Solomon was asked by God how he wished to be blessed. He could have asked for wealth, power, long life, or any number of other things that humans desire. Instead, he sought the wisdom to rule God’s people well. This response pleased God and he gave Solomon wisdom superior to any other ruler as well…
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Wicked Scepter
I have previously written about wicked rulers here, and how they are a judgement from God. However, today, I’m going to talk about the promise in scripture that this judgement is not final for those who seek God. A Promise Psalm 125 is a special type of Psalm referred to as “Songs of Ascents”. The…
Jesus of Scripture
God’s Revelation There is a movement of false teachers within the church who try to turn the faith on its head with regards to scripture. Not only is it unnecessary, they claim, that a person accept the authority of scripture but, worse, it is actually idolatry to do so. In their argument, it is setting…
Trust, Don’t Test
Faith is Trust Throughout all of scripture, men and women are commended for their faith. Faith is not just the belief that God exists or even that he is powerful. It’s trusting that his intention for you is what is best for you. Confusion about the Old Testament sacrificial system may lead some to believe…
More Than Words
Fatherly Authority Eli was a man responsible for the priesthood as the age of judges was ending and had two sons who were regularly up to no good. In fact, though serving as priests, they didn’t have an regard for God at all. They would take more than the priest’s share of sacrifices and were…
Count the Cost
Dishonest Conversion There is a serious issue in the church today as it pertains to our relationship to the world. Instead of giving the good news as it is and understanding that for those who are perishing it will be the stench of death (2 Corinthians 2:16), many are trying to find way to soften…
Obtaining Good
All Good From God The language of “blessing” has fallen out of popular usage. We tend to use terms like “human flourishing” or even “luck” to describe when a person receives good things. However, scripture is clear that every good thing is a blessing from God. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from…
Source Of Justice
Man Is Not Last week, I wrote about how judges must be careful to neither justify the wicked nor wrongly accuse the righteous. To continue that topic today, I’ll be discussing where those who do seek after justice should ultimately not trust in the wisdom of men, but only in God, to deliver that justice….
Narrow Justice
Abomination As God instructs Israel in how they would live, he often spoke to them of things which “ought not to be done”. However, sometimes he would inform them of something particularly abominable to him that they absolutely were to understand he would not tolerate. This post will be reviewing one such case found in…
Wicked Compliance
The False Teachers In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he dealt with Judiazers who had crept into the church and were insisting that Christians must follow all ceremonial requirements of the Levitical order to be saved. Gentile Christians were being told they must perform the rites of circumcision, observe the dietary restrictions, and practice all…