“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.” (Proverbs 1:10) “If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:” (Proverbs 1:11) “Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, … [Read more]
The Second Responsibility: “Consent Thou Not”
“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.” (Proverbs 1:10) Solomon addresses his son the second time and gives the second “not” command – “consent thou not.” Solomon stands in type for the Father-aspect of God as He instructs His spiritual … [Read more]
The First Responsibility: “Hear… and Forsake Not”
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.” (Proverbs 1:8-9) Solomon begins his instruction with a plea: “My son, hear the … [Read more]
Missed Opportunities
“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” (Genesis 12:1) “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name … [Read more]
The Second Part of the Premise of the Book of Wisdom
“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;” (Proverbs 1:1) “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;” (Proverbs 1:2) “To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;” (Proverbs … [Read more]
The Premise of the Book of Wisdom
“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;” (Proverbs 1:1) “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;” (Proverbs 1:2) “To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;” (Proverbs … [Read more]
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