wisdom
Explorations of biblical wisdom, discernment, and practical application of Scripture.
PROVERBS 30:4: THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE SON Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 747-756. All emphasis will be mine. Proverbs 30:4 The Riddle of the Son
PROVERBS 8:22-36: THE ETERNALLY BEGOTTEN SON Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 739-746. All emphasis will be mine. Proverbs 8 The Messiah: Personification of Divine Wisdom
Who is Ezekiel’s Daniel? Paid Members Public
Daniel Wallace In Daniel 1:6 we are introduced to the author of this book: דניאל. An increasing number of scholars have argued that the book of Daniel is pseudepigraphical, written during the Maccabean era (c. 165 BCE). By late-dating Daniel they can speak of vaticinium ex eventu, or
JEWISH SOURCES ON THE WORD AS A DIVINE PERSON Paid Members Public
In this post, I will be citing some of the Jewish writings which confirm that even the Jews saw from their reading of the Hebrew Scriptures that there was/is a distinctly divine Person sent by God called the Word of God/YHVH. THE HEBREW BIBLE ON THE WORD AS
Timeless Truth Encrypted in Ancient Wisdom Paid Members Public
Timeless Truth Encrypted in Ancient Wisdom Roland Clarke An ancient wise saying attributed to King Solomon reads, For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die... Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time.
Solomon and Jesus: Eternity & Immortality Paid Members Public
Solomon and Jesus: Eternity & Immortality Roland Clarke One of my favourite topics that I enjoy exploring with Muslim friends is a fascinating proverb by the wise man Solomon (Sulaiman Hakim). In fact, wisdom is one of the traits for which he is most admired by Muslims and Christians. A
Pondering a Paradoxical Proverb Paid Members Public
Pondering a Paradoxical Proverb Roland Clarke Introduction Sixty years ago Jim Elliot said, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” This paradox echoes the wisdom of Jesus, “whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life
A Mortality Melody Paid Members Public
A Mortality Melody Roland Clarke Thoughts on using wisdom literature, including ancient and contemporary Psalms, to share the Good News. Preface Esteemed evangelical scholar, D.A. Carson, has praised David Gibson's book, Living Life Backward, as “the best popular exposition of Ecclesiastes.” Likewise, Fiona McDonald describes how the