Honesty

Punishment of The Guilty, Widows And Amalek

When two people had a dispute they could not settle by themselves they could bring it before the judges who would determine who was guilty. The guilty person was to then be beaten in front of the presiding judge with 40 lashes of the whip…

Solomon Executes Adonijah

In the closing verses of chapter one Solomon, as the new King, forgave his brother Adonijah for his attempted takeover of the kingdom and told him to go his way and behave himself. Now in this passage we have a new and strange turn of events. Adonijah comes to Bathsheba (the Quee …

Better to Have Wisdom Than Gold

Rulers should hate wrongdoing and value honesty (v. 12). They should value honesty not only in themselves but in others also. Right and just lips are the delight of a king, and he loves those who speaks what is right (v. 13). If someone angers a king he runs the risk of being put …

Believers in the World

If we are going to witness to the lost people around us, we must live honest lives before them. We must “walk our talk.” Our good works must back up our good words (Matthew 5:16). It’s a tragedy when unsaved people reject Jesus and His Word because of the inconsistent lives of professing …

The Lord Hates Dishonesty And Pride

It is a serious matter when Christians follow the world in dishonest business methods of the day. The Lord hates dishonest scales and is pleased with accurate weights (v. 1). During these Old Testament times many merchants used two sets of stone weights when weighing mercha …

God Judges Ahaziah

After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. The writer in this chapter tells about Moab’s independence from Israel and the results of idolatrous practices by Ahab’s successor, Ahaziah (v. 1). He also describes how the last recorded prophetic act of Elijah is p …