"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
Discussion and verses which illustrate different aspects of the sovereignty of God in the lives and affairs of men.
Source: Bible Journey Study 2: History & Poetry, Course 7: Psalms & Song of Songs, Lesson 4: The Diversity of Psalms In | Sovereignty in Psalm 90s [Bonus] The themes of kingship are especially dense in Psalm 95-99. The expressions are varied, but they revolve around ideas of sovereignty. When you observe a cluster of …
15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales; he lifts up the islands like fine dust. 16 Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel, or its animals enough for a burnt offering. 17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are considered …
45:1 The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,whose right hand I have graspedto subdue nations before himand disarm[a] kings,to open doors before him,and even city gates will not be shut:2 “I will go before youand level the uneven places;[b]I will shatter the bronze doorsand cut the iron bars in two.3 I will give you …
6 The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not permitted to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners. 8 Therefore that field has been called “Field of Blood” to this day. 9 …
The author of Ecclesiastes instructs about the role of chance in life: “Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of …