s revealed truth is fully adequate to meet
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In Proverbs, chapter thirty, verse five, “Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” Second Timothy three, verse sixteen declares, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” The purity of God’s word corrects, reproves, and instructs all believers who
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In Proverbs, chapter twenty-nine, verse eighteen, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” “Vision” means revelation here. When there is no clear revelation and bold declaration of God’s will and standards, God’s people lose their Biblical convictions, cast off their moral restraints, and subsequently perish, as in the example
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In Proverbs, chapter twenty-nine, verse fifteen, “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” Children who are not trained, disciplined, and restrained by their parents will later bring shame to them and harm to themselves. Sometimes words of reproof alone are adequate; at other times, they must be
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In Proverbs, chapter twenty-nine, verse seven, “The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.” Concern for the indigent and needy as disclosed to the people of God as God’s standard of righteousness under the old covenant. As the previous theme from Proverbs twenty-eight verse twenty-seven, God will take care of
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