So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. The wise person has hisContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 2: 12-17….Come chose, I did.”
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1 Corinthians 6: 12-20….Of food and sex.
12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13 “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 6: 12-20….Of food and sex.”
1 Corinthians 6: 9-11….An unpopular passage!
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you.Continue reading “1 Corinthians 6: 9-11….An unpopular passage!”
1 Corinthians 6: 1-8….Is this practical?
When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not knowContinue reading “1 Corinthians 6: 1-8….Is this practical?”
2 Samuel 23:8-39….If you want to read this in whole go to your own Bible, please
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time. And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, …. and his hand clung to theContinue reading “2 Samuel 23:8-39….If you want to read this in whole go to your own Bible, please”
2 Samuel 22:32-43….Is there any other god apart from Jehovah?
32 “For who is God, but the LORD?And who is a rock, except our God?33 This God is my strong refugeand has made my way blameless.34 He made my feet like the feet of a deerand set me secure on the heights.35 He trains my hands for war,so that my arms can bend a bowContinue reading “2 Samuel 22:32-43….Is there any other god apart from Jehovah?”
2 Samuel 22:21-31….Was David righteous?
21 “The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness;according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.22 For I have kept the ways of the LORDand have not wickedly departed from my God.23 For all his rules were before me,and from his statutes I did not turn aside.24 I was blameless before him,andContinue reading “2 Samuel 22:21-31….Was David righteous?”
2Samuel 20: 7-13….Hotheaded Joab in action.
7 And there went out after him Joab’s men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier’sContinue reading “2Samuel 20: 7-13….Hotheaded Joab in action.”
2 Samuel 19: 39b-43….Argumentative relations!
39b And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home. 40 The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way.41 Then all the men of Israel came toContinue reading “2 Samuel 19: 39b-43….Argumentative relations!”
2Samuel 19: 31-39….Barzillai the Gileadite..
31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan. 32 Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.Continue reading “2Samuel 19: 31-39….Barzillai the Gileadite..”
As I read it! 