Tag: God
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Less Is Better
7And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. 9But when the…
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The Vicious Cycle
11And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. 12And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to…
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Four Stages of Moral Decline
1After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the LORD, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2The LORD said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” –Judges 1 The first verses of Judges show us the right choice when faced with uncertainty: inquire…
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Simple Perspective
5O simple ones, learn prudence;O fools, learn sense.–Proverbs 8 My thoughts: Four categories here. So the ones who are living the undisciplined life need to live the disciplined life. To do otherwise is to be naive. I am glad in this current season to not be a hypocrite of this. Areas of my life have…
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Heart Influence
24And now, O sons, listen to me,and be attentive to the words of my mouth.25Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;do not stray into her paths…–Proverbs 7 Another sexual chapter. This time the married woman is pursuing the man. Adultery is still wrong. Sin is still sin. And once again, the teachings are…
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Light Wisdom
23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life…–Proverbs 6 I have journeyed in the Mark Twain caves in Hannibal, MO. I could not even imagine how dark and scary they would be without light tracks running the walls. They were a great…
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Discipline Is For Everyone
15Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.–Proverbs 5 My thoughts: Yes, yes, so the context in this chapter is clearly sexual sin. The married man enticed to commit adultery and have sex with a woman not his wife. Now some reading this chapter (especially women) might be tempted to check out…
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A Teacher and a Leader
11I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.–Proverbs 4 The context here is the king communicating to his son, the prince. The expectation was that he was his son’s teacher and leader. I am not assuming that I am that for you. But, I want to…
Joel M Bradshaw 