The Way of Wisdom 9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. 2 She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, 4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” … More August 9 Proverbs 9
August 9 Nehemiah 1-2 (ESV) Report from Jerusalem 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the capital, [1] 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews … More August 9 Nehemiah 1-2
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.” 1 Timothy 5:17-18, in our Bible reading plan today. Ray Stedman, in a … More Elders and Oxen
Today we read Luke 15:11-32 in our Bible reading plan. In this parable, the older son says, “Look! [He says to his father] For so many years I have been serving you, and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a kid, that I might be merry … More This is a passage for people who tend to think of other people who need this passage.
Today we come to Proverbs 8 in our Bible reading plan. David Porter posted this at “Boomer in the Pew”- Proverb’s personification of God’s wisdom, as Lady Wisdom, is at first a little perplexing. Proverbs 8:4-5 –“To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. O simple ones, learn … More Perplexing Personification
While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. —Ezra 10:1, in our reading plan for today. Steven J. Cole comments: Ezra was prostrating himself and praying “before … More Repenting and Confessing
August 8 1 Timothy 5:16-25 (ESV) 16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows. 17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching … More August 8 1 Timothy 5:16-25
August 8 Luke 15:11-32 (ESV) The Parable of the Prodigal Son 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the … More August 8 Luke 15:11-32
August 8 Proverbs 8 (ESV) The Blessings of Wisdom 8:1 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: 4 “To you, O men, I call, … More August 8 Proverbs 8
August 8 Ezra 10 (ESV) The People Confess Their Sin 10:1 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. 2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons … More August 8 Ezra 10
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