Posts by Yong Joo Park:
Chapter 2 in the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs 2:1-22
The Protasis (=condition) (1-4)
1-2 Listen attentively to the teacher (accept as valid, memorize, focus all attention)
3-4 Seek
3: call out for insight, cry aloud for understanding (as for asking God or a king for deliverance from trouble)
4: as one seeks lost money or hidden treasure
The Apodosis (=result) (5-11)
Greater insight that comes from Wisdom
5-8 begins with ‘then’. This part emphasizes understanding of God and His ways.
9-11 begins with ‘then’. This part focuses on proper and carful behaviour in life.
The Two Tempters (12-19)
12-15: wicked men with perverse words
16-19: the adulterous woman with her seductive words
Concluding Summation (20-22)
This part begins with ‘thus’. You will be in the ways of the good and the paths of the righteous (20).
21 vs 22 contrasts the two consequences of the upright/blameless and the wicked/unfaithful: life and death.
References
[1] Garrett, D. A. (1993). Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of songs (Vol. 14, pp. 75–77). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
Wisdom and Understanding in the Proverbs
Proverbs 2:1-5 1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— 3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for […]
Psalm 3
Psalm 3 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom 1 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’ 3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 4 I call out […]
Prayer
If you find hard to pray, you may follow the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. 9 ‘This, then, is how you should pray: ‘ “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, […]
Psalm written by the warrior of faith, David
I started reading the book of Psalms recently after having finished reading the book of Job. Coincidently, I came across with Bible.is app and downloaded it to my smartphone recently, too. I found out this app was perfect for reading/meditating the book of Psalms. There is different background music for each chapter and it is […]
I desire mercy, not sacrifice
Part I shows Sabbath related verses in the books of the Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) and Part II shows what Jesus taught about the Sabbath day (= the Sabbath). (Quick Links) I. Sabbath related verses written in the books of the Law in the Old Testament II. What Jesus taught about the Sabbath […]
The Great King Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 29 – 32, 2 Kings 18 – 20 Regarding to king Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:5 says 5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6 He held fast to the Lord and did not stop […]
God has said to Solomon after he had completed the Temple of God
2 Chronicles 7:14 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. References [1] The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). […]
God or idol?
In this message, the focus is not anyone else but Adam or the reader, who is responsible to put God first even though Adam or we may tend to blame others. It is surprising that how much the first 3 chapters in the 1st book (Genesis) in the Holy Bible tell us. I. God pointed […]
God’s power of resurrection
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Welcome! Happy Easter! Since Adam’s fall, death came to humanity. Over the thousands of years, we have been accepting death as common fate. Recent coronavirus worsened our situation under the power of death. We need faith in God and His Son Jesus more than ever. Today, let us study Ezekiel 37:1-14, and find […]
