{"id":783,"date":"2009-02-03T14:01:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T19:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2022-08-01T05:07:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:07:40","slug":"proverbs-1-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/proverbs-1-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Proverbs 1:6"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have never been a big fan of Proverbs in the Bible. I’ve always attributed it to my analytical, linear thought process.<\/p>\n

Growing up in church and a Christian school, I’ve memorized lots of one- or two-verse sections from Proverbs. But when I tried to read them in context – with their surrounding verses – I figured out why we learned just one or two at a time.<\/p>\n

In a given chapter we might memorize verse 10. \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0631\u0628\u062d \u0645\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642\u064a<\/a> But many times it didn’t have a lot to do with verses 9 or 11, much less verses 1 and 25! And that really bother(s\/ed) me! It’s too disjointed, too disconnected. 888 casino arab<\/a> <\/p>\n

But I finally decided to read through Proverbs for the first time in a very long time – one chapter per day (probably shouldn’t have chosen February!). And, being the (usually) logical person I am, I read chapter one<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

I had to laugh when I got only six verses in (using the NET Bible<\/a>). The writer, Solomon, introduced his collection of proverbs with four purpose statements in verses 1-6<\/a>. Here’s the fourth purpose:<\/p>\n

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To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles. Proverbs 1:6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Get it? He wrote them the way he did to help us understand old people! No, wait. That’s not right. \u00a0: )<\/p>\n

He wrote them in a style that would cause us to think and ponder life from a different perspective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He wrote them to get people like me<\/span><\/strong> to think differently<\/strong> – outside the box, if you will.<\/p>\n

He wrote them to show us that there is more than one way to look at things and only fools refuse to consider other options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ouch!<\/em><\/p>\n

Looks like I’m behind the ball on this one. It’s way past time for me to dig into this book.<\/p>\n

And, yeah, Proverbs will show up in upcoming weekend messages as God talks to me through this book I don’t know as well as I thought I did. \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0639\u062c\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0648\u062f<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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