"CAST YOUR BREAD ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATERS, FOR YOU WILL FIND IT AFTER MANY DAYS."CAST" -"send forth, send away, let go" (TWOT p. 927). The bread in the East is made in the form of thin cakes, which would float for. time if thrown into. stream. Some see the in the word "cast" (send, side referenc... [ Continue Reading ]
"DIVIDE YOUR PORTION TO SEVEN, OR EVEN TO EIGHT, FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT MISFORTUNE MAY OCCUR ON THE EARTH."DIVIDE YOUR PORTION TO SEVEN" -The idea may be of unlimited benevolence, i.e. give to many people who might be in need. Or, the idea might be, "divide your ventures", i.e. one is wise if he d... [ Continue Reading ]
"IF THE CLOUDS ARE FULL, THEY POUR OUT RAIN UPON THE EARTH; AND WHETHER. TREE FALLS TOWARD THE SOUTH OR TOWARD THE NORTH, WHEREVER THE TREE FALLS, THERE IT LIES." Points To Note: 2 "speaks of. storm and means that it is inevitable that disasters sometimes will occur. 'If clouds are full' means that... [ Continue Reading ]
"HE WHO WATCHES THE WIND WILL NOT SOW AND HE WHO LOOKS AT THE CLOUDS WILL NOT REAP"."Keep watching the wind and you will never sow, stare at the clouds and you will never reap" (Jerus). We can also be too cautious in this life. The unpredictable future can paralyze some people into inaction. The far... [ Continue Reading ]
"JUST AS YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PATH OF THE WIND AND HOW BONES ARE FORMED IN THE WOMB OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN, SO YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ACTIVITY OF GOD WHO MAKES ALL THINGS."JUST AS" -Human ignorance, even in the things of this life is once again reaffirmed. If we can't even know or understand various phys... [ Continue Reading ]
"SOW YOUR SEED IN THE MORNING, AND DO NOT BE IDLE IN THE EVENING, FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHETHER MORNING OR EVENING SOWING WILL SUCCEED, OR WHETHER BOTH OF THEM ALIKE WILL BE GOOD."DO NOT BE IDLE IN THE EVENING" -"Let evening find thee still at work" (Knox). "The Hebrew says, 'Be busy early in the morn... [ Continue Reading ]
"THE LIGHT IS PLEASANT, AND IT IS GOOD FOR THE EYES TO SEE THE SUN."THE LIGHT IS PLEASANT" -i.e. it is good to be alive. Points To Note: 2 One of the great questions, even for the Christian, is that in view of the hardships, uncertainties and trials in this life, is it good to be alive? God says, ... [ Continue Reading ]
"INDEED, IF. MAN SHOULD LIVE MANY YEARS, LET HIM REJOICE IN THEM ALL, AND LET HIM REMEMBER THE DAYS OF DARKNESS, FOR THEY SHALL BE MANY. EVERYTHING THAT IS TO COME WILL BE FUTILITY."IF. MAN SHOULD LIVE MANY YEARS" -note the word "if". God doesn't guarantee. long life to any one of us. "LET HIM REJO... [ Continue Reading ]
"REJOICE, YOUNG MAN, DURING YOUR CHILDHOOD, AND LET YOUR HEART BE PLEASANT DURING THE DAYS OF YOUNG MANHOOD. AND FOLLOW THE IMPULSES OF YOUR HEART AND THE DESIRES OF YOUR EYES. YET KNOW THAT GOD WILL BRING YOU TO JUDGMENT FOR ALL THESE THINGS." "Rejoice, young man" -On the surface it seems strange... [ Continue Reading ]
"SO, REMOVE VEXATION FROM YOUR HEART AND PUT AWAY PAIN FROM YOUR BODY, BECAUSE CHILDHOOD AND THE PRIME OF LIFE ARE FLEETING."SO, REMOVE VEXATION FROM YOUR HEART" -"Rid thy heart, then, of resentment" (Knox). "Vexation"-includes sadness, moroseness, fretfulness, grief, anger, wrath, spite and sorrow.... [ Continue Reading ]