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The problem of pain and suffering is one of the most difficult question Christians must deal with when speaking with unbelievers. It has been a pressing apologetic issue from the beginning of human existence, and has remained one of the most serious objections brought by people against God. The juxtaposition of love and power inContinue reading “Day 218: Job 1-5”

As we begin the dialogues between Job and his friends, we find Job in an uncomfortable situation. He cannot think of what he has done to wrong the Lord, as he has always sacrificed to atone for his sins and the sins of his family. He holds on to his faith in the Lord andContinue reading “Day 219: Job 6-9”

The authors of the last two chapters of Proverbs, Agur and Lemuel, are known only from their writing here. While many Biblical authors were prominent figures, including Solomon, we recognize that some were obscure people, and a few are even completely unknown to us. That doesn’t mean that what they wrote is any less significantContinue reading “Day 217: Proverbs 30-31”

Reading Proverbs gives us insight into human nature and our relationship with God. Although Solomon wrote these proverbs about 3000 years ago, the wisdom they embody is just as fresh to us today. The applications of the proverbs may take different forms in modern culture than they took in his time, but many of theseContinue reading “Day 216: Proverbs 27-29”

One of the arguments made by critics of Biblical inerrancy is since the Bible contains so many contradictions, it cannot possibly be inerrant or infallible. Often those critics are hard-pressed to come up with an example when challenged, and are simply parroting what they have heard from other skeptics. Others bring up “contradictions” that haveContinue reading “Day 215: Proverbs 24-26”

Although we have examined mostly individual proverbs and their structure, seeing how parallelism helps us understand their meaning, Proverbs does have larger blocks of related sayings. We saw some of this in the first few chapters of the book, and will see it come back at the end. Within the remainder of the book, whereContinue reading “Day 214: Proverbs 22-23”

Reading through today’s passage, we see a number of themes weaving through the proverbs compiled here. You will recognize some themes we have seen in earlier chapters, along with some that are new twists on what Solomon has previously taught. Using the principles we have examined in the last few days, you should be ableContinue reading “Day 213: Proverbs 19-21”

Tracing a theme through the book of Proverbs can help the reader put together the strands of teaching we find throughout the book. This is especially useful as we work through the chapters that are not necessarily built around specific themes. As we study Proverbs, and wisdom literature in general, we want to find theContinue reading “Day 212: Proverbs 16-18”

We who speak English are accustomed to a certain approach to writing and speaking proverbs. Our English proverbs tend to be pithy statements, single-sentence truths that apply generally in life. As we read Biblical Proverbs, we see a different literary style. We’ve read through Job, Psalms, and now Proverbs, and you may have noticed thatContinue reading “Day 211: Proverbs 13-15”

Proverbs are a fundamental part of the wisdom literature of Israel and its Near Eastern neighbors. While the literary form of proverbial books may include longer sections that share a theme, as we have seen in the earliest chapters of Proverbs, much of the wisdom literature consists of collections of individual proverbs. In 1 KingsContinue reading “Day 210: Proverbs 10-12”