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The promise. The highest blessedness is to know God John 17:3. If any
distinction between “the Lord” יהוה _y__e__hovâh_ and
“God” אלהים _'elohı̂ym_ can be pressed here, it is that in
the former the p...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1)_
2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs
2:10)
3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20)...
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THIRD DISCOURSE. The wise man praises Wisdom, describing the blessings
of obedience to her. The deeper religious element in wisdom appears,
the fundamental conception of Hebrew prophecy, that the know...
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THEN. In that case. See notes above.
THE FEAR, &C. That is only "the beginning of wisdom", not the end. See
note on Proverbs 1:7.
FIND. What He has hidden (Proverbs 2:7).
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App...
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DISCOURSE: 754
THE WAY OF ATTAINING DIVINE KNOWLEDGE
Proverbs 2:1. My Son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my
commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
and apply thin...
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CHAPTER 2
TEXT Proverbs 2:1-9
1.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee;
2.
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,
And apply thy heart to understanding;
3....
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Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the
knowledge of God.
THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD, AND FIND THE
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. "Then," the consequent of the "if," ;...
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THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM
1-4. The condition which must be fulfilled. Spinoza said, 'The effort
to understand is the first and sole basis of virtue.'...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
V1 My son, accept my words!
Hide my commands inside yourself!
v2
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THE REWARD OF WISDOM
If we respect God, then we shall become wise. God gives his wisdom to
us. We are his people, and he guards us. He defends us, and he
protects us. Psalms 23 compares God to a man...
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FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. — It is the highest of all gifts, even
eternal life itself, to know God, the Giver of all good things. It was
to bestow this knowledge upon man that Christ came into the wor...
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אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְ
דַ֖עַת אֱלֹ
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CHAPTER 3
WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT
"To deliver thee from the way of the evil man…To deliver thee from
the strange woman."- Proverbs 2:12
WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the whole u...
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WISDOM GUARDS FROM EVIL
Proverbs 2:1-22
Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its
treasures. _Understanding,_ Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs
2:9; Proverbs 2:11.
If...
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From here and through chapter 8 we have a series of parental counsels.
These all begin with the address, "My son," and deal with the value of
wisdom, and make many practical applications.
The first o...
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Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the (e)
knowledge of God.
(e) This (he says) is the true wisdom to know and fear God....
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_WISDOM’S COUNSELS_
‘My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments
with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine
heart to understanding; … then shalt thou u...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 9.
There are two very distinct parts in this book. The first nine Chapter
s, which give the great general principles; and the proverbs, properly
so...
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THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD,.... The grace of
fear, and the exercise of it: which is the beginning of wisdom and
knowledge, and is a treasure itself, Proverbs 1:7. By means of the...
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Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the
knowledge of God.
Ver. 5. _Then shalt thou understand._] Then shalt thou be as those
noble Romans were, Rom 15:14 "full of goodness, fill...
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_My son_, &c. These words are spoken by Solomon, either, 1st, In the
name of wisdom, as before: or rather, 2d, In his own name. _If thou
wilt hide my commandments with thee_ Wilt lay them up in thy mi...
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then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, making this childlike
reverence for Jehovah, the outflow of faith, one's most valuable
possession, AND FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, for the fear of God i...
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ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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1-9 Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain
that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does
not do away the necessity of our diligence, John 6:27. Let them s...
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Proverbs 2:5 understand H995 (H8799) fear H3374 LORD H3068 find H4672
(H8799) knowledge H1847 God H430...
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SOLOMON CALLS ON HIS ‘SON' TO RECEIVE HIS WORDS WITH A VIEW TO
ATTAINING A TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD WHICH WILL CAUSE HIM TO REVERENCE
HIM (PROVERBS 2:1).
The first voice that speaks to the young man is t...
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FEAR
Also; (Proverbs 3:7);
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
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Proverbs 2:1
This is only one passage out of many in which wisdom is connected with
religion, in which it is asserted that a religious fear of God is the
first step in true wisdom, and that he who wo...
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Proverbs 2:2
I. Solomon's meaning is, that we are to begin life by fearing God,
without understanding it; as a child obeys his parents without
understanding the meaning of their commands. If we do not...
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CONTENTS: How wisdom is to be obtained and used. The unspeakable
advantage of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: God has provided that those who are sincerely disposed to
do...
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Proverbs 2:1. _Hide my commandments with thee,_ as a treasure is
secured in the cabinet, or as the copy of the law was put within the
ark in the holy place. The words of the law must be retained in th...
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_Find the knowledge of God._
THE BENEFITS OF RELIGION
Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial
influence on the mind. In youth, in health and prosperity, it awakens
feeli...
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_So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom._
WISDOM
This is constantly connected with religion. A religious fear of God is
the first step in true wisdom. He who would know God aright must love
Wisdo...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:5 The first benefit of wisdom is that
one WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD. This knowledge is possible
only because the Lord gives it to the UPRIGHT. Whil
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:1_
HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND DIVINE KNOWLEDGE
I. DIVINE KNOWLEDGE IS WITHIN THE REACH OF THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.
When a physician has created an appetite...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 2:1
3. _Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise
from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. _This
discourse divides itself into three...
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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to
understanding; Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up...
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1 John 5:20; 2 Chronicles 1:10; Hosea 6:3; Jeremiah 24:7; Jeremia