Security

Job 8:1 – 8:22 (commentary)

The second of Job’s three friends, Bildad, jumps into Job’s troubles. He is obviously the most dogmatic and legalistic of the three friends. He calls Job a windbag full of hot air (vv. 1-2) and goes directly to the heart of Job’s complaining that God is unjust ( …

If God is For Us Who Can be Against Us? - Romans 8:31 – 8:34 (commentary)

In this passage Paul asked and answered several questions in order to bring to us the truth that a believer’s eternal salvation is completely secure in God’s hands. The first question is, “What shall we then say to these things?” The response would be to say “Halle …

The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem - Nehemiah 7:1 – 7:38 (commentary)

In addition to repairing the walls, the builders repaired the gates. The porters, singers and Levites were given the responsibility of opening and closing them. Nehemiah, knowing that his enemies were still around, ordered these security measures. All the work on the wall would h …

Righteous Believers Are Secure in The Lord - Psalms 125:1 – 125:5 (commentary)

This Psalm has to do with the security of the believer. It is a security that cannot be threatened by outward circumstances. While the Assyrian overthrow was still fresh in the writers mind, he wrote this song of the security of the saint. He tells how he is safe in two ways:He i …

Only the righteous have a secure future - Proverbs 11:26 – 11:31 (commentary)

In an agricultural society, where grain was a major means of exchange, the hoarding of corn could drastically effect prices. The person who sold his grain and did not hoard it was a blessing to others and would be blessed by God (v. 26). We might compare this today with someone w …

King Belshazzar’s Banquet - Daniel 5:1 – 5:16 (commentary)

This chapter opens with the night feast of Belshazzar in which he invited one thousand of his leaders (v. 1). Daniel speaks of Belshazzar as the son of Nebonidus and he reigned as joint king with his father (v. 2). Belshazzar felt sure that Babylon could never be captured. …