Warning

Hushai Warns David to Escape

Having given Absalom advice, that if implemented would turn out well for David, Hushai now informs the priests Zadok and Abiathar who in turn through their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan got  a warning to David to cross the river so he and his people won’t be wiped out (vv. …

A last Warning For The Priests

Levi was the ancestor of the tribe of Levites, the tribe set apart for service to God (Num. 1:47-54). These Levites became God’s priests, first in the tabernacle, then in the temple. The priests in Malachi’s day had stopped loving God and thus they did not know nor care what He wanted. They …

Warning Against the Enticement of Sinners

Now we find a solemn warning against having evil companions. The world is full of evil men who will seek to lure their potential victims from the path of honor and virtue (vv. 10-13). Solomon warned his son not to “consent”. When we lived in youthful ignorance, our gut instinct was always …

IllustrationOld Farmer Driving Down The Freeway The Wrong Way

As an old farmer was driving down the freeway, his cell phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Bill, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the …

IllustrationThe Fruit of The Spirit

Jesus tells a parable of the fig tree and its inability to produce fruit. Apparently, the gardener came back again and again to see if fruit was growing on the tree. Unfortunately, there was none. Obviously, this story is symbolic of God coming to look for fruit to receive from H …

IllustrationSometimes The Way Up is Down

Sometimes the way up is down. John Moorlach learned that lesson. In June of 1994, he ran against incumbent Robert L. Citron for the post of treasurer of Orange County, California. During the campaign, Moorlach condemned Citron’s risky investments. At the time, Moorlach’s …

IllustrationWarning Labels

Americans are getting warned often these days. Manufactures are growing increasingly wary of being sued when their products are misused, so they are attaching warning labels to hundreds of items. For example, a Batman outfit bears this caveat: “Parents, please exercise …

IllustrationChernobyl Nuclear Disaster – 1986

Listen to this description of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine:"There were two electrical engineers in the control room that night, and the best thing that could be said for what they were doing is they were ’playing around’ with the machine. They we …

IllustrationAccidents Caused by Lack of Warning

Imagine if the highway department only wanted to put up highway signs that made people feel good about driving. Instead of speed limit signs with a number, they would say something like, …

IllustrationWar Ship Destroyed Because of Computer Malfunction

During the 1982 war in the Falkland Islands between England and Argentina, the Royal Navy’s 3,500-ton destroyer HMS Sheffield was sunk by a single missile fired from an Argentine fighter jet. It caused some people to wonder if modern surface warships were obsolete, sitting ducks …