Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 4:1–6 (ESV)1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there … Continue reading Better Off Dead
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 3:9–15 (ESV)9 What gain has the worker from his toil?10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. … Continue reading That We May Fear God
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 (ESV)1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up … Continue reading For Everything There Is a Season
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 I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading.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 The Vanity of Toil
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 2:12–17 (ESV)12 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.13 Then I saw that there is more … Continue reading The Fate of the Wise and the Fool
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 2:1–11 (ESV)1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is … Continue reading The Vanity of Pleasure
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 1:12–18 (ESV)12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business … Continue reading The Vanity of Wisdom and Knowledge
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 1:1–2 (ESV)1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Understanding and Applying the Word The Book of Ecclesiastes was … Continue reading All Is Vanity
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 I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading.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 They Call Her Blessed
Reading the Word Proverbs 31:20–27 (ESV)20 She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.22 She makes … Continue reading The Wise Spouse
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