Douglas Jacoby Podcast

Proverbs: Chapter 15

Episode Summary

Douglas continues his series on The Book of Proverbs, looking today at chapter 15. This Podcast was published on Jan 15, 2016.

Episode Notes

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.

Salient points:

• When someone becomes angry with me, I should answer gently, thoughtfully, lovingly.
• Abaddon is rendered "destruction" in v.11.
• Those who get things done clear the way for productive activity (v.19).
• We all need multiple advisers (v.22).

Challenge:

• Keep the highway clear.
• Deal with clutter, overdue tasks, unpaid bills, follow-up, etc.
• "Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways." — Benet (1898-1943)

Version:

• Today I read from the paraphrase The Message.
• (Note: where Peterson has misunderstood Sheol to mean hell, I changed the word to grave, or some other term more in line with the Hebrew and Israelite theology.)

Tomorrow: Proverbs 16