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Proverbs 6 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court – the LORD Jesus Christ. The first 5 verses are reflecting on this teaching. Of course, the LORD Jesus Christ is talking about the underlying rebellion within a man which must be settled here and now. How to escapeContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 6 Commentary”

Proverbs 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Be attentive to my wisdom and exercise discrimination and discretion. Know the consequences of sin. Understand that the lure of sin is powerful; the seduction can be irresistible. This message is beautifully and powerfully crafted using graphics of sexual interactions. The scripture brings to the fore the madness of adultery. WhatContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 5 Commentary”

Proverbs 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run. Verse 12. Confusion comes when you feel you have walked wisely yet you feel you are stumbling everywhere. In the first 10 verses, the father addresses his children on what he himself wasContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 4 Commentary”

Proverbs 3 Commentary. http://www.lovingscripture.com Many have argued that the Book of Proverbs isn’t about hard and straight equations. Rather, it is a collection of general principles for righteous living. This conclusion is encouraged by human observations. For keeping God’s commands, the disciple Stephen’s life was violently cut short. His fellow disciples scattered and lived inContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 3 Commentary”

Proverbs 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The picture given is that of a father teaching his child. The truant teen may easily dismiss the teaching as old-fashioned and out-of-touch dad’s talk. Not so with Proverbs. Solomon is sharing with us the wisdom that the LORD gave him after asking.The LORD had commended Solomon for asking for wisdomContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 2 Commentary”

Proverbs 1 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.” First Kings 3 verse 12. The Book of Proverbs was born out of Solomon’s need for wisdom. It is God’s answer toContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 1 Commentary”

Psalm 150 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com A couple of housekeeping issues: Psalm 150 terminates Book 5 of the volume of Psalms. It also terminates the entire Book of Psalms.To say this psalm summarizes and concludes the entire book would be to minimize the many stormy issues raised in the Book. But that is exactly the point. TheContinueContinue reading “Psalm 150 Commentary”

Psalm 149 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Songs are a special conduit for praise. While verbal declarations can be plain and demand logical arrangements, a song, on the other hand, can break all these rules and still flow smoothly. You can also repeat yourself endlessly without boring Heaven. Add an appropriate melody and you can transport yourself intoContinueContinue reading “Psalm 149 Commentary”

Psalm 148 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The term heavens in verse 1 may refer to the universe. Let the elements of the universe praise the LORD. They won’t say anything or compose songs of praise like humans do. This is praise by presence – the evidence of God’s ultimate sovereignty.The highest heavens may refer to spaces notContinueContinue reading “Psalm 148 Commentary”

Psalm 147 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Obeying traffic rules is good because you keep yourself out of trouble. You stay safe and others also stay safe. The thought is very different when the psalmist says that it is good to praise the LORD. Praising the LORD makes you feel good. It is like enjoying a good meal.ContinueContinue reading “Psalm 147 Commentary”