BIBLE STUDY: PROVERBS LESSON 2 1:1-7
NETTIE-OLOGY: There are three books in the Bible I love to read and meditate on: Job, I have read it more than I have read the entire Bible; Song of Solomon, not only is it a sexy read but it is an intense read; and Ecclesiastes, I have yet to unpack the simplest of its’ writings. But, I have never really had an interest in the book of Proverbs until now.
It is hard these days to obtain “wise counsel” (verse 5).
This is where it begins: The words of King Solomon written for all those who do not want to repeat his mistakes. Many people read a chapter a day, I cannot because I have been known to meditate on one verse for weeks.
PROVERBS 1:7 THE EXPANDED BIBLE
Knowledge begins with ·respect [fear; awe] for the Lord, but fools ·hate [despise] wisdom and ·discipline [self-control; instruction].
YHWH is the creator of everything. “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” (John 1:3 King James Version)If we digest that fact, and allow it to be absorbed into our souls we will understand how ignorant we are. I am a finite being serving an infinite Creator; anyone who accepts this understands the importance of His word.
The beginning of knowledge is the realization that His words are powerful. He said: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11 KING JAMES VERSION) No man or beast has that much power but a fool believes he does.
There are many foolish people on earth today that will deny the power and authority of YHWH. They hate wisdom and discipline, they reject the Truth that is found in the gospel and proclaim their own truth.
“A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel”, Proverbs 1:5. It is not the wisdom of man that makes one wise but the wisdom that comes from the Creator of heaven and earth. In verse 2 of Proverbs 1, King Solomon says you need “to perceive the words of understanding”. This is not about book learning.
PROVERBS 1:1-7 NEW KING JAMES VERSION
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding,
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity;
4 To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion—
5 A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
It was my mother who pushed me to YHWH and away from foolishness. I asked my mother: Why did she not get the last two credits she needed to obtain her degree? My mother simply responded there was no need. She would not have made more money, she would not have obtained more knowledge than she was getting via her life experiences and she would not have had been able to create any better connections than she already had. My mother also knew a lot of church leaders from a variety of denominations, they did not impress her either.
PROVERBS 1:7 THE VOICE
Let us begin. The worship of the Eternal One, the one True God, is the first step toward knowledge. Fools, however, do not fear God and cannot stand wisdom or guidance.
written by Marsha L F Randolph
NETTIE-OLOGY /NETTIE-ISM reflects the opinions of and is the soul property of the author MARSHA L F RANDOLPH. All rights reserved- do not use without permission. Disagreeing with what is written is not offensive to the author a disagreeable comment will be deleted.
No comments:
Post a Comment