What missionary call is heard in verses 11-12? Am I saying concerning those who are going down to death, ‘But we knew nothing about this’? Answer: I see 11-12 as a missionary call. A call to save those going down a path straight to death and destruction. If we sit and do nothing to spread the Word God has given us then we become the sluggard, we become liable (to take a bit of a legalist approach).
What other sayings here challenge my standards of neighborly love? Answer: V17-18, don’t gloat in your enemy’s failings. V28-29, do not lie (“testify against your neighbor without cause”) or seek vengeance against your neighbor.
What did the wise man learn from the field of the sluggard? Find and ponder the positive teachings of this chapter on thoroughness and forethought. Answer: Laziness will creep in on you and take over your life crowding out God and what is good. V3-4, “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”
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