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 that you may gain wisdom in the future.

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 Many are the plans in the mind of a man,

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 but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

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 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,

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 and a poor man is better than a liar.

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 This is God's holy and authoritative word.

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 In this world, depending on where you are,

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 on the socioeconomic ladder,

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 which realm you occupy,

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 you get treated differently.

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 When you enter a shop,

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 if you look like a wealthy patron,

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 you will receive preferential treatment

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 from sales associates who are called for a purchase.

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 But if you are perceived to belong

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 to a lower socioeconomic class,

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 instead of a glowing welcome,

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 you might get a cold shoulder,

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 or worse, suspicious glances,

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 and perhaps even a security guard that is shadowing you.

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 Proverbs 18.22-19.22

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 acknowledges this harsh reality,

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 but teaches us as God's people instead

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 that those who desire what is good

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 should conduct themselves with the fear of the Lord

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 amidst various socioeconomic realities.

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 And so first we see how we have to function in light of the economic realities,

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 verse 22 to chapter 19, verse 7.

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 And then we have to function in terms of society and its order in chapter 19, verse 82, verse 22.

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 And fittingly in a passage dealing with social relations,

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 chapter 18, verse 22 begins with the most intimate of social relations.

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 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.

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 Often literary units in Proverbs begin with an exhortation to listen to or to find wisdom,

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 to acquire wisdom.

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 And in this passage, verse 22 functions as that kind of introduction.

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 Because we've seen throughout the book that Solomon frequently personifies wisdom as a woman.

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 Lady wisdom.

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 And so in chapter 8, verse 35,

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 Lady of Wisdom said something very similar.

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 She said,

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 Whoever finds me finds a good thing.

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 Whoever finds me finds life, rather,

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 and obtains favor from the Lord.

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 Very similar to chapter 18, verse 22.

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 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.

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 So here, the God-fearing, prudent wife, the wise wife,

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 acquiring such a wife is compared to finding God's wisdom.

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 This is because, as we'll see later in chapter 19, verse 14,

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 a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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 Finding a wise wife, a wise spouse,

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 like finding God's wisdom,

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 is God's gift.

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 An expression of God's favor.

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 And it says,

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 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing.

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 The word good is a key word that recurs throughout this passage.

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 Chapter 19, verse 1 says,

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 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

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 than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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 That's literally,

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 Good is a poor person

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 who walks in his integrity

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 than one who is crooked.

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 So every time you see the word better,

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 it's the same Hebrew word that's occurring in this passage.

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 Similarly, 19.22 says,

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 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,

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 and a poor man is good compared to a liar.

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 Better than a liar.

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 And it's used again in chapter 19, verse 2,

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 to begin the next subsection.

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 And so, in other words,

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 this passage is about finding what is good.

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 Every day, the world bombards us with messages

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 of what is good and what is not good.

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 But as Christians,

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 we must not be conformed to this world,

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 but be transformed by the renewal of our mind.

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 That by testing,

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 we may discern what is the will of God,

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 what is good,

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 and acceptable,

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 and perfect.

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 And that's what we're doing this morning,

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 asking ourselves,

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 What does God say is good?

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 How can we conform ourselves to this good

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 in our dealings with people

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 in various socioeconomic standing?

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 And after this introductory verse,

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 this passage dives right into

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 human relationships complicated by money.

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 It says in chapter 18, verse 23,

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 The poor used in treaties,

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 but the rich answer roughly.

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 People who are impoverished cry out for relief,

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 but the haughty rich answer them roughly.

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 As I've mentioned in this series before,

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 the word poverty is used consistently

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 throughout this book in a negative way.

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 But the word poor is used consistently

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 in a positive way.

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 Poverty in wisdom literature

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 is a result of divine judgment for sins

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 such as slothfulness, stinginess,

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 or love of luxury.

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 But the poor are so because of circumstances

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 that are outside of their control,

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 such as societal injustice,

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 and because of that,

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 they receive God's special compassion

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 throughout the book,

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 His care.

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 And so here, what's in view

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 is the undeservedly poor

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 crying out for relief,

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 but the undeservedly rich person

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 rebuffs Him.

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 And then it says in chapter 18, verse 24,

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 A man of many companions may come to ruin,

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 but there is a friend

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 who sticks closer than a brother.

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 The rich, as it later says in chapter 19, verse 6,

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 have many friends.

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 In contrast to the poor person

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 who is answered in a rough manner.

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 But this verse warns us,

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 A man of many companions may come to ruin,

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 but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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 The implied message is this,

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 that's the kind of friend

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 that a poor person needs.

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 In a world where the rich answer roughly,

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 the poor person needs a friend

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 who sticks closer than a brother.

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 Not a fair-weather friend,

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 but a friend who is there through the thick and thin.

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 Being poor is hard,

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 but nonetheless,

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 chapter 19, verse 1, insists,

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 Better is a poor person.

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 Literally, good is a poor person

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 who walks in his integrity

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 than one who is crooked in speech

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 and is a fool.

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 This is an example of imprecise parallelism,

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 where a precise antithetical parallel

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 would have compared or contrasted

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 a poor person's righteousness

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 from a rich person's unrighteousness,

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 but this verse contrasts

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 a poor person's integrity

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 from the fool's crooked speech.

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 And parallels that are intentionally imbalanced like this

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 invite us to fill out the picture.

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 So what's in view then is

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 a poor person is who is wise

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 and walks in integrity

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 and speaks forthrightly,

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 and the fool who is rich

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 but walks in unrighteousness

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 and speaks deviously.

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 And if we were to assess the lives

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 of these two people,

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 which of them, would you conclude,

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 has the good life?

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 By many people's standards,

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 it's the rich person

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 that has the good life.

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 But God's assessment is different.

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 He says,

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 not the haughty rich

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 who seem to be enjoying

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 God's material blessings,

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 but rather the humble poor person

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 who holds onto his integrity

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 is better, is good.

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 That's because the righteous poor

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 are miserable only for a moment,

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 but the crooked rich

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 are miserable forever.

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 The poor person is the one

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 who is in the will of God.

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 And this imagery of walking in integrity

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 and the word good in verse 1

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 connects it to verse 2.

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 Desire without knowledge is not good,

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 and whoever makes haste with his feet

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 misses his way.

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 In the Hebrew,

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 there's an escalation

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 from the first to the second clause

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 in verse 2.

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 The New International Version,

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 the translation captures this.

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 It says,

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 Desire without knowledge is not good.

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 How much more

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 will hasty feet miss the way?

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 This proverb can simply mean

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 that if you desire

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 to get to a destination,

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 but you don't know how to get there,

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 just hasting to get there

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 is going to get you even more lost.

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 But the immediate surrounding context

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 suggests that there's a deeper

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 layer of meaning.

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 In Proverbs,

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 the word knowledge

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 invariably refers to

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 the knowledge of God.

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 So Solomon is saying here,

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 if even desire without knowledge

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 of God is not good,

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 how much more will the one

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 with hasty feet miss his way?

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 Desiring to be rich

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 apart from God is not good.

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 Rather, we saw in verse 1,

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 good is a poor person

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 who walks in integrity.

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 But if even the desire itself

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 is not good,

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 how much worse is the fool

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 who hates to get rich

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 quickly using devious,

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 crooked means?

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 Now this distinction

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 between desire and action

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 is helpful

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 because acting on one's

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 sinful desires

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 is worse

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 than simply having sinful desires.

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 but having the sinful desires

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 is nevertheless evil.

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 It's sinful.

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 There is a difference

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 between being tempted

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 to sin and sinning.

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 So for example,

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 in Genesis chapter 39,

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 when Joseph is tempted

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 by Potiphar's wife

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 to,

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 she tries to seduce him,

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 he runs away,

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 he flees.

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 So he was tempted

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 but he did not sin.

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 So because of this distinction

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 between temptation and sin,

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 I think sometimes Christians

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 think that desiring sinful things

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 is okay

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 as long as you don't do

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 something about it.

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 But that's not true either.

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 There's a reason why

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 one of the Ten Commandments

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 is you shall not covet

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 your neighbor's house.

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 You shall not covet

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 your neighbor's wife

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 or his male servant

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 or his female servant

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 or his ox

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 or his donkey

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 or anything that is your neighbor's.

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 Even desiring for yourself

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 something that belongs

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 to another is sinful.

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 This is why

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 1 Timothy chapter 6

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 verses 9 and 10

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 say this,

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 But those who desire

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 to be rich

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 fall into temptation,

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 into a snare,

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 into many senseless

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 and harmful desires

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 that plunge people

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 into ruin and destruction.

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 For the love of money

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 is a root of all kinds of evils.

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 It is through this craving

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 that some have wandered away

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 from the faith

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 and pierced themselves

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 with many pains.

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 Getting rich

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 as a byproduct

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 of your industriousness

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 and faithfulness

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 to God

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 is one thing.

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 But desiring

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 to be rich,

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 loving money,

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 is something

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 entirely different

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 and the Bible

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 calls it sin.

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 We should nip

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 such desires

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 in the bud

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 long before we act on them.

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 Desire without knowledge

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 is not good.

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 And whoever makes haste

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 with his feet

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 misses his way.

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 Verse 3 continues

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 this metaphor

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 of walking in the way.

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 It says,

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 When a man's folly

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 brings his way to ruin,

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 his heart rages

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 against the Lord.

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 Now,

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 when a foolish person

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 seeking gain,

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 quickly,

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 quick wealth,

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 through gambling,

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 pyramid schemes,

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 smuggling,

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 dealing,

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 or stealing,

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 when he gets busted

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 by the authorities,

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 his heart rages

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 against the Lord.

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 We've seen this

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 in our own lives.

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 People blame God

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 for what they have

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 brought upon themselves.

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 The word rage here

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 is typically used

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 exclusively

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 to refer to

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 kings and God

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 who rage.

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 And so here,

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 it kind of conveys

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 the pride

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 of this fool

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 who is raging

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 against the Lord.

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 He has this sense

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 of indignation

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 against God

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 saying,

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 Well,

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 I deserve better.

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 God isn't alone.

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 He owes me something.

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 When in reality,

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 God owes him nothing

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 and it's he

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 who has brought

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 this upon himself.

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 We've all done this

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 in some ways,

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 haven't we?

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 Imagine you're having

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 one of those

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 very bad days.

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 Perhaps after

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 the service this morning,

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 I guess it's Sunday

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 so maybe this won't happen,

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 but you return

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 to your car.

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 A car driving by

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 had locked

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 off your side mirror

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 clear off the car.

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 No notes on it.

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 And then,

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 right after you

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 examine that,

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 you see that you

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 also got a ticket

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 for not feeding

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 the meter in time.

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 And then,

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 you get angry

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 so you kick the tire

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 as hard as you can

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 and you break your toe.

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 And then,

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 you raise your fist

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 at God and say,

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 God,

00:18:05.900 --> 00:18:06.480
 why me?

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 I blame you.

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 Why have you

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 brought this about?

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 Why is my life

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 so hard?

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 Why do bad things

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 happen to me?

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 If you're harboring anger,

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 indignation,

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 or resentment

00:18:25.339 --> 00:18:26.899
 against God

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 in your heart,

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 ask yourself

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 this question

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 deep down inside.

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 Do you blame God

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 for your past,

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 for your sin,

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 for your pain,

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 for your disappointments,

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 for your lie in life?

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 Surely,

00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:43.240
 there's pain

00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:43.779
 that others

00:18:43.779 --> 00:18:44.720
 inflict on us,

00:18:44.920 --> 00:18:45.420
 but most,

00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:46.900
 our vocational troubles,

00:18:47.019 --> 00:18:47.940
 our health troubles.

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 And often,

00:18:50.019 --> 00:18:50.839
 the consequences

00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:52.720
 of our own folly

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 and the wise person

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 accepts that responsibility

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 and seeks

00:18:55.799 --> 00:18:56.740
 the knowledge of God

00:18:56.740 --> 00:18:58.200
 and the community of God

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 to bring correction

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 and reformation.

00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:04.220
 Verses 4-7

00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:05.259
 continue to teach us

00:19:05.259 --> 00:19:05.839
 what it looks like

00:19:05.839 --> 00:19:06.640
 to conduct ourselves

00:19:06.640 --> 00:19:07.640
 with the fear of the Lord

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 amidst various

00:19:08.620 --> 00:19:09.880
 socioeconomic realities.

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 It says,

00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:12.359
 wealth brings many new friends,

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 but a poor man

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 is deserted by his friend.

00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:15.920
 A false witness

00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:17.160
 will not go unpunished,

00:19:17.259 --> 00:19:18.879
 and he who breathed out lies

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 will not escape.

00:19:20.579 --> 00:19:21.660
 Many seek the favor

00:19:21.660 --> 00:19:22.559
 of a generous man,

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 and everyone is a friend

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 to a man who gives gifts.

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 All the poor man's brothers

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 hate him.

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 How much more

00:19:28.839 --> 00:19:29.579
 do his friends

00:19:29.579 --> 00:19:30.640
 go far from him?

00:19:31.039 --> 00:19:32.000
 He pursues them

00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:32.700
 with words,

00:19:32.779 --> 00:19:34.039
 but does not have them.

00:19:34.539 --> 00:19:35.559
 The word friend

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 occurs four times

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 in these four verses,

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 and behind this

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 is a generic Hebrew word

00:19:40.339 --> 00:19:42.220
 for the word friend,

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 which usually has a neutral

00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:45.099
 or a negative meaning.

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 If you look at

00:19:46.639 --> 00:19:48.159
 Proverbs 18-24

00:19:48.159 --> 00:19:48.720
 for a minute,

00:19:49.000 --> 00:19:49.720
 it's the same word

00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:50.759
 that was translated there

00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:51.639
 as companion,

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 but it's not the same word

00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:55.240
 as the one translated friend

00:19:55.240 --> 00:19:56.740
 in chapter 18-24,

00:19:56.899 --> 00:19:57.519
 the true friend.

00:19:58.299 --> 00:19:59.980
 A man of many companions

00:19:59.980 --> 00:20:00.740
 may come to ruin,

00:20:00.879 --> 00:20:01.619
 but there's a friend

00:20:01.619 --> 00:20:02.359
 who sticks closer

00:20:02.359 --> 00:20:02.859
 than a brother.

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 In other words,

00:20:04.019 --> 00:20:05.199
 the friends that wealth

00:20:05.199 --> 00:20:06.859
 brings are not

00:20:06.859 --> 00:20:07.679
 true friends.

00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:09.259
 They are fair-weather friends

00:20:09.259 --> 00:20:10.659
 and gold-dating friends.

00:20:11.379 --> 00:20:12.240
 Friendship with them

00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:13.279
 is not relational,

00:20:13.679 --> 00:20:14.879
 but transactional.

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 And this is why

00:20:16.159 --> 00:20:16.939
 a poor man

00:20:16.939 --> 00:20:17.539
 is deserted

00:20:17.539 --> 00:20:18.319
 by his friends.

00:20:19.379 --> 00:20:20.439
 When the man's wealth

00:20:20.439 --> 00:20:20.879
 is gone,

00:20:20.939 --> 00:20:21.799
 he has nothing to offer,

00:20:21.939 --> 00:20:22.500
 but he treats,

00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:23.219
 words,

00:20:23.339 --> 00:20:24.259
 to pursue them,

00:20:24.299 --> 00:20:25.359
 and it's not enough.

00:20:25.439 --> 00:20:25.959
 They leave.

00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:28.740
 And this unfortunate reality

00:20:28.740 --> 00:20:29.479
 has implications

00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:30.279
 for justice

00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:32.180
 because a rich man

00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:33.039
 will have many

00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:34.079
 pseudo-friends

00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:34.860
 willing to take

00:20:34.860 --> 00:20:35.799
 his side in court,

00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:37.700
 even to the point

00:20:37.700 --> 00:20:38.880
 of bearing false witness,

00:20:39.579 --> 00:20:40.240
 thinking that they

00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:41.880
 will not be caught.

00:20:42.620 --> 00:20:43.640
 Verse 9 warns,

00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:44.599
 a false witness

00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:45.940
 will not go unpunished,

00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:47.220
 and he who breathes out

00:20:47.220 --> 00:20:48.380
 lies will not escape.

00:20:49.099 --> 00:20:49.860
 So he's warning us,

00:20:49.900 --> 00:20:51.200
 don't be a pseudo-friend

00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:51.960
 to the rich

00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:52.759
 and the powerful.

00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:54.620
 Currying the favor

00:20:54.620 --> 00:20:55.279
 of such people

00:20:55.279 --> 00:20:56.539
 betrays our lack

00:20:56.539 --> 00:20:57.519
 of faith in God

00:20:57.519 --> 00:20:58.920
 because we're thinking

00:20:58.920 --> 00:20:59.500
 that the way

00:20:59.500 --> 00:21:00.660
 to improve our lives

00:21:00.660 --> 00:21:02.460
 is by curing favor

00:21:02.460 --> 00:21:03.200
 with the rich,

00:21:04.340 --> 00:21:05.560
 taking their side

00:21:05.560 --> 00:21:06.160
 even when they are

00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:06.779
 in the wrong.

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.420
 But instead,

00:21:08.539 --> 00:21:08.980
 we have to seek

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:10.060
 the favor of God

00:21:10.060 --> 00:21:11.519
 by being a faithful

00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:12.800
 and true witness,

00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:14.140
 living with integrity,

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.519
 even if that means

00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:16.860
 being poor.

00:21:18.300 --> 00:21:19.360
 Verses 6-7

00:21:19.360 --> 00:21:20.440
 continue the same thing.

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:21.580
 Many seek the favor

00:21:21.580 --> 00:21:22.440
 of a generous man,

00:21:22.759 --> 00:21:24.039
 and everyone is a friend

00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:25.700
 to a man who gives gifts.

00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:27.480
 All a poor man's

00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:28.500
 brothers hate him,

00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:29.500
 how much more

00:21:29.500 --> 00:21:30.220
 do his friends

00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:31.160
 go far from him,

00:21:31.700 --> 00:21:32.980
 pursues them with words,

00:21:33.060 --> 00:21:34.759
 but does not have them.

00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:37.720
 It says,

00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:39.460
 this is a sad reality,

00:21:39.580 --> 00:21:40.560
 even the poor man's

00:21:40.560 --> 00:21:41.940
 brothers hate him.

00:21:42.500 --> 00:21:44.140
 Even his blood-related

00:21:44.140 --> 00:21:46.259
 siblings despise

00:21:46.259 --> 00:21:47.720
 and deserve the poor man

00:21:47.720 --> 00:21:49.880
 when the demands

00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:50.720
 that he makes on them

00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:51.820
 become too burdensome.

00:21:51.819 --> 00:21:53.339
 how much more

00:21:53.339 --> 00:21:54.019
 than will these

00:21:54.019 --> 00:21:54.859
 pseudo-friends

00:21:54.859 --> 00:21:57.079
 deserve him.

00:21:58.399 --> 00:21:59.460
 And this reality

00:21:59.460 --> 00:22:00.639
 accentuates the importance

00:22:00.639 --> 00:22:01.460
 of chapter 18,

00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.200
 verse 24.

00:22:02.659 --> 00:22:03.279
 Yet again,

00:22:03.399 --> 00:22:04.399
 for the poor person,

00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:06.200
 a man of many companions

00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:07.039
 may come to ruin,

00:22:07.399 --> 00:22:08.200
 but there's a friend

00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:09.339
 who sticks closer

00:22:09.339 --> 00:22:10.319
 than a brother.

00:22:10.740 --> 00:22:12.460
 Since even the brother

00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:13.679
 deserves a poor person,

00:22:14.019 --> 00:22:15.639
 the poor need a friend

00:22:15.639 --> 00:22:17.019
 who sticks closer

00:22:17.019 --> 00:22:18.400
 than a brother,

00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:19.180
 and that's the kind

00:22:19.180 --> 00:22:19.879
 of friend we are

00:22:19.879 --> 00:22:21.379
 to aspire to be

00:22:21.379 --> 00:22:22.200
 to one another

00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:23.579
 and to those in need.

00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:27.339
 Those who desire

00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:28.460
 God's good gifts

00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:29.519
 should conduct themselves

00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:30.139
 with the fear

00:22:30.139 --> 00:22:30.680
 of the Lord

00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:31.900
 amidst these

00:22:31.900 --> 00:22:33.299
 socioeconomic realities.

00:22:34.440 --> 00:22:35.420
 This is the complex

00:22:35.420 --> 00:22:36.960
 reality created

00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:37.500
 by money.

00:22:38.139 --> 00:22:39.400
 And then in chapter 19,

00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:39.960
 verse 8,

00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:40.819
 to verse 22,

00:22:41.019 --> 00:22:41.599
 it instructs us

00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:42.420
 on how to navigate

00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:43.599
 the complex realities

00:22:43.599 --> 00:22:44.819
 in society,

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.459
 in societal order.

00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:48.539
 Now just as the

00:22:48.539 --> 00:22:49.399
 preceding subsection

00:22:49.399 --> 00:22:50.899
 began with the

00:22:50.899 --> 00:22:51.959
 exhortation to find

00:22:51.959 --> 00:22:52.839
 what is good,

00:22:52.939 --> 00:22:53.740
 the good thing,

00:22:54.379 --> 00:22:55.240
 chapter 19,

00:22:55.319 --> 00:22:56.019
 verse 8 begins

00:22:56.019 --> 00:22:56.559
 with the idea

00:22:56.559 --> 00:22:57.579
 of finding good.

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.899
 Whoever gets sense

00:22:58.899 --> 00:23:00.099
 loves his own soul.

00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:01.099
 He who keeps

00:23:01.099 --> 00:23:01.779
 understanding

00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:03.019
 will discover good.

00:23:04.359 --> 00:23:06.019
 Whoever acquires sense,

00:23:06.119 --> 00:23:07.259
 the understanding of God,

00:23:07.339 --> 00:23:08.119
 the knowledge of God,

00:23:08.159 --> 00:23:08.719
 his wisdom,

00:23:09.139 --> 00:23:09.959
 is a person who

00:23:09.959 --> 00:23:11.619
 loves his own soul

00:23:11.619 --> 00:23:12.740
 because the knowledge

00:23:12.740 --> 00:23:13.579
 of God presents

00:23:13.579 --> 00:23:14.619
 one's soul

00:23:14.619 --> 00:23:15.359
 unto eternity

00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:16.019
 and produces

00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:17.480
 what is truly good.

00:23:18.939 --> 00:23:19.679
 And then verse 9

00:23:19.679 --> 00:23:20.939
 repeats verse 5

00:23:20.939 --> 00:23:21.819
 word for word,

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 but it means

00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:24.619
 a slightly different

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 because it's

00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:26.460
 a different context.

00:23:27.139 --> 00:23:28.139
 This is a false witness

00:23:28.139 --> 00:23:29.299
 will not go unpunished

00:23:29.299 --> 00:23:30.579
 and he who breathes out

00:23:30.579 --> 00:23:31.740
 lies will perish.

00:23:32.460 --> 00:23:33.519
 In the former context,

00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:34.279
 the proverb warned

00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:35.279
 against bearing

00:23:35.279 --> 00:23:36.659
 false witness in court

00:23:36.659 --> 00:23:38.039
 as a favor to the rich.

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 But now in this new context,

00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:42.019
 the emphasis is on

00:23:42.019 --> 00:23:42.579
 the senselessness

00:23:42.579 --> 00:23:44.679
 and the incongruity

00:23:44.679 --> 00:23:45.859
 of a false witness.

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 If society is to be

00:23:47.779 --> 00:23:48.679
 rightly ordered,

00:23:49.139 --> 00:23:50.299
 we must rid it

00:23:50.299 --> 00:23:51.679
 of false witnesses

00:23:51.679 --> 00:23:52.839
 who pervert justice.

00:23:53.539 --> 00:23:54.679
 And God threatens

00:23:54.679 --> 00:23:56.039
 that he will ultimately

00:23:56.039 --> 00:23:57.119
 punish those who bear

00:23:57.119 --> 00:23:57.879
 false witness.

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 The perjurer

00:23:59.339 --> 00:24:00.679
 will ultimately perish

00:24:00.679 --> 00:24:01.740
 and therefore

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:03.119
 he who lies in court

00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:04.279
 lacks sense.

00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:05.519
 He does not love

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:06.220
 his own soul.

00:24:06.859 --> 00:24:07.939
 He will discover evil

00:24:07.939 --> 00:24:08.720
 instead of good.

00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:10.339
 The perjurer

00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:11.000
 doesn't belong

00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:11.900
 in the court of justice

00:24:11.900 --> 00:24:13.140
 any more than

00:24:13.140 --> 00:24:14.360
 an incompetent slave

00:24:14.360 --> 00:24:15.839
 belongs in the royal palace.

00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:17.460
 It says in verse 10,

00:24:17.860 --> 00:24:18.779
 it is not fitting

00:24:18.779 --> 00:24:19.500
 for a fool

00:24:19.500 --> 00:24:20.660
 to live in luxury,

00:24:21.140 --> 00:24:22.600
 much less for a slave

00:24:22.600 --> 00:24:23.819
 to rule over princes.

00:24:25.819 --> 00:24:26.779
 Slavery in Israel

00:24:26.779 --> 00:24:27.799
 back in those days

00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:29.700
 was an economic institution

00:24:29.700 --> 00:24:31.259
 that did not make

00:24:31.259 --> 00:24:32.500
 distinctions based on

00:24:32.500 --> 00:24:33.779
 the color of someone's skin.

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 And neither was it

00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:37.039
 sourced through kidnapping

00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:39.960
 nor enforced for life

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.779
 like transatlantic slavery.

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:43.639
 Slavery back then

00:24:43.639 --> 00:24:45.259
 were indisputable by race

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:47.180
 and they made similar wages

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:48.519
 as other people.

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 And they usually

00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:50.819
 bought their own freedom

00:24:50.819 --> 00:24:51.920
 when they had accumulated

00:24:51.920 --> 00:24:52.839
 enough money

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 to repay their debt.

00:24:54.619 --> 00:24:56.160
 So in that sense,

00:24:56.299 --> 00:24:57.379
 ancient Israelite slavery

00:24:57.379 --> 00:24:58.299
 is more akin to

00:24:58.299 --> 00:25:00.319
 modern day contractual servitude.

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 For example,

00:25:01.920 --> 00:25:03.500
 a cadet that graduates

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.759
 from the military academy

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:07.480
 owes five years of service

00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:08.940
 to the military

00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:10.079
 for his free education.

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 He is essentially

00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:13.119
 a servant of the state.

00:25:13.940 --> 00:25:14.779
 And if he does not

00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:15.779
 discharge his duties,

00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:17.440
 he has to pay back

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:18.420
 all of his tuition

00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:19.339
 and room and board.

00:25:20.839 --> 00:25:21.359
 Often,

00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:23.220
 slaves back then

00:25:23.220 --> 00:25:24.380
 were highly educated

00:25:24.380 --> 00:25:25.640
 and educated and competent.

00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:27.640
 So Proverbs chapter 14,

00:25:27.740 --> 00:25:28.279
 verse 35

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:29.359
 speaks of a servant

00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:30.500
 who deals wisely

00:25:30.500 --> 00:25:31.640
 and therefore has

00:25:31.640 --> 00:25:32.700
 the king's favor.

00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:34.980
 And in chapter 17,

00:25:35.079 --> 00:25:35.480
 verse 2,

00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:36.380
 spoke of a servant

00:25:36.380 --> 00:25:37.440
 who deals wisely

00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:39.779
 who will rule over a son

00:25:39.779 --> 00:25:41.140
 who acts shamefully

00:25:41.140 --> 00:25:42.720
 and will share the inheritance

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:43.660
 as one of the brothers.

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 So there's clearly

00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:46.400
 a very accomplished

00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:47.220
 and competent

00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:49.779
 and servants

00:25:49.779 --> 00:25:50.720
 who are well deserving

00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:52.980
 of acclaim.

00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:54.059
 But what's in view

00:25:54.059 --> 00:25:54.819
 in chapter 18,

00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:55.339
 verse 10

00:25:55.339 --> 00:25:56.240
 is not that kind

00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:56.759
 of wise,

00:25:56.920 --> 00:25:57.220
 loyal,

00:25:57.359 --> 00:25:58.119
 competent servant.

00:25:58.119 --> 00:25:59.459
 He is here,

00:25:59.539 --> 00:26:00.559
 as the parallel indicates,

00:26:00.699 --> 00:26:01.959
 a foolish slave.

00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.699
 It is not fitting

00:26:03.699 --> 00:26:04.519
 for a fool

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:06.219
 to live in luxury,

00:26:06.639 --> 00:26:07.859
 much less for a slave

00:26:07.859 --> 00:26:09.199
 to rule over princes.

00:26:09.939 --> 00:26:11.179
 It is unsuitable,

00:26:11.539 --> 00:26:12.379
 incongruous

00:26:12.379 --> 00:26:13.779
 to have the fool

00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:15.099
 be sated with luxury

00:26:15.099 --> 00:26:16.159
 and the slave

00:26:16.159 --> 00:26:18.199
 rule over the noble prince.

00:26:19.479 --> 00:26:20.699
 Proverbs chapter 30,

00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:21.839
 verse 21 and 22

00:26:21.839 --> 00:26:22.879
 is a close parallel

00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:23.740
 and it says

00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:25.220
 that the earth trembles

00:26:25.220 --> 00:26:26.560
 and cannot bear up

00:26:26.560 --> 00:26:27.500
 under a slave

00:26:27.500 --> 00:26:28.880
 when he becomes king.

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:30.560
 When a person

00:26:30.560 --> 00:26:31.600
 who does not have

00:26:31.600 --> 00:26:32.400
 the character

00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:33.780
 and the competence

00:26:33.780 --> 00:26:34.460
 to rule

00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:35.740
 takes the throne,

00:26:36.300 --> 00:26:37.900
 he becomes intoxicated

00:26:37.900 --> 00:26:38.980
 by his newfound

00:26:38.980 --> 00:26:40.560
 privilege and power

00:26:40.560 --> 00:26:42.400
 and becomes overbearing.

00:26:43.300 --> 00:26:44.620
 He abuses his power,

00:26:44.880 --> 00:26:45.880
 perverts justice,

00:26:46.340 --> 00:26:47.600
 his rule is erratic,

00:26:48.120 --> 00:26:49.980
 his temper is uncontrollable.

00:26:51.260 --> 00:26:52.460
 In contrast,

00:26:52.880 --> 00:26:54.000
 when the rightful king,

00:26:54.260 --> 00:26:55.640
 a person of noble character,

00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:56.180
 reigns,

00:26:56.840 --> 00:26:57.440
 it looks like

00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:58.580
 verses 11 and 12.

00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:00.240
 Good sense

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:01.780
 makes one slow to anger

00:27:01.780 --> 00:27:03.280
 and it is his glory

00:27:03.280 --> 00:27:04.480
 to overlook an offense.

00:27:05.420 --> 00:27:06.340
 A king's wrath

00:27:06.340 --> 00:27:07.280
 is like the growling

00:27:07.280 --> 00:27:07.860
 of a lion,

00:27:08.260 --> 00:27:09.060
 but his favor

00:27:09.060 --> 00:27:09.940
 is like dew

00:27:09.940 --> 00:27:10.780
 on the grass.

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:13.380
 A person with noble character

00:27:13.380 --> 00:27:14.500
 has good sense,

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.680
 which makes him

00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:16.740
 slow to anger,

00:27:17.300 --> 00:27:19.020
 is a vice.

00:27:19.700 --> 00:27:21.120
 It's the vice of cowardice

00:27:21.120 --> 00:27:22.680
 and vice of indifference.

00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:23.460
 It's not a virtue.

00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:25.560
 But though he does not

00:27:25.560 --> 00:27:26.940
 get angry at times,

00:27:28.100 --> 00:27:29.259
 so he does get angry

00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:29.620
 at times,

00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:30.480
 this righteous person,

00:27:30.779 --> 00:27:32.180
 he is slow to anger.

00:27:33.600 --> 00:27:34.900
 Anybody can,

00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:35.440
 you know,

00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:36.700
 floor the accelerator

00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:38.100
 and get into a huge wreck.

00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:40.460
 But it takes

00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:41.519
 a NASCAR driver

00:27:41.519 --> 00:27:43.440
 to control the car

00:27:43.440 --> 00:27:44.360
 at such high speed.

00:27:44.359 --> 00:27:46.639
 The wise person

00:27:46.639 --> 00:27:48.639
 controls his anger,

00:27:49.259 --> 00:27:50.459
 channels his anger,

00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:51.439
 and he is slow

00:27:51.439 --> 00:27:52.259
 to get angry.

00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:53.379
 It is in fact

00:27:53.379 --> 00:27:54.219
 his glory

00:27:54.219 --> 00:27:55.740
 to overlook an offense.

00:27:56.479 --> 00:27:57.319
 A wise person

00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:59.039
 considers his magnanimity,

00:27:59.419 --> 00:28:00.099
 his mercy,

00:28:00.459 --> 00:28:01.279
 his forgiveness

00:28:01.279 --> 00:28:02.699
 to be a badge of honor.

00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:04.019
 He relishes

00:28:04.019 --> 00:28:04.719
 the opportunity

00:28:04.719 --> 00:28:05.479
 to forgive

00:28:05.479 --> 00:28:06.939
 and extend mercy

00:28:06.939 --> 00:28:08.059
 when he has been

00:28:08.059 --> 00:28:09.039
 offended or hurt.

00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:11.200
 It brings him glory

00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:11.899
 because

00:28:11.899 --> 00:28:13.099
 it shows that

00:28:13.099 --> 00:28:13.740
 his character

00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:15.019
 resembles the character

00:28:15.019 --> 00:28:16.899
 of the glorious God

00:28:16.899 --> 00:28:17.920
 who revealed himself

00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:18.379
 this way

00:28:18.379 --> 00:28:19.440
 in Exodus 34.

00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:20.480
 The Lord,

00:28:20.579 --> 00:28:21.680
 a God merciful

00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:22.639
 and gracious,

00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:24.519
 slow to anger,

00:28:25.879 --> 00:28:26.759
 abounding in

00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.500
 steadfast love

00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:28.379
 and faithfulness,

00:28:29.519 --> 00:28:30.619
 keeping steadfast love

00:28:30.619 --> 00:28:31.240
 for thousands,

00:28:31.420 --> 00:28:32.500
 forgiving wickedness,

00:28:32.639 --> 00:28:33.039
 rebellion,

00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:33.839
 and sin.

00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:36.079
 But the passage

00:28:36.079 --> 00:28:37.599
 continues in Exodus 34.

00:28:38.099 --> 00:28:39.639
 He who will by no means

00:28:39.639 --> 00:28:40.699
 clear the guilty.

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:44.039
 Growing in godly character

00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:44.980
 not only involves

00:28:44.980 --> 00:28:45.759
 patience,

00:28:46.220 --> 00:28:47.259
 being slow to anger,

00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:49.159
 and mercy,

00:28:49.679 --> 00:28:50.539
 but it also involves

00:28:50.539 --> 00:28:51.079
 justice.

00:28:51.879 --> 00:28:52.740
 So verse 12 says

00:28:52.740 --> 00:28:53.699
 a king's wrath

00:28:53.699 --> 00:28:54.720
 is like the growling

00:28:54.720 --> 00:28:55.319
 of a lion,

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.679
 but his favor

00:28:56.679 --> 00:28:57.439
 is like the dew

00:28:57.439 --> 00:28:58.059
 on the grass.

00:28:58.500 --> 00:28:59.559
 The king reserves

00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:00.740
 his intense wrath

00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:01.339
 for the wicked

00:29:01.339 --> 00:29:02.799
 and shows his gentle

00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:03.819
 life-giving favor.

00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:04.599
 for the righteous.

00:29:05.459 --> 00:29:06.119
 This is what

00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:06.879
 a rightly ordered

00:29:06.879 --> 00:29:08.079
 society should look like.

00:29:09.619 --> 00:29:10.379
 And then in verses

00:29:10.379 --> 00:29:11.359
 13 and 14,

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.459
 Solomon turns to

00:29:12.459 --> 00:29:13.199
 what a rightly ordered

00:29:13.199 --> 00:29:14.439
 family should look like

00:29:14.439 --> 00:29:16.439
 and should not look like.

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:17.519
 He says,

00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:18.599
 A foolish son

00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:20.039
 is ruined to his father,

00:29:20.480 --> 00:29:21.679
 and a wife's quarreling

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:22.459
 is a continual

00:29:22.459 --> 00:29:23.259
 dripping of rain.

00:29:23.959 --> 00:29:24.939
 House and wealth

00:29:24.939 --> 00:29:26.299
 are inherited from fathers,

00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:27.539
 but a prudent wife

00:29:27.539 --> 00:29:28.599
 is from the Lord.

00:29:29.579 --> 00:29:31.199
 A son should bring

00:29:31.199 --> 00:29:32.659
 prosperity and honor

00:29:32.659 --> 00:29:33.339
 to the father,

00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:34.919
 but a foolish son,

00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:35.299
 it says,

00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:36.539
 is his father's ruin.

00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:39.480
 A wife should be

00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:40.220
 the husband's

00:29:40.220 --> 00:29:41.899
 most trusted confidant

00:29:41.899 --> 00:29:43.220
 and helper,

00:29:43.859 --> 00:29:45.179
 but a quarrelsome wife

00:29:45.179 --> 00:29:46.539
 is her husband's

00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:47.839
 most tiresome enemy.

00:29:49.599 --> 00:29:50.679
 In this part

00:29:50.679 --> 00:29:51.419
 of the ancient world,

00:29:51.619 --> 00:29:52.299
 roofs were made

00:29:52.299 --> 00:29:53.459
 of crisscross layers

00:29:53.459 --> 00:29:54.459
 of wooden boards

00:29:54.459 --> 00:29:55.359
 and sticks,

00:29:56.059 --> 00:29:56.859
 and then it was covered

00:29:56.859 --> 00:29:58.639
 with layers of clay,

00:29:58.799 --> 00:29:59.819
 water, chalk,

00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.480
 and chaff.

00:30:01.079 --> 00:30:01.779
 And unfortunately,

00:30:01.980 --> 00:30:02.939
 like everything else

00:30:02.939 --> 00:30:04.139
 that human beings make,

00:30:04.599 --> 00:30:05.179
 such roofs

00:30:05.179 --> 00:30:06.419
 eventually deteriorate

00:30:06.419 --> 00:30:07.619
 and they crumble.

00:30:08.960 --> 00:30:10.059
 And it gives way

00:30:10.059 --> 00:30:10.879
 to dripping rain.

00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:13.740
 This is an appropriate image

00:30:13.740 --> 00:30:14.980
 because a leaky roof

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:16.859
 makes the home,

00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:18.439
 which is supposed to be

00:30:18.439 --> 00:30:19.639
 a place of rest

00:30:19.639 --> 00:30:20.819
 and refuge,

00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:22.399
 a work field

00:30:22.399 --> 00:30:23.700
 that perhaps even feels

00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:24.799
 like a battlefield.

00:30:26.120 --> 00:30:27.080
 A wife's quarreling

00:30:27.080 --> 00:30:27.840
 is a continual

00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:29.120
 gripping of rain.

00:30:31.319 --> 00:30:32.380
 Brothers and sisters,

00:30:32.660 --> 00:30:33.620
 some of us have

00:30:33.620 --> 00:30:34.880
 quarrelsome households.

00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:37.400
 Whether it's with

00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:38.380
 our housemates

00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:39.940
 or with other

00:30:39.940 --> 00:30:40.799
 family members,

00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:43.380
 but a home is supposed

00:30:43.380 --> 00:30:44.080
 to be a place

00:30:44.080 --> 00:30:44.680
 of rest

00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:45.900
 and refuge.

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:47.680
 We call Proverbs

00:30:47.680 --> 00:30:48.559
 chapter 17,

00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:49.100
 verse 1,

00:30:49.099 --> 00:30:51.119
 Better is a dry morsel

00:30:51.119 --> 00:30:51.899
 with quiet

00:30:51.899 --> 00:30:52.639
 than a house

00:30:52.639 --> 00:30:53.759
 full of feasting

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.899
 with strife.

00:30:56.439 --> 00:30:57.519
 Maybe your house

00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:58.639
 is full of strife

00:30:58.639 --> 00:30:59.899
 because you're trying

00:30:59.899 --> 00:31:00.480
 so hard

00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:01.159
 to put together

00:31:01.159 --> 00:31:01.759
 a feast

00:31:01.759 --> 00:31:02.480
 that will impress

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:03.059
 other people.

00:31:04.819 --> 00:31:06.159
 A dry morsel

00:31:06.159 --> 00:31:06.819
 with quiet

00:31:06.819 --> 00:31:07.359
 is better.

00:31:08.619 --> 00:31:09.459
 Maybe your house

00:31:09.459 --> 00:31:10.279
 is full of strife

00:31:10.279 --> 00:31:10.980
 because you're always

00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:11.899
 getting into arguments

00:31:11.899 --> 00:31:12.679
 about your children

00:31:12.679 --> 00:31:14.519
 and the unrealistically

00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:15.539
 high expectations

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:16.439
 you have for them.

00:31:16.440 --> 00:31:19.059
 perhaps more basic

00:31:19.059 --> 00:31:19.740
 expectations

00:31:19.740 --> 00:31:20.380
 and activities

00:31:20.380 --> 00:31:21.380
 with quiet

00:31:21.380 --> 00:31:22.580
 in the home

00:31:22.580 --> 00:31:23.180
 is better.

00:31:24.460 --> 00:31:25.080
 Maybe you think

00:31:25.080 --> 00:31:25.480
 your house

00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:26.220
 is full of strife

00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:26.799
 because you don't

00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:28.080
 have enough feasting.

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:29.600
 Your spouse

00:31:29.600 --> 00:31:30.820
 doesn't earn enough money.

00:31:31.660 --> 00:31:32.180
 But that's

00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:33.200
 not true either.

00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:33.840
 He says there are

00:31:33.840 --> 00:31:35.440
 houses full of feasting

00:31:35.440 --> 00:31:36.180
 with strife.

00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:37.799
 But it's possible

00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:38.620
 to have peace

00:31:38.620 --> 00:31:39.140
 in your home

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.860
 with the meager

00:31:39.860 --> 00:31:41.320
 portion of dry morsel.

00:31:42.620 --> 00:31:43.360
 Some of you

00:31:43.360 --> 00:31:43.920
 have formed

00:31:43.920 --> 00:31:44.640
 new households

00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:46.420
 or you have

00:31:46.420 --> 00:31:47.440
 recently moved

00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:48.200
 in with your

00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:48.800
 housemates.

00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:50.940
 We ought to all

00:31:50.940 --> 00:31:51.520
 be people

00:31:51.520 --> 00:31:52.640
 who offer peace

00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:53.520
 and rest

00:31:53.520 --> 00:31:54.060
 to those

00:31:54.060 --> 00:31:54.820
 in our household.

00:31:56.360 --> 00:31:57.160
 And verse 14

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:59.000
 offers the ideal picture.

00:31:59.580 --> 00:32:00.300
 House and wealth

00:32:00.300 --> 00:32:00.900
 are inherited

00:32:00.900 --> 00:32:01.660
 from fathers.

00:32:02.360 --> 00:32:03.500
 So one obedient son

00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:04.360
 instead of

00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:05.140
 ruining his father

00:32:05.140 --> 00:32:05.759
 honors and

00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:06.500
 offers him

00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:07.400
 so he can inherit

00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:08.140
 house and wealth.

00:32:08.820 --> 00:32:09.480
 But while we can

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:10.759
 inherit material wealth

00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:11.820
 from earthly fathers,

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:13.659
 it says a prudent wife

00:32:13.659 --> 00:32:15.019
 is from the Lord.

00:32:16.179 --> 00:32:16.960
 This verse echoes

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.539
 chapter 18

00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:18.259
 verse 22.

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:19.700
 He who finds a wife

00:32:19.700 --> 00:32:20.879
 finds a good thing

00:32:20.879 --> 00:32:22.079
 and obtains favor

00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:22.939
 from the Lord.

00:32:23.579 --> 00:32:24.159
 Once again,

00:32:24.299 --> 00:32:25.000
 like wisdom

00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:25.799
 which we can only

00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:26.859
 receive from God,

00:32:27.379 --> 00:32:28.299
 a wise wife

00:32:28.299 --> 00:32:29.039
 is a gift

00:32:29.039 --> 00:32:29.740
 from God.

00:32:29.819 --> 00:32:30.419
 It's an expression

00:32:30.419 --> 00:32:31.179
 of his favor.

00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:32.519
 So I want to

00:32:32.519 --> 00:32:33.700
 encourage every single

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:34.439
 man and woman

00:32:34.439 --> 00:32:35.139
 in our church.

00:32:35.140 --> 00:32:37.500
 If you desire

00:32:37.500 --> 00:32:38.560
 to get married

00:32:38.560 --> 00:32:39.120
 instead of

00:32:39.120 --> 00:32:39.840
 serving the Lord

00:32:39.840 --> 00:32:40.780
 in your singleness

00:32:40.780 --> 00:32:41.780
 with single-minded

00:32:41.780 --> 00:32:42.320
 devotion,

00:32:43.420 --> 00:32:43.800
 pray

00:32:43.800 --> 00:32:45.580
 and seek

00:32:45.580 --> 00:32:46.160
 the Lord

00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:47.080
 like you seek

00:32:47.080 --> 00:32:47.900
 his wisdom.

00:32:48.780 --> 00:32:49.560
 Make the pursuit

00:32:49.560 --> 00:32:50.160
 of the Lord

00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:51.180
 your first priority

00:32:51.180 --> 00:32:52.840
 and not the pursuit

00:32:52.840 --> 00:32:53.440
 of a husband

00:32:53.440 --> 00:32:54.420
 or a wife.

00:32:55.800 --> 00:32:56.620
 Because your

00:32:56.620 --> 00:32:57.160
 fulfillment

00:32:57.160 --> 00:32:58.100
 in this endeavor

00:32:58.100 --> 00:32:59.160
 depends not on

00:32:59.160 --> 00:32:59.960
 how many

00:32:59.960 --> 00:33:01.180
 available singles

00:33:01.180 --> 00:33:01.640
 there are

00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:02.480
 in your pools

00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:03.160
 of friends,

00:33:03.160 --> 00:33:04.540
 not on how

00:33:04.540 --> 00:33:05.160
 attractive

00:33:05.160 --> 00:33:06.900
 or well-established

00:33:06.900 --> 00:33:07.720
 you are financially,

00:33:08.040 --> 00:33:08.820
 not on how

00:33:08.820 --> 00:33:09.800
 active you are

00:33:09.800 --> 00:33:10.880
 on the dating apps,

00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:12.240
 but it depends

00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:13.080
 on the grace

00:33:13.080 --> 00:33:13.840
 and favor

00:33:13.840 --> 00:33:14.740
 of the Lord

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:15.900
 if what you

00:33:15.900 --> 00:33:16.420
 really want

00:33:16.420 --> 00:33:17.060
 is a prudent,

00:33:17.580 --> 00:33:18.580
 wise stop.

00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:21.660
 Verses 15 and 16

00:33:21.660 --> 00:33:22.279
 then continue

00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:22.940
 to explain

00:33:22.940 --> 00:33:23.720
 the difference

00:33:23.720 --> 00:33:24.560
 between the foolish

00:33:24.560 --> 00:33:25.560
 son who ruins

00:33:25.560 --> 00:33:26.120
 his father

00:33:26.120 --> 00:33:27.400
 and the wise son

00:33:27.400 --> 00:33:27.960
 who inherits

00:33:27.960 --> 00:33:28.519
 house-in-law

00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:29.340
 from his father.

00:33:30.620 --> 00:33:31.180
 Slothfulness

00:33:31.180 --> 00:33:32.000
 casts into

00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.720
 a deep sleep

00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:33.779
 and an idle

00:33:33.779 --> 00:33:34.279
 person

00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:34.880
 will suffer

00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:35.380
 hunger.

00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:36.319
 Whoever

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:36.880
 keeps the

00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:37.360
 commandment

00:33:37.360 --> 00:33:37.860
 keeps his

00:33:37.860 --> 00:33:38.220
 life.

00:33:38.539 --> 00:33:38.740
 He who

00:33:38.740 --> 00:33:39.339
 despises

00:33:39.339 --> 00:33:39.940
 his ways

00:33:39.940 --> 00:33:40.740
 will die.

00:33:41.940 --> 00:33:42.779
 Deep sleep

00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:43.539
 that's speaking

00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:44.860
 of is similar

00:33:44.860 --> 00:33:45.680
 to a coma.

00:33:46.519 --> 00:33:47.480
 It's a picture

00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:48.079
 of death

00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:48.700
 and it is

00:33:48.700 --> 00:33:49.559
 paralleled here

00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:50.299
 at the end

00:33:50.299 --> 00:33:51.180
 of verse 16

00:33:51.180 --> 00:33:52.000
 by he who

00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:52.579
 despises

00:33:52.579 --> 00:33:53.380
 God's ways

00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:54.259
 will die.

00:33:55.180 --> 00:33:55.539
 Idleness

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:56.400
 and slothfulness

00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:57.500
 lead to hunger

00:33:57.500 --> 00:33:58.120
 and eventually

00:33:58.120 --> 00:33:58.759
 to death

00:33:58.759 --> 00:33:59.720
 and God

00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:00.640
 commands instead

00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:01.220
 for us

00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:01.759
 diligent

00:34:01.759 --> 00:34:02.460
 and honest

00:34:02.460 --> 00:34:03.000
 work.

00:34:04.579 --> 00:34:05.000
 And not only

00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:05.559
 does a righteous

00:34:05.559 --> 00:34:06.339
 person provide

00:34:06.339 --> 00:34:06.960
 for himself

00:34:06.960 --> 00:34:08.460
 through hard

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:08.880
 work,

00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:09.619
 he also

00:34:09.619 --> 00:34:10.579
 provides for

00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:11.820
 others who

00:34:11.820 --> 00:34:12.420
 are in less

00:34:12.420 --> 00:34:12.840
 fortunate

00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:13.460
 situations.

00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:15.019
 So verses

00:34:15.019 --> 00:34:16.280
 17 to 22

00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:17.119
 return to the

00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:17.639
 teaching about

00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:18.059
 how we should

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.500
 treat the

00:34:18.500 --> 00:34:19.099
 humble poor.

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:23.119
 This begins

00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:24.199
 and ends

00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:24.740
 with the mention

00:34:24.740 --> 00:34:25.199
 of the poor

00:34:25.199 --> 00:34:26.159
 in verse 17

00:34:26.159 --> 00:34:27.019
 and verse 22.

00:34:27.179 --> 00:34:28.019
 It says in verse 17,

00:34:28.019 --> 00:34:29.019
 whoever is generous

00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.699
 to the poor

00:34:29.699 --> 00:34:31.079
 lends to the

00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:32.599
 Lord and he

00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:33.719
 will repay him

00:34:33.719 --> 00:34:34.719
 for his deed.

00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:36.579
 In this passage

00:34:36.579 --> 00:34:37.320
 about the right

00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:38.559
 ordering of society,

00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:39.559
 this is a startling

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:41.019
 verse because the

00:34:41.019 --> 00:34:42.639
 poor by any measure

00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:43.380
 are at the bottom

00:34:43.380 --> 00:34:44.559
 of the socioeconomic

00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:44.980
 ladder.

00:34:46.759 --> 00:34:47.920
 They are often

00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:49.039
 despised and

00:34:49.039 --> 00:34:50.119
 deserted as we've

00:34:50.119 --> 00:34:50.519
 seen throughout

00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:51.079
 this chapter.

00:34:51.739 --> 00:34:52.139
 And yet,

00:34:52.300 --> 00:34:53.559
 this low class

00:34:53.559 --> 00:34:54.299
 of people

00:34:54.299 --> 00:34:56.320
 God associates

00:34:56.320 --> 00:34:57.579
 with himself.

00:34:58.679 --> 00:34:59.480
 He's associated

00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:00.340
 with the most

00:35:00.340 --> 00:35:01.199
 high God.

00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:02.639
 If you are

00:35:02.639 --> 00:35:03.380
 generous to the

00:35:03.380 --> 00:35:03.719
 poor,

00:35:03.980 --> 00:35:04.659
 it's like you're

00:35:04.659 --> 00:35:05.559
 lending money

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:06.739
 to the Lord.

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.500
 What an amazing

00:35:08.500 --> 00:35:08.920
 promise.

00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:10.860
 There are plenty

00:35:10.860 --> 00:35:11.420
 of people who

00:35:11.420 --> 00:35:11.900
 are willing to

00:35:11.900 --> 00:35:12.500
 lend money to

00:35:12.500 --> 00:35:12.980
 people with

00:35:12.980 --> 00:35:13.599
 good credit

00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:15.579
 with the

00:35:15.579 --> 00:35:16.340
 expectation that

00:35:16.340 --> 00:35:16.679
 they will be

00:35:16.679 --> 00:35:17.559
 repaid in full

00:35:17.559 --> 00:35:18.420
 with interest.

00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:19.980
 But fewer

00:35:19.980 --> 00:35:20.779
 people give

00:35:20.779 --> 00:35:21.599
 generously to the

00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:21.840
 poor.

00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:22.799
 Why?

00:35:23.559 --> 00:35:24.199
 Because they

00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:24.820
 know that they

00:35:24.820 --> 00:35:25.679
 will not be

00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:26.719
 repaid in any

00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:27.799
 shape or form.

00:35:28.759 --> 00:35:29.519
 Precisely because

00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:30.119
 they are poor.

00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:31.539
 And yet,

00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:32.159
 this proverb

00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:33.059
 subverts that

00:35:33.059 --> 00:35:33.400
 logic.

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:34.179
 When you give

00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:34.860
 to the poor,

00:35:35.219 --> 00:35:35.980
 you are lending

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:37.019
 to the Lord,

00:35:37.099 --> 00:35:37.860
 the master of

00:35:37.860 --> 00:35:38.460
 the universe,

00:35:38.799 --> 00:35:39.579
 the creator of

00:35:39.579 --> 00:35:40.139
 the cosmos.

00:35:41.219 --> 00:35:41.739
 Do you think

00:35:41.739 --> 00:35:42.279
 he...

00:35:42.279 --> 00:35:43.960
 Do you know

00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:44.480
 of poorer

00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:45.019
 brothers and

00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:45.599
 sisters in the

00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:47.159
 church that

00:35:47.159 --> 00:35:48.199
 would be surprised

00:35:48.199 --> 00:35:49.019
 with the generous

00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:49.480
 gifts?

00:35:50.659 --> 00:35:51.460
 Do you have

00:35:51.460 --> 00:35:51.840
 a poor

00:35:51.840 --> 00:35:52.579
 housemate or

00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:53.199
 a neighbor you

00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:53.599
 can help

00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:53.859
 out?

00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:56.439
 Don't ever

00:35:56.439 --> 00:35:57.119
 fear that you

00:35:57.119 --> 00:35:57.699
 will not have

00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:58.279
 enough for

00:35:58.279 --> 00:35:58.739
 yourself.

00:35:58.960 --> 00:35:59.779
 Give generously

00:35:59.779 --> 00:36:01.099
 because when

00:36:01.099 --> 00:36:01.579
 you do,

00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:02.219
 the Lord

00:36:02.219 --> 00:36:03.399
 himself will

00:36:03.399 --> 00:36:04.579
 repay you in

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:05.859
 this life and

00:36:05.859 --> 00:36:06.439
 in the next.

00:36:08.939 --> 00:36:09.839
 And in order

00:36:09.839 --> 00:36:10.899
 to rear such

00:36:10.899 --> 00:36:11.779
 self-controlled,

00:36:12.319 --> 00:36:13.159
 hard-working

00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:14.279
 children who are

00:36:14.279 --> 00:36:14.879
 generous to the

00:36:14.879 --> 00:36:15.119
 poor,

00:36:15.839 --> 00:36:16.539
 discipline is

00:36:16.539 --> 00:36:17.119
 necessary.

00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:19.399
 So verse 18

00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:19.720
 says,

00:36:19.800 --> 00:36:20.460
 discipline your

00:36:20.460 --> 00:36:21.300
 son for

00:36:21.300 --> 00:36:21.619
 there is

00:36:21.619 --> 00:36:22.019
 hope.

00:36:22.720 --> 00:36:23.320
 Do not set

00:36:23.320 --> 00:36:23.800
 your heart

00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:24.320
 on putting

00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:24.800
 him to

00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:25.059
 death.

00:36:26.240 --> 00:36:26.680
 People

00:36:26.680 --> 00:36:27.420
 sometimes think

00:36:27.420 --> 00:36:27.840
 that by

00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:28.420
 disciplining

00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:28.980
 their kids

00:36:28.980 --> 00:36:29.619
 that they

00:36:29.619 --> 00:36:30.180
 will shatter

00:36:30.180 --> 00:36:31.119
 their fragile

00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:32.019
 psyches and

00:36:32.019 --> 00:36:32.519
 ruin their

00:36:32.519 --> 00:36:33.119
 prospects for

00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:33.599
 the future.

00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:35.240
 But wisdom

00:36:35.240 --> 00:36:36.360
 literature from

00:36:36.360 --> 00:36:37.700
 every major

00:36:37.700 --> 00:36:38.460
 civilization

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:38.860
 throughout

00:36:38.860 --> 00:36:39.360
 history,

00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:40.820
 and the

00:36:40.820 --> 00:36:41.180
 book of

00:36:41.180 --> 00:36:41.680
 Proverbs,

00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:42.240
 which is

00:36:42.240 --> 00:36:42.980
 God's holy

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:43.920
 and authoritative

00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:44.360
 word,

00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:45.380
 strongly

00:36:45.380 --> 00:36:46.099
 enjoys

00:36:46.099 --> 00:36:47.380
 corporal

00:36:47.380 --> 00:36:47.760
 discipline.

00:36:48.720 --> 00:36:49.340
 And humanity

00:36:49.340 --> 00:36:50.180
 has not

00:36:50.180 --> 00:36:51.000
 crumbled under

00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:51.680
 this supposedly

00:36:51.680 --> 00:36:52.440
 bad advice

00:36:52.440 --> 00:36:53.000
 in the many

00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:53.880
 millennia of

00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:54.500
 people doing

00:36:54.500 --> 00:36:55.039
 it, of

00:36:55.039 --> 00:36:55.620
 parents doing

00:36:55.620 --> 00:36:55.860
 it.

00:36:57.300 --> 00:36:58.180
 And I can

00:36:58.180 --> 00:36:58.680
 guarantee you

00:36:58.680 --> 00:36:59.360
 that generations

00:36:59.360 --> 00:36:59.840
 of children

00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:00.500
 who are growing

00:37:00.500 --> 00:37:01.079
 up right now

00:37:01.079 --> 00:37:02.000
 without such

00:37:02.000 --> 00:37:02.360
 corporal

00:37:02.360 --> 00:37:03.400
 discipline are

00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:04.340
 not going to

00:37:04.340 --> 00:37:05.300
 create utopia

00:37:05.300 --> 00:37:05.900
 that eluded

00:37:05.900 --> 00:37:06.840
 previous generations

00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:07.519
 just because

00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:08.099
 they supposedly

00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:08.840
 received better

00:37:08.840 --> 00:37:09.320
 parenting.

00:37:11.019 --> 00:37:11.780
 Later in

00:37:11.780 --> 00:37:11.980
 chapter

00:37:11.980 --> 00:37:12.860
 Proverbs 23

00:37:12.860 --> 00:37:13.480
 verse 13

00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:13.780
 it says,

00:37:13.780 --> 00:37:14.200
 do not

00:37:14.200 --> 00:37:14.620
 withhold

00:37:14.620 --> 00:37:15.160
 discipline

00:37:15.160 --> 00:37:15.700
 from a

00:37:15.700 --> 00:37:16.040
 child.

00:37:16.480 --> 00:37:16.800
 If you

00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:17.280
 strike him

00:37:17.280 --> 00:37:17.620
 with a

00:37:17.620 --> 00:37:17.880
 rod,

00:37:17.980 --> 00:37:18.540
 he will

00:37:18.540 --> 00:37:19.340
 not die.

00:37:20.860 --> 00:37:21.340
 Contrast

00:37:21.340 --> 00:37:21.880
 this with

00:37:21.880 --> 00:37:22.740
 verse 18

00:37:22.740 --> 00:37:23.040
 of our

00:37:23.040 --> 00:37:23.519
 chapter which

00:37:23.519 --> 00:37:23.880
 says that

00:37:23.880 --> 00:37:24.580
 if you don't

00:37:24.580 --> 00:37:25.180
 discipline your

00:37:25.180 --> 00:37:25.519
 children,

00:37:26.580 --> 00:37:27.080
 you're

00:37:27.080 --> 00:37:27.800
 extinguishing

00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:28.480
 all their

00:37:28.480 --> 00:37:29.540
 hope and

00:37:29.540 --> 00:37:30.180
 you are in

00:37:30.180 --> 00:37:30.700
 fact setting

00:37:30.700 --> 00:37:31.160
 your heart

00:37:31.160 --> 00:37:31.600
 on putting

00:37:31.600 --> 00:37:32.019
 them to

00:37:32.019 --> 00:37:32.280
 death.

00:37:34.040 --> 00:37:34.519
 It's

00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:35.340
 counterintuitive

00:37:35.340 --> 00:37:35.760
 but it's

00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:36.100
 true.

00:37:37.640 --> 00:37:38.040
 I will

00:37:38.040 --> 00:37:38.580
 elaborate on

00:37:38.580 --> 00:37:38.960
 this further

00:37:38.960 --> 00:37:39.360
 when we get

00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:39.700
 to chapter

00:37:39.700 --> 00:37:40.540
 22 but

00:37:40.540 --> 00:37:41.180
 for today

00:37:41.180 --> 00:37:41.680
 it's sufficient

00:37:41.680 --> 00:37:42.740
 to note that

00:37:42.740 --> 00:37:43.480
 discipline

00:37:43.480 --> 00:37:44.480
 is never

00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:45.699
 to be a

00:37:45.699 --> 00:37:46.139
 form of

00:37:46.139 --> 00:37:46.639
 abuse,

00:37:47.240 --> 00:37:48.579
 verbal or

00:37:48.579 --> 00:37:48.960
 physical.

00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:50.800
 Biblical

00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:51.559
 discipline is

00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:52.400
 always meted

00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:52.820
 out in

00:37:52.820 --> 00:37:53.219
 love,

00:37:53.920 --> 00:37:54.460
 not in

00:37:54.460 --> 00:37:55.440
 hatred or

00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:56.280
 uncontrolled

00:37:56.280 --> 00:37:57.079
 rage.

00:37:57.960 --> 00:37:58.860
 Abuse does

00:37:58.860 --> 00:37:59.659
 ruin children's

00:37:59.659 --> 00:38:00.719
 lives but

00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:01.039
 that's a

00:38:01.039 --> 00:38:01.599
 world apart

00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:02.139
 from the

00:38:02.139 --> 00:38:02.400
 biblical

00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:02.860
 discipline

00:38:02.860 --> 00:38:03.240
 that is

00:38:03.240 --> 00:38:03.599
 in view.

00:38:04.559 --> 00:38:04.960
 If you do

00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:05.619
 not discipline

00:38:05.619 --> 00:38:06.219
 your child,

00:38:06.460 --> 00:38:06.719
 he says,

00:38:06.820 --> 00:38:06.960
 you will

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:07.579
 not learn

00:38:07.579 --> 00:38:08.300
 good sense

00:38:08.300 --> 00:38:08.660
 that makes

00:38:08.660 --> 00:38:09.140
 him slow

00:38:09.140 --> 00:38:09.620
 to anger,

00:38:10.580 --> 00:38:11.060
 which verse

00:38:11.060 --> 00:38:11.760
 11 spoke

00:38:11.760 --> 00:38:12.019
 of.

00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:13.300
 And then

00:38:13.300 --> 00:38:14.000
 Solomon warns

00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:14.240
 us in

00:38:14.240 --> 00:38:14.900
 verse 19,

00:38:15.240 --> 00:38:15.720
 a man of

00:38:15.720 --> 00:38:16.440
 great wrath

00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:16.880
 will pay

00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:17.420
 the penalty

00:38:17.420 --> 00:38:18.220
 for if you

00:38:18.220 --> 00:38:18.780
 deliver him

00:38:18.780 --> 00:38:19.019
 you will

00:38:19.019 --> 00:38:19.480
 only have

00:38:19.480 --> 00:38:19.840
 to do it

00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:20.120
 again.

00:38:20.560 --> 00:38:21.080
 At some

00:38:21.080 --> 00:38:21.600
 point the

00:38:21.600 --> 00:38:22.060
 child will

00:38:22.060 --> 00:38:22.539
 be beyond

00:38:22.539 --> 00:38:23.000
 correction

00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:23.600
 and he

00:38:23.600 --> 00:38:24.060
 will pay

00:38:24.060 --> 00:38:24.800
 a costly

00:38:24.800 --> 00:38:25.400
 price for

00:38:25.400 --> 00:38:25.580
 his

00:38:25.580 --> 00:38:26.260
 undisciplined

00:38:26.260 --> 00:38:26.640
 life.

00:38:27.160 --> 00:38:27.500
 And he

00:38:27.500 --> 00:38:27.900
 won't learn

00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:28.400
 his lesson

00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:28.720
 but you

00:38:28.720 --> 00:38:28.920
 will need

00:38:28.920 --> 00:38:29.240
 to bail

00:38:29.240 --> 00:38:29.560
 him out

00:38:29.560 --> 00:38:29.940
 again

00:38:29.940 --> 00:38:30.580
 and again

00:38:30.580 --> 00:38:31.380
 and again.

00:38:31.380 --> 00:38:33.900
 So verses

00:38:33.900 --> 00:38:34.800
 20 to 22

00:38:34.800 --> 00:38:35.460
 adjure us.

00:38:36.300 --> 00:38:36.860
 Listen to

00:38:36.860 --> 00:38:37.340
 advice and

00:38:37.340 --> 00:38:38.119
 accept instruction

00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:38.559
 that you may

00:38:38.559 --> 00:38:39.240
 gain wisdom

00:38:39.240 --> 00:38:39.880
 in the future.

00:38:40.680 --> 00:38:41.079
 Many are

00:38:41.079 --> 00:38:41.579
 the plans

00:38:41.579 --> 00:38:42.119
 in the mind

00:38:42.119 --> 00:38:42.539
 of a man

00:38:42.539 --> 00:38:42.940
 but it is

00:38:42.940 --> 00:38:43.440
 the purpose

00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:44.039
 of the Lord

00:38:44.039 --> 00:38:44.460
 that will

00:38:44.460 --> 00:38:44.820
 stand.

00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:45.740
 What is

00:38:45.740 --> 00:38:46.340
 desired in

00:38:46.340 --> 00:38:46.599
 a man

00:38:46.599 --> 00:38:47.220
 is steadfast

00:38:47.220 --> 00:38:47.579
 love and

00:38:47.579 --> 00:38:47.940
 a poor

00:38:47.940 --> 00:38:48.300
 man is

00:38:48.300 --> 00:38:48.860
 better than

00:38:48.860 --> 00:38:49.400
 a liar.

00:38:50.720 --> 00:38:51.200
 Humanity

00:38:51.200 --> 00:38:51.700
 has its

00:38:51.700 --> 00:38:52.280
 own desires

00:38:52.280 --> 00:38:52.820
 and plans

00:38:52.820 --> 00:38:53.599
 but ultimately

00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:54.000
 it is the

00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:54.500
 purpose of

00:38:54.500 --> 00:38:55.000
 God that

00:38:55.000 --> 00:38:55.480
 will stand.

00:38:56.500 --> 00:38:56.860
 So it's

00:38:56.860 --> 00:38:57.220
 in our

00:38:57.220 --> 00:38:57.780
 interest

00:38:57.780 --> 00:38:59.059
 to align

00:38:59.059 --> 00:38:59.720
 our purposes

00:38:59.720 --> 00:39:00.380
 and priorities

00:39:00.380 --> 00:39:01.539
 with God

00:39:01.539 --> 00:39:02.300
 rather than

00:39:02.300 --> 00:39:02.800
 stubbornly

00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:03.300
 insisting

00:39:03.300 --> 00:39:03.539
 on our

00:39:03.539 --> 00:39:04.039
 own way

00:39:04.039 --> 00:39:04.800
 because God's

00:39:04.800 --> 00:39:05.760
 will will

00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:06.160
 prevail.

00:39:09.320 --> 00:39:09.880
 Because

00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:10.880
 and though

00:39:10.880 --> 00:39:11.400
 many people

00:39:11.400 --> 00:39:11.740
 in our

00:39:11.740 --> 00:39:12.099
 world

00:39:12.099 --> 00:39:12.800
 shun

00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:13.920
 steadfast

00:39:13.920 --> 00:39:14.360
 love and

00:39:14.360 --> 00:39:14.940
 faithfulness

00:39:14.940 --> 00:39:15.519
 in exchange

00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:16.059
 for wealth

00:39:16.059 --> 00:39:17.480
 Christians are

00:39:17.480 --> 00:39:17.940
 to stand

00:39:17.940 --> 00:39:18.500
 firmly on

00:39:18.500 --> 00:39:18.860
 the truth

00:39:18.860 --> 00:39:19.180
 that a

00:39:19.180 --> 00:39:19.720
 poor man

00:39:19.720 --> 00:39:20.099
 is better

00:39:20.099 --> 00:39:20.519
 than a

00:39:20.519 --> 00:39:20.760
 liar

00:39:20.760 --> 00:39:22.360
 because

00:39:22.360 --> 00:39:23.300
 God

00:39:23.300 --> 00:39:23.640
 takes

00:39:23.640 --> 00:39:24.140
 interest

00:39:24.140 --> 00:39:24.760
 in the

00:39:24.760 --> 00:39:25.099
 plight of

00:39:25.099 --> 00:39:25.460
 the poor

00:39:25.460 --> 00:39:26.800
 because God

00:39:26.800 --> 00:39:27.740
 involves himself

00:39:27.740 --> 00:39:28.500
 in the

00:39:28.500 --> 00:39:29.320
 affairs of

00:39:29.320 --> 00:39:29.480
 the

00:39:29.480 --> 00:39:29.740
 holy.

00:39:30.380 --> 00:39:31.300
 Because

00:39:31.300 --> 00:39:31.720
 as verse

00:39:31.720 --> 00:39:32.460
 17 says

00:39:32.460 --> 00:39:32.980
 whoever is

00:39:32.980 --> 00:39:33.519
 generous to

00:39:33.519 --> 00:39:33.980
 the poor

00:39:33.980 --> 00:39:34.800
 lends to

00:39:34.800 --> 00:39:35.360
 the Lord.

00:39:36.099 --> 00:39:36.360
 God

00:39:36.360 --> 00:39:37.240
 delivers the

00:39:37.240 --> 00:39:38.180
 poor and

00:39:38.180 --> 00:39:38.820
 this is true

00:39:38.820 --> 00:39:39.460
 in a material

00:39:39.460 --> 00:39:40.599
 sense but

00:39:40.599 --> 00:39:41.960
 especially and

00:39:41.960 --> 00:39:42.860
 most importantly

00:39:42.860 --> 00:39:44.099
 in a spiritual

00:39:44.099 --> 00:39:44.579
 sense.

00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:46.780
 Luke chapter

00:39:46.780 --> 00:39:47.900
 16 says

00:39:47.900 --> 00:39:48.860
 blessed are you

00:39:48.860 --> 00:39:49.500
 who are poor

00:39:49.500 --> 00:39:50.800
 for yours is

00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:51.340
 the kingdom of

00:39:51.340 --> 00:39:51.519
 God.

00:39:51.720 --> 00:39:52.340
 Blessed are you

00:39:52.340 --> 00:39:53.140
 who are hungry

00:39:53.140 --> 00:39:54.059
 now for you

00:39:54.059 --> 00:39:55.039
 shall be satisfied.

00:39:55.599 --> 00:39:56.300
 Blessed are you

00:39:56.300 --> 00:39:57.099
 who weep now

00:39:57.099 --> 00:39:57.760
 for you shall

00:39:57.760 --> 00:39:58.300
 laugh.

00:39:58.980 --> 00:39:59.420
 Throughout his

00:39:59.420 --> 00:40:00.119
 gospel Luke

00:40:00.119 --> 00:40:00.559
 makes a

00:40:00.559 --> 00:40:00.940
 connection

00:40:00.940 --> 00:40:01.780
 between material

00:40:01.780 --> 00:40:02.579
 poverty and

00:40:02.579 --> 00:40:03.619
 spiritual poverty.

00:40:04.400 --> 00:40:04.980
 The poor

00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:05.480
 who will be

00:40:05.480 --> 00:40:06.019
 blessed by

00:40:06.019 --> 00:40:06.599
 God are

00:40:06.599 --> 00:40:07.119
 those who

00:40:07.119 --> 00:40:08.019
 humble themselves

00:40:08.019 --> 00:40:08.800
 before God

00:40:08.800 --> 00:40:09.980
 and acknowledge

00:40:09.980 --> 00:40:11.519
 their sinfulness,

00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:12.760
 their neediness,

00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:13.740
 their spiritual

00:40:13.740 --> 00:40:14.500
 impoverishment

00:40:14.500 --> 00:40:15.159
 before God.

00:40:16.940 --> 00:40:17.760
 Brothers and

00:40:17.760 --> 00:40:18.039
 sisters,

00:40:18.200 --> 00:40:18.880
 we are

00:40:18.880 --> 00:40:19.500
 spiritual

00:40:19.500 --> 00:40:20.400
 paupers.

00:40:21.159 --> 00:40:21.400
 There is

00:40:21.400 --> 00:40:21.980
 quarreling in

00:40:21.980 --> 00:40:22.460
 our homes.

00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:24.619
 We have not

00:40:24.619 --> 00:40:25.340
 been slow to

00:40:25.340 --> 00:40:25.659
 anger.

00:40:25.659 --> 00:40:26.899
 We have

00:40:26.899 --> 00:40:27.339
 lied.

00:40:28.299 --> 00:40:28.759
 We have

00:40:28.759 --> 00:40:29.579
 been slothful.

00:40:30.119 --> 00:40:30.559
 We have

00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:31.239
 answered the

00:40:31.239 --> 00:40:31.679
 weak and

00:40:31.679 --> 00:40:32.139
 the poor

00:40:32.139 --> 00:40:32.639
 roughly.

00:40:33.199 --> 00:40:33.639
 We have

00:40:33.639 --> 00:40:34.399
 been disobedient

00:40:34.399 --> 00:40:35.259
 children toward

00:40:35.259 --> 00:40:35.879
 our parents.

00:40:36.259 --> 00:40:36.599
 We have

00:40:36.599 --> 00:40:37.119
 raised our

00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:37.639
 fists at

00:40:37.639 --> 00:40:38.019
 God and

00:40:38.019 --> 00:40:38.659
 blamed him

00:40:38.659 --> 00:40:39.019
 for the

00:40:39.019 --> 00:40:39.759
 consequences of

00:40:39.759 --> 00:40:40.339
 our sins.

00:40:40.940 --> 00:40:41.440
 And in

00:40:41.440 --> 00:40:42.299
 this dire

00:40:42.299 --> 00:40:42.819
 spiritual

00:40:42.819 --> 00:40:43.299
 poverty,

00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:44.059
 we have

00:40:44.059 --> 00:40:44.739
 no hope.

00:40:46.819 --> 00:40:47.420
 There are

00:40:47.420 --> 00:40:48.199
 no friends

00:40:48.199 --> 00:40:49.239
 who will

00:40:49.239 --> 00:40:49.579
 come to

00:40:49.579 --> 00:40:49.980
 our aid.

00:40:49.980 --> 00:40:52.400
 But there

00:40:52.400 --> 00:40:52.920
 was one.

00:40:53.460 --> 00:40:54.199
 There was

00:40:54.199 --> 00:40:54.860
 one friend

00:40:54.860 --> 00:40:55.800
 who stuck

00:40:55.800 --> 00:40:56.420
 closer than

00:40:56.420 --> 00:40:56.760
 a brother.

00:40:58.400 --> 00:40:59.079
 The rich

00:40:59.079 --> 00:40:59.820
 God of the

00:40:59.820 --> 00:41:00.320
 universe,

00:41:00.440 --> 00:41:00.920
 instead of

00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:01.599
 entering us

00:41:01.599 --> 00:41:02.119
 roughly,

00:41:02.699 --> 00:41:03.199
 sent us

00:41:03.199 --> 00:41:03.579
 his son,

00:41:03.679 --> 00:41:04.460
 Jesus Christ,

00:41:04.719 --> 00:41:05.219
 as a

00:41:05.219 --> 00:41:06.159
 faithful friend

00:41:06.159 --> 00:41:07.480
 and deliverer.

00:41:08.059 --> 00:41:08.619
 And Jesus

00:41:08.619 --> 00:41:09.360
 left behind

00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:10.199
 his glory

00:41:10.199 --> 00:41:10.840
 as of the

00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:11.460
 Son of God

00:41:11.460 --> 00:41:12.800
 and he

00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:13.260
 took on

00:41:13.260 --> 00:41:14.159
 human flesh

00:41:14.159 --> 00:41:15.099
 so that he

00:41:15.099 --> 00:41:16.079
 might live

00:41:16.079 --> 00:41:17.039
 the life

00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:17.539
 of obedience

00:41:17.539 --> 00:41:17.920
 that we

00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:18.480
 failed to

00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:18.780
 live.

00:41:18.780 --> 00:41:19.560
 And so

00:41:19.560 --> 00:41:20.000
 that with

00:41:20.000 --> 00:41:20.660
 his perfect

00:41:20.660 --> 00:41:21.200
 life and

00:41:21.200 --> 00:41:21.620
 righteousness,

00:41:21.860 --> 00:41:22.140
 he might

00:41:22.140 --> 00:41:22.620
 die on

00:41:22.620 --> 00:41:23.040
 the cross

00:41:23.040 --> 00:41:23.760
 in our

00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:25.800
 place to

00:41:25.800 --> 00:41:26.800
 pay our

00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:27.760
 insurmountable

00:41:27.760 --> 00:41:28.180
 debt of

00:41:28.180 --> 00:41:28.460
 sin.

00:41:29.820 --> 00:41:30.660
 And then

00:41:30.660 --> 00:41:31.900
 he rose

00:41:31.900 --> 00:41:32.320
 from the

00:41:32.320 --> 00:41:33.440
 dead to

00:41:33.440 --> 00:41:33.740
 give us

00:41:33.740 --> 00:41:34.420
 eternal life

00:41:34.420 --> 00:41:34.660
 and to

00:41:34.660 --> 00:41:35.519
 declare that

00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:36.480
 his sacrifice,

00:41:37.060 --> 00:41:37.820
 his payment

00:41:37.820 --> 00:41:38.340
 for our

00:41:38.340 --> 00:41:38.680
 debt of

00:41:38.680 --> 00:41:39.000
 sin on

00:41:39.000 --> 00:41:39.440
 the cross

00:41:39.440 --> 00:41:40.200
 has been

00:41:40.200 --> 00:41:40.980
 accepted by

00:41:40.980 --> 00:41:41.440
 God,

00:41:41.560 --> 00:41:42.320
 his Father.

00:41:44.280 --> 00:41:44.620
 And it's

00:41:44.620 --> 00:41:45.340
 because Jesus

00:41:45.340 --> 00:41:45.880
 paid this

00:41:45.880 --> 00:41:46.560
 ultimate price,

00:41:46.700 --> 00:41:47.480
 Paul reminds

00:41:47.480 --> 00:41:47.780
 us in

00:41:47.780 --> 00:41:48.360
 2 Corinthians

00:41:48.360 --> 00:41:49.240
 8, 9,

00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:50.099
 for you

00:41:50.099 --> 00:41:50.559
 know the

00:41:50.559 --> 00:41:51.099
 grace of

00:41:51.099 --> 00:41:51.480
 our Lord

00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:52.280
 Jesus Christ

00:41:52.280 --> 00:41:53.360
 that though

00:41:53.360 --> 00:41:54.240
 he was

00:41:54.240 --> 00:41:54.800
 rich,

00:41:55.960 --> 00:41:56.660
 yet for

00:41:56.660 --> 00:41:57.539
 your sake

00:41:57.539 --> 00:41:59.059
 he became

00:41:59.059 --> 00:41:59.880
 poor,

00:42:00.320 --> 00:42:01.400
 so that

00:42:01.400 --> 00:42:02.539
 you by

00:42:02.539 --> 00:42:03.300
 his poverty

00:42:03.300 --> 00:42:05.039
 might become

00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:05.960
 rich.

00:42:09.140 --> 00:42:10.140
 That's what

00:42:10.140 --> 00:42:10.680
 Christ has

00:42:10.680 --> 00:42:11.059
 done for

00:42:11.059 --> 00:42:11.360
 us.

00:42:12.360 --> 00:42:13.099
 We had

00:42:13.099 --> 00:42:13.539
 no hope

00:42:13.539 --> 00:42:13.960
 of saving

00:42:13.960 --> 00:42:14.519
 ourselves,

00:42:15.200 --> 00:42:16.140
 yet Christ

00:42:16.140 --> 00:42:17.220
 gave himself,

00:42:17.219 --> 00:42:19.219
 made himself

00:42:19.219 --> 00:42:19.519
 poor,

00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:19.759
 that we

00:42:19.759 --> 00:42:20.119
 might be

00:42:20.119 --> 00:42:20.399
 rich,

00:42:20.959 --> 00:42:21.379
 and that's

00:42:21.379 --> 00:42:21.859
 wonderfully

00:42:21.859 --> 00:42:22.619
 captured in

00:42:22.619 --> 00:42:23.259
 this hymn,

00:42:23.739 --> 00:42:24.079
 entitled,

00:42:24.239 --> 00:42:24.639
 Thou Who

00:42:24.639 --> 00:42:25.159
 Was Rich.

00:42:26.500 --> 00:42:27.399
 Thou Who

00:42:27.399 --> 00:42:27.959
 Was Rich

00:42:27.959 --> 00:42:28.699
 Beyond All

00:42:28.699 --> 00:42:29.199
 Sanger

00:42:29.199 --> 00:42:29.619
 Didst

00:42:29.619 --> 00:42:30.119
 Surrender,

00:42:30.839 --> 00:42:31.359
 Sapphire

00:42:31.359 --> 00:42:31.659
 Paid

00:42:31.659 --> 00:42:32.199
 Courts

00:42:32.199 --> 00:42:32.439
 For

00:42:32.439 --> 00:42:33.000
 Stable

00:42:33.000 --> 00:42:33.359
 For

00:42:33.359 --> 00:42:34.639
 Thou

00:42:34.639 --> 00:42:34.859
 Who

00:42:34.859 --> 00:42:35.079
 Was

00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:35.439
 Rich

00:42:35.439 --> 00:42:35.939
 Beyond

00:42:35.939 --> 00:42:36.199
 All

00:42:36.199 --> 00:42:36.779
 Splendor,

00:42:37.179 --> 00:42:37.500
 All

00:42:37.500 --> 00:42:37.799
 For

00:42:37.799 --> 00:42:38.339
 Love's

00:42:38.339 --> 00:42:38.579
 Sake

00:42:38.579 --> 00:42:39.199
 Becomes

00:42:39.199 --> 00:42:39.619
 Poor.

00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:41.719
 Thou

00:42:41.719 --> 00:42:41.919
 Who

00:42:41.919 --> 00:42:42.119
 Art

00:42:42.119 --> 00:42:42.599
 God

00:42:42.599 --> 00:42:43.019
 Beyond

00:42:43.019 --> 00:42:43.340
 All

00:42:43.340 --> 00:42:43.980
 Praising,

00:42:44.420 --> 00:42:44.759
 All

00:42:44.759 --> 00:42:45.019
 For

00:42:45.019 --> 00:42:45.480
 Love's

00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:45.739
 Sake

00:42:45.739 --> 00:42:46.400
 Becamest

00:42:46.400 --> 00:42:46.800
 Man,

00:42:47.539 --> 00:42:48.079
 Stooping

00:42:48.079 --> 00:42:48.460
 So

00:42:48.460 --> 00:42:48.900
 Low,

00:42:49.039 --> 00:42:49.199
 But

00:42:49.199 --> 00:42:49.780
 Sinners

00:42:49.780 --> 00:42:50.420
 Raising,

00:42:50.880 --> 00:42:51.139
 Heaven

00:42:51.139 --> 00:42:51.460
 Worth

00:42:51.460 --> 00:42:51.699
 By

00:42:51.699 --> 00:42:52.139
 Thine

00:42:52.139 --> 00:42:52.699
 Eternal

00:42:52.699 --> 00:42:53.199
 Plan,

00:42:53.940 --> 00:42:54.340
 Thou

00:42:54.340 --> 00:42:54.599
 Who

00:42:54.599 --> 00:42:54.840
 Art

00:42:54.840 --> 00:42:55.360
 God

00:42:55.360 --> 00:42:56.000
 Beyond

00:42:56.000 --> 00:42:56.559
 All

00:42:56.559 --> 00:42:57.099
 Praising,

00:42:57.659 --> 00:42:58.000
 All

00:42:58.000 --> 00:42:58.400
 For

00:42:58.400 --> 00:42:58.960
 Love's

00:42:58.960 --> 00:42:59.280
 Sake

00:42:59.280 --> 00:43:00.519
 Becamest

00:43:00.519 --> 00:43:01.280
 Poor.

00:43:02.880 --> 00:43:03.780
 Let us

00:43:03.780 --> 00:43:04.380
 put our

00:43:04.380 --> 00:43:05.420
 faith in

00:43:05.420 --> 00:43:06.119
 this Christ,

00:43:06.679 --> 00:43:07.280
 who became

00:43:07.280 --> 00:43:07.960
 poor for

00:43:07.960 --> 00:43:08.559
 our sake.

00:43:09.800 --> 00:43:10.300
 It's only

00:43:10.300 --> 00:43:10.840
 by doing

00:43:10.840 --> 00:43:11.360
 that that we'll

00:43:11.360 --> 00:43:11.800
 be able to

00:43:11.800 --> 00:43:12.500
 live more

00:43:12.500 --> 00:43:13.140
 like him

00:43:13.140 --> 00:43:13.680
 in this

00:43:13.680 --> 00:43:14.059
 world

00:43:14.059 --> 00:43:17.500
 and relate

00:43:17.500 --> 00:43:18.380
 as he did

00:43:18.380 --> 00:43:18.780
 toward the

00:43:18.780 --> 00:43:19.640
 poor in

00:43:19.640 --> 00:43:19.980
 the power

00:43:19.980 --> 00:43:20.160
 of the

00:43:20.160 --> 00:43:20.559
 Holy Spirit.

00:43:25.099 --> 00:43:25.900
 Let's take a

00:43:25.900 --> 00:43:26.240
 moment to

00:43:26.240 --> 00:43:26.700
 reflect on

00:43:26.700 --> 00:43:28.079
 that and

00:43:28.079 --> 00:43:28.320
 then we're

00:43:28.320 --> 00:43:28.460
 going to

00:43:28.460 --> 00:43:28.840
 respond

00:43:28.840 --> 00:43:29.180
 hopefully

00:43:29.180 --> 00:43:29.840
 together by

00:43:29.840 --> 00:43:30.160
 praying

00:43:30.160 --> 00:43:30.340
 our

00:43:30.340 --> 00:43:30.539
 love.

00:43:41.360 --> 00:43:43.099
 Hey,

00:43:43.160 --> 00:43:44.360
 after

00:43:44.360 --> 00:43:44.480
 that

00:44:00.260 --> 00:44:01.820
 for

00:44:01.820 --> 00:44:02.120
 talking

00:44:02.120 --> 00:44:02.360
 to