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Proverbs 31
Book of
Proverbs
Proverbs 31:1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother
taught him.
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The words of king Lemuel
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Lemuel = to El and El, a king
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To king Lemuel: a burden which his mother
(repeatedly) taught him.
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For Solomon: A Prince and King
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Solomon was the royal seed in the line of Him
Who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
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Warnings
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Women and wine
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows?
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings.
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His mother is saying, Have a good woman by your
side
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor
for princes strong drink:
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Don't be drinking, and make decision
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any
of the afflicted.
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Have God laws in front of you, to make fair
decison
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Don't be drinking why your in judgment, you
can't make a fair decision
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
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1 Tim 5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a
little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine
often infirmities.
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It's okay to drink just a little wine for the
stomach, just before bed
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Of heavy hearts = bitter of soul
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no
more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed
to destruction.
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Such as are appointed to destruction = In Hebrew
= sons of destruction
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Roman 8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are
killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and
needy.
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Always take care of the poor and the needy
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Speak up for the needy
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
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A man that finds = A woman of strength, she is
the greatest gift a man can have
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A woman that will take care of her family
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Note the warning against foreign women, which
alas!
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Solomon failed to heed.
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This is why the book closes with the eulogy of
the model Israelitish matron
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See Ap 74
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Virtuous = the English use of this word limits
it to one kind of excellence.
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The meaning of the Hebrew is wider: hayil =
strong in all moral qualities
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall
have no need of spoil.
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She does her part, he can trust her
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Doth = trust in = hath confided in = Ap 69
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No need = no lack
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Spoil = gain
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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She take care of her home
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Evil = mischief
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Who's her husband?
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Christ (Revelation 19)
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
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Her occupation
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She makes her own clothing = her works
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She enjoys taking care of her family
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Willingly with her hands = with her hands good
will
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Revelation 19:7 Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
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Notice the word used here is ''wife'', not
widow, virgin, or bride. Which were words used through out
Revelation to denote His wife.
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He has returned and claimed His own, the first
fruits, or elect, They have become His wife again.
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And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of
saints.
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''Righteousness'' in the original text reads
''righteous acts''.
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This explains how the wife in verse 7 makes
herself ready.
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Clean and white bright and pure. The fine linen
is, your ''righteous acts'' this is your works. That she, the elect,
accomplished in the face of Satan.
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Revelation 3:17 Because
thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of
nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
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Revelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the
fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest
be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and
anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.
Revelation 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write,
Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto
me, These are the true sayings of God.
14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her
household, and a portion to her maidens.
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Meat = (live) prey, put by fig. Synecdoche (of
species) Ap 6, for all kinds of food
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands
she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out
by night.
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Candle = lamp
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Her husband = Christ
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She's working for The Lord
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
hands to the needy.
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Her character, and Bounty
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God's elect will help the poor, reach out her
hands
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God' elect teaches God's words not man's word
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her
household are clothed with scarlet.
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Her household
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Is not = will not
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Scarlet = double change of garments
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Clothing = Gospel Armour
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Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and
purple.
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Herself, without
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Her clothing = white garment = Your righteous
acts
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She witnesses for God, she helps people
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders
of the land.
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Her husband
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Ap 6
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Know Fig. Metonymy (of cause) for the result of
that knowledge: viz. respect from all at the
city gate, which includes high and low, rich and
poor, peasants, labourers and judges
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto
the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time
to come.
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She is prepared, she doesn't worry about
tomorrow
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She shall rejoice = she laugheth at the future
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Strength and honour are her clothing = doing
God's work
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She shall rejoice in time to come = When Christ
returns
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of
kindness.
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Her character, Wisdom
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She teaches God's word not man's words
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She gets the word of God, from The Bible
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the
bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he
praiseth her.
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Christ tells us, He's going to be with us, IF
you follow Him and keep His commandments
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised.
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She has the smile and the Holy Spirit
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her
in the gates.
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Herself, Within
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Her righteous garments in heaven = Her works =
(Revelation 19)
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The wedding of Christ = bride (Revelation 19)
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
•
The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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