An introduction to the Book of Proverbs. An invitation to hear wisdom is given herein.
The Bible refers to the enlarging of something 26 times. To enlarge simply means to make larger. Yet, as with so many Bible words, it has many blessings in the use God makes of the word.
The Christian life is pictured in the Bible as a race to run; a course to finish. The Apostle Paul was determined to finish his course with joy and the ministry which he had received of the Lord (Acts 20:24). Shortly before his death, he could give this testimony: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2Timothy 4:7). Notice, he had finished his course.
In order to go to heaven, we need more than a ticket; we must be righteous. How do we get that righteousness?
This lesson deals with the symbolic nature of numbers in the Bible.
