10/23/2023 0 Comments Cow hides meaningJealousy: “Is a raging emotion that defies reason at times and takes the form of destructive violence, like a consuming fire.” (Ross) It was envy that motivated the religious leaders to arrange the death of Jesus (Matthew 27:18). Who is able to stand before jealousy? Solomon pointed out that there is a power and destructive capability in jealousy that can even go beyond wrath and anger. “The metaphor depicts anger as a spiritual force that is destructive, irrational and violent.” (Waltke)ī. Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent: In all its manifestations, anger is a dangerous and difficult to control expression – like a torrent. The wrath of any person may have great consequence how much more a fool? Proverbs 27:4īut who is able to stand before jealousy?Ī. But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them: When a fool – someone who rejects God’s wisdom – expresses their anger and wrath, it is a weighty, dangerous thing. It is in the nature of a stone to be heavy and in the nature of sand to be weighty.ī. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty: Solomon appealed to self-evident truths. “A German proverb says: ‘ Eigen-Lob stinkt, Freundes Lob hinkt, Fremdes Lob klingt’-’self-praise stinks, friend’s praise limps, stranger’s praise rings.’” (Waltke) Proverbs 27:3īut a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.Ī. A stranger, and not your own lips: Honor means much more when it comes from an outside source, even a stranger than being the product of self-praise and self-promotion. Modern technology gives us many more methods and opportunities to praise ourselves, but we should avoid such self-praise.ī. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: We should stay away from self-promotion in its many forms. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth Ī. We may, indeed, be thankful for our ignorance.” Proverbs 27:2 Happy for us is it that our eyes cannot penetrate the thick veil which God hangs between us and to- morrow, that we cannot see beyond the spot where we now are, and that, in a certain sense, we are utterly ignorant as to the details of the future. “To know the good might lead us to presumption, to know the evil might tempt us to despair. Spurgeon considered what a blessing it was that we do not know what a day may bring forth. David in his prosperity said, that he should ‘never be moved’ but he soon after found a sore alteration: God confuted his confidence.” (Trapp) “Little doth any man know what is in the womb of tomorrow, till God hath signified his will by the event. “The verse is not ruling out wise planning for the future, only one’s overconfident sense of ability to control the future-and no one can presume on God’s future.” (Ross) For you do not know what a day may bring forth: We don’t know what tomorrow may hold, so we should have a humble attitude towards the future, as James 4:13-16 also speaks of. It is easy to boast about tomorrow, especially with our modern arrogance of continual progress.ī. Do not boast about tomorrow: It is human nature to be overly confident in what future days hold. Proverbs 27 – Planning for the Future, Receiving Honor Proverbs 27:1įor you do not know what a day may bring forth.Ī.
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