Solomon speaks of a king’s power over life and death of those he governs. Gulp! Don’t poke the bear and feel the claw or taunt a lion and feel his teeth. First of all, I hope I’m back on track for a while. This has been a wild (as in trying) week/weekend. Traveling for doctor’s […]
Solomon gave us a glimpse of the character of a good and godly man. Today we get a look at the flip side of that coin; the scoffer. The worst of the worst. The scoffer wasn’t necessarily ‘born’ bad but made a few unfavorable choices along the way. The first on we see mentioned is […]
Solomon is not done with talking about the “sluggard.” This is a person that is TOO lazy to even feed himself. Sad but true there are some this applies to. I don’t know what prompted Solomon to revisit this subject for one brief moment again. It doesn’t follow with its neighbors so it is another […]
Solomon lays out several principles for a good life. If we truly listen and learn God’s words we will do well. The fear of the Lord is the final key. Going through the words of God, through Solomon, in this section builds brick upon brick a firm foundation for a man. My bible helps provided […]
“I’m too sleepy to do _____.” Solomon shows us where using this excuse on a long term basis will lead us. It leaves us “hungry.” We have another stand-alone verse today. This isn’t the first time Solomon has spoken of laziness. It was one of the characteristics in his initial description of a “foolish man” […]
