Struggles against Self – Proverbs 7: 10 -27

As I breeze through the scriptures, and then study them – One of the big things in writings is you see the struggles of the writer even without the writer specifically telling us about them.

Solomon, it seems struggled with adulterous women, his writings are full of advice on this as well as fornication see his writings Proverbs 2: 16, Proverb 5, Proverb 6: 20 – 35, Prov 7: 5, 10 -27. It mostly dealt with Solomon it seems.

With Paul, it clear that through his writings he had issues with conceit, hence the scripture to keep him from being in pride a messenger of satan was given to him to keep him from being boastful. 2 Corinthian 12 vs 1, 5, 6. He was very cautious of boasting like it afflicted him 2 Cor 12 vs 7, 9. 2 Corinthians 11 vs 16, 17; 2 Cor 10 vs 8, 14, 15, 2 Corinthians 9: 2, 2 Cor 8: 24, 2 Cor 7: 14, 2 Cor 5 vs 12, 1 Cor 15: 3. In general, Paul struggled with conceit, and it was all over his writings, both good and bad boasting, pride, he was aware of it seems and tried to be cautious since it was his weakness. Daniel, it seems had weak faith around the things given to foreigners and given to him, he had presumptuous sins (See Daniel for more details), he was also cautious of it.

Reading these writing made me realize, David though he had many wives, didn’t have issues with adulterous women except Bathsheba, and Solomon was born from an adulterous woman; and struggled with adultery and fornication. No matter the advice, his mother given to him by his mother; it seems that Solomon could not help himself and sin begat sin, till he died spiritually. God ceased to speak with Solomon. Where sin gives birth to sin, it multiplies sadly.

Elizabeth and Zechariah were priestly, yet during Elizabeth pregnancy Zechariah could not speak, because he wanted to speak unbelief and so he became dumb for a while. Despite, having a priestly heritage, he still had the same doubt as his father, when he asked Jesus are you the savior who is to come. Matthew 11: 3. He baptized Jesus, preached the kingdom of God and still doubted Jesus was the Saviour. The same doubt and unbelief his father showed upon his conception. THE LAW IS HARD.

We are under grace, but we are lost without God. Even hopeless, because the law is perfect and reveals our weaknesses.

Job 28: 28 And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’

Proverbs 8: 13 to fear the lord is to HATE what is evil.

Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding has all they that do his commandments: his praise endure forever.

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 3: 3

Let love and faithfulness never leave you.
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.

The writing on the wall

“The writing on the wall“, or “the handwriting on the wall”, or “the writing is on the wall” or “Mene Mene“, is an idiom for “the future is predetermined” and is generally implied that a bad event is imminent.

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