Sunday, September 27, 2015

2015DBRP_271 2Chron20-21 Ecc1 Mat15a


Yesterday we heard of Jehoshaphat wisely appointing judges, and he also travelled all over Israel encouraging people to follow the Lord.

https://www.bible.com/bible/116/2ch.20.nlt

The book of Ecclesiastes is the record of Solomon seeking to find God in a worldly way. This is a book of worldly wisdom. Solomon repeatedly uses the key theme word ‘useless’ to describe our lives on earth. God had not given clear promises about how all mankind will live after death, and Solomon considers the afterlife an open question. Had he known what we know, his opinions on many things would have changed. He does finally come to the same conclusion found in Proverbs, namely that the best thing is to fear God and keep his commands.

My friend in Jakarta, Santosa, reads our first chapter of Ecclesiastes.

https://www.bible.com/bible/116/ecc.1

Yesterday we heard of John the Baptist’s beheading. Jesus retreated to the countryside, but a huge crowd followed him. Then he worked several powerful miracles, which all have clear symbolic meanings.

https://www.bible.com/bible/116/mat.15


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