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Proverbs
Chapter
04
{Chapter
4 - What Solomon Taught His Son Rehoboam}
1~~'Hear,
listen and obey' {shama`},
you
children {ben},
the
doctrine/instruction
{muwcar - 'to train by discipline' - to teach under authority will
teach the principal of respect for authority - that child will respect
authority for life - if this is not taught the child will not respect
others, their property, their rights - a bad start in life}
of
a father {'ab},
and
'listen carefully' to know doctrine {biynah}.
{biynah - 'doctrine in the right lobe'}
2~~For
I {Solomon}
give
you {Rehoboam}
good
doctrine/'teaching of what we believe' {leqach} . . .
forsake
you not my law {towrah}.
3~~For
I {Solomon}
was
my father's son {David's son},
tender
and unique/only
{means that after the death of Absalom, David selected him to be
the next king}
beloved
in the sight of my mother {Bathsheba}.
4~~He
{David} taught me {Solomon} also,
and
said unto me,
"Let
your 'right lobe'/heart
retain
my words/'doctrinal communications {dabar} . . .
keep
my commandments {mitzvah},
and
live.
{meaning 'how to live the spiritual life' to live by divine
viewpoint -
to Walk in the Righteous Ways of God}
5~~Get
doctrine/wisdom {chokmah}
{chokmah - the only wisdom that counts - doctrine resident in
your soul}. . .
get
'understanding of doctrine' {biynah}.
{biynah - 'doctrine in the right lobe'}.
Forget it {his imploring from father to son} not.
Neither
decline from the words/'doctrinal communications' {dabar}
of
my mouth.
{Lover's
Terms - 'How much 'heavy necking' have you done with doctrine?'}
6~~Forsake
her {doctrine} not . .
and
she shall preserve you.
Love
her . . .
{active . . . aggressive love}
and
she shall guard you.
{Note: The analogy is 'right man' - the believer - pursuing after his 'right woman' - God and His Word here. In the book of Jeremiah, Jeremiah uses the analogy often for the man being adulterous to his right woman - by going into the Phallic Cult idolatry. So, here Solomon is saying to love God and His Word as you would a woman whom you love. Be aggressive. Actively pursue her (doctrine). And, the only true love starts with love in the soul. You must know a woman's soul/thinking to really love her. The same with God and His Word.}
7~~Wisdom/
'application
of Divine Viewpoint to experience'{chokmah} . . .
is
the paramount thing.
Therefore
get wisdom . . .
and
with all your getting . . .
get
'understanding of Divine Viewpoint'/
'doctrine
resident in your soul' {biynah}.
8~~Exalt/'Esteem
highly' {calal} her {doctrine}
{calal - means to dress her up nicely and show her off - take her
out and show her off to the world - show her a good time - take
her with you wherever you go!}
and
she shall promote you!
She
{doctrine} shall bring you to honor,
when
you do 'embrace her' {chabaq}.
{chabaq - is stronger than embrace. It is a very descriptive word
for 'making love to her'.}
{Note: This whole section is one of having a true interest in doctrine, courting her, showing her off to the world - and SHE will bring to you promotion (spiritual promotion and possibly physical promotion in time also but certainly in eternity future) and honor (both in time and eternity).}
9~~She
{doctrine}
shall
give to your head an ornament of grace . . .
a
'crown of glory' shall she deliver to you.
{Note: This is an analogy to a 'status symbol' - a beautiful woman on the arm of a 'great man'. Have doctrine with you and be honored and 'walk with confidence' when she travels with YOU!}
10~~'Hear,
listen and obey' {shama`},
O
my son, and receive my sayings;
and
the years of your life shall be many.
{Note: Doctrine is life. Doctrine should be your life. Again this is the concept of a fulfilled, happy life as opposed to a large number of years. They may come also, but God takes the mature believer at the right time - HE knows when that is.}
11~~I
{Solomon} have taught you {Rehoboam}
in
the way of wisdom.
I
have led you in right paths.
{Walking in the righteous Ways of God}
{A
rebound verse quoted in Hebrews 12:13}
12~~When
you go,
your
steps shall not be 'in distress'/'in dire straits' {yatsar}.
And
when you run . . .
you
shall not stumble.
13~~'Take
fast hold' {chazaq}
{'take hold' is an analogy of your woman going out the door! She is
walking out on you. Don't let her get away!}
of
doctrine/'training by discipline'/instruction {muwcar}.
Let her {doctrine} not go.
Keep her . . . for she {doctrine} is your life!
14~~Enter
not into the path of the wicked,
and
go not in the way {manner of life} of evil men.
{Note: But this is what Rehoboam did. This is the story of I Kings 12:8. He turned down his wise counselors who had been with Solomon instead following the advice of his young friends and he divided the kingdom.}
15~~Avoid
it . . . pass not by it . . . turn from it . . . and pass away.
{meaning to stay away from evil counselors - their thinking (and
actions from those thoughts) will ruin you. Apparently Solomon
saw that even as a teenager Rehoboam was influenced by the
wrong crowd.}
{Description
of the Wrong Crowd (in particular those who Gave Counsel to Rehoboam
in I Kings 12:8)}
16-17~~For
they sleep not . . . except they have done mischief.
{means they can not go to bed happy unless they have done
something to harm someone}
And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17~~
For
they eat the bread of wickedness,
and
drink the wine of violence.
18~~But
{in contrast to the wicked thinkers - 'but' here means 'separate
from them'}
the
path of the just/righteous {tsaddiyq} . . . {is}
as
the shining light,
that
shines more and more
unto
the perfect day.
{the perfect day is the day you die - and the death of the
righteous is perfect - principal of dying grace}
19~~The way {manner of life} of the wicked is as darkness.
They
know not at what they stumble.
{these people simply do not know what they are doing - Walking
using your own human viewpoint means it is like you stumble
through the dark all your life}
20~~My son, attend to my words.
Incline your ear unto my sayings.
21~~Let
them {categories of doctrine}
not
depart from your eyes.
Keep
them in the middle
of
your 'right lobe'/heart {mentality of the soul}.
22~~For
they {principals of doctrine}
are
life unto those that find them.
And health to all their flesh.
23~~Keep
your 'right lobe'/heart with all diligence.
{work hard to avoid the mental attitude sins}
For
out of it are the issues of life.
{every issue in your life comes out of your thinking - you replace
your human viewpoint with God's divine viewpoint and He can
produce divine good through you. You Walk with your human
viewpoint and no matter what you do (good, neutral, or bad) it is
all wood, hay and stubble - and does not advance the plan of God
- He is divine and only rewards that which is 'divine good' (and
only He can produce divine anything - and that is produced under
the energy of God the Holy Spirit).}
24~~Put
away from you a perverted {`iqq@shuwth} mouth.
{sins of the tongue originate from mental attitude sins - you are
adding sin to sin - gossip, maligning, belittler}
And
perverse/deviated/crooked {l@zuwth} lips . . . put far from you.
{these are Rehoboam's friends who are constantly putting down
others}
25~~Let
your eyes look 'right on' {nokach}.
{right on here is Occupation with Christ}
Let your eyelids look straight before you.
26~~Ponder the path of your feet.
Let all your Ways {manners of life} be established.
27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left.
{idiom like we would say 'hit the nail on the head' - to be 'right on
target'}
Remove
your foot from evil.
{this means to use I John 1:9 and rebound your sins whenever you
have committed a known sin - then you are back in fellowship and,
in the Church Age, filled with God the Holy Spirit}
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