Who wants to be simple?

Mo. 6/16/14: Proverbs 14:12 – 15                  What confuses the simple?

      There is a way that seems right to a man,

      But its end is the way of death.

      The simple believes every word,

      But the prudent considers well his steps.

What confuses the simple? Believing anyone confuses the simple.

Tu. 6/17/14: Proverbs 14:17 – 18                  What do the simple inherit?

      A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,

      And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

      The simple inherit folly,

      But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

What do the simple inherit? The simple inherit folly.

We. 6/18/14: Psalm 19:7,10                  How can the simple change?

      The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;

      The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

      More to be desired are they than gold,

      Yea, than much fine gold;

      Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

How can the simple change? The Law makes wise the simple.

Th. 6/19/14: Psalm 119:129 – 130                  How can the simple improve?

      Your testimonies are wonderful;

      Therefore my soul keeps them.

      The entrance of Your words gives light;

      It gives understanding to the simple.

How can the simple improve? Reading the Word gives understanding.

Fr. 6/20/14: Rom. 16:19 – 20                  What should we be simple towards?

For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.

What should we be simple towards? We should be simple about evil.

Highest Proverbial livel

Mo. 6/9/14: Proverbs 8:1, 4                  What is Wisdom’s cry?

      Does not wisdom cry out,

      And understanding lift up her voice?

      “To you, O men, I call,

      And my voice is to the sons of men.

What is Wisdom’s cry? Wisdom’s cry is for all mankind.

Tu. 6/10/14: Proverbs 8:1 – 21                  What is Wisdom’s call?

      “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,

      And find out knowledge and discretion.

      I love those who love me,

      And those who seek me diligently will find me.

What is Wisdom’s call? Seek and you shall find!

We. 6/11/14: Proverbs 9:1 – 18                  What is Wisdom’s house?

      Wisdom has built her house,

      She has hewn out her seven pillars;

      “Come, eat of my bread

      And drink of the wine I have mixed.

What is Wisdom’s house? Wisdom’s house is that of bread and wine.

Th. 6/12/14: John 1:1 – 3                  Who is Wisdom?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Who is Wisdom? Wisdom is the Word of God.

Fr. 6/13/14: John 1:18                  Who declares Wisdom?

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

Who declares Wisdom? The only begotten Son.

Knowledge in Proverbs

Mo. 6/2/14: Proverbs 2:3 - 5                  What is discernment?

      Yes, if you cry out for discernment,

      And lift up your voice for understanding,

      If you seek her as silver,

      And search for her as for hidden treasures;

      Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,

      And find the knowledge of God.

What is discernment? Discernment is seeking knowledge.

Tu. 6/3/14: Proverbs 2:11 - 12                  What is understanding?

      Discretion will preserve you;

      Understanding will keep you,

      To deliver you from the way of evil,

      From the man who speaks perverse things,

What is understanding? Understanding is what keeps you safe.

We. 6/4/14: Proverbs 3:5 - 6                  What is trusting?

      Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

      And lean not on your own understanding;

      In all your ways acknowledge Him,

      And He shall direct your paths.

What is trusting? Putting your trust in the Lord is best.

Th. 6/5/14: Philippians 3:8 – 9                  What is excellence of knowledge?

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

What is excellence of knowledge? The knowledge of Christ is excellence.

Fr. 6/6/14: Philippians 3:10 – 11                  What is knowing Him?

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

What is knowing Him? To know Him is resurrection from the dead. 

Persona in Proverbs

Mo. 5/26/14: Proverbs 1:7                  Who is described here?

      The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

      But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Who is described here? The fool is described here.

Tu. 5/27/14: Proverbs 1:20 – 22                  Who are now described?

      Wisdom calls aloud outside;

      She raises her voice in the open squares … She speaks her words:

      “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?

      For scorners delight in their scorning,

      And fools hate knowledge.

Who are described? Wisdom, the simple, scorners and fools are described.

We. 5/28/14: Proverbs 1:29 – 32                  Who is portrayed here?

      Because they hated knowledge

      And did not choose the fear of the Lord…

      Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way …

      For the turning away of the simple will slay them,

      And the complacency of fools will destroy them

Who is portrayed here? The simple and fools are portrayed here.

Th. 5/29/14: Colossians 2:9 – 10                  Who is depicted here?

For in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

Who is depicted here? Christ is depicted here.

Fr. 5/30/14: Colossians 2:3                  Who are expressed here?

in both of the Father and of Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Who are expressed here? The Father and Christ are expressed here.

The half has not been told

Mo. 5/19/14: 1 Kings 10:1 – 2                  Why did the Queen come?

Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

Why did the Queen come? The Queen of Sheba came to test Solomon about the Name, “I Am That I Am!”

Tu. 5/20/14: 1 Kings 10:3                  What did the Queen learn?

So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.

What did the Queen learn? The Queen understood that Solomon’s wisdom was from above.

We. 5/21/14: 1 Kings 10:6 – 7                  What was the Queen’s remark?

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, … and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom … and indeed the half was not told me.”

What was the Queen’s remark? The Queen remarked that even half had not been told her.

Th. 5/22/14: 1 Corinthians 2:9                  What has God prepared?

But as it is written:

      “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

      Nor have entered into the heart of man

      The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

What has God prepared? God has prepared a heaven beyond our sight, sound and understanding.

Fr. 5/23/14: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 – 17                  What will the Lord do?

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

What will the Lord do? The Lord will return and we will be caught up (Raptured, Latin) into clouds!

Solomon's bride; Christ's Bride

Mo. 5/12/14: Song of Songs 2:4                  What is love’s beginning?

The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem

      He brought me to the banqueting house,

      And his banner over me was love.

What is love’s beginning? The beginning is an invitation ; whether from Solomon to the Shulamite or Christ to the unbeliever.

Tu. 5/13/14: Song of Songs 2:10                  What is love’s  invitation?

      My beloved spoke, and said to me:

      “Rise up, my love, my fair one,

      And come away.

What is love’s invitation? The invitation is to come away with Him.

We. 5/14/14: Song of Songs 6:1 – 3                  What is love’s promise?

      I am my beloved’s,

      And my beloved is mine.

      He feeds his flock among the lilies.

What is love’s promise? The promise is ‘I am yours: you are Mine.’

Th. 5/15/14: Revelation 19:7 – 8                  What is love’s consummation?

Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

What is love’s consummation? The consummation is the marriage of the Lamb.

Fr. 5/16/14: 2 Corinthians 1:21 – 22                  What is love’s betrothal?

Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

What is love’s betrothal? The betrothal is accepting the engagement ring offered by Christ. This is your day of salvation; the ring, the seal of the Spirit.

Love Song

Mo. 5/5/14: 2 Chronicles 7:1 – 2                   What happened?

When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.

What happened? The Glory of the Lord filled the Temple that Solomon built.

Tu. 5/6/14: 2 Chronicles 8:1 – 2                  What also was built?

It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there.

What also was built? Solomon built his own house in Jerusalem.

We. 5/7/14: 1 Kings 9:24                  What else was built?

… Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her.

What else was built? Solomon built Pharaoh’s daughter a house not in Jerusalem.

Th. 5/8/14: Song of Songs 1:1 – 2                  What is this book?

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

The Shulamite

      Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—

      For your love is better than wine.

What is this book? This book is a love song.

Fr. 5/9/14: Revelation 21:1 – 2                  What will God build?

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

What will God build? God will build New Jerusalem as a bride.