Choose Discretion
December 8,
2013
Proverbs
4:10-15
Hook: Memorize: If
you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s
confidence, or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against
you will stand.
Proverbs 25:9,10
On December 18th, 2013, GQ Magazine[2] published an
interview with Phil Robertson,
a cast member of the A&E reality TV series
Duck Dynasty and the head of his family-
owned hunting supplies business Duck
Commander, for the January 2014 print issue.
In the interview, Robertson was
quoted as stating that homosexuality is a “sin" and
condemned gay
relationships as unnatural and illogical, citing his devout commitment
to the
teachings of the Bible.
What does the Duck Dynasty story have to do with our memory
Verse, if at all?
Did Phil act with discretion
or not?
Book: Proverbs 25: 1-10
These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah
king
of Judah VRS 1
Read 1 Kings 4:32 How
man proverbs did Solomon speak? 3000
There are two collections
in Proverbs of Solomon’s sayings: 10:1-22:16 & 25:1-29:27
These total about 500 proverbs add maybe a few in Ecclesiastics and you can
see we
have lost most of Solomon’s writings.
Does it surprise you that Solomon did not write all of the
book of Proverbs?
Solomon reigned from 970 B.C. to 930 B.C Hezekiah Reigned about 727-696 B.C.
About 270
later. So for those 270 years these proverbs were oral tradition,
until
Hezekiah had them written down.
Interesting fact is a contemporary of Hezekiah is the
prophet Isaiah and he may have
headed this project and my why they were so easily added into Old Testament scripture.
This a look into how we arrived tohave the OT.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the
glory of kings.
As the heavens are high and the
earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are
unsearchable. VRS 2,3
Verses 2,3 are called antithetic Parallelism means
contrasting with similar elements.
How would you sum these verses up: There is one God of the universe and even the
best king is not it!
A king busies himself searching out a matter, looking into
many things, finding out what
there is to find out; he is a human being and must if he is going to know,
and he can
because he has the men, and the money of the kingdom at his disposal. But God
doesent have to search things out; He
know all about everything.
Pondering
the Proverbs Donald Hunt
The last word unsearchable in verse 3 ties both verses
together
What would it be important for the king to know?
As God is about king and king can not know all God knows, so
a king is above and
average man and can not know what the king knows.
Someone read Deut 2929
Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a
vessel;
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and
his throne will be
established through righteousness. Verse 4,5
The key word is Remove it is what ties these two verses
together. It speaks to an
active
decision. When you are in leadership chief responsibility is to
actively remove the
wicked for righteousness towin.
The word picture is the following: Raw silver ore has to be refined to be
usable. This is
by discarding all of it’s alloy’s and impurities. This was done by melting the ore and
causing
the dross to be scraped off the top. Sometimes
this was done seven times.
Solomon is
telling us whether it is a kingdom or a heart removing wickedness
takes work.
As we approach the New Year, what areas does dross need to
be removed from you life?
What are you going to do about it? Would you share?
Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place
among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than for him to humiliate you
before his nobles. Verse 6,7
Read Luke 14:7-10
Humility in these two passages means: not being a social
snob. Not making yourself more
important
than you are. (Name dropping, Name accomplishment
ETC) or only acquiring
relationship for your own gain and status. God honors those who have friends on the
bottom
and top rung;
What can we learn from these two passages?
1.
Let Others blow your own
2.
Do not be seeking fame
3.
God Makes
Both poor and powerful let God sort out where you should be!
What you have seen with your eyes
do not bring[a] hastily to
court, for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to
shame? Verse 8
How do you initially tend to react when you witness
something wrong
And do not know the details surrounding the event? According to this text what should we do?
What is it called?
What have you looked
guilty, but actually quit innocent?
If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s
confidence,
or the one who hears it may
shame you
and the charge against you will
stand. 9,10
Sum it up? Loose lips
sink ships
Being discreet builds a good reputation
Can you think of a Court Case where this, verse fits here in
Denver?
Fox News reporter and the Shooter in Aurora theater shooting
Can you think of a situation where loose lips have caused
Shame?
Look: Can you think of another Scripture that sums up the teaching of
Proverbs 25:1-10?
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be
quick
to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human
anger
does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore,
get rid of all moral filth and the
evil that is so prevalent and humbly
accept the word planted in you, which can
save you. James 1:19-21
Took: Discretion?
When we talk too much and listen too little, we lack
discretion.
Choose Discretion
Student
Notes
December 8,
2013
Proverbs
4:10-15
Hook: Memorize: If
you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s
confidence,or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you
will stand.
Proverbs 25:9,10
Book: Proverbs 25: 1-10
These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah
king
of Judah VRS 1
Read 1 Kings 4:32 How
man proverbs did Solomon speak?
Solomon reigned from 970 B.C. to 930 B.C Hezekiah Reigned about 727-696 B.C.
.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the
glory of kings.
As the heavens are high and the
earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are
unsearchable. VRS 2,3
Verses 2,3 are called antithetic Parallelism means
contrasting with similar _______________.
Someone read Deut 2929
Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a
vessel; remove
wicked officials from the king’s presence, and
his throne will be established
through righteousness. Verse 4,5
The key word is ___________________________
As we approach the New Year, what areas does dross need to
be removed from your life?
What are you going to do about it? Would you share?
Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place
among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than for him to humiliate you
before his nobles. Verse 6,7
Read Luke 14:7-10
What can we learn from these two passages?
1.
2.
3.
What you have seen with your eyes
do not bring[a] hastily to
court, for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to
shame? Verse 8
How do you initially tend to react when you witness
something wrong
And do not know the details surrounding the event? According to this text what should we do?
If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s
confidence,
or the one who hears it may
shame you
and the charge against you will
stand. 9,10
Sum it up?
Look: Can you think of another Scripture that sums up the teaching of
Proverbs 25:1-10?
Took: Discretion?
When we talk too much and listen too little, we lack
discretion.
