_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 in his patient, he sees that
he is provided with food that will satisfy his hunger. As God has
giv... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 2:7. SOUND WISDOM. Miller translates this word “_something
stable_.” It is used but twelve times in Scripture; in Job 5:12, it
is translated “enterprise,” but the rendering given here would
well fit the context there; and so in every other case. THAT WALK
UPRIGHTLY, litera... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 2:12. DELIVER, “snatch,” as a brand out of the fire. EVIL
MAN, rather “an evil way.”
Proverbs 2:13. “Level” paths.
PROVERBS 2:16. STRANGE, “unknown,” “_wanton_” (see 1 Kings
11:1).
PROVERBS 2:17. GUIDE, or “companion,” “confidant,” her lawful
husband.
PROVERBS 2:18. HOU... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:21_
THE CONTRAST IN THE END FROM THE CONTRAST IN THE WAY
If men walk in two directly opposite directions they cannot possibly
arrive at the same goal.
I. THE HISTORIC ILLUSTRATION OF THIS TRUTH. The first inhabitants of
Canaan were allowed to dwell i... [ Continue Reading ]