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We continue our series on Proverbs by turning our attention to Chapter 4. I lay out some key takeaways below.
1. Cultivate a Loving, Loyal Relationship With Wisdom. I'm currently reading In Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer and he speaks about cultivating a relationship with Jesus Christ (who is...
This last part of my discussion of Chapter 3 highlights, among other things, some practical advice that Proverbs provides in terms of social relationships.
1. Do No Evil to Your Neighbor (Not Even in Your Thoughts). This is from Proverbs 3:29 (ESV) and as I think many of us can attest if we...
Below please find a continuation of my discussion of Chapter 3 of Proverbs.
1. Give to the Lord. "Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits…" (Proverbs 3:9 ESV). I think the use of "honor" here is appropriate. The Lord does not need anything from us so when we give something to...
Today I continue the discussion of Proverbs with Chapter 3, which provides us with some rich and practical advice as to how to have a good relationship with God and man.
1. Remember the Commandments. Proverbs 3:1 tells us that we should remember what God has told us to do. This memory can be...
I was listening to a sermon by deceased preacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones titled "The Mind of Man" (please scroll down to the bottom of the page for the sermon) and he discusses Numbers 11:4-6 and its application to the men of his day (this sermon was delivered in 1957). He covers a variety of topics...
There are a few interesting concepts in Chapter 2 that I would like to flesh out below.
1. The Way of the Righteous. There is a way of the Lord, who is "guarding the paths of justice" and watching over his saints (Proverbs 2:8 ESV). Those who walk these paths of justice are righteous, whereas...
There is much in Chapter 2 that echoes Chapter 1 and reaffirms certain principles laid out therein. I highlight some of these below.
1. Listen to Instruction. As noted in Proverbs 1:8 (ESV) you must hear by "making your ear attentive to wisdom" (Proverbs 2:2 ESV). Oftentimes we hear but we...
I want to wrap up this analysis of Chapter 1 of Proverbs by highlighting an interesting aspect of wisdom. Per Proverbs, wisdom is an active force (it is mentioned as a spirit in Ephesians 1:17). It "cries aloud in the street" and raises its voice "in the markets" (Proverbs 1:20 ESV). Wisdom...
Having established that we must be in a right relationship with God before we can receive wisdom we are then introduced to two archetypes (by implication): the fool and the wise person. We are told "fools despise wisdom and instruction" (Proverbs 1:7 ESV). I will refrain from making a Mr. T joke...
The Book of Proverbs is considered to be authored by King Solomon (although which of these proverbs are "curated" from collected Jewish wisdom literature of the time and which are original to him I am not sure), who is the wisest man who ever lived and ever shall live (1 Kings 12 ESV). I think...
We oftentimes hear that we should stand up for ourselves and fight for what's ours. While I agree that there are rights that are worth defending oftentimes the methods we choose of defending those rights are not in accordance with the will of God. When we walk in the will of God and give him a...
I had originally planned to put this in my "Power of the Tongue" series but after spending some time thinking about it I think this blog post would be better off as a stand-alone. For those who have not read the "Power of Tongue" series of posts I am currently blogging about the Bible's...
Having discussed why our words are important I will next discuss the nature of the tongue, which we can wield for good or evil.
The Nature of the Tongue
I believe the power of the tongue is explained well by the Lord's brother James. "How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire [that...
I was reading through Proverbs Chapter 12 today and I found multiple references to the power of words. This served as an opportunity for me to reflect on some of the ways that words are discussed in the Bible and their implications. This first blog entry is part of a planned series of entries on...