Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 12:9–14 (ESV) 9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. 10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of … Continue reading The End of the Matter
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 12:1–8 (ESV) 12 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; 2 before the sun … Continue reading Death Comes to All
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:8–11 (ESV)8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is … Continue reading The Unexpected
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:5–7 (ESV)5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low … Continue reading Not As We Would Expect
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:17–18 (ESV) 17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. Understanding and Applying … Continue reading It Only Takes One
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:13–16 (ESV) 13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. 14 There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it … Continue reading The Limitations of Wisdom
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:11–12 (ESV) 11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those … Continue reading We Never Know the Time
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:7–10 (ESV) 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. 8 Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on … Continue reading Enjoy Your Life
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:1–3 (ESV) 9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not … Continue reading The Certainty of Death
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page to follow along every day. Thanks for … Continue reading Some Things Are a Mystery
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