Proverbs 1:7
December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
Proverbs 1:7-9
Intro.
This probably should have been tagged on the last passage that we studied, and included with that section.
I. Authority of God (7) #
A. Fear of the Lord #
1. This is a phrase that is used in the Bible 30x, it is used 14x in the book of Proverbs. So it is an important phrase to understand. #
2. fear - 1: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger 2: anxious concern : solicitude 3: profound reverence and awe especially toward God 4: reason for alarm : danger #
3. Two Hebrew words, pachad, and yirah. We have one English word. After examining the usages of the word, it is clear that yirah is a reverence for God, while pachad is a fear as in afraid. #
4. Motivation from fear of pending judgment is not the purest motivational tool. #
5. Motivation from reverence is the right motivational tool in our Christian service. #
6. 2 Chr 19:5-9 - Both motivate #
7. v7 - pachad - FEAR that you do justly, don’t take bribes #
8. v9 - yirah - REVERENCE that you serve God out of reverence, faithfully, perfect heart! #
9. Pachad - FEAR - Isaiah 2:10-21 - 10,19, 21 - pending doom #
10. Yirah - REVERENCE #
11. Ps 19:9 - Clean, everlasting… we will not live in heaven in ‘fear, afraid of pending judgement’ but in reverence. #
12. Ps 111:10 - Beginning of wisdom #
- Context is key!
13. FEAR breeds a desire to hide, and flee the pending wrath, whereas REVERENCE breeds a desire to serve in loyalty and awe! #
14. Without that REVERENCE for the creator, and recognition of the GREATNESS and power of God, you will not get knowledge. #
15. The devil falsifies knowledge with a rejection of God, and the creator… Evolution, gender neutral. #
16. An acknowledging reverence of God Almighty is fundamental to forward movement! Any "advancement" without that is fake, errant. #
B. Folly of the Fool #
1. Fools would rather forge their own path. #
2. Fools are wise in their own eyes, and therefore despise instruction and wisdom! No one is going to tell me what to do! #
- Prov. 22:15 ¶ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
3. Every child is born with that ‘foolish' nature inside of them, that wants to overthrow authority, and carve their own path. #
II. Authority of Parents (8) #
Eph. 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)