# The MacArthur Daily Bible

## Metadata
- Author: [[John F. MacArthur Jr.]]
- Full Title: The MacArthur Daily Bible
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- 10:25 silver and gold…horses. The wisdom God had given to Solomon (v. 24) caused many rulers, like the queen of Sheba (vv. 1–13), to bring presents to Solomon as they sought to buy his wisdom to be applied in their own nations. These gifts led Solomon to multiply for himself horses, as well as silver and gold, precisely that which God’s king was warned against in Deuteronomy 17:16, 17. Solomon became ensnared by the blessings of his own wisdom and disobeyed God’s commands. ([Location 20613](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004MYH1K2&location=20613))
- Matthew often referred to places where Old Testament scriptures were fulfilled. He quoted from the Old Testament more than 60 times, more frequently than any other New Testament writer, except Paul in Romans. ([Location 56779](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004MYH1K2&location=56779))
- The description in Genesis 1:1 that “God created the heavens and the earth” yields three basic conclusions: 1) creation was a recent event measured in thousands not millions of years ago; 2) creation was ex nihilo, meaning that God created out of nothing; 3) creation was special, with light and time being the first of God’s creative acts, since the day-count (Gen. 1:5) began before the creation of sun and moon (Gen. 1:16). ([Location 56788](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004MYH1K2&location=56788))