Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:28. The spider taketh hold with her hands and is in kings’ palaces. Reflections: The writer of Proverbs emphasises that the spider’s special wisdom allows it to penetrate the king’s palaces despite its little size. Spiders climb with hairy/fibrous hands and feet. In the process, they spin...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; Reflections: The author of Proverbs praises the locust for its specific wisdom. Locusts are a particularly unique species of grasshopper. Initially, they spend solitary lives, but as they mature and rise in...
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 28:6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate Reflections: Isaiah predicts Israel’s salvation. At that time, Israel will have the ‘strength to turn the battle to the gate”. To turn...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make their houses in the rocks; Reflections: Conies are one of the four small creatures whose wise way of living astonished the author of Proverbs. They are tiny, guinea pig-like creatures that inhabit holes in rocks. They have...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:25 The ants are not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer. Reflections: Ants are social insects with fascinating qualities that are worthy of emulation. The Psalmist mention that one of these characteristics is their ability to store food during the summer. Summer is the...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Reflections: Life requires dependence on others. However, these reliable components can fail, causing sadness and regret. The Proverbs writer, however, finds out that God’s word is the only...
Scripture Reading: Genesis 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Reflections: After the flood, Noah and his family were instructed by God to populate the whole earth. As the generations after Noah evolved,...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed Reflections: A companion is someone with whom you spend a great deal of time. The author of Proverbs distinguishes between two types of companions: the wise and the foolish....
Scripture Reading: Ezra 2:61-62 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: These sought their register among those that were reckoned by...
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Reflections: The author of Proverbs asserts that a vision is so essential that without it, one is likely to perish. A vision is either to have an impression of...