The Bible by David Alley

Song of Solomon 6 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Song of Solomon 6 the country wife - the beloved has another dream in which her lover comes, but she doesn’t want to get up and let him in. Finally she gets in the mood, but he is gone. After looking for him in the wrong places she is beat up and her fancy clothing is stolen. This is a picture of people who look for God in...

Song of Solomon 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Song of Solomon 4 we enter into the bridal chamber and are a fly on the wall for the first night of the honeymoon with Solomon and his country bride. They are deeply in love and we see his description of her as he sees her naked for the first time, and then his description of her as a garden full of spice. She then invites...

Song of Solomon 3 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Song of Solomon 3 we get to the fantastic wedding of Solomon and his country bride. In the first half of the chapter the bride to be cannot contain her feelings and has a wild dream of running over the city looking for him, but finally the wedding day comes and the matter is settled in a grand ceremony. There are things to...

Song of Solomon 2 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Song of Solomon 2 Solomon who is a picture of Christ takes his romantic love to a special place, a wine cellar, and proposes to her. He holds her in a warm embrace and wants to take her away with him. In this video we explore the chapter from both Solomon’s side and from Christ’s side and the response we should make as beli...

Song of Solomon 1 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Song of Solomon 1 we enter into the mot romantic, erotic and poetic book in the Bible. Some have questioned its place, and yet it clearly belongs. It is a few things which this video explains, but including a beautiful allegory of Christ and his love for you. God’s love for you is better than wine… but how? This video expla...

Ecclesiastes 11 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 11 Solomon starts wrapping up his testimony and finally comes to start to say meaningful things. He prescribes three remedies for a meaningless life Generosity Gratitude Holiness For someone who messed up their life so much, Solomon gives great advice on how to avoid the struggles and pain he experienced.

Ecclesiastes 12 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 12 Solomon wraps up his sermon with some great final advice. The conclusion of the matter is to include Christ in your life. We then go onto compare the final words in scripture of Solomon and David, and compare their lives, and ask questions about the type of lives we want to have for ourselves.

Ecclesiastes 10 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 10 Solomon continues his testimony and pauses for a few pearls of wisdom. HE starts by talking about dead flies and perfume and it reminded me of a time in childhood when I saw Queen Elizabeth II. The video finishes by thinking about the idea of cursing people in your thoughts. What is that all about?

Ecclesiastes 9 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 9 Solomon continues his testimony and discusses death. He concludes that all people die, both the rich and the poor and considers this meaningless. Without Christ of course it is meaningless, but Christ has a lot to say about life, and about trusting in him for life. So we cannot consider this chapter without cons...

Ecclesiastes 8 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 8 Solomon continues his testimony, and we discover that anxiety and uncertainty were big problems back then too. What is the solution to these things? It is Christ, just the same as he is the solution to all the other problems we have encountered in Ecclesiastes too.

Ecclesiastes 7 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 7 Solomon continues his testimony and continues his human philosophizing. While he is right on a practical and human level, he is pessimistic because he speaks without Christ. But when we add Christ to the equation the book of Ecclesiastes comes alive in another entire way.

Ecclesiastes 1 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 6 Solomon continues his testimony and outlines three great tragedies. A man (ie person) who doesn't receive a good burial A man who works hard but another gets the benefit Working and not being certain what the long term results of your work will be. In this video we consider the tragedies and conclude that withou...

Ecclesiastes 5 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 5 Solomon continues his testimony and pauses from sharing human wisdom (ie his nihilistic worldview that he struggled with before repenting) to instead share some practical tips for life. He speaks to the struggles that the wealthy have which we do not often consider. What do the wealthy want? A good sleep, and fo...

Ecclesiastes 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 4 Solomon continues his testimony which sounds in many places like an ancient nihilistic worldview, which makes sense because he has left Christ out of it. In the many places where God is mentioned, the name Yahweh (who is Christ) never appears once. However if we place Christ, life is no longer nihilistic but sup...

Ecclesiastes 3 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 3 we come to the famous passage sung by the band the seekers. Solomon makes a series of 14 comparison observations about time and life. He then goes on to continue the idea of what is the point of life. Of course the burden of sin is on everyone and without Christ to lift it off, life is a complete burden. Solomon...

Ecclesiastes 2 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 2 Solomon continues his testimony. He had concluded that laughter was meaningless, but of course that is only if you don’t have christ. Christ brings laughter and joy to your life. The son of Abraham was named Isaac because it means laughter, and Isaac was the seed of Abraham, a picture of Christ. We continue thor...

Ecclesiastes 1 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Ecclesiastes 1 we meet the preacher (koheleth) who has gathered an assembly the ecclesia for a special message. But the message turns out to be really strange. The preacher is King Solomon and despite being so wise, he starts speaking about the foolish things he has done, and seems to be peddling a message of nihilism. He seem...

Proverbs 31 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 31 we come to the last and possibly the most interesting chapter in the book of Proverbs. We also meet Lemuel, a wise man who was taught by his unnamed mother. He was the king of Massa, possibly an Arabian place, but in any case we have the wisdom here of a woman passed down through her son. And here we meet the woman of...

Proverbs 30 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 30 we now come to mee Agur son of Jakeh - a wise man. We encounter his wisdom and his collection of tetrads, that is sayings that come in groups of four.

Proverbs 29 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 29 the proverbs of Solomon continue, but now these were his proverbs compiled by Hezekiah’s men. Here we learn that a person with a hard heart who ignores advice is suddenly destroyed and has no second chances… and a few stories go with this too. Don’t be that person

Proverbs 28 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 28 the proverbs of Solomon continue, but now these were his proverbs compiled by Hezekiah’s men. Here we learn the damage that is done when you conceal your sins, and why people might do that. We also learn how foolish it is to trust yourself.

Proverbs 27 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 27 the proverbs of Solomon continue, but now these were his proverbs compiled by Hezekiah’s men. Here we learn not to boast about tomorrow, and we learn to trust the wounds inflicted by a friend. We also consider the crucible of the heart…. what is that and why is it necessary?

Proverbs 26 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 26 the proverbs of Solomon continue, but now these were his proverbs compiled by Hezekiah’s men. Here we learn not to grab a dog by the ears. That might be common sense, but it was a proverb speaking about something else.

Proverbs 25 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 25 the proverbs of Solomon continue, but now these were his proverbs compiled by Hezekiah’s men. Here we learn about what gives God glory, and what gives people glory. Interestingly we find proverbs here advocating that we feed our enemy, and in doing so pour coals of fire on his head. This was quoted by Paul in Romans 1...

Proverbs 24 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Proverbs 24 the proverbs of Solomon continue. Here we learn not to celebrate when a competitor goes down, God isn’t happy with that for various reasons… but why?