Gather out from this passage those principles for wise living that most impress you. Answer: Gods Power: 21:31 the horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord; and 20:24. Gods majesty/ sovereignty: 22:2 the rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the Maker of them all. Child rearing: 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Don’t be indebted to others: 22:7 and 20:16.
Make a list from 20:17-25 of different kinds of action which ought to be avoided; and notice why. Answer: v17 Don’t make your living by swindling others. V18 seek others advice. V19 avoid gossip. V 20 as one of ten commandments honor your father and mother. V21 there is no such thing as a get rich quick scheme. V22 the Lord is in command, and those who wrong you will in God’s time be punished. V23 Be honest. V24 God’s sovereignty. V25don’t be quick to judgment or decision making it only leads to evil. I think the overriding theme here is that God is in control and we should just let God rule our lives!
20:24 speaks of God’s sovereignty, and 20:27 of man’s responsibility. What other verses in this passage touch on these two complementary truths? Answer: I am not sure how 20:27 is a talking of man’s responsibility. I understand this verse to be saying that God can, and does, see deep into our soul and knows exactly what is going on inside and outside of us. 21:31
Notes:
20:27. ‘The spirit of a man’: here a synonym for the conscience.
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