For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 27 I’ve been trying to make sense of this business of vows and valuations. Best I can figure, this is a ...
Tag: Ecclesiastes
Y4 Day 112 – Lev 26; Ps 33; Ecc 9Y4 Day 112 – Lev 26; Ps 33; Ecc 9
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 26 When you look at the consequences of either obeying or disobeying God’s commands, the choice is a no-brainer. And yet… ...
Y4 Day 111 – Lev 25; Ps 32; Ecc 8Y4 Day 111 – Lev 25; Ps 32; Ecc 8
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 25 God desires our obedience, preferably without fear, doubt, or hesitation. I’m not talking about a legalistic kind of obedience, which ...
Y4 Day 110 – Lev 24; Ps 31; Ecc 7Y4 Day 110 – Lev 24; Ps 31; Ecc 7
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 24 Okay – semi-random thought here. I’m thinking about the light and how the people bore the responsibility to keep it ...
Y4 Day 109 – Lev 23; Ps 30; Ecc 6Y4 Day 109 – Lev 23; Ps 30; Ecc 6
Lev. 23 I looked up the word, “convocation”. It is a formal assembly, or a calling together of people for a specific purpose. I looked it up because God declared His appointed times as holy ...
Y4 Day 108 – Lev 22; Ps 28-29; Ecc 5Y4 Day 108 – Lev 22; Ps 28-29; Ecc 5
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 22 The business of cleanliness per the Mosaic Law is beyond tedious! I don’t know how anybody even kept up with ...
Y4 Day 107 – Lev 21; Ps 26-27; Ecc 4Y4 Day 107 – Lev 21; Ps 26-27; Ecc 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 21 When I read about all the things – even physical defects over which they had no control – that disqualified ...
Y4 Day 106 – Lev 20; Ps 25; Ecc 3Y4 Day 106 – Lev 20; Ps 25; Ecc 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 20 Much of this chapter is a repeat of chapter 18’s contents. The biggest distinction I see between the two passages ...
Y4 Day 105 – Lev 19; Ps 23-24; Ecc 2Y4 Day 105 – Lev 19; Ps 23-24; Ecc 2
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 19 “You shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your ...
Y4 Day 104 – Lev 18; Ps 22; Ecc 1Y4 Day 104 – Lev 18; Ps 22; Ecc 1
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 18 I don’t claim to understand anything beyond the obvious – a list of sexual perversions – in this chapter. Except ...
Y3 Day 169 – Ecc 9-10; Ecc 11-12Y3 Day 169 – Ecc 9-10; Ecc 11-12
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ecc. 9-10 “But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living…For the living know that they will die, but ...
Y3 Day 168 – Ecc 5-6; Ecc 7-8Y3 Day 168 – Ecc 5-6; Ecc 7-8
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ecc. 5-6 “No matter how long [a man] lives, if he is not satisfied by good things and does not even have ...
Y3 Day 167 – Ecc 1-2; Ecc 3-4Y3 Day 167 – Ecc 1-2; Ecc 3-4
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ecc. 1-2 According to the Teacher, all of creation is stuck in the proverbial rut. Everything is cyclical, like one universal “Groundhog ...
Y2 Day 239 – Heb 6; Ecc 11-12; Ps 101Y2 Day 239 – Heb 6; Ecc 11-12; Ps 101
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 6 The book of Ecclesiastes gives us a picture of a fallen world. There is evil in men’s hearts, uncertainty in everything, ...
Y2 Day 237 – Heb 4; Ecc 7-8; Prov 20Y2 Day 237 – Heb 4; Ecc 7-8; Prov 20
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 4 The author of Hebrews refutes both aspects of the “Jesus and…” lie. Yesterday I focused on the part of the lie ...
Y2 Day 235 – Heb 2; Ecc 3-4; Ps 100Y2 Day 235 – Heb 2; Ecc 3-4; Ps 100
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 2 Interestingly, the author of Hebrews seems to make the argument that Jesus is not an angel. Rather, Jesus is both greater ...
Y2 Day 234 – Heb 1; Ecc 1-2Y2 Day 234 – Heb 1; Ecc 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 1 What does the author say about Jesus in the prologue (v. 1-4)? How does this affect the way you live and ...
Day 182 – Eccl 10-12; Acts 10:24-48Day 182 – Eccl 10-12; Acts 10:24-48
Eccl. 10-12 Solomon launches into what seems to me to be a random string of Proverbs (wise sayings). I have no idea the connection or meaning in any of it, but I do like Ecclesiastes ...
Day 181 – Eccl 7-9; Acts 10:1-23Day 181 – Eccl 7-9; Acts 10:1-23
Eccl. 7-9 Solomon sounds tired to me. He has spent his whole life in great wisdom and riches, doing many great things. He no doubt had everything he ever wanted. We also know that Solomon ...
Day 180 – Eccl 4-6; Acts 9:23-43Day 180 – Eccl 4-6; Acts 9:23-43
Eccl. 4-6 “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor” (Eccl. 4:4a). This is an interesting statement to me. This speaks to the concept ...
Day 179 – Eccl 1-3; Acts 9:1-22Day 179 – Eccl 1-3; Acts 9:1-22
Eccl. 1-3 Why is it that the heart of man is never satisfied? I mentioned yesterday that Solomon, with all that he had and did, managed to be discontent with his life. The book of ...