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Proverbs
Chapter
31
{Title
of the Chapter}
1~~
The words/'doctrinal communications' {dabar}
to
the king {melek - reference to his son Solomon}
belonging
to 'Elohiym/Godhead { l@muw'el}. . .
The
statement of doctrine
which
his mother {Bathsheba}
communicated
to him.
2~~What,
my son {Solomon}?
{means 'why are you my son'? - explaining that there are other
sons of David ahead of him in the line to king - what is life all
about}
And what, the son of my womb?
And what, the son of my vows?
{Note: Bathsheba to Solomon. She foresees 2 great dangers - wine and women. What kind of a man and king will he be?}
3~~Do
not give your virtue/'sexual vigor'
unto
women {warning against fornication} . . .
Nor
your ways to the things that ruin kings
{explanation follows - she is referring to alcoholism}.
{Verses
4-9: What Bathsheba taught Solomon about Drinking}
{Verses
4-5: Men in Places of Authority Should Not Drink}
4~~It
is not for kings,
O
'you belonging to God' {l@muw'el},
it
is not for kings to drink wine;
nor
for princes strong drink . . . 5``
lest
they drink, and forget what has been ordained,
and
infringe on the rights of the afflicted.
{Verses
6-7: Correct Use of Alcohol}
6``
Give strong drink to the hapless
and
wine to the embittered.
7``
Let them drink and forget their poverty,
and
remember his misery no more.
{Verses
8-9: Clear Thinking Needed to Administer a Nation -
Alcohol Hinders That}
8``Speak
up for the dumb . . .
for
the rights of all the unfortunate.
9``Speak
up, judge righteously . . .
champion
the poor and needy.
{Acrostic
of the Integrity of a Mature Woman - here Solomon about His Mother Bathsheba}
10~~A
woman of capacity, who can find?
For
far beyond pearls . . . is her value
{pearls are the ultimate in class}.
11~~The
'right lobe'/heart of her lord/husband
has
confidence in her
so
that he shall not be without profit
{husband will not have to be arguing and straining with a spiritually
mature wife}.
12~~She will cause him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13a~~She
searches diligently for wool, and flax.
{means a stay at home mom co-ordinates her clothing and dresses
to please her husband}
13b~~And
works with pleasure with her hands.
{means a stay at home mom finds things she enjoys to keep busy
while her husband is away - so she is not bored and nagging
when he returns - she must think and she must work}
14a~~She is like the ships of the merchants.
14b~~From
afar she causes food to be brought
{means a stay at home mom must be well organized and take care
of the household duties}.
15~~She
rises up while it is still dark
and
gives food to her family
and
assigns duties/jobs for her maids
{means a stay at home mom - gets up early and sees her family is
cared for and if they have servants in the home, they know what
to do that day - more well organized work}.
16~~She
'considers a field and buys it' . . .
with
the production of her hands and plants a vineyard
{means this stay at home mom - Bathsheba - also made business
deals during the day Solomon was saying his mother, Bathsheba
was quite a woman and is a model for others}.
17~~She
encircles her loins with her strength,
and
encourages {him} with her arms
{means this stay at home mom - Bathsheba - also made her
husband David want to be home with her - sexual intimacy here of
course}.
18a~~She perceives/sees that her business thrives.
18b~~Her
lamp {maturity and prosperity}
shall
not be extinguished at night.
19a~~Her hands work the weaving machine.
19b~~Her hands manipulate the ball of yarn.
20a~~She holds out the palm of her hand to the poor.
20b~~She extends her hand to the miserable/wretched.
21~~She
is not afraid of the snow for her household
for
all her household are clothed in double garments of crimson.
22``She makes covers for herself.
Her
clothing is linen and purple
{she dresses well}.
23~~Being
known in gates is her lord/husband is known in the gates,
when
he sits among the rulers of the land
{Bathsheba is encouraging this for David and is not jealous of his
successes - she shares in it}
24`` She makes cloth and sells it.
And offers a girdle to the merchant.
25~~Her clothing is beauty and glamour.
She shall laugh at the next day {very content - no 'worry wrinkles'}.
26~~Her mouth she opens with wisdom/doctrine/'divine viewpoint'.
And
on her tongue is the principal of grace
{all that God does for us, and how little we are compared to Him}.
27~~She
is alert to the ways of her house,
and
she does not eat the bread of idleness/laziness.
28~~Her
sons rise up to bless her
{Solomon wrote this about his mother Bathsheba}.
Also her husband {David here}, therefore he praises her.
29~~Many
daughters
{idiom for 'girls who grow up to be mothers'}
have
manufactured ability/virtue/integrity/character
but
you . . . and only you {Bathsheba} surpass them all.
30~~Charm
is deceitful and beauty is vain
{referring to 'surface beauty' without doctrine in the soul}
but
a {mature} woman
'who
is occupied with God'/'respects Jehovah/God,
she
shall be praised
{inner beauty of doctrine in the soul of a mature woman}.
31~~'Give
her love'/'extol her' for the production of her hands
and
praise her in the gates.
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