Proverbs 9 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” Proverbs 9:4a,16a Both Wisdom and Folly call to us, issuing the same invitation. One sincerely offers life in paths of righteousness and justice. The other is a con artist, whose promises are empty and whose paths lead to death. It is easy here in the …
Author Archives: John S.
September 1 / Proverbs 8
Proverbs 8 I think items #2 and #3 in Search the Scriptures today — seeing Wisdom as a foreshadowing of Christ and comparing the gifts Wisdom offers with those found in Christ — are well worth considering. For your convenience, here are the suggested cross-references: To those I would add the following: Yes, take a …
August 31 / Proverbs 6-7
Proverbs 6-7 Here is item #3 in Search the Scriptures today: Test your life in the light of Proverbs 6:16-19. That’s not a bad exercise. But I wonder if the language of those few verses might be such that most of us would be fairly quick to acquit ourselves, perhaps prematurely. For example, I don’t …
August 30 / Proverbs 4-5
Proverbs 4-5 Why is it, do you think, that Solomon uses such strong words encouraging us (or, rather, pushing and pulling us) toward wisdom? Why does he need to use such strong entreaties? Why is it not enough to spend just a verse or two saying that wisdom is a good thing and that maybe …
August 29 / Proverbs 2-3
Proverbs 2-3 Wisdom. Reading these chapters, I’m guessing that we’d all readily agree that wisdom is a good thing. We all recognize that it is to be prized (Pr. 3:4), that it has immense practical value, that it is life-giving and is fully consistent with righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. (Pr. 3:9) …
August 28 / Proverbs 1
As Fred heads off to Europe for the next few months, he has asked me to provide the daily commentary as we head into Proverbs. Those of you who have been with RTB for the past few years know that we went through Proverbs at a slower pace in 2022, and then flew through it …
May 9 / Acts 9:43-10:33
Please see the May 10 post.
January 2024 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan Luke 1:1-25 25 02-Jan Luke 1:26-38 13 03-Jan Luke 1:39-56 18 04-Jan Luke 1:57-80 24 05-Jan Luke 2:1-20 20 06-Jan Luke 2:21-39 19 07-Jan Luke 2:40-52 13 08-Jan Luke 3:1-22 22 09-Jan Luke 3:23-4:13 29 10-Jan Luke 4:14-30 17 11-Jan Luke 4:31-44 14 12-Jan Luke 5:1-11 11 13-Jan Luke 5:12-26 15 …
December 31 / Revelation 17-22
Jesus wins! Of course, most of us know this in our heads. But do we know this, truly, deep down, in our bones? Do we wake up each morning looking forward to that great Day when Jesus will appear in triumph? Or do we fret that the bad guys are gaining the upper hand? To …
December 30 / Revelation 8-16
Revelation 8-16 As we read through Revelation, we see a lot of drama. There is conflict. There is tribulation. There are natural (and unnatural!) disasters, calamities, woes. There is a great struggle between Good and Evil. Except for a small faithful remnant, the whole earth is in utter rebellion against God, and they remain unrepentant. …