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Proverbs
Chapter
27 (Continued)
{Crucible
Proverb (Parabolic Distich - 1st line illustrates 2nd line)}
21~~As
the crucible/'fining pot' for silver,
and
the furnace/'smelting pot' for gold . . .
so
is a man to his praise.
{Note: This verse starts with a clay or porcelain pot filled with silver ore. The principle is the crucible is used to separate the silver from the slag and scum and you do it by applying heat. The silver melts and separates from the rest of the ore. Silver represents that which is true. Slag is what is false. The heat is bible doctrine. Learning doctrine is NOT the 'end'. It is the beginning. After applying the 'heat', you must apply it to life's experiences.}
{Note: The 'praise' goes back to the 'eyes of man' of the previous verse - it is the lust pattern of the OSN - here his approbation lust (lust for attention, praise, power, importance, etc.).}
{Mortar
Proverb}
22~~Though
you should 'grind a fool into powder' {kathash 'eviyl}
in
a mortar among wheat with a pestle,
yet
will not his foolishness depart from him.
{Note: A mortar was a container that was used to crush grain. Kathash means to pound or crush or grind to powder something in the mortar. The fool is a believer without doctrine and the crushing is self-induced misery. He does not operate his life on doctrinal principles so he has mental attitude sins - bitterness, envy, jealousy, etc. - and in the analogy he is pounding himself to power in this mortar. And a 'pestle' is a club-shaped, hand-held tool used to crush things in a mortar.}
{Note: The 'wheat' becomes bread when it is crushed. So, the wheat is those taking in doctrine and still being crushed with the circumstances of life, but the wheat becomes something productive. The believer who stays with doctrine is one that eventually can be used by God to advance His plan.}
{Verses
23-27: Believers and Business Relationships}
23~~Knowing
. . . you shall know {yada` yada`}
the
state of your flocks,
and
'look well' to your herds
{idiom: Literally: 'lay it to heart'}.
{Note: The doubling of a word in the Hebrew is very strong. yada` means to know. The 'state of your flocks' is an analogy for 'business'. This was an agricultural economy. Means to know your business!}
24~~For
riches {profits from business} are not forever . . .
and
does the crown {glamour of business}
endure
to every generation?
{Note: Profits from business will not be taken to Phase III - it is only for Phase II. Believers with doctrine in their souls can allow God to work through them to produce divine good - which has permanent results.}
25~~The
hay {a form of business capital} appears,
and
the tender grass {feed for the animals} shows itself,
and
'herbs of the mountains' {another form of capital} are gathered.
{Production
from Capitalism}
26~~The
lambs are for your clothing,
and
the goats are the price of the field.
{Note: The fleece of the lambs is sold under business enterprise. The fleece is converted into thread and the thread into clothing. The goats are sold and they can use the money to buy a new field.}
{Dividends
and Profits}
27~~And
you shall have goats' milk enough for your food,
for
the food of your household,
and
for the maintenance for your maidens.
{Note: The maidens are analogous to employees today. They worked the fields, crush the grapes, etc. So here the principle is that an enterprise pays for the owner and his family and his employees.}
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