Daily Challenges Archive
“locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;”
This is another example of what our writer refers to as the small but wise in the world. It is a fascinating sight to see locusts swarm over the land and as a group descend and wipe it clean. It’s not necessarily a good activity but the example fo...
“The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.”
de·test<br />/dəˈtest/<br />verb: detest 1. dislike intensely
“Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.”
I was in a conversation yesterday with a couple guys when the focus shifted to a person I did not know. It was very affirming so I enjoyed the good report about this man. Suddenly it was said that he was very well off and “very tight with a nickel...
“You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.”
Dave Ramsey should love this verse. So should the wise business leader. It is about the results of good stewardship. Being aware of what you are responsible for, managing it well and sharing the rewards. In “The Edge Biblical Worldview” training s...
“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.”
What goes around comes around. You reap what you sow. Just a couple other sayings that reflect some of Solomon’s point in this verse. I’m not big on the whole Karma idea but its foundation is surely found in this truth. Back in the day hunters, es...
“It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.”
We all understand the idea that overindulging in sweets can cause a serious stomach ache as well as being a bad habit. However, digging deep into the things of God or actually any knowledge would seem to honor God. To clarify that is not what Solo...
“Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.”
I don’t love yard work. Riding a lawn mower I enjoy but the rest, not so much. In this verse Solomon is actually giving wise counsel on the order of life. One of my favorite resources believes this passage is telling us that a persons doesn’t dese...
“for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.”
This verse speaks to the addictive nature of sin and in this case sexual sin. In Solomon’s day it was a real life physical experience as much as a mental one. Today it can take the same form or it can find its way into a persons core through socia...
“if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.”
Before diving into what this passage means for us today it is worth noting that this practice was strictly forbidden by God as put forth in Exodus 22. However at this time in his Israels history the practice was prevalent. Disobedience to God not ...
“The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!”
I know good folks who truly believe they should get into heaven because they have done more good in this world than bad. That is both admirable and debatable. What is not debatable is that they are wrong. As in this verse we are also reminded thro...
“The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being.”
In Matthew Jesus tells His followers, of which we are now included, that they are the light of the world. Pretty cool that Solomon shares the same basic truth thousands of years before that. Jesus goes on to tell us that our light reveals God to t...
“Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.”
Stray is a very interesting word for what happens when we quit listening to Godly instruction. To stray is the image of live stock in Solomon’s day and perhaps, more relatably, a dog for us. Strays tend to end up homeless and in shelters awaiting,...
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