Sermons and Biblical Studies

Ecc 11:1: Giving and Receiving Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.'97Ecc_11:1 1. There is considerable difference of opinion as to the sense of this verse of Ecclesiastes. The old interpretation which found in it a reference to the practice in Egypt of sowing seed during the inundation … Continue reading “151. ECC 11:1: GIVING AND RECEIVING”

Ecc 9:10: Do it Well and Do it Now Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.'97Ecc_9:10 I. Do it '93Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it.'94 Action is the end of existence. We … Continue reading “150. ECC 9:10: DO IT WELL AND DO IT NOW”

Ecc 3:2: Eternity in the Heart He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world [eternity'97R.V. marg.] in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.'97Ecc_3:2 1. This text, like the book of which it forms … Continue reading “149. ECC 3:2: ETERNITY IN THE HEART”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

Pro 30:8: The Golden Mean Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me.'97Pro_30:8 This is the prayer of Agur, the son of Jakeh. Of Agur himself we know nothing, except that he seems to have been the author, or editor, of the short collection of pithy sayings … Continue reading “147. PRO 30:8: THE GOLDEN MEAN”

Pro 23:23: The Buying and Selling of the Truth Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.'97Pro_23:23 1. '93Buy the truth, and sell it not.'94 Wedged in between warnings against the evil effects that attend gluttony and drunkenness come these startling words, a ray of sheer idealism, which lights up … Continue reading “146. PRO 23:23: THE BUYING AND SELLING OF THE TRUTH”

Pro 22:6: The Training of Children Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.'97Pro_22:6 The text may have originated with Solomon. If so, it contains the judgment of the most observant and sagacious of men. More probably it was a proverb … Continue reading “145. PRO 22:6: THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN”

Pro 20:27: The Lamp of the Lord The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord.'97Pro_20:27 1. The picture which these words suggest is very simple. An unlighted candle is standing in the darkness, and some one comes to light it. A blazing bit of paper holds the fire at first, but it is … Continue reading “144. PRO 20:27: THE LAMP OF THE LORD”

Pro 16:33: The Sovereignty of Providence The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.'97Pro_16:33 Sometimes lots are cast to refer the decision of a matter to what we call chance. When Jesus was crucified, the soldiers who were left on the ground to guard the cross divided … Continue reading “143. PRO 16:33: THE SOVEREIGNTY OF PROVIDENCE”

Pro 11:30: The Winning of Souls He that is wise winneth souls.'97Pro_11:30 1. There is a striking difference between the translation as given above from the Revised Version and that with which we are more familiar in the Authorized Version. The clause ran formerly, '93He that winneth souls is wise.'94 Thus rendered its meaning was … Continue reading “142. PRO 11:30: THE WINNING OF SOULS”