Proverbs Chapter 9

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PROVERBS CHAPTER 9

I. OUTLINE: I. The Rival Feasts In Life: 9:1-18 A. The Feast Offered By Wisdom: 9:1-6 B. The Closed And Opened Mind: 9:7-12 C. The Feast Offered By Folly: 9:13-18 In this life two options or feasts are offered. One is offered by wisdom and the other by foolishness. The centerpiece of this chapter (7-12) describes the typical products of the above opposing camps: “the scoffer, with his closed mind, and the wise man, ever teachable and ever progressing” (Kidner p. 81).

II. COMMENTARY: 9:1 “What wisdom constructs is spacious and enduring….the pillars may represent no more than recognizable structural features of a large and well-built house” (Kidner p. 82). Note, wisdom does offer pleasure and fun. But her rewards are real and lasting. In contrast to the false promises of the harlot, wisdom offers her guests a strong, well-built, magnificent place, pure, real and wholesome pleasures, and a life crowned with blessedness. The life (house) that wisdom offers is both sturdy and complete (Matthew 7:24-27). This is the same type of life that Jesus talked about, a life that is built upon the bedrock of His teachings. 9:2 “Mixed her wine”-may refer to diluting wine with water. Undiluted wine was considered distasteful by the Jews, and the wine of the Passover consisted of three parts water and one part wine. In addition to this, spices were often added besides water to enhance the flavor. Since we are dealing with wisdom here, but must reject the idea that wisdom would add drugs to this wine to make it

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