Sermon Tone Analysis

We look at proverb as the book of wisdom.

It is full of weight sentences, parables, and truth.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

2 To know wisdom and instruction,

To perceive the words of understanding,

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,

Justice, judgment, and equity;

4 To give prudence to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion—

5 A wise man will hear and increase learning,

And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,

The words of the wise and their riddles.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

We look at proverb as the book of wisdom.

It is full of weight sentences, parables, and truth.

Proverbs in the Hebrew could be translated to the English word parables.

Notice our text and the way the writer begans to challenge the reader.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

It began with the author Solomon.

Then the purpose of his writing

1.

To know wisdom and instruction,

To know wisdom and instruction,

What to do.

Direction

2. To perceive the words of understanding,

Understanding clarity

3. To receive the instruction of wisdom,

Justice, judgment, and equity; The ability to do rightly

The ability to do rightly

4. To give prudence to the simple,

the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason

5. To the young man knowledge and discretion

5. To the young man knowledge and discretion

so that young people wont to crazy things.

Maturity for the young

6.

A wise man will hear and increase learning,

the wise can be more wise

7.

And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

wise counsel godly counsel

8. To understand a proverb and an enigma,

8. To understand a proverb and an enigma,

an understand of puzzle and hard things.

To ability to read the bible and understand

9.

The words of the wise and their riddles.

The ability to gain and receive wisdom from others who are wise

Now how in the world these 9 things happen?

Will I am glad you asked.

Because this is what the church has missed.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I love what brother Matthew Henry says,

He lays down this truth, that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (v.

7); it is the principal part of knowledge; it is the head of knowledge; that is, Of all things that are to be known this is most evident, that God is to be feared, to be reverenced, served, and worshipped; this is so the beginning of knowledge that those know nothing who do not know this.

In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to profit by the instructions that are given us unless our minds be possessed with a holy reverence of God, and every thought within us be brought into obedience to him.

So what is the fear of the Lord?

It is a love and desire that says I don’t want to be separated from Him. Cause he really does hate sin.

The knowledge that he really will judge sin.

And that HELL is a real place.

The fear of the Lord is a reverence for Him, His reality and his presence.

And the knowledge that He is not only alive, but He is watching us… all day everyday .

Listen if his eye is on the sparrow surely he is watching you.

Number one God is in love with you and thinks you are beautiful and He cant take his eyes off you.

He does watch you cause he looking for you to mess up he watches cause he loves you.

Love says this fear of the lord says this I wanna please this man who is watching.

It’s the beginning of wisdom.

Why is this important to start with fear before you get wisdom?

Well I am glad you ask.. Cause will ruin wisdom and revelation without proper reverence.

Turn with me to

Exoduses 32:1-6

Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

2And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

4And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.

Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

5So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it.

And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.”

6Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

What in the world is going on?

Lets say I went on vacation a couple weeks.

And I stay a little while longer than I exacted.

I say Joe/Jerry you are in charge.

On my way home Kenny calls me and say pastor you wont believe it.

They have built a jewelry cow put it on the pulpit and I cant say what else there doing..

Everyone is going crazy.

Thank God that wouldn’t happen.

I want to summit to you something different from what you might have heard before.

Look at verse 4.

4And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.

Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

Look at what Aaron was trying to do.

He was building an image to represent the on that brought them out of Israel.

Watch verse 5

5So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it.

And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.”

The word Lord here is Yehovah also known as Jehovah or Yahweh.

The existing one.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

So what did they do?

They reduced God greatness (this is why we been talking about glory) to a level they were more accustomed to dealing with.