Proverbs 3 - Walkthrough

 This is the third blog on the Proverbial Daily Series, which has been pauses previously because of BCN, so I couldn't update it. Today I resume the series with the third proverb: Proverbs 3 summarized. Also, I will add a new feature to each blog: I will give a highlighted verse straight from the real source that I think is the most important and captures the most points.

Proverbs 3, like Proverbs 2, is all under one topic: named Wisdom Bestows Well-Being. Somewhat similar to Proverbs 2 - it emphasizes the benefits of wisdom. Let's go through the chapter.

Solomon, third king of Israel and son of King David wrote this chapter. The first stanza is about to remember teaching and wisdom you learned and keep them, because they will reward you. He says that if you remember and use wise teaching, you will win favor in the sight of both God and man.

The second stanza teaches us about trusting God and not relying on yourself. The second stanza is quite short. The third one compliments the second one, and has similar ideas: Do not be wise in your own eyes. The fourth stanza further bolsters the second and third, stating that we should honor the Lord and rewards will come to you. 

The fifth stanza returns the idea back to the first stanza, by saying not to despise Lord's discpline and accept his rebuke. The sixth stanza further bolsters the general idea of this proverb by Solomon: People who find wisdom and gain understanding will be blessed in many various  ways. The seventh stanza tells us that the world is created by God with his wisdom. 

The eighth stanza tells us again that we should always consider the wise choice and understanding choice, and you will be rewarded. The ninth stanza tells us not to harm anyone else in any way, or accuse them. The tenth stanza, extremely short, two lines long tells us not to envy the violent and follow them (this part compliments Psalms 73). The eleventh, final stanza says that the Lord dislikes the perverse and blesses rhe upright.

And that's all of Proverbs 3. The overall message is that wisdom and understanding will bless you. Here's the special verse from this chapter:

"Blessed are those who find wisdom, and who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.".

(Proverbs 3:13-14)

That's the daily proverb of today. Goodbye, see you tommorow for:

- BCN Part 2: Message and Lesson

- Proverb 4 Walkthrough





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BCN 2025 - Kasihilah Tuhan dan Pimpinan Roh Kudus

 Hello! It's been four months since the last blog. When I started a year ago, one of the first blogs was about BCN 2024. It is the next year already, and now we have BCN 2025. This will be a full summary - last time we did it in 3 parts.  Introduction - What is BCN? BCN, or Bible Camp Nasional (Bible Camp National) is a 3-day 2-night event held by Gereja Reformed Injili Indonesia. While most people who attend are from GRII, everyone can join, though it is limited to grades four to seven. Since it is held in June and after the time students typically graduate from a grade, a "seventh grader" means a sixth grader who had recently graduated, and is now considered a seventh grader, for example. BCN is a summer camp, with its main focus on teaching the Bible to children. Before grade four, most people go to Bible Trip , and after grade seven to  NRETC. BCN has seventeen sessions (sermons), this year over a dozen speakers. The event costs 800,000 rupiahs to enter for  earl...
Read more

People like to say "Jesus is coming soon", and it's incorrect: Argument Series #1

 Currently, a lot of people has reacted to the tension between the United States and Iran by saying "The end times are soon". Not only do they say this because of the "war", but also because of technologies such as artificial intelligence and Neuralink. In this post I want to challenge this claim. Of course, we shouldn't even try to say "this is near the end times", this is misleading, none of us know when, and we cannot even say that it is vaguely soon. Nevertheless, I will still bring up other points. I will go one by one for each claim. #1: The Iran-US-Israel controversy conflict is a sign of the End Times Many claim that chapters like Ezekiel 38, which speaks about Israel and surrounding powers at war, point to today's conflict. There are several approaches when it comes to interpreting Biblical verses. One of them is covenant theology, which is the reformed approach in this area. God has an Old Covenant, which is with the nation of Israel, and...
Read more

Chapel SKC Grade 7 #1

Wednesday 23 July Chapel, SKC, Grade VII #1 By Roy Pangemanan Introduksi Katekismus Heidelberg/Introduction of Heidelberg Catechism A catechism is like a theological explanation usually in the format of Question and Answer and is oral teaching. There are many catechisms, one of them is the Heidelberg Catechism. Personally, I already heard about the name Heidelberg Cathechism once but never knew anythung about it until this Wednesday. Heidelberg is a city in Germany, but at the time it was in the Holy Roman Empire. (The speaker did not say that at the time it was under the Holy Roman Empire, but I added that, he only said that the government was different). The church had just undergone the Reformation and many wanted to know about the Bible, but still needed some direction or explanation. Thus, Frederick III, that governed the area, who was Reformed (Reformed = Sola Scriptura), who was an "elector", commissioned Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus to make a catechism. The ...
Read more