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Day 205 – A Year in the Bible – Isaiah 13-15

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ISAIAH 13 – FIVE FULFILLED AND FORTY UNFULFILLED PREDICTIONS
(these lists taken from the Dake Study Bible Notes)

Five Predictions–Fulfilled:
1. I will stir up the Medes against them (Babylon, Isa. 13:17).
2. They shall not regard silver or delight in gold (Isa. 13:17).
3. Their bows shall dash the young men to pieces (Isa. 13:18).
4. They shall not have pity on pregnant women.
5. They shall not spare children.

Forty Predictions–Unfulfilled:
1. The second coming of Christ with the saints and angels to destroy the armies of Antichrist, the future king of Babylon, in the day of the Lord (Isa. 13:1-6).
2. The day of the Lord shall come as a destruction from God (Isa. 13:7).
3. All men shall lose courage and be afraid in that day (Isa. 13:7-8).
4. Pangs and sorrows shall take hold upon them, as a woman in travail (Isa. 13:8).
5. They shall be amazed, ashamed, and confused (Isa. 13:8).
6. The day of the Lord will come with a manifestation of the cruel wrath and anger of God to make the land desolate and destroy sinners out of it (Isa. 13:9).
7. The sun, moon, stars, and constellations shall be darkened (Isa. 13:10; Mt. 24:29-31).
8. The world will be punished for its evil ways (Isa. 13:11).
9. The wicked will be punished for their iniquity.
10. The arrogance of the proud shall cease.
11. The haughtiness of the terrible man will be brought low.
12. A man who is saved from destruction in the day of the Lord shall be more valuable than fine gold (Isa. 13:12).
13. The heavens shall shake and the earth shall be moved (Isa. 13:13).
14. The armies of Antichrist shall be so confused that every man will flee for his life (Isa. 13:14).
15. Those that are overtaken in flight shall be killed (Isa. 13:15).
16. Their children shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes (Isa. 13:16).
17. Their wives shall be ravished.
18. Babylon shall be destroyed in the final destruction in the day of the Lord and will be no more like Sodom and Gomorrah (Isa. 13:19).
19. It shall never be inhabited from the final destruction forever (Isa. 13:20).
20. Arabians and shepherds will never roam there after that.
21. Wild beasts of the desert shall lie there (Isa. 13:21).
22. The houses of Babylon shall be full of wild creatures after that (Isa. 13:21-22).
23. God will have mercy on Jacob and will yet choose Israel in that day (Isa. 14:1).
24. God shall gather Israel and set them in their own land.
25. Many strangers shall be joined to Israel in the day of their restoration.
26. The Gentiles shall bring the Jews to their promised land (Isa. 11:11-16; 14:2; 66:19-21).
27. Israel shall use the many strangers for servants and handmaids (Isa. 14:2).
28. Israel shall capture their captors and rule their oppressors.
29. The Lord will give Israel rest from her centuries of sorrow, fear, and hard bondage among the Gentiles (Isa. 14:3).
30. In the day of Israel’s restoration she shall sing a triumph song over the Antichrist, the future king of Babylon (Isa. 14:3-23).
31. The Antichrist will be destroyed (Isa. 11:4; 14:4; Dan. 7:11; 2Th. 2:8).
32. Babylon will be no more (Isa. 14:4-6; 19:19-22 Rev. 14:8; 16:17-21; 18:1-24).
33. The whole earth will be blessed with rest, peace, and rejoicing when the Messiah reigns (Isa. 14:7-8).
34. Hell will be moved to meet the Antichrist at his descent into it (Isa. 14:9).
35. All the chief wicked dead in hell will taunt the Antichrist for being. weak and defeated (Isa. 14:9-11)
36. The chief wicked dead will also taunt Lucifer for his defeat and being cast into hell as they are (Isa. 14:12-15).
37. The living nations and their rulers shall taunt Antichrist for his defeat and being cast into hell (Isa. 14:16-20).
38. The children of Antichrist and the inhabitants will be destroyed (Isa. 14:21-22).
39. Babylon itself shall be eternally destroyed, becoming desolate forever (Isa. 14:23).
40. God’s purpose to destroy Antichrist will be fully realized (Isa. 14:24-27).

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ISAIAH 14 – THE WHOLE EARTH IS AT REST AND IS QUIET

The Lord Hath Broken the Staff of the Wicked
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. – Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭

Lucifer
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. – Isaiah 14:12-15

Is This the Man that Made the Earth to Tremble?
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. – Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭16‬-‭21‬ ‭

Surely as I Have Thought, So Shall It Come to Pass
For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? – Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭22‬-‭27‬ ‭

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ISAIAH 15 – THE BURDEN OF MOAB

The burden of Moab.
Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep:
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba:
on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh:
their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz:
therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out;
his life shall be grievous unto him.
My heart shall cry out for Moab;
his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar,
an heifer of three years old:
for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up;
for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate:
for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up,
shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab;
the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood:
for I will bring more upon Dimon,
lions upon him that escapeth of Moab,
and upon the remnant of the land. – Isaiah 15:1-9

Sixteen Predictions (in Isaiah 15) –Fulfilled:
1. Ar (the capital of Moab) will be laid waste in one night and brought to silence (Isa. 15:1).
2. Kir of Moab is laid waste and brought to silence in one night.
3. He (Moab) will go up to the high places to weep (Isa. 15:2).
4. Moab shall howl and cut off their beards and the hair of their heads in mourning.
5. They shall mourn in sackcloth in the streets and on house tops (Isa. 15:3).
6. Everyone in Moab shall howl and weep abundantly.
7. Heshbon and other cities shall also cry and weep (Isa. 15:4).
8. The soldiers of Moab shall be defeated and cry out, for their lives will be grievous to them because of judgment.
9. My (Isaiah’s) heart shall cry out for the calamity of Moab (Isa. 15:5).
10. The fugitives of Moab shall flee to Zoar like a three-year-old heifer, because of the destruction fallen upon them.
11. The waters of Nimrim shall dry up (Isa. 15:6).
12. Crops shall fail in Moab.
13. The surplus of past crops shall be carried away (Isa. 15:7).
14. There will be howling in all the borders of Moab (Isa. 15:8).
15. The blood of battle will color the waters of Dimon (Isa. 15:9).
16. Wild animals shall take their toll of the remnant left in Moab (Isa. 15:9).

Day 204 – A Year in the Bible – Isaiah 10-12

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ISAIAH 10 – THE YOKE SHALL BE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THE ANOINTING

His Hand is Stretched Out Still
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; to turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭

When the Lord Hath Performed His Whole Work
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭

Under His Glory He Shall Kindle a Burning
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; and shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭15‬-‭19‬ ‭

The Remnant Shall Return Unto the Mighty God
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭

His Burden Shall Be Taken from Off Thy Shoulder
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭27‬ ‭

The High Ones of Stature Shall Be Hewn Down
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. – Isaiah‬ ‭10‬:‭33‬-‭34‬ ‭

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ISAIAH 11 – A ROD OUT OF THE STEM OF JESSEE

The Spirit of the LORD Shall Rest Upon Him
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. – Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭

A Little Child Shall Lead Them
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. – Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭6‬-‭9‬ ‭

His Rest Shall Be Glorious
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. – Isaiah 10

There Shall Be an Highway for the Remnant of His People
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt. – Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭

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ISAIAH 12 – BEHOLD, GOD IS MY SALVATION

Thou Shalt Say, O LORD, I Will Praise Thee
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. – Isaiah 12:1-2

With Joy Shall Ye Draw Water Out of the Wells of Salvation
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. – Isaiah‬ ‭12‬:‭3-‭6‬ ‭

Day 203 – A Year in the Bible – Isaiah 7-9

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ISAIAH 7 – IMMANUEL

Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive and Bear a Son
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 
Isaiah 7:14

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ISAIAH 8 – SPEAK THE WORD, AND IT SHALL STAND: FOR GOD IS WITH US

Let Him Be Your Fear and Your Dread
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Isaiah 8:9-15

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ISAIAH 9 – FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN

But This Shall Be with Burning and Fuel of Fire
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 9:5-7

Day 202 – A Year in the Bible – Isaiah 4-6

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ISAIAH 4 – IN THAT DAY SHALL THE BRANCH OF THE LORD BE BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS

He that Remaineth in Jerusalem Shall be Called Holy
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. – Isaiah‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭

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ISAIAH 5 – A SONG OF MY BELOVED TOUCHING HIS VINEYARD

My Wellbeloved Hath A Vineyard in a Very Fruitful Hill
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: and he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. – Isaiah 5:1-2

Judge Betwixt Me and My Vineyard
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: and I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. – Isaiah 5:3-6

The Vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the House of Israel
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭‭7

‬Woe Unto Them that Join House to House
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! – Isaiah 5:8

Woe Unto Them that Rise Early to Follow Strong Drink
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! – Isaiah 5:11

Woe Unto Them that Say Let Him Make Speed and Hasten His Work that We May See It
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: that say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! – Isaiah 5:18-19

Woe Unto Them that Call Evil Good and Good Evil
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah 5:20

Woe Unto Them that are Wise in Their Own Eyes
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! – Isaiah 5:21

Woe Unto Them Which Justify the Wicked for Reward
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭22-23‬ ‭

The Anger of the LORD Kindled Against His People
Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: none shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭25‬-‭30‬

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ISAIAH 6 – GO AND TELL THIS PEOPLE

Here am I, Send Me
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. – Isaiah 6:1-8

Until the Cities be Wasted Without Inhabitants
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, and the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. – Isaiah‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭

Day 201 – A Year in the Bible – Isaiah 1-3

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ISAIAH 1 – THE LORD HAD LEFT A VERY SMALL REMNANT

We Should Have Been as Sodom and Like Unto Gomorrah
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. – Isaiah‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭9‬ ‭

Cease to Do Evil, Learn to Do Well
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. – Isaiah 1:15-17

Though Your Sins be as Scarlet They Shall be White as Snow
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. – Isaiah 1:18-20

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ISAIAH 2 – EVERY ONE THAT IS LIFTED UP SHALL BE BROUGHT LOW

Come Ye, and Let us Walk in the Light of the LORD
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. – Isaiah 2:2-5

They Worship the Work of Their Own Hands
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: and the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. – Isaiah‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭9‬,

Brought Low
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. – Isaiah‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬-‭18‬ ‭

When He Ariseth to Shake Terrible the Earth
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? – Isaiah 2:19-22

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ISAIAH 3 – JERUSALEM IS RUINED AND JUDAH IS FALLEN

The LORD Doth Take Away from Jerusalem and Judah the Stay and the Staff
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, the mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: in that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. – Isaiah‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭

Their Tongue and Their Doings are Against the LORD
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. – Isaiah 3:8-15

The Lord will Smite the Crown of the Head of the Daughters of Zion
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, the rings, and nose jewels, the changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, the glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. – Isaiah‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭26‬ ‭

Day 200 – A Year in the Bible – Song of Solomon 5-8

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SONG OF SOLOMON 5 – WHAT IS THY BELOVED MORE THAN ANOTHER BELOVED?

He is Altogether Lovely
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand. His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are bushy, And black as a raven. His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, and fitly set. His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭5‬:‭9‬-‭16‬ ‭

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SONG OF SOLOMON 6 – WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE?

That We May Seek Him with Thee
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither is thy beloved turned aside? That we may seek him with thee. My beloved is gone down into his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth among the lilies. – Song of Solomon 6:1-3

Return, Return, O Shulamite
Return, return, O Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬ ‭

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SONG OF SOLOMON 7 – I AM BY BELOVED’S

Let Us See if the Vine Flourish
I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me. Come, my beloved, Let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine flourish, Whether the tender grape appear, And the pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭7‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭

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SONG OF SOLOMON 8 – SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART, AS A SEAL UPON THINE ARM

Many Waters Cannot Quench Love
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: There thy mother brought thee forth: There she brought thee forth that bare thee. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as the grave: The coals thereof are coals of fire, Which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned. – Song of Solomon 8:4-7

Make Haste, My Beloved
Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe Or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬ ‭

Day 199 – A Year in the Bible – Song of Solomon 1-4

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SONG OF SOLOMON 1 – THE UPRIGHT LOVE THEE

We Will Remember Thy Love
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: For thy love is better than wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments Thy name is as ointment poured forth, Therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me, we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers: We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine: The upright love thee. – Song of Solomon 1:1-4

Behold, Thou Art Fair
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair; Thou hast doves’ eyes. Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, Yea, pleasant: Also our bed is green. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭

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SONG OF SOLOMON 2 – HIS BANNER OVER ME IS LOVE

I Sat Under His Shadow with Great Delight
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. – Song of Solomon 2:1-3

He Brought Me to the Banqueting House
He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. Stay me with flagons, Comfort me with apples: For I am sick of love. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬-‭5

Let Me See Thy Countenance, Let Me Hear Thy Voice
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬ ‭

He Feedeth Among the Lilies
My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth among the lilies. – Song of Solomon 2:16

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SONG OF SOLOMON 3 – HIM WHOM MY SOUL LOVETH

I Sought Him Whom My Soul Loveth
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: To whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them,

I Found Him Whom My Soul Loveth
But I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me. – Song of Solomon 3:1-4

Stir Not Up, Nor Awake My Love, Till He Please
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Till he please. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬

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SONG OF SOLOMON 4 – BEHOLD THOU ART FAIR

Thou Hast Doves’ Eyes
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair; Thou hast doves’ eyes Within thy locks: Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, Which came up from the washing; Whereof every one bear twins, And none is barren among them. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely: Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Within thy locks. Thy neck is like the tower of David Builded for an armoury, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All shields of mighty men. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭

Thou Hast Ravished My Heart
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, With me from Lebanon: Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Shenir and Hermon, From the lions’ dens, From the mountains of the leopards. Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck. How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, With pleasant fruits; Camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬-‭15‬ ‭

Let My Beloved Come Into His Garden
Awake, O north wind; And come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his pleasant fruits. – Song of Solomon‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭

Day 198 – A Year in the Bible – Ecclesiastes 10-12

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ECCLESIASTES 10 – THE WORDS OF A WISE MAN’S MOUTH ARE GRACIOUS

Dead Flies Cause the Ointment to Stink
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. – Ecclesiastes 10:1

An Error Which Proceedeth from the Ruler
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. – Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

The Lips of a Fool Will Swallow Up Himself
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. – Ecclesiastes 10:12-15

Woe to Thee, O Land, When Thy King is a Child
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! – Ecclesiastes 10:16-17

That Which Hath Wings Shall Tell the Matter
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. – Ecclesiastes 10:20

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ECCLESIASTES 11 – THOU KNOWEST NOT THE WORKS OF GOD

Thou Knowest Not What is the Way of the Spirit
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. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 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. 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. – Ecclesiastes 11:3-6

Remember the Days of Darkness for They Shall Be Many
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 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. – Ecclesiastes 11:7-8

Remove Sorrow from Thy Heart and Evil from Thy Flesh
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. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. – Ecclesiastes 11:9-10

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ECCLESIASTES 12 – FEAR GOD AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS

Remember Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth
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; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭

Because the Preacher was Wise He Still Taught People
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. 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. The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭

God Shall Bring Every Work Into Judgment
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭

Day 197 – A Year in the Bible – Ecclesiastes 7-9

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ECCLESIASTES 7 – THE HEART IS WISE IN THE HOUSE OF MOURNING.

A Good Name is Better than Precious Ointment
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. – Ecclesiastes 7:1-4

Anger Resteth in the Bosom of Fools
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. – Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

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ECCLESIASTES 8 – NO MAN HATH POWER OVERFLOW THE SPIRIT TO RETAIN THE SPIRIT

To Every Purpose There is Time and Judgment
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭8‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭

When I Applied Mine Heart to Know Wisdom I Beheld All the Work of God
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭8‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭

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ECCLESIASTES 9 – TO HIM THAT IS JOINED TO ALL THE LIVING THERE IS HOPE

The Living Know They Shall Die
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭

The Man Knowest Not His Time
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 favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 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. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭

Day 196 – A Year in the Bible – Ecclesiastes 4-6

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ECCLESIASTES 4 – WOE TO HIM THAT IS ALONE WHEN HE FALLETH

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭

For This a Man is Envied of His Neighbor
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. – Ecclesiastes 4:4

Most people are motivated and driven to succeed by their jealousy. This is meaningless.

Two are Better than One
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬-‭12‬ ‭

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ECCLESIASTES 5 – FEAR THOU GOD

In the Multitude of Dreams and Many Words
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. – Ecclesiastes 5:7

Many dreams and many words are meaningless. Fear God instead.

He that Loveth Silver Shall Not be Satisfied with Silver
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. – Ecclesiastes 5:10

Those that love money will never be satisfied with money. It is meaningless.

The Gift of God
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. – Ecclesiastes 5:19-20

Contentment with your work and where God has called and placed you is truly a gift from God.

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ECCLESIASTES 6 – THIS IS ALSO VANITY AND VEXATION

A Man that Hath No Burial
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭6‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭

Better is the Sight of the Eyes than the Wandering of Desire
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. – Ecclesiastes 6:9

Enjoy the things that you have rather than sitting around dreaming of and desiring all the things you don’t.

Who Can Tell a Man What Shall be After Him Under the Sun?
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? – Ecclesiastes‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭