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 Proverbs chapter 3, verses 13 to 35.

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 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.

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 For the gain from her is better than gain from silver, and her profit better than gold.

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 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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 Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

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 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

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 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her.

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 Those who hold her fast are called blessed.

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 The Lord, by wisdom, founded the earth.

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 By understanding, he established the heavens.

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 By his knowledge, the deeps broke open, and the clouds dropped down the dew.

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 My son, do not lose sight of these.

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 Keep sound wisdom and discretion, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

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 Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.

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 If you lie down, you will not be afraid.

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 When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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 Do not be afraid of sudden terror, or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

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 For the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.

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 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

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 Do not say to your neighbor, go and come again.

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 Tomorrow I will give it, when you have it with you.

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 Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you.

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 Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

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 Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways.

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 For the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.

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 The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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 Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.

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 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.

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 This is God's holy and authoritative word.

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 The main point of this passage, as I unpack it, you'll see is that we should humbly confide in God's grace,

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 rather than pridefully contend for self-advancement among our neighbors.

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 It's about cultivating trust in God that enables us to live as good neighbors, doing good works in our world.

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 First, in verses 13 to 26, it talks about the value of wisdom.

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 And then in the following verses, verses 27 to 35, it talks about the virtues of wisdom.

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 Why wisdom is necessary, and what wisdom looks like.

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 That's the first, the division of this passage.

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 Let's look at the value of wisdom to begin.

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 Verses 13 to 16 really is, well, 13 to 26 actually is an introduction to the lesson that comes in verses 27 to 35.

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 And here he talks about the value of wisdom to tell us to treasure it.

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 And it's further subdivided into three parts, so you can see it.

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 Verses 13 to 18, it tells us about the value of wisdom to man.

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 Verse 13 begins, blessed is the one who finds wisdom.

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 That's literally, blessed is the man who finds wisdom.

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 The Hebrew word for man that's used here is Adam.

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 That's where we get the name Adam.

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 Then verses 19 to 20 tell us about the value of wisdom to God.

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 Verse 19 says, the Lord by wisdom founded the earth.

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 Value of wisdom to man, value of wisdom to God.

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 And then finally in verses 21 to 26, it tells us about the value of wisdom to us.

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 It exhorts us to value wisdom and to cherish it and to keep it.

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 It says in verse 21, my son, do not lose sight of these.

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 Keep sound wisdom and discretion.

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 It's using the figure of the son to refer to all of God's people.

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 So first, it tells us the value of wisdom to man.

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 Verses 13 to 18.

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 This subsection begins and ends with the word blessed, as you can see.

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 Verse 13 says, blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who gets understanding.

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 And then verse 18 ends that subsection by saying, those who hold her fast are called blessed.

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 Those who walk in wisdom are blessed.

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 The word blessed means happy in Hebrew.

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 Those who walk according to the wisdom of God are happy.

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 Sometimes Christians say this kind of thing.

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 God wants you to be holy, not happy.

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 God's design for your marriage is holiness, not happiness.

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 How many of you guys have heard that?

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 It's a common phrase.

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 It's partly true, but it could be misleading.

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 Because yes, God wants you to be holy, but only a holy life is truly a happy life.

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 The 17th century English pastor, Thomas Brooks, wrote a book entitled, Holiness, The Only Way to Happiness.

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 And in it, he writes, quote, holiness differs nothing from happiness but in name.

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 Holiness is happiness in the bud, and happiness is holiness at the full.

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 Happiness is nothing but the quintessence of holiness.

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 That's the case because happiness, as defined not by the fleeting pleasures of this world,

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 but true happiness in the Lord, that comes from holiness.

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 God doesn't want your life to be a drudgery, to be boring, to be burdensome.

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 God wants you to be truly happy in him.

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 And if we believe that, then we would pursue holiness.

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 I think we'd be a little more excited and zealous in our pursuit of holiness,

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 because that's where we find true fulfillment.

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 That's when we are experiencing life to the full, when we're living optimally.

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 It's when we seek God and pursue his holiness, set apart for him.

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 Verses 14 to 15 tell us why the wise life is the happy life.

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 For the gain from her is better than gain from silver,

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 and her profit better than gold.

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 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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 The word gain refers to profitability,

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 and the word precious refers to rarity, to scarcity.

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 The wisdom of God is something that should be prized above all else,

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 because it's profitable and rare.

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 Whatever it is that you desire,

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 maybe your dream car, or a dream house,

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 or a dream job, or a dream spouse,

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 or a dream vacation,

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 nothing you desire can compare with God's wisdom.

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 Wisdom is better riches than having billions of dollars.

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 Wisdom is a rarer treasure than the rarest diamonds.

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 And that's why we should be consumed with finding it,

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 and keeping it.

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 Verses 16 to 17 continue this reason,

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 Long life is in her right hand,

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 in her left hand are riches and honor.

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 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

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 and all her paths are peace.

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 We should seek wisdom because it grants long life on the one hand,

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 and riches and honor on the other.

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 It's important to note that this is the reward of wisdom.

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 It's the byproduct of living wisely.

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 It's not the goal of life.

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 It's not the end.

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 When Solomon, the primary author of Proverbs,

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 first became a king of Israel,

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 God asked him in 1 Kings 3, verses 5 to 14,

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 he appeared to Solomon in a dream,

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 and God asked him,

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 What do you want?

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 Ask me what I shall give you.

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 And then Solomon replied this way,

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 He said,

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 Give your servant an understanding mind

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 to govern your people,

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 that I may discern between good and evil,

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 for who is able to govern this,

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 your great people.

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 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this,

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 and God said to him,

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 Because you have asked this,

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 and have not asked for yourself long life,

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 or riches,

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 or the life of your enemies,

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 but have asked for yourself understanding

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 to discern what is right,

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 behold, I now do according to your word.

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 Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind.

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 I give you also what you have not asked,

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 both riches and honor.

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 And if you will walk in my ways,

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 keeping my statutes and my commandments,

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 as your father David walked,

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 then I will lengthen your days.

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 You guys see the parallel there.

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 Solomon is the author,

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 the principal author of Proverbs,

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 and he is writing about how

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 living according to God's will,

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 his wisdom grants long life,

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 and riches,

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 and honor.

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 But this is the general code

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 that God has embedded into our universe.

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 It generally produces long life,

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 riches, and honor,

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 as opposed to living a life of sin,

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 and crime,

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 and foolishness.

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 But Proverbs does admit exceptions,

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 because we live in a broken,

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 sinful, upside-down world

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 that frequently subverts

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 God's good purposes.

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 But this is the general promise.

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 But it's not something

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 that you should live for.

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 You shouldn't live to get rich.

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 You shouldn't live merely

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 for the sake of living longer.

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 That's foolishness.

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 And the Bible explicitly

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 challenges desiring to be rich.

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 1 Timothy 6, 9-10

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 tells us not to desire to be rich,

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 because that leads us

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 to ruin and destruction.

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 Rather, the long life

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 and the riches and honor

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 that's promised here

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 is the byproduct.

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 It's the reward of living wisely,

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 which is what we should seek,

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 regardless of the outcome.

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 But this wisdom of God

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 promises more than just health

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 and wealth in this life.

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 Verse 18 says,

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 She is a tree of life

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 to those who lay hold of her.

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 Those who hold her fast

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 are called blessed.

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 The tree of life

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 is a symbol of vitality and healing.

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 It's even a symbol

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 of eternal life in Scripture.

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 In Genesis 3,

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 verse 22-24,

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 after Adam and Eve

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 sin against God

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 and by taking from

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 the tree of knowledge

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 of good and evil,

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 God expels them

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 from the Garden of Eden.

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 Lest they, it says,

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 take also of the tree of life

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 and eat and live forever.

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 And so,

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 in light of that,

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 the promise of long life

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 and riches and honor

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 in the Old Testament,

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 it gets transposed

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 to a higher key

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 in the New Testament.

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 It's the same song,

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 but it's in a new key

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 because the promise

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 of long life

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 gets transposed

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 to the promise

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 of eternal life

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 and the promise of riches

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 is transposed

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 to our heavenly riches

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 because those were,

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 in fact,

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 the ultimate realities

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 that our temporal blessings

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 like long life

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 and riches

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 were supposed to point to.

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 I'll elaborate on that,

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 how God promises

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 those things,

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 eternal life

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 and eternal heavenly riches

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 later.

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 But for now,

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 we see in verses 13-18,

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 this is why the wisdom

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 of God is valuable.

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 It's valuable to man.

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 It's valuable to humanity.

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 Next, in verses 19-20,

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 we see the value of wisdom

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 to God.

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 It says,

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 The Lord,

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 by wisdom,

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 founded the earth.

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 By understanding,

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 He established the heavens.

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 By His knowledge,

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 the deeps broke open

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 and the clouds

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 dropped down the dew.

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 We see two pairs

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 of merisms here.

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 Merism is a literary device

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 where you refer to

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 two extremities

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 of a spectrum

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 in order to refer

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 to the whole thing,

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 the whole range.

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 So, for example,

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 when we say,

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 Go search high and low,

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 we don't mean

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 just search the high places

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 and low places

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 and ignore everything

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 in the middle.

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 We mean search everything,

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 right?

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 Search high and low.

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 Similarly,

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 when we say,

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 everyone,

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 when we invite people

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 and say,

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 you know,

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 young and old

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 are both welcome,

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 we don't mean

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 only the old people

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 and children can come.

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 We mean everyone can come,

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 right?

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 That's Samarism.

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 So here,

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 it talks about that.

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 It says,

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 The Lord,

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 by wisdom,

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 founded the earth.

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 By understanding,

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 He established the heavens.

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 That means He created everything,

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 all of creation.

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 He created,

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 by what?

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 By this wisdom

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 that He is holding out

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 to us,

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 this wisdom of God.

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 Similarly,

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 when it's,

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 the next one

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 is also a kind of

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 merism,

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 because it says,

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 By His knowledge,

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 the deeps broke open

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 and the clouds

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 dropped down the dew.

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 The deeps

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 is a reference

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 to the primordial waters

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 that were there

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 at the beginning

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 of God's creation

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 when it was still,

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 the world was still

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 formless and empty.

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 Genesis 1, 2

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 describes it this way.

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 It says that

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 earth was without

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 form and void

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 and darkness

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 was over the face

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 of the deep

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 and the Spirit of God

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 was hovering over

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 the face of the waters.

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 This is before

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 He divides,

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 before He forms

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 and fills

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 the world,

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 there's this

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 watery chaos

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 that He's created.

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 And then,

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 now from that,

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 later in Genesis 1,

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 verse 68,

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 He separates the waters,

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 separating,

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 creating an expanse

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 with water above,

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 the clouds

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 and the water below,

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 the oceans.

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 He breaks open

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 the deep.

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 He separates it.

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 So that's kind of

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 what's in view.

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 How did God do that?

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 The water below,

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 water above,

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 all of it He established,

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 found it,

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 separated,

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 formed by His wisdom.

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 This wisdom

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 that the author

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 of Proverbs

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 is offering to us.

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 Physicists, right,

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 dream about

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 what it would be like

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 to pick the brains

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 of Isaac Newton

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 or Albert Einstein

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 if you could have

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 coffee with them.

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 Right?

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 People who study literature

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 dream about

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 getting coffee

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 with Shakespeare.

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 What would it be like

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 if I could talk to him?

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 But that's nothing

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 compared to

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 the glimpse

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 that we're getting here

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 into God's wisdom.

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 What if you could have

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 access

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 to the divine wisdom

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 by which God

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 founded the earth,

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 established the heavens,

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 and broke open

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 the deeps?

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 If we want to know

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 how we ought to live,

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 should we not learn

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 from the author

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 of life itself,

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 the source of all wisdom?

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 That's the value

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 of wisdom for God.

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 All the more

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 than we should recognize

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 the value of wisdom

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 for ourselves.

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 Verses 21 to 22

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 exhort us,

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 my son,

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 do not lose sight

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 of these.

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 Keep sound wisdom

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 and discretion

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 and they will be

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 life for your soul

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 and adornment

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 for your neck.

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 There is an escalation

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 or a progression

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 in the verbs

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 that I use

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 to describe

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 the urgent value

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 of wisdom.

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 So if you look

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 at verse 13,

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 it begins by using

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 verbs of discovery.

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 It says,

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 we ought to find wisdom

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 and get understanding.

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 Verse 18 uses verbs

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 of acquisition,

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 grabbing hold,

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 saying that we ought

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 to lay hold

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 of wisdom

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 and hold fast to it.

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 And now verse 21

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 uses verbs

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 of retention.

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 The phrase,

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 do not lose sight

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 in Hebrew

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 is literally,

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 keep wisdom

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 from departing

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 from your eyes.

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 It means,

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 keep it in front of you.

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 Don't lose sight of it.

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 Guard it and watch it

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 and hold on to it.

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 It's matched by the verb

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 keep.

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 Keep sound wisdom

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 and discretion.

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 The progression,

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 that's how we are

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 to seek and guard wisdom.

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 There is no passivity

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 in any stage.

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 Those who lack wisdom

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 should seek it earnestly.

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 Those who have found wisdom

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 should lay hold of it eagerly.

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 And those who have wisdom

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 should keep it jealously.

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 You don't find

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 precious jewels

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 just rolling about

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 on the street.

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 When you have

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 a precious jewel,

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 you don't wrap it

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 with a piece of use

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 napkin.

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 Keep it on the countertop.

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 You don't get lost

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 or stolen.

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 It doesn't just stay there.

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 Likewise,

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 the precious wisdom

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 must be found,

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 grasped,

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 and guarded

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 as we live our lives.

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 And when we do that,

00:17:00.939 --> 00:17:02.079
 it says in verse 22,

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 wisdom and discretion

00:17:03.500 --> 00:17:04.679
 will be life

00:17:04.679 --> 00:17:06.319
 for your soul

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 and adornment

00:17:07.220 --> 00:17:08.579
 for your neck.

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 The Hebrew word

00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:11.279
 that's translated here

00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:11.940
 as soul

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 also means neck.

00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:16.279
 It's a different word

00:17:16.279 --> 00:17:16.639
 for neck

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 than the one that's used

00:17:17.399 --> 00:17:18.159
 in the next phrase.

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 But it's,

00:17:19.399 --> 00:17:19.720
 nevertheless,

00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:20.500
 means neck.

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 The reason why

00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:22.539
 soul and neck

00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:24.140
 get kind of used

00:17:24.140 --> 00:17:25.839
 in the same way

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 is because

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 a lot of people,

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 the way commonly

00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:30.319
 you perceive it

00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:31.140
 is that there's life,

00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:31.880
 there's breath

00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:32.559
 in your neck,

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 in your throat.

00:17:34.140 --> 00:17:35.140
 If someone chokes,

00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:35.660
 they die.

00:17:37.579 --> 00:17:37.960
 And so,

00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:38.700
 that's why

00:17:38.700 --> 00:17:40.240
 that word is used,

00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:41.180
 neck is used figurative

00:17:41.180 --> 00:17:42.480
 to refer to soul.

00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:43.400
 And so,

00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:44.079
 with that in mind,

00:17:44.140 --> 00:17:45.240
 there's a tight parallelism

00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:45.980
 in that verse,

00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:46.600
 verse 22.

00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:48.299
 Wisdom and discretion

00:17:48.299 --> 00:17:49.639
 will be life

00:17:49.639 --> 00:17:50.959
 for your soul

00:17:50.959 --> 00:17:52.099
 and adornment

00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:52.919
 for your neck.

00:17:53.579 --> 00:17:54.959
 Wisdom both preserves

00:17:54.959 --> 00:17:55.659
 the life

00:17:55.659 --> 00:17:57.079
 inside your neck

00:17:57.079 --> 00:17:58.339
 and adorns

00:17:58.339 --> 00:17:59.179
 the outside

00:17:59.179 --> 00:17:59.899
 of your neck.

00:18:00.699 --> 00:18:01.500
 In chapter 1,

00:18:01.539 --> 00:18:01.839
 verse 9,

00:18:01.899 --> 00:18:02.319
 we are told

00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:03.139
 that the father's

00:18:03.139 --> 00:18:03.579
 instruction

00:18:03.579 --> 00:18:04.319
 and mother's teaching

00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:05.179
 are pendants

00:18:05.179 --> 00:18:05.819
 of your neck.

00:18:06.339 --> 00:18:07.139
 The adornment

00:18:07.139 --> 00:18:07.799
 of the neck

00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:08.859
 is often connected

00:18:08.859 --> 00:18:09.599
 in the ancient world

00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:11.079
 to status,

00:18:11.419 --> 00:18:12.699
 to investing

00:18:12.699 --> 00:18:13.379
 of authority.

00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:14.679
 It refers

00:18:14.679 --> 00:18:15.699
 to a position.

00:18:15.700 --> 00:18:16.819
 honor.

00:18:17.620 --> 00:18:17.860
 And so,

00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:18.039
 then,

00:18:18.120 --> 00:18:18.900
 wisdom being

00:18:18.900 --> 00:18:20.279
 life for our necks

00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:21.220
 and adornment

00:18:21.220 --> 00:18:21.880
 for our necks

00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:22.940
 is another way

00:18:22.940 --> 00:18:23.580
 of phrasing

00:18:23.580 --> 00:18:24.319
 verse 16,

00:18:24.440 --> 00:18:24.799
 which said,

00:18:25.400 --> 00:18:25.900
 long life

00:18:25.900 --> 00:18:27.220
 is in her right hand

00:18:27.220 --> 00:18:28.700
 and in her left hand

00:18:28.700 --> 00:18:29.279
 are riches

00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:30.120
 and honor.

00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:32.319
 These two things

00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:33.059
 come to those

00:18:33.059 --> 00:18:33.960
 who cherish wisdom.

00:18:34.759 --> 00:18:35.600
 If we find,

00:18:35.779 --> 00:18:36.160
 grasp,

00:18:36.259 --> 00:18:37.039
 and guard wisdom,

00:18:37.120 --> 00:18:37.740
 it will preserve

00:18:37.740 --> 00:18:38.960
 and adorn

00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:39.680
 our lives.

00:18:40.539 --> 00:18:41.100
 Then,

00:18:41.259 --> 00:18:42.420
 verses 23 to 24

00:18:42.420 --> 00:18:42.759
 continue,

00:18:42.860 --> 00:18:43.559
 you will walk

00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:44.100
 on your way

00:18:44.100 --> 00:18:44.660
 securely

00:18:44.660 --> 00:18:45.880
 and your foot

00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:46.940
 will not stumble.

00:18:47.500 --> 00:18:48.779
 If you lie down,

00:18:48.840 --> 00:18:50.000
 you will not be afraid.

00:18:50.600 --> 00:18:51.660
 When you lie down,

00:18:51.740 --> 00:18:52.519
 your sleep

00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:53.519
 will be sweet.

00:18:54.980 --> 00:18:56.060
 When you walk

00:18:56.060 --> 00:18:57.040
 and when you lie down

00:18:57.040 --> 00:18:57.640
 is another

00:18:57.640 --> 00:18:58.259
 merism.

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 It means whether

00:18:59.420 --> 00:19:00.180
 you are working

00:19:00.180 --> 00:19:00.700
 or resting,

00:19:00.960 --> 00:19:01.440
 whether you are

00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:02.120
 out and about

00:19:02.120 --> 00:19:03.060
 or you're staying

00:19:03.060 --> 00:19:03.540
 at home,

00:19:04.580 --> 00:19:05.019
 there will be

00:19:05.019 --> 00:19:05.880
 no need for you

00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:06.700
 to fear anything

00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:08.000
 because God's wisdom

00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:09.160
 will secure you,

00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:10.580
 keep you safe.

00:19:10.579 --> 00:19:12.899
 you can think

00:19:12.899 --> 00:19:13.460
 about it this way.

00:19:13.539 --> 00:19:14.199
 It's the people

00:19:14.199 --> 00:19:16.419
 who run red lights

00:19:16.419 --> 00:19:17.779
 that are always

00:19:17.779 --> 00:19:18.720
 nervously looking around

00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:19.119
 to make sure

00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:19.720
 there's no police

00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:20.139
 officers.

00:19:23.399 --> 00:19:24.199
 It's the people

00:19:24.199 --> 00:19:24.899
 who slander

00:19:24.899 --> 00:19:25.839
 or gossip

00:19:25.839 --> 00:19:26.659
 their friends

00:19:26.659 --> 00:19:27.059
 and neighbors

00:19:27.059 --> 00:19:28.339
 that are always

00:19:28.339 --> 00:19:29.139
 suspecting

00:19:29.139 --> 00:19:30.339
 their own friends

00:19:30.339 --> 00:19:30.740
 and neighbors

00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:31.039
 thinking,

00:19:31.179 --> 00:19:31.460
 oh man,

00:19:31.500 --> 00:19:32.079
 I think this person

00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:32.379
 is going to

00:19:32.379 --> 00:19:32.960
 backstab me

00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:33.740
 or talk about

00:19:33.740 --> 00:19:34.559
 me behind my back.

00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:37.500
 It's the people

00:19:37.500 --> 00:19:38.119
 who lie

00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:39.319
 and promote

00:19:39.319 --> 00:19:40.279
 a false image

00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:41.000
 of themselves

00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:42.659
 that are always

00:19:42.659 --> 00:19:43.240
 insecure

00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:44.480
 about themselves.

00:19:46.079 --> 00:19:47.299
 They live in fear

00:19:47.299 --> 00:19:48.139
 of being exposed.

00:19:49.700 --> 00:19:50.419
 Only people

00:19:50.419 --> 00:19:51.519
 who have integrity

00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:53.019
 live without fear.

00:19:54.500 --> 00:19:55.379
 Only people

00:19:55.379 --> 00:19:55.899
 with integrity

00:19:55.899 --> 00:19:57.059
 live fearlessly

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 and freely.

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 Only people

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 who walk in wisdom

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 live securely,

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 knowing that

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 their foot

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 will not stumble.

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 Only they

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 can lie down

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 and not be afraid

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 and sleep soundly

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 without fear

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 and worry.

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 Similar to what

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 God says,

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 what the psalmist

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 says in Psalm 4

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 verse 8,

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 In peace

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 I will both

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 lie down

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 and sleep

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 for you alone,

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 oh Lord,

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 make me dwell

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 in safety.

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 The wise

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 walk securely

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 and sleep

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 soundly.

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 Verses 25

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 to 26

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 continue this theme.

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 Do not be afraid

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 of sudden terror

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 or of the ruin

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 of the wicked

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 when it comes.

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 For the Lord

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 will be your confidence

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 and will keep

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 your foot

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 from being caught.

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 Do not be afraid.

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 This is a command.

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 God commands

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 that we not be afraid

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 of a sudden terror

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 or of the ruin

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 of the wicked

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 thinking that,

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 oh man,

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 that's going to happen

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 to me too.

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 Why?

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 Because it says

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 God will be

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 your confidence.

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 Literally that phrase

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 is God will be

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 at your loin.

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 God will be

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 at your side

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 to keep your foot

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 from being caught.

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 The command

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 not to be afraid

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 is the flip side

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 of the command

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 to trust the Lord

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 in verse 5

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 earlier in this chapter

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 because if you live

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 according to the wisdom

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 of God,

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 then God is walking

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 by your side.

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 He has your back.

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 It's in some ways

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 insulting to his power

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 and authority

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 for us to be afraid.

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 My younger daughter

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 is terrified of dogs.

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 So when we're walking

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 through Twin City Plaza,

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 the park,

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 the Gold Star Mothers Park,

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 on our way to

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 our church meeting space,

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 there's almost always dogs.

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 And there's almost

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 always dogs

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 that are not leashed,

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 not following

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 the time guidelines

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 that are there.

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 And so what happens

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 when a dog

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 that's not well trained

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 and starts to approach

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 as is,

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 she will usually

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 grab hold of my leg

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 and hide behind me.

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 And usually I will

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 let her climb up

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 onto me

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 and I'll hold her

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 and I'll tell her,

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 you don't have to be afraid

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 because I'm with you.

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 Unless it's a really big dog

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 and I'm afraid.

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 That's essentially

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 what God our Father

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 does with us.

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 Do not be afraid.

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 Don't be afraid

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 of sudden terror

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 because it's not

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 sudden to me.

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 God is sovereign.

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 He sees everything.

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 Time is in His hands.

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 Do not be afraid.

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 Not a single person

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 in the universe

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 dies outside

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 of God's sovereign rule.

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 Even in the middle

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 of a pandemic.

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 And not a single Christian

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 should fear death

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 because it's a portal

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 to eternal life

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 at our Father's land.

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 in our home.

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 If we live

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 with faith in God,

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 we don't need to fear

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 ultimate,

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 eternal destruction

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 that will face

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 every wicked,

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 every wicked person

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 who rebels against God

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 without putting

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 their faith in Jesus.

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 We'll be saved

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 from that.

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 We'll not be met

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 with the faith

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 of the wicked.

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 So then are you

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 humbly

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 confiding in God?

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 Are you walking

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 in faith?

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 Are you trusting Him?

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 Or is your life

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 characterized by fear

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 and anxiety,

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 restlessness,

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 disturbed sleep?

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 Do you trust

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 in the Lord

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 or are you

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 leaning

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 on your own

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 understanding?

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 We should humbly

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 confide in God's grace,

00:24:04.639 --> 00:24:05.500
 His protection,

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 rather than

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 pridefully contending

00:24:07.839 --> 00:24:10.039
 for our

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 self-advancement,

00:24:11.159 --> 00:24:12.179
 for self-protection,

00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:13.199
 self-righteousness.

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 that's the value

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 of wisdom.

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 Having taught us

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 about the value

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 of wisdom,

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 the author transitions

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 to extolling the virtues

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:21.559
 of wisdom in verses

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 27 to 35.

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 This is what wisdom

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 looks like.

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 And it looks like,

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 not at all surprisingly,

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 it looks like obeying

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 the greatest commandment.

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 The greatest commandment

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 Jesus gave in Matthew 22

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 verses 37 to 40.

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 You shall love the Lord

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 your God with all your heart

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 and with all your soul

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 and with all your mind.

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 This is the great

00:24:46.179 --> 00:24:47.299
 and first commandment.

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 And the second is like it.

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 You shall love your neighbor

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 as yourself.

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 On these two commandments

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 depend all the law

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 and the prophets.

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 In the first 12 verses

00:24:57.519 --> 00:24:58.259
 of this chapter,

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 the sage exhorted us

00:24:59.460 --> 00:25:00.899
 to trust in the Lord

00:25:00.899 --> 00:25:02.339
 with all of our heart.

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 That's what it looks like

00:25:03.859 --> 00:25:04.859
 to love the Lord,

00:25:05.000 --> 00:25:06.139
 to pledge allegiance

00:25:06.139 --> 00:25:06.599
 to the Lord

00:25:06.599 --> 00:25:07.679
 with all of our heart.

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 And in the second half

00:25:09.259 --> 00:25:09.899
 of this chapter,

00:25:09.900 --> 00:25:11.000
 the sage exhorts us

00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:11.860
 to love our neighbor

00:25:11.860 --> 00:25:12.580
 as ourselves.

00:25:13.380 --> 00:25:14.440
 Our love for God

00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:15.860
 flows into our love

00:25:15.860 --> 00:25:16.340
 for neighbors.

00:25:16.860 --> 00:25:18.019
 Our trust in God

00:25:18.019 --> 00:25:19.580
 produces good works

00:25:19.580 --> 00:25:21.040
 toward our neighbors.

00:25:21.340 --> 00:25:22.060
 The two are

00:25:22.060 --> 00:25:24.120
 inseparably intertwined

00:25:24.120 --> 00:25:25.980
 because if we don't trust God

00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:27.960
 to attend to our good,

00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:30.360
 we will selfishly protect

00:25:30.360 --> 00:25:31.759
 and secure our own good

00:25:31.759 --> 00:25:32.360
 at the expense

00:25:32.360 --> 00:25:32.820
 of our neighbors.

00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:37.519
 It says in verses 27 to 28,

00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:38.940
 Do not withhold good

00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:40.000
 from those to whom

00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:40.559
 it is due

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:42.279
 when it is in your power

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.879
 to do it.

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 Do not say to your neighbor,

00:25:44.759 --> 00:25:46.200
 Go and come again tomorrow.

00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:47.740
 I will give it tomorrow.

00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:50.359
 When you have it with you.

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 Depending on which

00:25:53.099 --> 00:25:53.980
 English translation

00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:55.059
 of the Bible you are using,

00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:55.859
 you may or may not

00:25:55.859 --> 00:25:56.539
 have a footnote

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:57.779
 at the end of the first clause

00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.599
 in verse 27.

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 In the ESV,

00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:01.900
 the English Standard Version,

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:02.619
 there's a footnote

00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:03.139
 that says,

00:26:03.140 --> 00:26:03.700
 Hebrew,

00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:06.080
 Do not withhold good

00:26:06.080 --> 00:26:07.380
 from its owners.

00:26:08.340 --> 00:26:09.380
 That's the literal meaning

00:26:09.380 --> 00:26:09.960
 of the clause.

00:26:10.060 --> 00:26:10.900
 Do not withhold good

00:26:10.900 --> 00:26:11.780
 from those to whom

00:26:11.780 --> 00:26:12.460
 it is due.

00:26:13.280 --> 00:26:14.440
 This verse is speaking

00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:16.500
 of some kind of tangible good

00:26:16.500 --> 00:26:18.400
 that is owned by a person,

00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:19.160
 another person,

00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:20.780
 or due to that person.

00:26:21.280 --> 00:26:22.360
 You are not to withhold

00:26:22.360 --> 00:26:24.140
 such things from them.

00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:26.620
 So what exactly does that mean,

00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:28.060
 to withhold good

00:26:28.060 --> 00:26:29.120
 from its owners?

00:26:29.560 --> 00:26:30.360
 Why do I have it

00:26:30.360 --> 00:26:30.900
 if it's theirs?

00:26:30.900 --> 00:26:30.980
 Yes.

00:26:32.019 --> 00:26:33.420
 This prohibition

00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:35.820
 is a classic example.

00:26:36.060 --> 00:26:37.940
 It's the most common example

00:26:37.940 --> 00:26:39.240
 used to refer to

00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:40.460
 oppression or injustice,

00:26:41.140 --> 00:26:42.960
 social injustice in Scripture.

00:26:43.620 --> 00:26:45.540
 It's when you withhold wage

00:26:45.540 --> 00:26:46.860
 from a day laborer.

00:26:46.920 --> 00:26:47.340
 So for example,

00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:49.280
 in Leviticus chapter 19

00:26:49.280 --> 00:26:50.540
 verses 9 to 18,

00:26:51.120 --> 00:26:52.700
 which is the original context

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:53.660
 in which this command

00:26:53.660 --> 00:26:54.380
 to love your neighbor

00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:55.340
 as yourself is given,

00:26:55.800 --> 00:26:56.780
 it gives you a list

00:26:56.780 --> 00:26:58.640
 of illustrations or examples

00:26:58.640 --> 00:27:00.240
 of how that should play out.

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:01.259
 What your love

00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:01.640
 for your neighbor

00:27:01.640 --> 00:27:02.279
 should look like.

00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:03.759
 And one of those illustrations

00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:04.900
 is in verse 18

00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:05.980
 of Leviticus chapter 19.

00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:06.380
 It says,

00:27:06.900 --> 00:27:08.240
 You shall not oppress

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:08.759
 your neighbor

00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:10.059
 or rob him.

00:27:11.059 --> 00:27:13.099
 The wages of a hired worker

00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:14.700
 shall not remain with you

00:27:14.700 --> 00:27:15.299
 all night

00:27:15.299 --> 00:27:16.440
 until the morning.

00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:20.079
 The same issue

00:27:20.079 --> 00:27:21.160
 that James talks about

00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:21.799
 in the New Testament.

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:22.819
 In the ancient world,

00:27:23.140 --> 00:27:23.720
 day laborers

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.400
 were very common.

00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:25.859
 They belonged to

00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:26.579
 some of the poorest

00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:27.680
 class of people.

00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:29.680
 And what would they do?

00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:30.380
 They would get hired

00:27:30.380 --> 00:27:31.700
 for just the day of labor

00:27:31.700 --> 00:27:33.680
 to go and work the field

00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:34.660
 for the landowner.

00:27:35.120 --> 00:27:36.440
 And at the end of the day,

00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:37.420
 they will be compensated

00:27:37.420 --> 00:27:37.940
 for the work

00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:39.360
 that they did that day.

00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:41.640
 And for many of these people,

00:27:42.120 --> 00:27:43.100
 because they were poor,

00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:45.660
 that day's wage

00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:47.840
 was their daily bread.

00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:50.100
 They didn't get it.

00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:51.100
 They don't eat that day.

00:27:51.099 --> 00:27:54.359
 But they were also easy

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:55.379
 to take advantage of.

00:27:56.639 --> 00:27:58.039
 It's easy for the landowner

00:27:58.039 --> 00:27:58.359
 to say,

00:27:58.480 --> 00:27:59.059
 Oh, well,

00:27:59.419 --> 00:28:01.500
 I don't think you did the work

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:03.099
 in a satisfactory way.

00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:04.759
 I saw you taking a break

00:28:04.759 --> 00:28:06.039
 a little too many times.

00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:09.559
 Because they didn't pay it up front.

00:28:10.779 --> 00:28:12.039
 It was easy for the landowner

00:28:12.039 --> 00:28:12.359
 to say,

00:28:12.439 --> 00:28:13.240
 Well, you know,

00:28:13.339 --> 00:28:14.500
 I'm not sure where

00:28:14.500 --> 00:28:15.219
 I placed the money.

00:28:15.219 --> 00:28:16.939
 I will have this money

00:28:16.939 --> 00:28:18.059
 for you tomorrow.

00:28:18.059 --> 00:28:21.059
 hoping that maybe

00:28:21.059 --> 00:28:21.859
 they won't come back.

00:28:22.659 --> 00:28:23.500
 That's kind of how

00:28:23.500 --> 00:28:24.519
 rebates work, isn't it?

00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:26.980
 They bait you in saying,

00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:27.299
 Oh, here,

00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:28.119
 we'll give you this rebate

00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:28.940
 if you buy this thing.

00:28:29.139 --> 00:28:30.460
 Hope, knowing fully

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:32.039
 that the vast majority of people

00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:33.839
 will never claim the rebate.

00:28:37.319 --> 00:28:39.119
 But that was very oppressive

00:28:39.119 --> 00:28:41.460
 because even if they have

00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:43.059
 these poor day laborers,

00:28:43.119 --> 00:28:44.659
 even if they had legal recourse,

00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:46.220
 that would come days later.

00:28:47.299 --> 00:28:48.000
 They go hungry.

00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:49.059
 They go hungry.

00:28:49.059 --> 00:28:49.179
 They go hungry.

00:28:50.339 --> 00:28:52.940
 And God harped on that,

00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:53.200
 said,

00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:55.159
 Don't ever withhold

00:28:55.159 --> 00:28:57.579
 the wage of a day laborer.

00:28:57.700 --> 00:28:59.220
 Give it to him.

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:00.799
 And so don't say,

00:29:00.899 --> 00:29:01.679
 Go and come again.

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:02.960
 Tomorrow I will give it.

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:04.200
 He's talking about

00:29:04.200 --> 00:29:04.819
 that kind of thing.

00:29:04.879 --> 00:29:05.319
 So he's saying,

00:29:05.399 --> 00:29:06.279
 basically in general,

00:29:06.399 --> 00:29:07.220
 the principle is this.

00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:08.279
 Treat people fairly.

00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:10.419
 Don't defraud people.

00:29:10.899 --> 00:29:12.759
 Give people what is due to them.

00:29:13.039 --> 00:29:14.319
 What is owed to them.

00:29:14.639 --> 00:29:16.879
 Don't withhold good from them

00:29:16.880 --> 00:29:19.360
 if it is in your power to do it.

00:29:20.940 --> 00:29:22.720
 And I think this classic case,

00:29:22.800 --> 00:29:24.140
 because it is, I think,

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:26.240
 representative of the kind of love

00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:27.320
 that we are to show to our neighbor.

00:29:28.040 --> 00:29:29.840
 And Jesus further illustrates that

00:29:29.840 --> 00:29:31.060
 in his command to love your neighbor

00:29:31.060 --> 00:29:31.600
 as yourself

00:29:31.600 --> 00:29:34.460
 with the parable of the Good Samaritan

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:37.360
 that he tells us in Luke 10, 29 to 37.

00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:39.559
 And there he tells us that a neighbor

00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:42.039
 is whomever we come across

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:43.939
 in our day-to-day life,

00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:45.740
 whomever we come across

00:29:45.740 --> 00:29:47.219
 that has a need

00:29:47.219 --> 00:29:49.099
 that we can meet.

00:29:51.779 --> 00:29:53.779
 Don't withhold that from that person.

00:29:55.459 --> 00:29:57.240
 Do you see someone with a stalled car?

00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:00.919
 Do you have the tools

00:30:00.919 --> 00:30:02.079
 and the skills to help?

00:30:02.579 --> 00:30:03.399
 Then do it.

00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:06.920
 Do you see someone who is hungry?

00:30:07.560 --> 00:30:08.640
 Do you have the means

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.940
 to get food for that person?

00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:10.720
 Then do it.

00:30:11.280 --> 00:30:12.840
 Do you see someone who is cold?

00:30:12.940 --> 00:30:13.700
 Do you have clothes

00:30:13.700 --> 00:30:15.180
 with which you can clothe that person?

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.340
 Then do it.

00:30:16.660 --> 00:30:18.820
 Does your neighbor need emergency child care?

00:30:19.040 --> 00:30:20.740
 Then take their child into your home.

00:30:21.420 --> 00:30:22.759
 Do you provide it for them?

00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:25.420
 Does your neighbor need to borrow a car?

00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:26.820
 Lend it.

00:30:29.259 --> 00:30:30.220
 Whomever you come across,

00:30:30.300 --> 00:30:30.860
 if they have a need

00:30:30.860 --> 00:30:31.580
 that you can meet,

00:30:31.579 --> 00:30:32.319
 meet it.

00:30:32.980 --> 00:30:34.220
 Do not withhold good

00:30:34.220 --> 00:30:35.599
 from those to whom it is due

00:30:35.599 --> 00:30:37.599
 when it is in your power

00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:38.759
 to do it.

00:30:39.439 --> 00:30:40.819
 The Bible never demands

00:30:40.819 --> 00:30:41.639
 that we give

00:30:41.639 --> 00:30:42.819
 what we do not have.

00:30:43.339 --> 00:30:44.480
 But if we are able

00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:46.179
 to meet a need today,

00:30:46.460 --> 00:30:47.839
 don't deny your neighbor

00:30:47.839 --> 00:30:49.259
 or defer for tomorrow.

00:30:50.859 --> 00:30:51.299
 Meet it.

00:30:51.439 --> 00:30:51.980
 Do it today.

00:30:52.139 --> 00:30:53.500
 Be ready for every good work.

00:30:54.799 --> 00:30:55.839
 Verses 29 to 30

00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:56.720
 continue this lesson.

00:30:56.819 --> 00:30:58.259
 Do not plan evil

00:30:58.259 --> 00:30:59.460
 against your neighbor

00:30:59.460 --> 00:31:01.200
 who dwells trustingly

00:31:01.200 --> 00:31:01.960
 beside you.

00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:03.620
 Do not contend

00:31:03.620 --> 00:31:04.200
 with the man

00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:04.980
 for no reason

00:31:04.980 --> 00:31:06.240
 when he has done you

00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:07.100
 no harm.

00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:08.600
 The phrase

00:31:08.600 --> 00:31:09.600
 is fascinating.

00:31:09.740 --> 00:31:10.079
 Literally,

00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:11.579
 do not plan evil

00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:12.059
 is literally

00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:13.480
 do not plow evil

00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:14.600
 against your neighbor

00:31:14.600 --> 00:31:16.380
 because plowing

00:31:16.380 --> 00:31:17.299
 is preparation

00:31:17.299 --> 00:31:18.220
 for sowing.

00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:20.100
 So it's used

00:31:20.100 --> 00:31:20.600
 figuratively

00:31:20.600 --> 00:31:21.340
 to refer to

00:31:21.340 --> 00:31:22.700
 any kind of preparation

00:31:22.700 --> 00:31:23.519
 or planning

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:24.180
 that you do.

00:31:24.700 --> 00:31:25.680
 So he's not saying,

00:31:25.860 --> 00:31:26.059
 you know,

00:31:26.259 --> 00:31:26.460
 I mean,

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:27.340
 because we may do

00:31:27.340 --> 00:31:29.120
 all kinds of accidental evil

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.799
 to our neighbors.

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:31.480
 I've done plenty of them,

00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:32.000
 for example,

00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:33.019
 by flooding my toilet

00:31:33.019 --> 00:31:34.600
 and getting water

00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:36.460
 down into my neighbor's ceiling

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:36.880
 and ruining

00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:37.799
 the neighbor's ceiling.

00:31:38.420 --> 00:31:38.640
 Thankfully,

00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:39.279
 there's insurance

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:39.940
 for those things.

00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:41.279
 But you might do

00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:43.019
 all kinds of accidental evil

00:31:43.019 --> 00:31:43.680
 to your neighbor,

00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:45.100
 but that's not what

00:31:45.100 --> 00:31:45.680
 this is talking about.

00:31:45.700 --> 00:31:46.019
 He's saying,

00:31:46.340 --> 00:31:48.380
 don't premeditate evil

00:31:48.380 --> 00:31:50.460
 against your neighbor.

00:31:51.140 --> 00:31:52.000
 Don't plan it.

00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:53.079
 Don't plot it.

00:31:54.120 --> 00:31:54.559
 Your neighbor

00:31:54.559 --> 00:31:55.700
 is dwelling trustingly

00:31:55.700 --> 00:31:56.340
 beside you.

00:31:56.660 --> 00:31:57.680
 What has he done to you?

00:31:58.180 --> 00:31:59.200
 Do not contend

00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:00.539
 with a man for no reason

00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:02.100
 when he has done you no harm.

00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:02.840
 The word contend

00:32:02.840 --> 00:32:03.759
 means to accuse.

00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:04.580
 For example,

00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:06.140
 when you file a complaint

00:32:06.140 --> 00:32:07.539
 about your neighbor

00:32:07.539 --> 00:32:08.180
 who has done

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:09.220
 nothing wrong to you

00:32:09.220 --> 00:32:11.519
 or when you sue

00:32:11.519 --> 00:32:12.039
 your neighbor

00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:13.340
 for some monetary gain

00:32:13.340 --> 00:32:14.220
 or to gain some kind

00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:15.360
 of territorial advantage

00:32:15.360 --> 00:32:16.360
 or whatever it might be.

00:32:16.840 --> 00:32:18.500
 We are not to take advantage

00:32:18.500 --> 00:32:19.180
 of our neighbors.

00:32:19.740 --> 00:32:20.440
 The word evil

00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:21.160
 in verse 29

00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:22.160
 and the word harm

00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:22.860
 in verse 30

00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.860
 are the same words

00:32:23.860 --> 00:32:24.299
 in Hebrew.

00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:25.620
 So this demonstrates

00:32:25.619 --> 00:32:26.739
 the biblical principle

00:32:26.739 --> 00:32:27.959
 of eye for eye.

00:32:29.699 --> 00:32:30.159
 Your neighbor

00:32:30.159 --> 00:32:31.419
 hasn't done anything

00:32:31.419 --> 00:32:32.500
 evil to you

00:32:32.500 --> 00:32:34.239
 so don't plot evil

00:32:34.239 --> 00:32:35.079
 against him.

00:32:35.539 --> 00:32:36.959
 Don't plan to harm

00:32:36.959 --> 00:32:38.419
 your harmless neighbor.

00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:40.199
 Leviticus 24

00:32:40.199 --> 00:32:41.299
 19-21

00:32:41.299 --> 00:32:42.759
 codifies this principle.

00:32:42.899 --> 00:32:43.039
 It says,

00:32:43.099 --> 00:32:44.039
 If anyone injures

00:32:44.039 --> 00:32:44.519
 his neighbor

00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:46.099
 as he has done it

00:32:46.099 --> 00:32:47.359
 shall be done to him.

00:32:47.879 --> 00:32:49.019
 Fracture for fracture,

00:32:49.419 --> 00:32:50.099
 eye for eye,

00:32:50.479 --> 00:32:51.219
 tooth for tooth,

00:32:51.619 --> 00:32:52.559
 whatever injury

00:32:52.559 --> 00:32:53.699
 he has given a person

00:32:53.699 --> 00:32:54.739
 shall be given to him.

00:32:54.740 --> 00:32:56.099
 Whatever kills

00:32:56.099 --> 00:32:56.640
 an animal

00:32:56.640 --> 00:32:57.579
 shall make it good

00:32:57.579 --> 00:32:58.680
 and whoever kills

00:32:58.680 --> 00:32:59.160
 a person

00:32:59.160 --> 00:33:00.220
 shall be put to death.

00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:03.599
 In the New Testament,

00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:04.980
 this command

00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:06.120
 gets transmuted

00:33:06.120 --> 00:33:08.200
 to do not resist

00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:09.200
 the one who is evil,

00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:09.799
 Jesus says

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:11.319
 in Matthew 5-38-42,

00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:12.420
 but if anyone

00:33:12.420 --> 00:33:13.039
 slaps you

00:33:13.039 --> 00:33:13.740
 on the right cheek,

00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:14.400
 turn to him

00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:15.180
 the other also.

00:33:15.779 --> 00:33:16.859
 The reason why

00:33:16.859 --> 00:33:17.680
 this gets transformed

00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:18.220
 in the New Testament

00:33:18.220 --> 00:33:19.240
 is because Jesus

00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:20.720
 dies as a suffering servant

00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:21.599
 for the sins

00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:22.920
 of the people

00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:23.779
 he's going to save.

00:33:24.060 --> 00:33:25.000
 He is killed,

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:25.779
 he suffers

00:33:25.779 --> 00:33:26.580
 at the hands

00:33:26.580 --> 00:33:27.259
 of the people

00:33:27.259 --> 00:33:28.039
 he came to save

00:33:28.039 --> 00:33:28.920
 and so throughout

00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:30.140
 scripture in 1 Peter,

00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:30.460
 for example,

00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:31.660
 he tells believers,

00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:33.279
 you are to suffer

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:34.400
 even when people

00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:35.039
 oppress you

00:33:35.039 --> 00:33:36.060
 and do evil to you

00:33:36.060 --> 00:33:37.019
 for the sake

00:33:37.019 --> 00:33:37.759
 of witnessing

00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:38.880
 to that person

00:33:38.880 --> 00:33:40.620
 about your suffering Savior

00:33:40.620 --> 00:33:42.180
 so that you might

00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:43.140
 have the opportunity

00:33:43.140 --> 00:33:44.060
 to love and serve

00:33:44.060 --> 00:33:44.560
 that person

00:33:44.560 --> 00:33:45.980
 in spite of the oppression

00:33:45.980 --> 00:33:46.380
 and evil

00:33:46.380 --> 00:33:47.060
 that you endure

00:33:47.060 --> 00:33:48.460
 for the sake

00:33:48.460 --> 00:33:49.740
 of that person's salvation.

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:50.759
 That's why

00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:51.259
 in the New Testament

00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:52.240
 this gets transformed

00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:53.640
 but even in that context

00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:55.000
 refers to

00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:57.000
 non-retaliation

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:58.500
 as a personal ethic.

00:33:59.119 --> 00:33:59.879
 It's not saying

00:33:59.879 --> 00:34:00.379
 there should be

00:34:00.379 --> 00:34:01.319
 non-retaliation

00:34:01.319 --> 00:34:03.359
 in the legal system,

00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:05.879
 in justice system.

00:34:07.539 --> 00:34:09.059
 In the justice system,

00:34:09.159 --> 00:34:10.599
 in the institutional justice,

00:34:11.780 --> 00:34:12.239
 eye for eye

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:12.900
 is still the best

00:34:12.900 --> 00:34:13.659
 legal principle

00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:14.320
 for society

00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:16.380
 because what it means

00:34:16.380 --> 00:34:17.119
 is essentially

00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:18.000
 the severity

00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:18.860
 of the punishment

00:34:18.860 --> 00:34:20.240
 should match

00:34:20.240 --> 00:34:20.980
 the gravity

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:21.960
 of the crime.

00:34:23.099 --> 00:34:23.920
 That's justice.

00:34:26.420 --> 00:34:27.240
 When someone

00:34:27.240 --> 00:34:28.220
 pokes your eye,

00:34:28.760 --> 00:34:29.620
 you don't go out

00:34:29.620 --> 00:34:30.300
 claiming,

00:34:30.539 --> 00:34:31.320
 calling for it,

00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:32.200
 off with his head.

00:34:34.099 --> 00:34:35.059
 That's unjust.

00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:40.019
 We have to be

00:34:40.019 --> 00:34:40.900
 just to our neighbors.

00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:43.640
 Verse 31 warns us,

00:34:43.639 --> 00:34:44.759
 Do not envy

00:34:44.759 --> 00:34:45.839
 a man of violence

00:34:45.839 --> 00:34:47.139
 and do not choose

00:34:47.139 --> 00:34:48.559
 any of his ways.

00:34:49.259 --> 00:34:49.920
 This is where

00:34:49.920 --> 00:34:50.759
 this Proverbs,

00:34:51.219 --> 00:34:51.759
 the author of Proverbs

00:34:51.759 --> 00:34:52.639
 anticipates

00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:53.019
 that there are

00:34:53.019 --> 00:34:54.559
 exceptions to this

00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:55.819
 because the landowner

00:34:55.819 --> 00:34:57.420
 who deprives

00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:58.279
 the day laborer

00:34:58.279 --> 00:34:59.440
 of their fair wages

00:34:59.440 --> 00:35:00.699
 might get richer,

00:35:01.799 --> 00:35:03.000
 might get greater honor.

00:35:04.599 --> 00:35:05.539
 The person

00:35:05.539 --> 00:35:06.299
 that falsely

00:35:06.299 --> 00:35:07.440
 accuses his neighbor

00:35:07.440 --> 00:35:08.900
 might successfully

00:35:08.900 --> 00:35:10.259
 smear his neighbor

00:35:10.259 --> 00:35:11.059
 and advance

00:35:11.059 --> 00:35:12.019
 his monetary

00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:12.980
 and social standing.

00:35:16.679 --> 00:35:18.199
 An evildoer

00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:20.960
 might fad himself

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:22.420
 and live a long life.

00:35:23.739 --> 00:35:25.159
 But even then,

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.480
 it says,

00:35:26.880 --> 00:35:28.639
 Do not envy

00:35:28.639 --> 00:35:30.119
 a man of violence

00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:31.659
 and do not

00:35:31.659 --> 00:35:34.139
 choose any of his ways.

00:35:36.940 --> 00:35:38.599
 Verses 32 to 35

00:35:38.599 --> 00:35:39.259
 give us a series

00:35:39.259 --> 00:35:39.759
 of reasons.

00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:40.560
 Four.

00:35:41.840 --> 00:35:42.820
 The devious person

00:35:42.820 --> 00:35:43.840
 is an abomination

00:35:43.840 --> 00:35:44.740
 to the Lord,

00:35:45.220 --> 00:35:46.020
 but the upright

00:35:46.020 --> 00:35:47.600
 are in his confidence.

00:35:48.620 --> 00:35:49.580
 The Lord's curse

00:35:49.580 --> 00:35:50.380
 is on the house

00:35:50.380 --> 00:35:50.800
 of the wicked,

00:35:51.060 --> 00:35:52.020
 but he blesses

00:35:52.020 --> 00:35:52.460
 the dwelling

00:35:52.460 --> 00:35:53.180
 of the righteous.

00:35:53.720 --> 00:35:54.480
 Toward the scorners,

00:35:54.580 --> 00:35:55.620
 he is scornful,

00:35:55.700 --> 00:35:56.500
 but to the humble,

00:35:56.620 --> 00:35:57.660
 he gives favor.

00:35:57.980 --> 00:35:59.260
 The wise will inherit honor,

00:35:59.360 --> 00:35:59.880
 but fool

00:35:59.880 --> 00:36:01.260
 gets disgrace.

00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:03.640
 The reason why

00:36:03.640 --> 00:36:04.740
 we ought to do that

00:36:04.740 --> 00:36:05.820
 is theological.

00:36:06.480 --> 00:36:07.960
 If man is all

00:36:07.960 --> 00:36:08.940
 there is in the world,

00:36:08.940 --> 00:36:10.159
 then injustice

00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:11.619
 makes perfect sense.

00:36:13.059 --> 00:36:13.500
 Injustice

00:36:13.500 --> 00:36:14.639
 is by far

00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:16.200
 the most successful

00:36:16.200 --> 00:36:17.119
 policy.

00:36:19.320 --> 00:36:20.940
 But man is not autonomous.

00:36:21.740 --> 00:36:22.619
 Man is not all

00:36:22.619 --> 00:36:23.260
 there is in the world.

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:24.400
 There is a God.

00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:26.159
 And it says,

00:36:26.700 --> 00:36:27.659
 it invokes the name

00:36:27.659 --> 00:36:28.099
 of God,

00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:28.659
 the Lord,

00:36:28.780 --> 00:36:29.340
 three times

00:36:29.340 --> 00:36:30.059
 in verse 32,

00:36:30.220 --> 00:36:31.400
 33, and 35,

00:36:31.880 --> 00:36:32.780
 all to tell us

00:36:32.780 --> 00:36:34.460
 to live as a wise person.

00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:35.920
 A devious person

00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:37.139
 is an abomination

00:36:37.139 --> 00:36:38.159
 to the Lord.

00:36:39.599 --> 00:36:41.300
 Causes visceral offense

00:36:41.300 --> 00:36:41.720
 to God.

00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:43.340
 It turns his stomach

00:36:43.340 --> 00:36:45.280
 to see someone

00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:46.800
 defraud somebody else.

00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:51.180
 It's repulsive to him.

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:52.460
 But the upright

00:36:52.460 --> 00:36:53.619
 are in his confidence

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:54.480
 or in his most

00:36:54.480 --> 00:36:55.440
 intimate counsel.

00:36:56.440 --> 00:36:57.380
 It's repelled

00:36:57.380 --> 00:36:58.079
 by the devious,

00:36:58.240 --> 00:36:59.300
 but God draws near

00:36:59.300 --> 00:37:00.200
 the righteous

00:37:00.200 --> 00:37:00.960
 to his counsel.

00:37:02.000 --> 00:37:02.980
 The Lord curses

00:37:02.980 --> 00:37:03.720
 the house of the wicked,

00:37:03.840 --> 00:37:04.579
 but blesses

00:37:04.579 --> 00:37:05.000
 the dwelling

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:05.559
 of the righteous.

00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:08.819
 The house represents

00:37:08.819 --> 00:37:09.500
 all that belongs

00:37:09.500 --> 00:37:10.400
 to the wicked person

00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:10.860
 as well.

00:37:11.980 --> 00:37:13.219
 Verses 34 to 35

00:37:13.219 --> 00:37:13.960
 fittingly conclude

00:37:13.960 --> 00:37:14.739
 this section this way.

00:37:14.860 --> 00:37:15.960
 Toward the scorners,

00:37:16.139 --> 00:37:17.599
 he is scornful,

00:37:17.779 --> 00:37:18.699
 but to the humble,

00:37:18.699 --> 00:37:20.559
 he gives favor.

00:37:21.400 --> 00:37:22.980
 The wise will inherit honor,

00:37:23.159 --> 00:37:24.819
 but fools get disgrace.

00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:27.119
 For this reason,

00:37:27.940 --> 00:37:29.920
 we should humbly confide

00:37:29.920 --> 00:37:30.619
 in God's grace

00:37:30.619 --> 00:37:31.460
 rather than prightfully

00:37:31.460 --> 00:37:32.699
 contending for self-advancement

00:37:33.219 --> 00:37:34.360
 among our neighbors.

00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:36.259
 Notice the contrast

00:37:36.259 --> 00:37:37.739
 of verbs in verse 35.

00:37:38.219 --> 00:37:39.779
 The wise will inherit honor,

00:37:40.099 --> 00:37:41.799
 but fools get disgrace.

00:37:42.059 --> 00:37:43.400
 The word get

00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:44.279
 is literally

00:37:44.279 --> 00:37:45.819
 exalt oneself.

00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:47.920
 To overreach.

00:37:48.840 --> 00:37:50.099
 To stretch out

00:37:50.099 --> 00:37:51.239
 in order to grab something

00:37:51.239 --> 00:37:53.679
 that doesn't belong to you.

00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:54.719
 Exalt yourself.

00:37:54.799 --> 00:37:55.900
 That's what the word means.

00:37:55.980 --> 00:37:57.199
 The fools get disgrace.

00:37:57.400 --> 00:37:58.159
 They overreach

00:37:58.159 --> 00:37:59.199
 for disgrace.

00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:00.779
 They exalt themselves

00:38:00.779 --> 00:38:01.679
 for disgrace.

00:38:02.980 --> 00:38:04.719
 The wise receive honor

00:38:04.719 --> 00:38:06.039
 as an inheritance,

00:38:06.539 --> 00:38:07.719
 not by reaching

00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:09.119
 and grasping for it,

00:38:09.379 --> 00:38:10.779
 fighting tooth and nail

00:38:10.779 --> 00:38:11.279
 for it,

00:38:11.379 --> 00:38:12.500
 but receiving it

00:38:12.500 --> 00:38:13.439
 from God

00:38:13.439 --> 00:38:14.960
 because they belong

00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:16.039
 to God as His children.

00:38:16.699 --> 00:38:18.139
 It is their rightful inheritance.

00:38:18.279 --> 00:38:19.119
 We receive that

00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:20.159
 freely from God.

00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:20.899
 In contrast,

00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:21.419
 the wicked,

00:38:21.799 --> 00:38:22.500
 they're always

00:38:22.500 --> 00:38:23.759
 providing for themselves,

00:38:23.899 --> 00:38:24.960
 securing for themselves,

00:38:25.299 --> 00:38:26.419
 grasping and fending

00:38:26.420 --> 00:38:27.180
 for themselves,

00:38:27.360 --> 00:38:28.139
 and in the end,

00:38:28.240 --> 00:38:28.900
 what they acquire

00:38:28.900 --> 00:38:29.619
 from themselves

00:38:29.619 --> 00:38:31.320
 is not riches and honor,

00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:32.059
 it's disgrace.

00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:39.460
 This is the principle

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:41.300
 of salvation as well.

00:38:43.079 --> 00:38:44.539
 God opposes the proud

00:38:44.539 --> 00:38:45.700
 but gives grace

00:38:45.700 --> 00:38:47.039
 to the humble.

00:38:47.820 --> 00:38:48.840
 That's a quotation

00:38:48.840 --> 00:38:50.659
 in James 4, 6-8

00:38:50.659 --> 00:38:52.340
 and 1 Peter 5, 5-10

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:53.840
 from this verse.

00:38:54.960 --> 00:38:56.380
 Proverbs 3, 3.

00:38:56.420 --> 00:39:01.380
 James and Peter

00:39:01.380 --> 00:39:02.659
 both refer to it

00:39:02.659 --> 00:39:04.159
 in order to tell us

00:39:04.159 --> 00:39:05.320
 to humble ourselves

00:39:05.320 --> 00:39:06.159
 before God

00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:07.559
 instead of seeking

00:39:07.559 --> 00:39:09.400
 to live in autonomy,

00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:10.579
 instead of seeking

00:39:10.579 --> 00:39:11.940
 to save ourselves,

00:39:12.860 --> 00:39:13.460
 instead of seeking

00:39:13.460 --> 00:39:14.980
 to fight this spiritual battle

00:39:14.980 --> 00:39:15.960
 in our own strength,

00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:18.360
 humble yourselves,

00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:19.579
 trust in God

00:39:19.579 --> 00:39:20.440
 instead of contending

00:39:20.440 --> 00:39:20.980
 for yourself.

00:39:21.720 --> 00:39:22.400
 The word favor

00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:23.019
 in verse 34

00:39:23.019 --> 00:39:23.860
 is a word that often

00:39:23.860 --> 00:39:24.500
 gets translated

00:39:24.500 --> 00:39:25.240
 as grace.

00:39:26.420 --> 00:39:27.480
 unmerited favor,

00:39:28.320 --> 00:39:29.579
 a bestowed gift.

00:39:30.460 --> 00:39:31.380
 That's what

00:39:31.380 --> 00:39:33.240
 ultimately salvation is.

00:39:33.700 --> 00:39:34.340
 That's what

00:39:34.340 --> 00:39:35.599
 eternal life is.

00:39:36.039 --> 00:39:37.000
 That's what

00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:37.480
 reconciliation

00:39:37.480 --> 00:39:38.760
 with God is.

00:39:39.119 --> 00:39:40.159
 It's not something

00:39:40.159 --> 00:39:41.099
 that we earn

00:39:41.099 --> 00:39:42.440
 but something

00:39:42.440 --> 00:39:43.740
 that we receive

00:39:43.740 --> 00:39:45.079
 from God

00:39:45.079 --> 00:39:45.740
 as a gift.

00:39:45.739 --> 00:39:49.679
 And how does God

00:39:49.679 --> 00:39:50.299
 give it to us?

00:39:50.379 --> 00:39:52.279
 Verses 18-19

00:39:52.279 --> 00:39:53.000
 promised us

00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:54.439
 wisdom is a tree

00:39:54.439 --> 00:39:54.859
 of life

00:39:54.859 --> 00:39:55.319
 to those who

00:39:55.319 --> 00:39:56.019
 lay hold of her.

00:39:56.339 --> 00:39:57.500
 Those who hold her fast

00:39:57.500 --> 00:39:58.519
 are called blessed.

00:39:59.139 --> 00:40:00.279
 The Lord by wisdom

00:40:00.279 --> 00:40:01.139
 founded the earth

00:40:01.139 --> 00:40:01.799
 by understanding

00:40:01.799 --> 00:40:02.359
 he established

00:40:02.359 --> 00:40:02.939
 the heavens.

00:40:03.579 --> 00:40:05.119
 Colossians 1-16

00:40:05.119 --> 00:40:05.759
 tell us

00:40:05.759 --> 00:40:07.239
 by what exactly

00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:08.819
 God founded the earth

00:40:08.819 --> 00:40:09.679
 and he tells us

00:40:09.679 --> 00:40:10.979
 that by Christ

00:40:10.979 --> 00:40:11.819
 all things

00:40:11.819 --> 00:40:12.419
 were created

00:40:12.419 --> 00:40:13.279
 in heaven

00:40:13.280 --> 00:40:14.180
 and earth.

00:40:15.320 --> 00:40:16.220
 Jesus Christ

00:40:16.220 --> 00:40:17.560
 is the word

00:40:17.560 --> 00:40:18.240
 of God.

00:40:18.600 --> 00:40:19.180
 Jesus Christ

00:40:19.180 --> 00:40:20.640
 is the wisdom

00:40:20.640 --> 00:40:21.100
 of God.

00:40:21.220 --> 00:40:22.320
 1 Corinthians 1

00:40:22.320 --> 00:40:23.000
 says that.

00:40:23.720 --> 00:40:24.420
 God the Father

00:40:24.420 --> 00:40:25.200
 founded the earth,

00:40:25.340 --> 00:40:26.160
 established the heavens,

00:40:26.700 --> 00:40:27.940
 and broke open

00:40:27.940 --> 00:40:28.460
 the deep

00:40:28.460 --> 00:40:29.880
 by Christ.

00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:31.340
 He is the wisdom

00:40:31.340 --> 00:40:31.780
 of God

00:40:31.780 --> 00:40:33.440
 and so he is

00:40:33.440 --> 00:40:34.660
 the tree of life

00:40:34.660 --> 00:40:36.300
 that imparts

00:40:36.300 --> 00:40:37.900
 eternal blessing,

00:40:38.440 --> 00:40:39.220
 eternal life.

00:40:41.160 --> 00:40:42.140
 Remember once again

00:40:42.140 --> 00:40:42.860
 Adam and Eve

00:40:42.860 --> 00:40:43.600
 how they sought

00:40:43.600 --> 00:40:45.120
 wisdom and understanding.

00:40:45.260 --> 00:40:46.019
 They did seek

00:40:46.019 --> 00:40:46.940
 wisdom and understanding.

00:40:47.500 --> 00:40:48.160
 Remember what the

00:40:48.160 --> 00:40:49.040
 tree that they were

00:40:49.040 --> 00:40:49.720
 not supposed to touch

00:40:49.720 --> 00:40:50.140
 was called.

00:40:50.220 --> 00:40:50.760
 It's the tree

00:40:50.760 --> 00:40:51.960
 of knowledge

00:40:51.960 --> 00:40:53.500
 of good and evil.

00:40:55.160 --> 00:40:55.940
 Doesn't that sound

00:40:55.940 --> 00:40:56.300
 like something

00:40:56.300 --> 00:40:57.000
 that you should know?

00:40:57.440 --> 00:40:58.220
 Something you should have?

00:40:58.300 --> 00:40:58.880
 Sounds like something

00:40:58.880 --> 00:40:59.720
 that a wise person

00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:00.280
 would eat from

00:41:00.280 --> 00:41:00.680
 and follow?

00:41:00.679 --> 00:41:04.119
 They were commanded

00:41:04.119 --> 00:41:05.159
 not to eat from it

00:41:05.159 --> 00:41:06.639
 because God

00:41:06.639 --> 00:41:08.119
 wanted them to know

00:41:08.119 --> 00:41:09.759
 they are not to be

00:41:09.759 --> 00:41:11.099
 morally autonomous,

00:41:11.980 --> 00:41:12.539
 independent,

00:41:12.819 --> 00:41:13.559
 sovereign beings

00:41:13.559 --> 00:41:14.679
 deciding for themselves

00:41:14.679 --> 00:41:15.879
 what is right and good

00:41:15.879 --> 00:41:16.839
 but rather they were

00:41:16.839 --> 00:41:18.359
 to take from God's word

00:41:18.359 --> 00:41:19.579
 from what he says

00:41:19.579 --> 00:41:20.559
 this is right

00:41:20.559 --> 00:41:21.659
 and this is wrong.

00:41:21.879 --> 00:41:22.739
 They were to cultivate

00:41:22.739 --> 00:41:23.759
 trust in him,

00:41:24.099 --> 00:41:24.980
 depend on him

00:41:24.980 --> 00:41:26.039
 and live with that

00:41:26.039 --> 00:41:27.779
 kind of faith in him.

00:41:27.859 --> 00:41:28.559
 That's what God

00:41:28.559 --> 00:41:30.099
 envisioned for people

00:41:30.099 --> 00:41:30.739
 but instead

00:41:30.739 --> 00:41:31.420
 Adam and Eve

00:41:31.420 --> 00:41:32.199
 overreach.

00:41:32.659 --> 00:41:33.460
 They exalt themselves

00:41:33.460 --> 00:41:34.500
 and they grasp hold

00:41:34.500 --> 00:41:35.319
 of the fruit of the tree

00:41:35.319 --> 00:41:35.880
 of knowledge of good

00:41:35.880 --> 00:41:36.319
 and evil,

00:41:36.659 --> 00:41:37.159
 eat it

00:41:37.159 --> 00:41:38.759
 and through that

00:41:38.759 --> 00:41:39.679
 they are cut off

00:41:39.679 --> 00:41:41.420
 from the garden of Eden

00:41:41.420 --> 00:41:42.480
 which possesses

00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:43.420
 the tree of life.

00:41:43.420 --> 00:41:50.079
 and so God sends Jesus

00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:52.240
 from paradise

00:41:52.240 --> 00:41:54.619
 to our wilderness

00:41:54.619 --> 00:41:56.639
 so that Jesus

00:41:56.639 --> 00:41:58.119
 might die on the cross

00:41:58.119 --> 00:41:59.579
 to pay the penalty

00:41:59.579 --> 00:42:00.539
 of our sins

00:42:00.539 --> 00:42:04.700
 that he might make way

00:42:04.700 --> 00:42:05.500
 for us

00:42:05.500 --> 00:42:06.659
 back to God

00:42:06.659 --> 00:42:08.320
 that he might teach us

00:42:08.320 --> 00:42:09.200
 how to humble ourselves

00:42:09.200 --> 00:42:10.119
 before God again.

00:42:10.480 --> 00:42:11.539
 He pays for our sins

00:42:11.539 --> 00:42:12.179
 on the cross

00:42:12.179 --> 00:42:13.159
 and he says

00:42:13.159 --> 00:42:14.139
 all who would believe

00:42:14.139 --> 00:42:14.480
 in me

00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:15.119
 all who would repent

00:42:15.119 --> 00:42:15.619
 of their sins

00:42:15.619 --> 00:42:16.320
 and believe in me

00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:17.019
 would be granted

00:42:17.019 --> 00:42:17.820
 eternal life

00:42:17.820 --> 00:42:19.400
 that they shall not perish

00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:21.059
 but live forever.

00:42:24.579 --> 00:42:25.960
 Revelation chapter 2

00:42:25.960 --> 00:42:26.440
 verse 7

00:42:26.440 --> 00:42:27.579
 says

00:42:27.579 --> 00:42:28.900
 to the one who conquers

00:42:28.900 --> 00:42:29.679
 I will grant

00:42:29.679 --> 00:42:31.199
 to eat the tree of life

00:42:31.199 --> 00:42:32.500
 which is in the paradise

00:42:32.500 --> 00:42:33.119
 of God.

00:42:34.119 --> 00:42:35.300
 And how do you conquer?

00:42:35.539 --> 00:42:36.519
 How do you conquer evil?

00:42:36.619 --> 00:42:37.460
 How do you conquer Satan?

00:42:37.519 --> 00:42:38.719
 How do you conquer sin and death?

00:42:38.719 --> 00:42:40.219
 Revelation chapter 12

00:42:40.219 --> 00:42:41.779
 tells us in verses 10 to 12

00:42:41.779 --> 00:42:43.839
 by the blood of the Lamb

00:42:43.839 --> 00:42:45.099
 and by the word

00:42:45.099 --> 00:42:46.279
 of their testimony.

00:42:47.459 --> 00:42:49.419
 It is the blood of the Lamb

00:42:49.419 --> 00:42:50.480
 blood of Jesus Christ

00:42:50.480 --> 00:42:52.099
 and our persevering

00:42:52.099 --> 00:42:53.179
 faith in Him

00:42:53.179 --> 00:42:54.599
 and witness to Him

00:42:54.599 --> 00:42:55.879
 that enable us

00:42:55.879 --> 00:42:57.339
 to eat of the tree of life

00:42:57.339 --> 00:42:58.039
 and live forever.

00:42:59.839 --> 00:43:01.119
 Because we were sinners

00:43:01.119 --> 00:43:01.859
 cut off from God

00:43:01.859 --> 00:43:02.879
 this is the only way

00:43:02.879 --> 00:43:03.399
 for us

00:43:03.399 --> 00:43:04.699
 to return to God

00:43:04.699 --> 00:43:05.719
 and we must receive

00:43:05.719 --> 00:43:07.279
 receive that freely

00:43:07.279 --> 00:43:09.319
 as our heavenly inheritance

00:43:09.319 --> 00:43:11.059
 rather than

00:43:11.059 --> 00:43:12.299
 overreaching for it

00:43:12.299 --> 00:43:14.119
 trying to get

00:43:14.119 --> 00:43:15.399
 righteousness of our own

00:43:15.399 --> 00:43:17.000
 self-righteousness

00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:20.699
 trying to make ourselves

00:43:20.699 --> 00:43:21.259
 good enough

00:43:21.259 --> 00:43:22.139
 in God's eyes

00:43:22.139 --> 00:43:24.719
 instead we humbly

00:43:24.719 --> 00:43:25.579
 confide in God

00:43:25.579 --> 00:43:27.079
 and receive His grace.

00:43:29.819 --> 00:43:31.399
 It's only by doing that

00:43:31.399 --> 00:43:32.480
 that we become

00:43:32.480 --> 00:43:32.959
 good neighbors

00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:35.059
 because we trust Him

00:43:35.059 --> 00:43:37.720
 that we don't need

00:43:37.720 --> 00:43:38.599
 to fight and fend

00:43:38.599 --> 00:43:39.139
 for ourselves

00:43:39.139 --> 00:43:40.000
 against our neighbors.

00:43:44.000 --> 00:43:44.760
 Take a moment

00:43:44.760 --> 00:43:46.480
 to reflect on that truth

00:43:46.480 --> 00:43:47.220
 for some time

00:43:47.220 --> 00:43:49.220
 or just a few moments.

00:43:49.219 --> 00:43:49.459
 more.

00:43:53.679 --> 00:43:56.059
 Thank you.

00:44:00.139 --> 00:44:00.719
 Thank you.