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AUGUST 24
3 I will set nothing wicked before my
eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
40:15–24 behemoth. While this is a generic It shall not cling to me.
term used commonly in the Old Testament for 4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
large cattle or land animals, the description in I will not know wickedness.
this passage suggests an extraordinary crea-
ture. The hippopotamus has been suggested Proverbs 23:29–30
by the details in the passage (vv. 19–24). 29 Who has woe?
However, the short tail of a hippo is hardly Who has sorrow?
consistent with v.17,where tail could be trans- Who has contentions?
lated “trunk.”It could refer to an elephant,who Who has complaints?
could be considered “first”or chief of God’s crea- Who has wounds without cause?
tures whom only He can control (v. 19). Some Who has redness of eyes?
believe God is describing His most impressive 30 Those who linger long at the wine,
creation of land animals, the dinosaur species, Those who go in search of mixed wine.
which fit all the characteristics.

19 He is the first of the ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near 23:30 mixed wine. Lingering long at the wine
His sword. is indicative of constant drinking so as to induce
20 Surely the mountains yield food for him, drunkenness (1 Tim.3:3;Titus 1:7).Searching for
And all the beasts of the field play more to drink indicates the same pursuit.
there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh. 1 Corinthians 6:1–20
22 The lotus trees cover him with their
shade; Dare any of you, having a matter against
The willows by the brook surround him. 6 another, go to law before the unrighteous,
2
Indeed the river may rage, that the saints will judge the world? And if the
23 and not before the saints? Do you not know
Yet he is not disturbed; world will be judged by you, are you unworthy
He is confident, though the Jordan 3
gushes into his mouth, to judge the smallest matters? Do you not
Though he takes it in his eyes, 4
24 know that we shall judge angels? How much
Or one pierces his nose with a snare. more, things that pertain to this life? If then
you have judgments concerning things per-
Psalm 101:1–4 taining to this life, do you appoint those who
are least esteemed by the church to judge? I
5
A Psalm of David.
say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not
I will sing of mercy and justice; a wise man among you, not even one, who will
To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
be able to judge between his brethren? But
6
brother goes to law against brother, and that
2 I will behave wisely in a perfect way.
Oh, when will You come to me? before unbelievers!
7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for
I will walk within my house with a
perfect heart. you that you go to law against one another. Why
101:2 perfect way. As the king goes,so go his 6:2 judge the world. Because Christians will
followers (v. 6). when will You come to me? assist Christ to judge the world in the millenni-
This is not an eschatological expectation, but al kingdom (Rev. 2:26,27; 3:21; Dan. 7:22), they
rather a personal expression of David’s need are more than qualified with the truth, the
for God’s immanent involvement in his earth- Spirit,the gifts,and the resources they present-
ly kingship. my house. The king first starts ly have in Him to settle small matters that come
with his own personal life (v.7) and then looks up among themselves in this present life.
beyond to his kingdom (vv. 5,8).

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