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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

THE BOOK OF DANIEL (CHAPTER TWO---PART ONE)

MOST PROPHETS PROPHESIED WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CAPTIVITY, BUT DANIEL'S ENTIRE PROPHECY WAS GIVEN WHILE IN CAPTIVITY BY THE KING OF BABYLON.

THE FIRST PART OF THE BOOK IS HISTORIC, WHILE THE LATTER HALF IS PROPHETIC, AND IT'S AN OVERLAY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION.

THE NEW KING OF BABYLON IS SATAN AND HE IS COMING SOON TO DECEIVE THE WHOLE WORLD.

THE FIRST PART OF THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN ARAMAIC, OR CHALDEE, WHILE THE LATTER PORTION IS WRITTEN IN HEBREW. THIS IS TO TEACH US THAT THE HISTORIC PORTION IS IN THE GENTILE LANGUAGE, BECAUSE IT IS CONCERNED WITH "THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES", AND WITH THE GENTILE SUPREMACY IN RELATION TO ISRAEL; WHILE THE PROPHETIC PORTION IS IN HEBREW (THE LANGUAGE OF ISRAEL), BECAUSE IT IS CONCERNED WITH "THE TIME OF THE END", AND WITH THE EVENTS WHICH WILL LEAD UP TO THE TIME WHEN GOD WILL "RESTORE AGAIN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL".

Daniel 2:1 And in the second year ( 495 B.C.) of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled and his sleep brake from him.

HE DREAMED DREAMS.

2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians (CONNECTED WITH THE ROD OF OFFICE OF THOSE WHO REPELLED DEMONS AND EVIL SPIRITS BY INCANTATIONS), and the astrologers (PROPHETS WHO ASSUMED TO ANNOUNCE THE WILL OF HEAVEN AND PREDICT THE FUTURE. THESE WERE A CLASS APART FROM THE OTHERS.), and the sorcerers (WIZARDS), and the Chaldeans (WISE MEN), for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

THIS IS ALL THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR IS A TYPE OF THE KING OF BABYLON IN REVELATION.

2:3 And the king said unto them, "I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream."

2:4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac (ARAMAIC), "O king, live forever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."

ARAMAIC WILL BE USED UNTIL THE END OF CHAPTER SEVEN.

THROUGHOUT THE CAPTIVITY, THEY WILL BE SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ONES WHO HOLD THEM CAPTIVE. MANY SPOKE ARAMAIC OR CHALDEE EVEN AFTER THE CAPTIVITY. IT BECAME A PART OF THEIR LANGUAGE OF THOSE THAT RETURNED TO JERUSALEM.

2:5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The thing is gone from me (I CAN'T REMEMBER IT): if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

A FURTHER MODE OF PUNISHMENT, FROM THE MEDO-PERSIANS IN 6:7.

2:6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof."

2:7 They answered again and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it."

2:8 The king answered and said, "I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME, OR GAIN TIME, REFERRING TO THAT DAY BEING AN UNLUCKY DAY.

2:9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof."

2:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, "There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

NO MAN CAN TELL SOMEONE WHAT THEIR DREAMS ARE...ONLY GOD CAN.

2:11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."

THEY HELD THAT THERE WERE gods WHO DWELT IN MEN. BUT THESE WERE BEYOND MORTAL MEN ALTOGETHER.

2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

THE MEMBERS OF ALL THE CLASSES COLLECTIVELY, MENTIONED IN VERSE 2.

2:13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

2:14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard (EXECUTIONERS), which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

2:15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, "Why is the decree so hasty from the king?" Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

2:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

DANIEL TRUSTED GOD.

2:17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

2:18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

2:19 Then was the secret (DREAM) revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

GOD HAS GIVEN DANIEL A SPECIAL GIFT OF DISCERNING DREAMS AND VISIONS.

2:20 Daniel answered and said, "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever: for wisdom and might are His (THE MIGHT TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S MINDS, AND THE MIGHT TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS):

2:21 And He changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

2:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him.

HE KNOWS WHAT IS IN OUR MINDS.

DON'T MISS THE CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER TWO.

GOD BLESS

Monday, March 7, 2022

THE BOOK OF DANIEL (CHAPTER ONE)

DANIEL=GOD IS MY JUDGE, OR GOD WILL JUDGE IN THE HEBREW. HE WAS FROM THE ROYAL SEED OF JUDAH. HIS ENTIRE PROPHECY WAS GIVEN IN THE CAPTIVITY OF THE KING OF BABYLON, WHICH IS A TYPE THAT SETS FORTH OF WHAT SHALL HAPPEN UNDER THE REIGN OF THE KING BABYLON (SATAN) IN THE END GENERATION.

THE FIRST PART OF THE BOOK IS HISTORIC, WHILE THE LATTER HALF IS PROPHETIC.

MOREOVER, OF THE FORMER PORTION, 2:4-7:28 IS WRITTEN IN ARAMAIC (OR CHALDEE), WHILE THE LATTER PORTION, 8:1-12:13, IS WRITTEN IN HEBREW.

Daniel 1:1 IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim (MEANS SET UP) king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

IT WAS THE THIRD YEAR OF JEHOIAKIM THAT NEBUCHADNEZZAR SET OUT FROM BABYLON; AND DANIEL, WRITING THERE, SPEAKS OF THE STARTING, NOT OF THE ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM. HE BEGAN HIS MARCH FROM HIS HOME TO JERUSALEM.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR DID SET OUT IN JEHOIAKIM'S THIRD YEAR, BUT WAS DELAYED BY FIGHTING THE BATTLE WITH PHARAOH-NECHO AT CARCHEMISH. IN THE NEXT (FOURTH) YEAR (JER. 46:2), HE CARRIED OUT THE OBJECT WITH WHICH HE SET OUT.

THERE WERE THREE SIEGES AGAINST JERUSALEM AND IT COVERED A PERIOD OF TIME.

1:2 And the LORD gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar (BABYLON= IS LOCATED ALONG THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVER) to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz (HORSE FACE) the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes (NOBLES);

1:4 Children (YOUTHS) in whom was no blemish, but well favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge (COMMON SENSE), and understanding science, and such had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR BELIEVED VERY MUCH IN HIGHER LEARNING.

THERE WERE FIVE DIALECTS IN CHALDEE AND IT WAS NOT AN EASY LANGUAGE TO LEARN. HE WANTED TO TEACH THEM CHALDEE SO THEY CAN SERVE HIM.

1:5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

HE TOOK CARE OF THEM.

THE MEAT WAS MOSTLY POLLUTED BECAUSE HE DID NOT GO BY GOD'S HEALTH LAWS.

1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah (YAH'S GRACIOUS), Mishael (WHO IS EL), and Azariah (HELPED OF YAH):

1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar (PROTECT HIS LIFE); and to Hananiah, of Shadrach (AKU THE MOON god); and to Mishael, of Meshach (WHO IS LIKE AKU?); and to Azariah, of Abed-nego (SERVANT OF WORSHIPPER OF NEGO).

GOD INTERVENED SO THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS WOULD LIKE DANIEL.

1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

THIS WAS BECAUSE MEAT WAS KILLED WITH THE BLOOD, CONTRARY TO LEV. 3:17, 7:26, 17:10-14, 19:26, AND OFFERED TO IDOLS.

DANIEL DID NOT WANT TO GET SICK.

1:9 Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love (COMPASSION) with the prince of the eunuchs.

1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king."

IF YOU DON'T EAT YOU WILL LOOK SICKLY. YOUR FRIENDS WILL LOOK HEALTHIER THAN YOU AND THE KING IS GOING TO TAKE MY HEAD, BECAUSE I ALLOWED IT.

1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar (BUTLER WHO HAD CHARGE OF THE WINE), whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

1:12 "Prove they servants, I beseech thee (DO THIS FOR ME), ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat (VEGETABLE FOOD, TO AVOID THE IDOL-TAINTED FOOD ), and water to drink.

1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants."

1:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

1:15 And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

THEY WERE HEALTHIER BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED GOD'S LAWS.

1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine (EVEN THE WINE WAS POLLUTED) that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning (LEARNING IS A PROCESS) and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

1:18 Now at the end of the days (3 YEARS= THE TEST ENDED IN 3 YEARS) that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

HE WAS HAPPY WITH THEM.

1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

GOD INTERFERED SO THEY WERE LIKED BY THE KING.

1:21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus (GOD NAMED HIM BEFORE HIS BIRTH).

DANIEL WOULD BE IN THAT PARTICULAR MINISTRY FOR ABOUT 69 YEARS. HE WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN HE BEGAN, AND HE WOULD BE IN THIS LAND OF CAPTIVITY FOR 69 YEARS.

GOD BLESS

Saturday, March 5, 2022

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER 12)

ECCLESIASTES IS WRITTEN TO THE FLESH MAN. IT TELLS US HOW TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE WHILE PASSING THROUGH THIS FLESH AGE.

ENJOY THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH BECAUSE THIS LIFE IS SHORT AND YOUR YOUTH WILL BE OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 'I have no pleasure in them;'

ENJOY YOUR YOUTH AND ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING. WHEN YOU GROW OLD IS HARDER TO ENJOY YOURSELF.

12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

12:3 In the day when the keepers of the house (THE ARMS OF THE BODY. THE HUMAN BODY IS OFTEN COMPARED TO A HOUSE, ISAIAH 38:12, JOB 4:19, II COR. 5:1-2, II PETER 1:13) shall tremble, (MOVE) and the strong men ( THE LEGS) shall bow themselves, and the grinders (THE TEETH) cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened (VISION IS LESS),

12:4 And the doors (MOUTH AND EARS) shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low (THE MASTICATION WITH GUMS INSTEAD OF TEETH IS LOW), and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird (INSOMNIA), and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

12:5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high (AFRAID OF HEIGHTS), and fears shall be in the way (APPREHENSIONS OF DANGER IN TRAVELLING), and the almond tree shall flourish (GREY HAIR), and the grasshopper shall be a burden (LIFTING WILL BECOME HARD), and desire shall fail (SEXUAL DESIRE): (because man goeth to his long home (HEAVEN), and the mourners go about the streets:)

12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed (THE SPINAL CORD), or the golden bowl be broken (THE HEAD OR SKULL), or the pitcher be broken at the fountain (FAILURE OF THE HEART), or the wheel broken at the cistern (ON WHICH THE BUCKET IS BROUGHT UP BY A ROPE FROM THE WELL).

12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it.

THIS IS HOW WE DIE: THE FLESH GOES BACK TO THE GROUND, BUT THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD. WE ARE CHANGED INTO OUR SPIRITUAL BODY (I COR. 15:35-52).

12:8 "Vanity of vanities," saith the preacher (SOLOMON); "all is vanity."

12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the People knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

GOD'S ELECT UNDERSTAND AND SIMPLIFY THE WORD.

12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

HE SOUGHT SUITABLE WORDS TO EXPLAIN.

12:11 The words of the wise are as goads (A NAIL AT THE END OF A STICK), and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

THESE NAILS WERE BUILT INTO A WALL, BECAUSE EASTERN WALLS WERE TOO HARD OR TOO SOFT FOR THEM TO BE HAMMERED IN.

HE IS SAYING HERE THAT IF YOU DON'T CARE HE MIGHT USE THAT GOAD TO MAKE YOU LISTEN.

12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

REST A MOMENT AND TAKE A BREAK WHEN YOU PREACH.

12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear (REVERENCE) God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

THE TRUE AND ONLY GOD, WHO THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK IS PUT IN CONTRAST WITH MAN.

12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

GOD BLESS

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER 11)

ECCLESIASTES WAS WRITTEN TO THE FLESH MAN.

IT WILL HELP YOU LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF IT... THE WAY GOD INTENDED TO FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters (UPON THE SURFACE OF) : for thou shalt find it after many days (THE PROFIT OR RESULT OF IT).

THE BREAD IS SYMBOLIC OF THE BREAD OF LIFE = CHRIST.

WATERS IS SYMBOLIC OF PEOPLE, NATIONS (REV. 17:15).

SHARE WITH PLANTING SEEDS.YOU NEVER WASTE YOUR TIME BY PLANTING SEEDS. IT'S GOING TO COME BACKTO YOU SOONER OR LATER.

11:2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight (AN IDIOMATIC PHRASE DENOTING SEVERAL OR MANY); for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE WITH PEOPLE.

11:3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

THAT'S NATURE AT WORK...REPEAT OF LIFE OVER AND OVER.

TREES ARE SYMBOLIC OF PEOPLE.

11:4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

THE PLOUGHING MUST BE DONE WHEN THE EARLY RAINS HAVE COME, EVEN IN THE FACE OF STORM; OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE NO REAPING AFTER THE LATTER RAINS.

IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T BE A WORRIER AND WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY RIGHT TO SOW. LEARN GOD'S LAW, LIKE THE LAW OF GRAVITY AND THE LAW OF JETSTREAM, TRUST GOD AND USE HIS WISDOM.

11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God Who maketh all.

YOU DON'T KNOW BUT GOD KNOWS.

IT'S AN AWESOME THING THE CHILD THAT GROWS IN YOUR WOMB.

11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

IN OTHER WORDS, GO FOR IT AND PLOW DEEP.

TRUST HIM...HE EXPECTS THE BEST FROM YOU.

11:7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

THE SUN HELPS THE PHYSICAL BODY TO BE HEALTHY.

11:8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

BE PREPARED FOR BOTH...THERE WILL BE UPS AND DOWNS IN THIS LIFE. GOD WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE BAD TIMES AND HE WILL FIND YOU A WAY OUT

(I COR.10:13).

11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

ENJOY YOUR YOUTH BUT ALSO PLEASE GOD BECAUSE YOU WILL BE JUDGED.

11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil (SADNESS) from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

DON'T GRIEVE...DON'T WASTE IT.

GOD BLESS

@AnnaKlironomou

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (PART TEN)

ECLLESIASTES WAS WRITTEN BY KING SOLOMON AND ADDRESSES THE MAN THAT WALKS UNDER THE SUN (FLESH MAN).

CHAPTER TALKS ABOUT GOD'S WISDOM, WHICH IS BETTER THAN REPUTATION AND POWER...THE FOOL HAS NO WISDOM AND HIS WORDS DESTROY HIMSELF.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor (FLIES THAT BRING OR PRODUCE DEATH, ARE THAT WHICH WILL CAUSE THE OINTMENT TO STINK AND FERMENT.): so doth a little folly (STUPIDITY) him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor (SO DOES STUPIDITY CAUSE HIM THAT IS IN REPUTATION FOR WISDOM AND HONOR TO SENT FORTH AN OFFENSIVE SAVOR).

10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

10:3 Yea, also when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool (SILLY).

10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

BE VERY PATIENT AND REASON WITH HIM.

GENTLENESS PREVENTS GREATER OUTRAGES.

10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

10:6 Folly is set in great dignity (IN MANY HIGH POSITIONS), and the rich (IN WISDOM) sit in low place.

10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

IN OTHER WORDS, CHILDREN ARE IN CHARGE.

10:8 He that diggeth a pit (SET A TRAP) shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

YOU ARE GOING TO GET BIT IF YOU HARM PEOPLE...USE WISDOM.

10:9 Whoso removeth stones (LANDMARK) shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

USE COMMON SENSE.

10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is not better.

SOMEONE WHO LEADS YOU TO FALSE TEACHING IS NOT BETTER THAN THE ONES WHO HYPNOTIZE SNAKES AND ARE BIT.

10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool (A SILLY MAN) will swallow up himself.

A FOOL CAN'T HIDE...HE IS SILLY AND LAZY...HE DOES NOT WANT TO SHARPEN HIS MIND.

10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

A FOOL THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

10:15 The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE DOESN'T HAVE A GOOD JUDGMENT.

10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning !

IF YOU HAVE A CHILDLIKE GOVERNMENT FEASTING IN THE MORNING IS BAD.

YOU WORK IN THE MORNING, FEASTING SUPPOSE TO BE AT NIGHT.

10:17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles (NOBLES HAVE A LOT OF WISDOM), and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

10:18 By much slothfulness (LAZINESS) the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

THE BUILDING WILL CAVE IN IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT.

10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things (WHEN YOU PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS).

10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

IN OTHER WORDS, DO NOT GOSSIP.

GOD BLESS

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (CHAPTER NINE)

ECCLESIASTES IS WRITTEN BY SOLOMON AND IT HELPS US TO DEAL WITH EVERY DAY LIFE. IT HELPS US TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them (THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT).

YOU ARE IN A GOOD SHAPE IF HE IS IN YOU. BUT YOU ARE IN TROUBLE IF HE IS NOT.

9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth and oath.

GOOD OR BAD THE FLESH IS GOING TO DIE.

9:3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

THE FLESH DIES... LOOK FORWARD TO ETERNITY BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR REAL HOME.

9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

AS LONG AS YOU ARE ALIVE THERE IS HOPE FOR REPENTANCE.

WHEN THE LION DIES HE IS NOT THE KING OF THE JUNGLE ANYMORE.

9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they anymore a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

THE FLESH WON'T BE REMEMBERED. YOU STEP INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL BODY. THE SPIRITUAL SELF IS THE MEMORY.

9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they anymore a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

WHEN YOU DIE THERE IS NO MORE REWARD...IT'S ALL IN THE BOOK OF LIFE.

9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

ENJOY YOUR LIFE.

9:8 Let thy garments be always white (PURE); and let thy head lack no ointment.

WE ALL FALL SHORT...DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO STAY PURE.

9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun.

THE GREATEST GIFT IN THE FLESH HE CAN GIVE YOU IS A GOOD SPOUSE.

9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO IMPROVE YOURSELF...DO IT WHILE YOU ARE ABLE, AND HAVE TIME TO DO IT.

9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO DIE BUT YOU WILL...FLESH DIES.

9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

WISDOM COMES FROM GOD.

9:14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

NO ONE SEEMED TO APPRECIATE HIM, BUT GOD GOD DID NOT FORGET HIM.

9:16 Then said I, 'Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.'

9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

IT IS FAR BETTER TO PLEASE GOD THAN TO PLEASE MEN.

9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war (GOD'S WISDOM. PROVERBS 1:7): but one sinner destroyeth much good.

YOU NEED TO USE GOD'S WISDOM TO DISCERN GOOD FROM BAD. A SINNER CAN CAUSE YOU TO GO DOWNHILL IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL.

GOD BLESS