Monday, February 18, 2008
Proverbs 31 verses 10 - 12 OLD NOTES
|
Ladies, I began yesterday by thinking it would be instructive to read Proverbs 7 in "The Message" to see how closely it aligns with my old notes.....and I was appalled. I spoke to my husband about this version that our small son (age 12) has and we are praying this thru. SO the post I had prepared regarding that is currently just a draft.....and may never be published, depending on what my husband decides about this .....book. I will not comment further on it until my husband and I have made a decision about it. With that being said, I decided to continue to post the notes from my old study that did not make it into the previous comments I posted, beginning last month. Here are the first 3 verses, complete with word study definitions. This study is taken from the KJV. We will start with verse 10. 10. Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Virtuous-host, valiant, strength, riches, wealth, power, substance, mighty, strong, excellent, to be exalted of God. Price – value Rubies – precious jewels Our paraphrase: Who can find such a strong, excellent, efficient, exalted of God woman? Her value is more than precious jewels. The word virtuous is usually referred to in the masculine, such as with an army, a man of valour or being valiant. I find it curious that the woman we admire most, and hold up as the example to follow in the Bible is known throughout the ages and in all the world with a masculine term, virtuous. Perhaps it is a cultural idiom, since men, especially valiant men of war, were considered superior and of great value to others at the time this was written. 11.The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Heart – mind, understanding, inner man, seat of emotions Trust – have confidence Spoil – booty, that taken by war, plunder of war Our paraphrase: The inner man, deep inside, the part of her husband that has the most feeling, has safe confidence in her so he won’t have to worry about having to bring home the booty taken by war, since she didn’t spend money foolishly or complain about what she doesn’t have, that he would have no way of getting for her, except to go to war for it. Isn’t this what I want from my husband, his “most feeling part”, the “emotional” part of him? Maybe my husband can’t trust in me, so he won’t give me “all of him”? Many times, I have complained about my husband not understanding me, or sharing his “real” self with me. I have to think: do I do things that make him not trust in me? Why would he not want to share his innermost thoughts and self with me? It is simply stated here: He has to be able to trust me. 12. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Let me say here that I have always been taught that the words “shall” and “will” denote a command in the Bible. This is the only verse in the description of the Proverbs 31 woman that is a command………we have no choice but to obey it’s command. Good – this word used in this verse means the same as the goodness of God. This points to the fact that this is a saved woman, for an unsaved person would not have the Holy Spirit indwelling them, thus, they would not understand how to manifest the goodness of God. It is also noted that God’s goodness appears in 2 things: giving and forgiving. Evil – wickedness, mischief, hurt, trouble, affliction, adversity, (some pastors have defined evil as premeditated hurt) Our paraphrase: She will (this is a command, there is no choice in the matter) give to him and forgive him and not do him any premeditated hurt or give him trouble or be unpleasant or be unkind or vicious in disposition or cause misery, distress or injury ALL the days of her life. Ladies, I read this as needing to give to and forgive my husband ALL the days of my life, not just when I want to, or when he’s been nice to me, or when I want to get my own way, or if it isn’t that certain time of month or……….well, you fill in the blank. Think: When do I keep back a certain part of myself or when do I purposely give him the cold shoulder if he has done something I don’t agree with? I think I was working on brevity and being short and sweet during this phase of my life. I DO have a tendency to 'go on'. Much more could be commented on regarding these passages. However, I have WAY too much on my mind and I am NOT getting any clear leading from God.......too many jumbled thoughts today, and I have learned that when that spirit exists in me, to not make any judgements or decisions, especially about the Bible. Sigh. This being a woman thing is sometimes difficult, no? I do plan on writing a new overall synopsis of the Proverbs 31 woman soon. Hopefully, my head will clear and things will settle down somewhat to the extent that my thinking will be clear and God-ordered. Thanks for understanding in advance. I am currently working on a project to present at a ladies conference, am trying to get small son back on track with school (along with reading many books on certain subjects) AND am trying to make arrangements to visit my older children in a few months......for the birth of our 6th grandchild AND to get to know the 5th one, whom I've never held in my arms yet. So.....to say I am a little preoccupied is like saying the Grand Canyon is a hole in the ground. Denise aka The Domestic Angel |
Comments
Monday, February 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - I'VE MOVED
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by Anonymous