Lessons For Rulers, Ecc 7:7-10
Ecc 7:7-10 is a passage that contains great lessons for rulers. These lessons for rulers are: Oppression maketh a wise man mad, Ecc7:7. One of the greatest cases of oppression in the Bible took place in Egypt when the Jews were made slaves, Exodus 3:9. The Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at that time literally went […]
Who Is That God? Dan 3:15
Who Is That God? Dan. 3-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Nebuchadnezzar threatened the Jews with the fiery furnace if they refused to worship his image he asked, Who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands, [Dan 3:15]? He is: The God who delivered Israel from Egypt – Ex 5:2 – Pharaoh […]
The Holy Spirit Witnesses, Acts 5:32
In Acts 5:32, Peter and the other apostles said, “we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him”. Notice “so is also the Holy Ghost”. The Holy Spirit witnesses. Look at several other instances where the Bible shows us explicitly that […]
The Slothful Man, Prov 26:13-15
The reason that we may not be getting the thing done that the Lord wants us to do is that we might be slothful. You’ve seen a sloth before. It moves so slowly that it appears, most of the time, to not be moving. Solomon describes the slothful man in Prov 26:13-15, and shows us […]
The Gift of God, Jn 4:5-10
Some people haven’t received everlasting life as a gift of God from this well of water because: They don’t know the gift of God. Jn 4:10 “If thou KNEWEST the gift of God”. They don’t know what the gift is. It’s eternal life, v.14. It is the answer to sin and death. God is an […]
Which Is Better, Ecc 7:1-6
In this lesson from Ecc 7:1-6, Solomon compares several things and asks, Which is better? Which is Better, a good name or precious ointment? A good name is better than precious ointment. A good name is longer lasting than the fragrance of the ointment. The fragrance dissipates over time. A good name, like Samuel, or […]
Favor With God, Ps 5:12
This message beginning in Ps 5:12 is about finding Favor with God. It should be of great importance to us that we find favor with the Lord. Samuel found favor with the Lord, 1 Sam 2:26. He was the greatest judge that Israel ever had. Mary found favor with the Lord, Lk 1:28-20, and she […]
Evil Under The Sun, Ecc 6:1-2
In Ecc 6:1-2 Solomon discloses an evil under the sun. This is something that he observed that just didn’t seem right. We are going to study this one and some others he saw in Ecc 7:15, Ecc 8:14, and Ecc 9:2. When men see these things and consider them, they get mad at God. They […]
Spiritual Fitness, 1 Tim 4:7-8
In 1 Tim 4:7 you are told to “exercise thyself rather unto godliness”. Exercise unto godliness is compared with bodily exercise in the next verse. By this comparison, we learn some valuable lessons about our spiritual fitness. As bodily exercise is profitable for physical fitness, so exercise unto godliness is profitable for spiritual fitness. Exercise […]
Keep The Commandments, Prov 3:1
In Prov 3:1 Solomon said to his son, Keep my commandments. We don’t keep the commandments to be saved in the New Testament. When we are saved by the grace of God, we receive the righteousness of Jesus Christ as a gift. This is not something that we can earn. Nevertheless, we are to live […]