Douglas Jacoby Podcast

Proverbs: Chapter 2

Douglas continues his series on The Book of Proverbs, looking today at chapter 2. This Podcast was published on Jan 2, 2016.

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.

Some salient points:

Wisdom is a true treasure.
The Lord wants us to be successful. This depends on our being upright.
Understanding follows having a right attitude.
When knowledge is pleasant to us, we will take joy in learning, meditating, reading...
Notice the contrast in Proverbs between the crooked and the upright. Crooked words, crooked paths, crooked people (2:15; 8:8; 10:9). As C.S. Lewis put it, the crooked are actually "bent" -- not upright. Someone else said "Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked."
Wisdom will keep us from bad company (the group mentioned early in chapter 1).
It will also protect us from the Adulteress -- the 2nd of the key women in Proverbs.
At the end, only those who choose wisely will remain. The wicked have no permanent place.

Challenge of the day: Seek wisdom as a treasure.