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What Does it Mean to be a Proverbs 31 Woman?

Christian women are called to embody resilience, strength, patience, resourcefulness, gentleness, joyfulness, self control, and kindness, but many feel weighed down, angry, overwhelmed, drowning in motherhood, stuck in isolation, and on the edge of burnout. Why is this?

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Song of Solomon 2 - Bible Study in 5 Minutes

The young woman is the primary speaking in Song of Solomon 2. She tells the reader how her heart is sick with love and overwhelmed by affection for her young man. He provides for her, pursues her, complements her, and gives himself entirely to her, leaving her with no doubt that his love is as ardent as hers.

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Ecclesiastes 9 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

Solomon was frustrated by the seeming randomness of life’s events. It wasn’t clear to him why God allowed similar events to befall the righteous and the wicked. At the end of the chapter, he described the value of wisdom using a story about a poor wise man who saved a small city.

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Ecclesiastes 5 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

Solomon continues his discussion on vanity, bringing up at least 3 areas of life where vanity is observable. Solomon saw vanity in the way some people worshipped, when they offered empty words and promises to God. He goes on to describe the vanity of greed and the vanity of wealth.

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Ecclesiastes 4 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon expands on his reasons for calling all of life “vanity.” Life is oppressive, and the weak are victims of the powerful. There is vanity in hard work and in laziness. Companionship is preferable to solitude, even high-achieving solitude. Fame and power are fleeting.

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Ecclesiastes 3 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

The cycle of the earth repeats continually, and everything happens at its appointed time according to God’s design. God created mankind with knowledge of eternity, although much of His work is still hidden from them. Injustice is prevalent on the earth, but a time for judgment is approaching.

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Ecclesiastes 2 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

In Ecclesiastes 2, Solomon tested the offerings of the world and found them empty. Physical pleasure, wine, laughter, entertainment, accomplishing things, riches, making a name for himself, they were all vanity. Solomon discussed the fate of the wicked vs. the foolish, and lamented the short value of hard work.

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Ecclesiastes 1 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

Welcome to our Bible study of Ecclesiastes. In Ecclesiastes 1, Solomon declares that life on earth is vanity. Earthly pursuits are largely meaningless. Men are born and men die in the endless cycle of the earth’s spinning. History is forgotten and repeated generation after generation.

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Job 42 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

In Job 42, the final chapter in the Book of Job, Job repents of speaking too boldly about things only God could know. Then God rebuked Job’s 3 friends for misrepresenting Him and accusing Job of sins he hadn’t committed. At the end of the chapter, God restores Job to health, to wealth, and gives him 10 more children. Job lived 140 blessed years after his suffering and died at a good old age.  

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Job 41 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

Job 41 is one of the most fascinating chapters in the whole Old Testament. In it, God describes an incredible animal called the Leviathan. The Leviathan was a formidable aquatic beast with scale-like armor and unrivaled power. He was the king of creation and had no worthy adversaries among men. While some suggest Leviathan was a crocodile, the description in Job 41 makes it clear Leviathan was a much fiercer beast of greater strength.

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Job 40 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

In Job 40, Job foregoes his opportunity to speak, and God continues questioning him. He told Job that if he had power equivalent to the Almighty’s that then-and-only-then would he be able to contend with God. God brought up one of his most marvelous animal creations, the behemoth, to remind Job that he was not God’s equal and could demand nothing from Him.

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Job 39 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

God continues his questioning of Job in chapter 39, asking him questions about the natural world, specifically about different animals in the creation. All of God’s questions were beyond Job’s ability to answer. During this questioning, Job sat silently, no longer questioning God, but questioning himself for being so bold in demanding answers from God.

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Job 38 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

In previous chapters, Job insisted on God giving him answers as to the reasons behind his suffering. In Job 38, God finally speaks and starts demanding answers from Job. This chapter is a series of questions God asked Job to humble him and to make him appreciate the majesty and complexity of the Eternal Creator.

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