How to Live (A Study in Ecclesiastes) Lesson #11 A Living Dog or a Dead Lion
How to Live (A Study in Ecclesiastes) Lesson #11: A Living Dog or a Dead Lion (Ecclesiastes 9:1-6) The passage before us is an interesting passage. At first Solomon is comparing the righteous and the wicked saying that the same thing happens to them all. The event he is referring to is death. This is […]
The Princes of Israel, Ezek 19:1-14
The Princes of Israel Ezek 19 is a lamentation for the princes of Israel, v.1. The two princes about whom Ezekiel writes this lamentation are Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin, kings of Judah. Both of them were taken captive. Ezek 19:1-9 likens them to a lioness’s whelps. And Ezek 19:10-14 likens them to rulers using strong rods […]
Comely in Going, Prov 30:29-31
Recently, I heard Joel Haynes preach on this text and apply the characteristics of these three animals and the king to Jesus Christ. He emphasized that these four are comely “in going.” I had missed that in my reading of this text. Thinking about this text, I also see similarities between us and these four. […]
Necessities in Personal Work Matt. 10:16
Necessities in Personal Work Matt. 10:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Personal work is a vital part of the ministry. Personal work involves telling others, usually individually, about the gospel of Jesus Christ. In personal work we must be: Spotless as lambs – Matt 10:16 – the Lord sent his disciples out as sheep (we follow our […]
The Lions in Daniel’s Den Dan. 6:16-20
The Lion in Daniel’s Den Dan. 6:16,20. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Like Daniel we face lions in our lives. As 1 Pet 5:8 says, “The devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour.” Paul said in 2 Tim 4:17, “I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.” In 1 Cor […]
What is Your Lion? Prov. 26:13-16
What Is Your Lion Prov. 26:13-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is your Lion (Proverbs 26:13-16) In this passage from the book of Proverbs we see some characteristics of slothfulness. The first thing is the fact that the slothful man says that there is a lion in the street or in the way. This is just […]
Four Are Comely in Going Prov. 30: 29-31
Four Things Comely in Going Prov. 30: 29-31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 30:29 says, There be thee things which go well, yea, four are comely in going. These four things that are comely in going are references to the antichrist and his types – since all of the other references in Prov 30 have been […]