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Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." | Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." | ||
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| + | =Setting the Stage= | ||
| + | This section serves not as sermon material per say but rather as background that is helpful for the preacher who plans to preach on the passage. | ||
| + | ==The Outline== | ||
| + | *We could appropriately call Proverbs 31:10-31 "The Valiant Wife" and following Waltke outline the proverb as | ||
| + | #Introduction: her value (v. 10-12) | ||
| + | ##Her general worth inferred from her scarcity (v. 10) | ||
| + | ##Her worth to her husband (v. 11-12) | ||
| + | #Body: her activities (v. 13-27) | ||
| + | ##Her cottage industry (v. 13-18) | ||
| + | ##Seam (or janus) (v. 19) | ||
| + | ## Her social achievement (v. 20-27) | ||
| + | #Conclusion: her praise (v. 28-31) | ||
| + | ##By her family (v. 28-29) | ||
| + | ##By all (v. 30-31)<ref>Waltke, Bruce K. The book of Proverbs, chapters 15-31. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005, 515.</ref> | ||
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| + | Waltke further notes that "The itemization of her activity proceeds logically from her income based on her skill in weaving and expanded through trading (vv. 13-19) to her accomplishments on that economic base (vv. 20-27)."<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Genre== | ||
| + | The proverb appears to be heroic poem, where, in particular, true heroism is pitted against what were considered the desirable features of a woman on other Near East literature. Specifically, the poem counters the ANE focus on the physical, even erotic charms of a woman and the Hellenistic intellectual ideal. Rather than praising a woman who has mastered rational thinking, the poem praises a woman who fears God. | ||
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'''Theological Proposition/Focus:''' Only | '''Theological Proposition/Focus:''' Only | ||
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| − | ==King Lemuel's mother wanted him to know how to identify a praiseworthy woman: | + | ==King Lemuel's mother wanted him to know how to identify a praiseworthy woman: ''THEN/EXEGETICAL''== |
| − | ===The first bad reason to give praise: | + | ===The first bad reason to give praise: mental prowess === |
| − | ===The second bad reason to give praise: | + | ===The second bad reason to give praise: physical appearance === |
===The reason to give praise: godliness=== | ===The reason to give praise: godliness=== | ||
| − | == | + | ==The LORD does not look at the things people look at...the LORD looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7): ''ALWAYS/THEOLOGICAL''== |
| + | ===Our mental prowess is not impressive to God=== | ||
| + | ===Our physical appearance is not impressive to God=== | ||
| + | ===Our willingness to live a godly life is reveals our heart=== | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Shift your focus and try to look at people as God sees them ''NOW/HOMILETICAL''== |
| + | ===Don't look at someone's mental prowess as your measure of the individual=== | ||
| + | ===Don't look at someone's outward beauty as your measure of the individual=== | ||
| + | ===Seek to help people grow in godliness by encouraging godly behavior=== | ||
=Conclusion= | =Conclusion= | ||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 13 May 2020
Contents
- 1 Objectives
- 2 Text
- 3 Setting the Stage
- 4 Introduction
- 5 Body
- 6 Conclusion
Objectives
Text
Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
Setting the Stage
This section serves not as sermon material per say but rather as background that is helpful for the preacher who plans to preach on the passage.
The Outline
- We could appropriately call Proverbs 31:10-31 "The Valiant Wife" and following Waltke outline the proverb as
- Introduction: her value (v. 10-12)
- Her general worth inferred from her scarcity (v. 10)
- Her worth to her husband (v. 11-12)
- Body: her activities (v. 13-27)
- Her cottage industry (v. 13-18)
- Seam (or janus) (v. 19)
- Her social achievement (v. 20-27)
- Conclusion: her praise (v. 28-31)
- By her family (v. 28-29)
- By all (v. 30-31)[1]
Waltke further notes that "The itemization of her activity proceeds logically from her income based on her skill in weaving and expanded through trading (vv. 13-19) to her accomplishments on that economic base (vv. 20-27)."[2]
Genre
The proverb appears to be heroic poem, where, in particular, true heroism is pitted against what were considered the desirable features of a woman on other Near East literature. Specifically, the poem counters the ANE focus on the physical, even erotic charms of a woman and the Hellenistic intellectual ideal. Rather than praising a woman who has mastered rational thinking, the poem praises a woman who fears God.
Theological Proposition/Focus: Only
Homiletical Proposition/Application:
