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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
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 [...]
Psalm 42, Psalm 53, Psalm 58, Psalm 81, Psalm 101 Ryan: The imagery presented in Psalm 42 is so very powerful: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” Whether you believe in Jehovah God or not, it’s hard to deny that humans are hard-wired to have [...]
Psalm 4, Psalm 12, Psalm 20, Psalm 25, Psalm 32, Psalm 38 Ryan: The heading in the chronological Bible for Psalm 12 is “Misuse of the gift of speech.” This brought to mind a tweet I saw on Twitter.com the other day: “‘God gave me two ears and one mouth, and I try to respect [...]
Continue reading about Day 126: Remember not the sins of my youth
Psalm 139, Psalm 145, Psalm 148, Psalm 150 Ryan: What beautiful music we read in our daily Bible reading today! Between the hymn that Samantha is writing about (below), the instrumental praise band in Psalm 150, and the countless contemporary Christian songs that use Psalm 139 as source material, we have enough music to bring [...]
Continue reading about Day 125: Let them praises give Jehovah
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