Proverbs 1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Once again, the emphasis is on instruction, this book is all about instructions on how to conduct ones life in such a manner as to promote the blessing of God and how to avoid the curses of life. Proverbs will delve into the importance of instruction through various means. We have four various ways instruction is communicated and each brings a different nuance:
1) “The instruction of wisdom” – Isaiah 50:4-5. How important it is for us to be able to receive wisdom through good old fashion instruction. One who cannot receive instruction will live a life in perpetual distress forever making wrong choices and suffering for it.
2) “The instruction of justice” – the instruction, perhaps even the inspiration of seeing the upright making right judgments and eating the pleasant fruit of it.
3) “The instruction of judgment” – seeing and being instructed by Gods judgment on the wicked (this produces the fear of the Lord).
4) “The instruction of equity” – seeing equity in dealings helps clarify our own convictions, it produces within the righteous a desire for just balances in their own lives.
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