Required reading
Read Notes on the Bible in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) by reading up to '[242] Isa. vii. 17. “The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah, even the king of Assyria.'
My summary
Today we read Edwards' comments on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Solomon's song.
We learn about:
(i) death;
(ii) burial;
(iii) Christ's marriage to the church.
What grabbed me
I liked how Edwards affirmed belief in the after-life in the Old Testament: '"There is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool.” Man’s reason naturally expects a future reward, and that all the good, that good and wise men have of their labour, should not be confined to this short life.'
A round about way of finding it, though.
Next week's reading
Read Notes on the Bible in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) by reading up to 'Jeremiah. i. 5, "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee;'.
Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.
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