Writings and Rants
Now the book begins the genealogies of the twelve tribes.
First is Judah. I'm reading along, trying to stay interested, and then I run into the prayer from Jabez. I'm sure everyone's seen it. It's in cards and on plaques. Because it seems to offer some promise of enrichment and prosperity. But I don't remember reading it in context before-although I guess I should have...
...continue reading "I Chronicles 4: 1-23"I imagine if you had the time, you would find a wealth of interesting revelations.
...continue reading "I Chronicles 1-3"When I started reading through the Old testament this time, There was a section in the front matter of the Ryrie Study Bible that listed the books that occurred at similar time periods. That made me want to read the books of the Bible in chronological order. So far, all that has meant is that I read Job after Genesis.
But now I have come to a fork in the road. so far, everything has been a story, first of creation and soon of the life of the people of Abraham through David. If I read on is it is currently ordered the story will continue in order as we move on to Solomon; however, I will have to backtrack between the various people with future books.
...continue reading "Bible Reading Plan?"In my work, I get to work on different projects each year. One of the projects I am working on this year is a digital game in which the player runs a business. It is replacing a predecessor that was notoriously buggy and it's off to an inauspicious beginning itself. We are beta testing (8 weeks behind schedule) and the math and game logic is deeply flawed. We've brought in a specialist to help fix the algorithms and logic and the more I hear in these meetings with the expert the more I understand just have flawed the math is.
The reason this work-related problem has made it to the blog is that the game is haunting me. Because this game is related to business and accounting, I have always been intimidated by it. I always felt that the project would have been better served by someone else sitting in my seat. Someone better skilled and gifted in these areas. But I have relied heavily on the experts to do the parts I cannot.
...continue reading "The Business of Life"When I first read verse 1 of chapter 24, I thought it was saying God incited David to take the census; but then it wouldn't be sin. Then I read that it was the anger of the Lord that David was responding to. Apparently, I Chronicles says it was satan who incited David. Now Wiersbe is saying the II Samuel does say it was God' but also satan by God inciting satan to incite David so that His will could be done.
...continue reading "II Samuel 24 (Wiersbe)"Well, I swear i wrote this post already, but it's gone now. So I will praise the Lord and start over. This is such a good chapter. It's worth doing twice.
Chapter 24 is the last of book and the last of the four final chapters that Ryrie describes as non-chronological appendices of scenes from Davids life. So it is not immediately obvious at what point in his reign this occurs.
...continue reading "II Samuel 24 God’s Plans""Leaders must depend on the Lord and give Him the Glory."
...continue reading "II Samuel 23 (Wiersbe)"I fear something was lost in translation.
...continue reading "II Samuel 23"Almost identical to Psalm 18. David adapted his own song for corporate worship.
David went through so very long, dark seasons; and yet he had so much to praise the Lord for.
...continue reading "II Samuel 22 (Wiersbe)"