Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 13:21
If you want to be continually pursued by a whole truckload of problems you don't want, then by all means keep being selfish and violatin
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 12:21
I have heard some people say that they think that they are cursed because all kinds of bad things keep happening to them. Solomon is saying
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Apr 30, 2018
- 3 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 30:15b, 16
There are four things that are insatiable: First, Sheol or the place of the dead. It never says: full, we are not accepting any more today.
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Apr 29, 2018
- 3 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 29:16
We, as a culture, tend to treat moral boundaries as emotional reactions to what we find unpleasant. This, however, is not the way that God s
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Nov 11, 2017
- 3 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 11:11
A return to old-fashioned morality has been good for the towns that have embraced it, and flaunting morality has meant that the citizens of
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Dr. Stieglitz
- May 18, 2017
- 3 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 18:5
Proverbs 18:5 "To show partiality to the wicked is not good, nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment." This seems so obvious as a statement. But there are numerous pressures that would make you want to violate this axiom in the midst of life. partiality This is the Hebrew word nasa and it opens the sentence in Hebrew for emphasis. It means to forgive or carry or bear the burden of. It has the idea that a favor is being done for this person. Thus the translation partiali
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Dr. Stieglitz
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 17:5
Proverbs 17:5 "He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished." The word mock means to deride, to ridicule, to treat with contempt. When we are arrogant and look down our noses about the station in life of others and somehow feel that because we are in a different station we are better, we are challenging and taunting God's wisdom. In the United States, we have embraced that idea that no one needs to remain poor, and, therefore, the
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Apr 28, 2017
- 4 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 28:4
Proverbs 28:4 "Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive with them" This proverb is about the constant struggle in a fallen world to maintain order and moral boundaries. People are not naturally good; they are naturally sinful. Therefore they will try and push against the boundaries of decency and morality that God has told us to enforce. If Christian people do nothing in their society, then the forces of wickedness will have their way and
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Mar 19, 2017
- 1 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 19:3
Proverbs 19:3 "The foolishness of man ruins his way and his heart rages against the Lord" Foolishness is a moral quality in the Hebraic understanding; not a level of one's mental acumen. To be a fool is to be self-focused, selfish, impulsive, rebellious. In the reference in the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament under H200, the word fool is described as someone who is morally deficient. It is the sin nature in each one of us that makes us fools. Each person has the nat
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Feb 16, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 16:2
Proverbs 16:2 "All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives." This is one of the numerous passages in Proverbs and through the Scriptures that speak of Judgment Day. There will be a judgment day for every person who has ever lived. It is this sure judgment that allows for the scales to be balanced properly in the end. There will be some things that will not be settled until then. You will see some who are evil prosper while some who are ri
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Feb 14, 2017
- 4 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 14:2
Proverbs 14:2 "He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises Him" There is something motivating righteousness. People don't stay within the guidelines of God's morality without a reason. That reason is a mixture of positive and negative reasons called the fear of the Lord. It is a shame that we no longer teach the fear of the Lord in our churches or our culture. And as a result, no one has the proper incentive to stay within the bo
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Feb 13, 2017
- 4 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 13:2
Proverbs 13:2 "From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, but the desire of the treacherous is violence" Solomon noticed that it is not essentially a man's talent or ability that causes him to prosper but his people skills. That is what this nugget on wisdom tells us. You can have tremendous abilities, talents, and gifts; but if you are a jerk, you will not succeed. We must all learn how to talk to other people in a positive and constructive way. It is what you say that
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Feb 12, 2017
- 4 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 12:2
Proverbs 12:2 "A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, but He will condemn a man who devises evil" This proverb is the essence of moral living, but it also hints at at least one of the problems of viewing moral living from a foolish perspective. This proverb says that the person who does the good thing – the morally helpful thing and not just abstaining from the selfish and/or morally reprehensible thing – will receive favor, blessing, and grace from God. At the same time
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 28, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 28:1
PROVERBS 28:1 "The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion" the wicked flee when no one is pursuing Those who live outside of God's moral boundary structure are always in a position in which they could be caught doing something that society finds wrong. Therefore they are ready to take off or scurry away at a moment's notice. They even take off when no one is following them. The word for flee is nus in Hebrew which means to retreat, wander, f
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 26, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 26:1
PROVERBS 26:1 "Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool" like snow in summer and like rain in harvest The focus is on appropriateness. It is not appropriate to add value to a person who is selfish, impulsive, and rebellious. When a person who is a moral fool has value added to him or her, it destroys that person. It adds credence to their already inflated opinion of themselves. We make choices every day that will move us in the directio
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 24:1
PROVERBS 24:1 "Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them" This is a strong proscription against this behavior. This is the same sentiment that is registered in Psalm 73: I was envious of the wicked until I perceived their end. do not be envious of evil men The word envious is a very strong word. It is translated zeal when directed toward God. Zeal for Thy House has consumed me. Envy when it is directed toward another person's goods. Jealousy when it is directe
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 22, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 22:1
PROVERBS 22:1 "A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, favor is better than silver and gold" Throughout life you will be tempted to surrender your good name for a short-term gain – maybe a boyfriend or a girlfriend, maybe profits, maybe prestige or power. Whatever compromise is required is not worth it. Your good name and your best approximate at righteous integrity is more important than any short-term gain. In fact, your integrity will guide you by keeping you
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 21, 2017
- 3 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 21:1
PROVERBS 21:1 "The King's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord. He turns it wherever He wishes" There are a number of observations to make here. the King's heart It is the leader's mind that is being discussed. We must understand that God can redirect the thinking of a leader anytime one of his larger purposes will be served by that redirection. It is a great comfort to realize that when my purposes line up with God's, then He is able to move those in autho
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 20, 2017
- 2 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 20:1
PROVERBS 20:1 "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise" This proverb is one of the basic lessons of a wise life. Don't get captured by alcohol. It is a selfish pursuit. Most people just assume that everyone knows this truth, but they don't – especially the young people who the proverbs are aimed at. How much harm and heartache could have been avoided if this simple proverb had been heeded? Think of all the things that wouldn't
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Dr. Stieglitz
- Jan 19, 2017
- 4 min
Breakfast with Solomon - Proverbs 19:1
PROVERBS 19:1 "Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool" This is one of those value proverbs where God, through Solomon's observations, is trying to teach us the importance of something by comparing it with something else we would not expect. This particular proverb is a very interesting and strange sounding comparison to our ears. We are essentially asked which do you think is better – this kind of person or that kind of
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