After addressing the occasion of public worship, expounding references from the greater context of scripture, and laying out practical guidelines, the apostle summarizes his house keeping instructions for the Corinthian…
Proverbs 16 reads like a finishing school exam for civil rulers. The author's calling and experience provide the background context occasioning this passage. Nevertheless while Solomon's office as king of…
Today’s title denotes the structure of Psalm 148. In clarity and symmetry, our author addresses two realms in which the praises of the Lord are to resound: the heavens and…
Paul writes this chapter to the church in Corinth for the purpose of Spiritual “housekeeping”.  He equips the reader to steward the house of God in directing the ministry in…
Proverbs 15 provides applications for those who fear the Lord. We’ve considered more sophisticated definitions of the fear of God in past messages. Today I’m proposing a simple summary considering the…
The poetry of Psalm 147 captures the significance & joy accompanying the rebuilding of the temple and return of exiles under Ezra & Nehemiah to Jerusalem. When the people rose…
This beloved chapter in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is often appropriated without much regard to the context. While standing alone the chapter reads like a poetic excursus on…