Wisdom in the Book of Job (Part 2: Chapters 29-37)

March 30, 2022Posted inJob, Wisdom
In the first part of this short series, we saw that Job spoke truthfully and eloquently about wisdom in chapter 28. But in this part, it will be necessary for us to see that Job was not living according to the wisdom he had praised so highly. God said of him in chapter 1 that…

Wisdom in the Book of Job (Part 1: Chapter 28)

March 25, 2022Posted inJob, Wisdom
God willing, this post begins a series that will examine wisdom in the last part of the Book of Job. There are three books in the Old Testament that talk about wisdom more than any others. They are Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job. In Job we have a practical demonstration of the truth that knowing what…

Supplication With Thanksgiving:

March 17, 2022Posted inPrayer
AUDIO MESSAGE ON PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 The reference to the catechism in the introduction to the message is a reference to Question and Answer 116 of the Heidelberg Catechism of 1563. You can find a copy of that catechism here.

Wisdom

March 16, 2022Posted inWisdom
Wisdom is an important Biblical concept, especially in the books of Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Job knew what it was (see chapter 28:12-28) but failed to achieve it in his defense against the accusations of his friends. He had been darkening counsel by words without knowledge (38:2), and God had to teach him (chapters 38-41).…

The Fear of God

March 11, 2022Posted inFear of God
The Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods (Psalm 95:3). He is great in glory, in power and holiness. He is “the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting…

Psalm 25: A Complicated Chiasm and an Acrostic

March 5, 2022Posted inChiasms, Psalms Commentary
Psalm 25 is an imperfect acrostic. Though it has 22 verses, one for each of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, verses 6 and 16 do not begin with the expected Hebrew letter. It is also a roughly constructed chiasm, and you can see the details of it in the table below. Understanding the chiasm…