Lack of Leadership Consequences 

Bible Study Lesson from Ecclesiastes 10:11-18

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10:11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,

there is no profit for the charmer.

 

12 Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious,

but a fool is consumed by his own lips.

 

13 At the beginning his words are folly;

at the end they are wicked madness-

 

14 and the fool multiplies words.

No one knows what is coming—

who can tell him what will happen after him?

 

15 A fool's work wearies him;

he does not know the way to town.

 

16 Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant

and whose princes feast in the morning.

 

17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth

and whose princes eat at a proper time—

for strength and not for drunkenness.

 

18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag;

if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

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This is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change the way that we think, and the way that we live.

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Commentary by Bob Pardue

A Country must have Leadership

Solomon is reflecting on the decline and fall of Israel in the past. During the times when there was little or no leadership for the Israelites, the nation fell. He paints a picture of the leaders and kings during these turbulent times as being selfish and lazy.

Selfish Leaders Fall

The leaders started thinking only of themselves instead of taking the time to do what was best for the country. We have seen this happen time after time throughout history in countries all over the world. We've recently seen this in our own nation where politicians voted in laws to rule the people but they are not living under the same law.

Pray for our leaders

My plea for you today is to pray for our country (If you reside outside the United States, then of course pray for your nation) and our leaders that they might seek God's advice and direct their attention to the needs of the country and its people; not just their own.

By praying and actively listening to God, America can again become the great nation it once was. Pray for her.

Love in Christ

- Bob

Ecclesiastes 9:10-11 - The Race is NOT to the Swift