Proverbs 8                                                    Book of Proverbs  

Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

 

11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

• Roman 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
  2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
  3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
  4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
  5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
  6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
  7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

• God loves those that want to follow Him

18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

• Because you have wisdom, wisdom will help you

19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

• Wisdom is always there forever, wisdom will out smart Satan evils ways

20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

• I walk in the right ways of what's right

21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

• I'm with those that love Me.
• Follow wisdom, be wise, and wisdom will be with you
• Their treasures = treasuries

22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

• Begotten before the world... born in the world.
• Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
• All things ever created were created specifically for God's pleasure.
• He alone is counted worthy to receive honor, glory and power, because in Him alone resides the power to create.
• Man created in His likeness, before the foundation of the world.
• Colossian 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
  16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
  17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

• Setup = found
• Set from everlasting = from the outset of the ages = Before this earth age (Genesis 1)

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

• Before the seas (Genesis 1)

25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

• Before The habitable of the world

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

• I was, Before this earth age

27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

• Compass = a circle, or vault
• Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
  5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
  6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
  7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
  8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
  9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,
  10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
• Job 38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
  12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
  13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
  14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
  15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

• I was by = I became beside Him
• John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  2 The same was in the beginning with God.
  3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
  4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

• Men = Adam
• They were happy and I was happy
• First earth age, before Satan stopped loving God
• Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
• Till iniquity was found in thee - Until he stopped loving God.

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

• Happy are those that keep My ways

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

• Study and hear God's word
• II Timothy 2:15 ''Study to show thyself approved unto God''.

34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

• Revelation 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
• Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

• Fineth = resurrection, and life eternal
• 1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
  13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

• Love death = live and act so as to lose life.
• This is the second death (Revelation 20, the lake of fire)
• Matthews10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• He saying, why are you listen to false pastors, they don't know My word
• Wisdom is to Be wiser than Satan

• 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 - page 25