Tag: Solomon
What are ‘the evil days’ in Ecclesiastes 12:1?
What are “the evil days” mentioned in Ecclesiastes 12:1? … Welcome to the 42nd post in my series of rethinking Christian eschatology. Because these posts build upon each other, if you’ve not already done so, I invite you to read the previous posts in this series before continuing here. … Throughout this series I’ve sought…
October 15 – Old Testament Recap
Reading Daily Bible notes entitled “End of Old Testament Record” Devotional Our nine-and-a-half-month study of the Old Testament (OT) has concluded. The OT covers the span of at least 4,000 years, from the account of the creation to the lives of Nehemiah and Ezra after captivity. As we reflect upon all that we’ve learned from…
September 5 – Ezekiel’s Vision of a New Temple (Part 1)
Reading Eze. 40:1-49; 41:1-26; 42:1-20; 43:1-27; 44:1-3 Devotional Twelve years after Ezekiel’s last message from GOD, the LORD appeared to him in a vision and took him to Israel and set him on a high mountain. A man who looked like bronze appeared next to Ezekiel. The man had a measuring stick in his hand.…
May 31 – Life’s True Meaning
Reading Eccl. 3:1-17; 11:7-12:8, 13-14 2 Chron. 9:29-31 Devotional The book of Ecclesiastes is often perceived as both practical and depressing, but much wisdom is contained within it. It is the story of an old man who had everything his heart desired, but chose the road which led him further away from GOD than closer…
May 29 – Meaningless Human Pursuits
Reading Eccl. 1:12-18; 2:1-11, 17-26; 4:1-16; 5:1-20; 6:1-9; 7:13-14; 8:2-15; 9:13-18 Devotional Solomon applied his heart to learning a lot about life in the search for happiness and true meaning. He began by pursuing much wisdom and knowledge. What he found, however, was that everything was meaningless. He said, “For with much wisdom comes much…
May 28 – The Search for Meaning
Reading Eccl. 1:1-11; 6:10-12; 3:18-22; 2:12-16; 9:1-12; 8:16-17 Devotional Today we begin looking at the book of Ecclesiastes, arranged topically. Ecclesiastes means “the Preacher” or “the Teacher,” and contains the words of Solomon, son of David. The words of this book are likely penned towards the end of Solomon’s life and express the results of…
May 27 – Solomon Turns Away from GOD
Reading 1 Kings 11:1-40 Devotional In one of the saddest tragedies in all of GOD’s word, Solomon rebelled against GOD and went after idols. Solomon loved foreign women, in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had already married. GOD had told the Israelites not to marry women of the pagan nations, but Solomon did so…
May 26 – The Beauty of True Love
Reading Psalm 127 Song of Solomon Devotional Song of Solomon is a song that focuses entirely upon the subject of love. The song is a series of thoughts and conversations between a young Israelite shepherd man, a young Shulammite woman, the woman’s friends, and Solomon the king. This is likely the least-referred to book in…
May 22 – Disharmony and Strife
Reading Disharmony and Strife Solicitation to Evil – Prov. 1:10-19; 16:29; 25:26; 27:3; 28:10 Violence – Prov. 3:31-32; 21:7, 29 Murderers – Prov. 28:17 Causing Others Harm – Prov. 3:29-30 Revenge – Prov. 20:22; 24:28-29 Dissension and Strife – Prov. 6:16-19; 17:1; 18:18-19 Meddling – Prov. 26:17 Honesty Truthfulness – Prov. 12:20; 13:5; 24:26; 26:18-19…