Ecclesiastes 10:2. What is “right” and “left” in this passage? No offense is meant to the left-handed man, but the majority of folks are right-handed. Thus the right becomes the symbol for all that is good and normal and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ecclesiastes 7:16. How can we be too righteous and ruin our life? We have all known people who took “religion” too far. There were strict Jews who died on the Sabbath rather than defend themselves against an enemy. Customs arise...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Ecclesiastes 2:1-11. God promised him wisdom and riches. Were these not good gifts? God’s gifts do not come with an instruction book, but instructions about them are surely in the Holy Book. He has told us that we should not set...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Ecclesiastes 1:1. Were there “preachers” in Solomon’s day? What does the title of the book mean? The word refers to one who speaks to an assembly, whether religious or otherwise. Solomon, the King, would evidently...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Proverbs 26:4, 5. So should you “answer a fool according to his folly” or not? And what does that mean, anyway? Notice how often there are two sides to the story in this book. Here is another demand for digging a little deeper....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. Proverbs 9:1. What is meant by the “seven pillars”? The commentators are once more agreed: They do not know! Most of them suggested that “seven” signals perfection, but that seems to be as close as we can come to an...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Effective immediately: the NORTH KOREA AUDIO WEBLOG, normally broadcast on weekends, will now be heard as one of the 5 week-day podcasts, when it occurs. There will no longer be a WEEKEND podcast. And, the PHOTO ALBUM on North Korea will also be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
34. Psalm 106:31. How do Phinehas and Abraham share a commonality in righteousness? The wording is very similar. It’s that old accounting term “imputed” or “accounted.” Old English (or Southern American) would be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 90:12. What does it mean to “number” our days? In connection with what Moses has just said about the possible length of our lives, he tells us here to be aware that we are not here for ever. Put the limit on your life that God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 74:14. What is Leviathan, mentioned here and in the book of Job? Quickly we must say, I don’t know, to this one. No one knows. In the margin of some Bibles you will see “crocodile.” Some want to say it is a whale. Others,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
