There are two sections I want to talk about. The first being the bit at the end of chapter 13. I can see how a lot of people might have a problem with this passage. When we are taught that the Bible is completely literal, this passage says that God himself is going to “turn …
All right. I don’t really have anything passage significant today. So I’m going to take this opportunity to remind whoever happens to be reading that it is perfectly all right to be down right confused by a passage of Scripture. It is good idea to look for help from pastors, friends, books, podcasts, blogs, what …
So I have a feeling Proverbs may prove difficult to respond to. I don’t know. I might be surprised. I don’t know that I would call them succinct, they kind of repeat themselves quite a bit in order to make their points, but that’s kind of the thing: they’re pretty straight forward. What do I …
I’ll be honest, these books get really hard for me to follow sometimes. So many of these kings have the same names. Sometimes the king of Israel and the king of Judah have the same name at the same time. Sometimes one is good and one is bad. Sometimes, actually it seems rather frequently, the …
This is another one that confuses me. But first, there’s a song of thanksgiving and praise from early in David’s reign, when he’s finally safe, followed immediately by the ‘last words of David,’ which is another song of praise. From beginning to end, David sought the Lord’s favor, attempted to uphold his covenant. Yes, he …
I don’t really want to discuss David and Goliath. It’s one of the best known stories in the Bible. There’s some dispute over how tall Goliath really was, but I don’t think it really matters. However tall the man was, the Israelites were all afraid of him, everyone except David who just didn’t get it. …
I have a lot of questions about Judges. Most of them need further looking into, the consulting of experts I have not yet had time to pursue. I have much to think about. I guess I’m not alone. It seems to me that there’s a lot here to inspire questions. I hope anyone reading this …