Dan Greenfield

Category: OT

  • Psalm 40

    O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relies; Respecting not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies –Scottish Psalter, 1650

  • Psalm 37

    A little that a just man hath is more and better far Than is the wealth of many such as lewd and wicked are. A good man’s footsteps by the Lord are ordered aright; And in the way wherein he walks he greatly doth delight. Although he fall, yet shall…

  • Psalm 27

    1 The Lord’s my light and saving health, who shall make me dismay’d? My life’s strength is the Lord, of whom then shall I be afraid? … 7 O Lord, give ear unto my voice, when I do cry to thee; Upon me also mercy have, and do thou answer…

  • Responding To Difficulty and Disappointment

    Job definitely had some problems– All his kids were killed All his earthly possessions were taken away He was afflicted with bodily ills and pain His wife encouraged him to “curse God and die” Despite his problems, he was a godly man of genuine faith: …he fell to the ground…

  • Indulging The Flesh Makes The Soul Sick

    Prov 23:6-8 “ Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast…

  • Great Verses for Social Media

    A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. ~Proverbs 18:2, 21

  • Contentment

    Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife. ~Proverbs 17:1

  • Influence Of The Angry Person Is Dangerous

    Some good thoughts here; the emphasized part is from me. Prov 22:24-25 “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.” There are many principles and warnings concerned who we choose…

  • Abram the Hebrew

    In the account detailing how “Abram the Hebrew” (Gen 14:13) defeated Chedorlaomer and other kings, attention is usually given to the mysterious Melchizedek in Genesis 14:19-20. Today, though, I note two things about Abram the Hebrew– Abram did not allow men to control his actions (vv. 13-16). From a human…

  • Psalm 10

    Each day I’ve been reading a Psalm from the 1650 Scottish Psalter. Today’s, Psalm 10, describes the character and end of the wicked. I appreciated the poetic rendering of verses 3-11: 3 The wicked of his heart’s desire doth talk with boasting great; He blesseth him that’s covetous, whom yet…

  • Psalm 9

    9 And they that know thy name, in thee their confidence will place: For thou hast not forsaken them that truly seek thy face. … 17 They who are wicked into hell each one shall turned be; And all the nations that forget to seek the Lord most high. ……

  • Psalm 7

    According to his righteousness the Lord I’ll magnify; And will sing praise unto the name of God that is most high. –Scottish Psalter, 1650

  • A Good Challenge

    Exhortation To Hear and Apply Words Of Wisdom Prov 22:17 “Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.” The Proverbs all deal with wise counsel and wisdom. The exhortation here is to be diligent to listen and discern words of…

  • Christ in the Old Testament

    There has been an effort among many to “find Christ in the Old Testament.” This has brought both good and bad results, and such from both covenant and dispensational perspectives. I unashamedly align with a “classic” dispensational approach to the Scriptures (a la Ryrie’s Dispensationalism), but I will be the…

  • November 11, 2010

    Started the day reading Psalm 143. Noted how the psalmist responds to difficult, overwhelming, heart-rending experiences as related in vv. 3-4— I will meditate on the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. I stretch out my hands to You;…

  • Jehoshaphat

    2 Chronicles 17-20 relates the reign of King Jehoshaphat over the Southern Kingdom. He was a godly king who sought the Lord and did much to encourage the people he led to also seek the Lord. You will do well by carefully reading this account to learn what is involved…

  • Isaiah 6

    I’ll be teaching from Isaiah 6 tonight and found the following comments from one of my favorites, Matthew Henry, helpful and challenging– Those who are to teach others the knowledge of God ought to be well acquainted with him themselves. If angels be thus reverent in their attendance on God,…

  • Genealogy Gem #1

    I use Robert Murray McCheyne’s Bible reading guide for my personal Bible reading, and am presently working through the genealogies in 1 Chronicles. Let’s be honest–we don’t usually think of these passages of Scripture as sources for Christian devotion and encouragement, do we? Yet we need to remember some important…

  • Psalm 109 quote

    I’m speaking on Psalm 109 tonight for our Bible study, but just read a great quote– Though they hated and persecuted him for his religion, yet he kept close to it; they laughed at him for his devotion, but they could not laugh him out of it. —Matthew Henry’s Commentary,…

  • America’s Child Sacrifice

    In Psalm 106 the psalmist praises God for his provision, confesses Israel’s unfaithfulness, and prays for mercy. The bulk of the psalm relates God’s work on behalf of Israel and the nation’s subsequent “forgetting” of God. Note verses 37-38— They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,…