Ecclesiastes 11 pushes past paralysis with humble courage. It calls us to diversify wisely, sow steadily, enjoy the light, and remember the God who will weigh every deed.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Ecclesiastes 11 pushes past paralysis with humble courage. It calls us to diversify wisely, sow steadily, enjoy the light, and remember the God who will weigh every deed.
Ecclesiastes 9 faces death’s certainty and life’s unpredictability without despair. It calls us to receive daily joy as God’s gift, work with zeal, and trust the quiet power of wisdom.
Proverbs 23 moves from courts to tables, shaping appetites by the fear of the Lord. Learn why wealth cannot carry hope, why truth is worth any price, and how sober joy, faithful love, and justice for the vulnerable mark a wise life.
Proverbs 13 shapes ordinary faithfulness—receiving correction, guarding words, steady work, patient money, and wise friendships—under God’s eye. Its ache and joy of hope deferred and fulfilled lead us toward the tree of life in Christ.
Proverbs 10 launches Solomon’s concise contrasts, forming habits of speech, work, and integrity under the Lord’s eye. Storms expose foundations, but those who fear the Lord stand firm and become a fountain of life to many.
Psalm 149 calls the assembly to a new song and declares that the Lord delights in his people. It pairs praise with obedience to God’s written justice and points to the future reign where righteousness will be seen.
Psalm 137 weeps by Babylon’s rivers, swears fidelity to Jerusalem, and entrusts justice to God against betrayers and conquerors. The psalm equips worshipers to lament honestly, remember faithfully, and hope for the day when the Lord keeps every promise to Zion.
The Songs of Ascents form a miniature hymnal for pilgrims—Psalms 120–134—moving from distress to doxology. They train hearts to look to the Maker, love Zion, and carry worship into ordinary steps.
Psalm 129 turns shared wounds into worship and shared rescues into praise. It asks God to cut cords, to wither hostile schemes, and to keep blessing where it belongs.
This chapter study follows Psalm 123’s servant-gaze posture: looking to the enthroned Lord for timely mercy amid ridicule. It offers practical guidance for waiting well.
Psalm 89 binds praise to God’s sworn promise to David and then dares to lament when that promise seems buried under defeat. It trains believers to pray the oath back to God and to wait for the King who keeps his word.
Psalm 88 preserves a believer’s voice in unrelieved darkness, teaching honest prayer and steady trust when rescue is not yet seen. Its hard-won lines train the church to carry one another through the night and to keep calling on the God who saves.
Psalm 75 is a dialog between worshipers and the Lord who answers: “I choose the appointed time.” It warns the proud, unveils the cup of judgment, and promises that God will cut off wicked horns and lift those who trust him, holding the pillars firm in a shaking world.
Asaph’s maskil faces a burned sanctuary and silent skies without surrendering faith. By recalling the Creator-King and appealing to covenant, the psalm turns ruins into bold intercession for God’s honor and the praise of the poor and needy.