Where do the souls of animals go when their bodies die? Do all animals go to Heaven? My tendency is to think these were things which David had experienced in some lesser way, but they awaited ultimate fulfillment in Jesus the Messiah. I think we can’t give a certain and final answer to this question. But in an ultimate and prophetic way, these things were perfectly fulfilled in Jesus. In a minor way, I would regard these things as fulfilled in the life of David. Maybe he was captured, and his clothes were taken from him. But maybe he was in a fight and his hand was pierced. Yes, he probably experienced it in a lesser, minor way. I would suggest that normally, when we read the Psalms, these are things that David experienced. Sometimes David was speaking prophetically of an experience that didn’t belong to him, and other times he spoke of an experience that belonged to him in some minor way, but actually would belong to Jesus in a significant way. Where it connects or overlaps, we can’t really tell. In many of these messianic Psalms, there is a strong parallel between the life and experience of David the Psalmist and of the Messiah to come, prophetically speaking. They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. They pierced My hands and My feet I can count all My bones. Psalm 22:16-18 – For dogs have surrounded Me the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. Was this strictly prophecy or did these things in some way happen to him as well? In Psalm 22:16-18, David spoke of his hands and feet being pierced and the throwing of dice for his garments. Is Psalm 22:16-18 strictly prophetic of Jesus, or did these things happen to David as well? And wisdom is very strongly promoted in the Old Testament, especially in the book of Proverbs. These biblical ideas of meekness are spoken about in the New Testament and even several times by Jesus. “The meekness of wisdom” connects these two ideas that are in some way very closely aligned. They’ll be humble, they’ll have self-control, they will display meekness in many ways. So, when a person is properly wise, they won’t be rude or arrogant. Wisdom is very much connected with the idea of having a spirit of self-control. The idea behind meekness in the biblical languages of old is strength, but strength under control, which is a very important concept. Meekness isn’t the person cowering in the corner who doesn’t want to do anything, doesn’t want to raise their hand, or speak out. To use a cliche, meekness is not weakness that’s not the idea behind it. These two qualities of meekness and wisdom are very closely aligned. How are works done in the meekness of wisdom? Your question is good, because “the meekness of wisdom” is a phrasing we would probably find to be awkward. James 3:13 – Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. How are works done in the meekness of wisdom as in James 3:13? These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Read the commentary carefully and see if they “make their case” from the Bible text itself.Īcts 17:11, describing the believers in Berea: Remember: Just because someone writes a Bible commentary, that doesn’t mean they are right, and you are wrong in understanding a passage. To give good applications to what you have seen in the passage.To give good illustrations of what you have seen in the passage.
To give better words to what you have seen in the passage.To show you how the passages has been understood through history.To show you things from the Biblical languages that you didn’t know.To show you things from the historical context that you didn’t know.
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To show you connections with other Bible passages you may have missed.To show you things that you may have missed in the passage.To correct misunderstandings from your study.To confirm what you have already learned from your study.Remember some of the uses of a good Bible commentary:
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What are your thoughts on William Barclay? I am teaching through Hebrews, and I picked up one of his commentaries. Thoughts on Commentators: William Barclay