Apr 7, 2024

It seems God hides something, and Kings search it out. In Hezekiah’s case he was put in many positions in which he was forced to seek the answer from God in order to lead his people. The king and his advisors need this same type of refining in order to rule with wise judgment. In Hezekiah’s life he is...

Jan 7, 2024

The divine equivalence that Wisdom personified is described in Provers is a needful precedent as we explore Proverbs chapter 24. Because this sometimes neglected understanding of Wisdom presented in the proverbs text needs to be firmly set in order to get the importance of the instruction given to us. In fact,

Dec 24, 2023

This section of Proverbs (22:17 – chapter 24) is a separate collect titled, “Sayings of the Wise”. It is composed of 30 different sayings (22:20) that are structured a little different from the typical one verse style. It usually contains a chunk of verses that read like a discourse similar to chapters 1-9. If...

Dec 17, 2023

“A good name” is very important concept to grasp early on in life. It is saddening when children have NOT been instructed that their decisions represent their family and not merely themselves. Not only does poor decisions cause grief to the parents, it brings a shameful quality to the family name. So too, when...

Dec 10, 2023

The Apostle Peter says that husbands are dwell with their wife with understanding, and respect as partners in Christ. He also instructs wives to be honoring and walk in submissive behavior towards their husbands leadership, much like Sarah did with Abraham. Now was Sarah perfect? No, but at the end of the day despite...