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Too many verses to list. See the F. LaGard Smith Daily Bible for the full list. Ryan: Though yesterday began our foray into the book of Proverbs, today we begin going through the individual proverbs themselves, organized by F. LaGard Smith into a topical arrangement. Today’s topics are the Fear of the Lord, Trust in [...]
Proverbs 8:1-36, Prov. 9:1-6. Prov. 2:1-22, Prov. 3:13-24, Prov. 1:20-33, Prov. 9:13-18, Prov. 4:1-27 Ryan: If you ever wanted to better understand the words of John in the gospel according to John 1:1-4, simply read and study Proverbs 8:22-31. In this passage, Solomon personifies Wisdom as being present before, during, and after creation. The commentator [...]
Continue reading about Day 136: Blessed are those who find Wisdom
A few months back, the Christian Chronicle featured an editorial entitled, “Will Facebook kill the church?”. As a member of the church myself, I felt that the author of the article did not really grasp what the “church” really is and should be. I wrote a letter to the editor in rebuttal to the article, [...]
Basically, 1 Kings 7, 2 Chron. 7-8, 1 Kings 9, 1 Kings 4, 1 Kings 10, Psalm 72 Ryan: What gripped me the most in today’s reading was the description of Solomon’s throne room. From one perspective, we read this passage (1 Kings 10:14-21, et al.) and think about how magnificent the throne room was [...]
1 Kings 8, 2 Chron. 5:2-14, 2 Chron. 6, 2 Chron. 7:1-10 Ryan: Today, I was struck by 2 Chronicles 6:32-33 where Solomon prays for the foreigners. In my own words, Solomon prays that as the foreigners pray to a god they do not believe in (the God of Israel), to grant them their prayers [...]
Basically, 1 Kings 5–7 & 2 Chron. 2-4, 2 Chron 8:12-16 (1 Kings 9:25) Ryan: Thanks to all “those miserable psalms,” it’s been a while since I’ve gotten to do a nice solid math post. Having gotten to read about Solomon’s building of the Temple of the Name of the Lord, we got another day [...]
1 Kings 2:13-46, 1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 9:16, 1 Kings 3:2-28 (2 Chron. 1:2-13) Ryan: We read today of an event that I have already referenced several times in which Solomon asks for (and is granted) wisdom beyond that of other men (1 Kings 3:12). What I did not remember before reading this story today [...]
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