Posted on 11/30/2020 4:01:53 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress . . . If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife” (Proverbs 30:21-23, 32-33).
“For three things the earth is disquieted,” in other words, “losing peace.” Number one “for a servant when he reigneth.” The servant is Ham. The Bible says that his seed should be the servant of servants (Genesis 9). God hasn’t changed, and the Bible hasn’t changed. Modern-day social justice warriors are also not going to change the Bible. What is written is written. Now, if you want to see what a servant is like the reigns, it's Jeroboam (First Kings 11:26). The servant that reigns is the one who splits the kingdom. Jeroboam split the kingdom from Rehoboam, and Jeroboam is a type of the Antichrist.
Then it says, “and a fool when he is filled with meat.” The fool is Nabal (First Samuel 25). Nabal, who is also a type of the Antichrist, is the fool who is filled with meat. Somebody here is feeding fools, kind of sounds like American.
Then, in verse 23, “For an odious woman,” that's an offensive, disgusting woman like Jezebel, “when she is married.” Who would want to marry an odious woman? Well, Ahab did (First Kings 16:31). Ahab is another type of the Antichrist. These are have prophetic overtones.
“. . . and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress,” like Hagar (Genesis 16).
Those are four things that bring wrath, and a lack of peace, to the earth. Four things that the earth cannot bear.
“If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.”
The last two verses go together. “If thou has done foolishly in lifting up thyself,” in other words, boasting thyself and making yourself something you are not; “or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.” Now, there's two things there. He said if you've spoken foolishly and boastfully, then don't do it again. Just stop it. Secondly, if you thought evil, before you speak evil; put your hand on your mouth, and keep your mouth shut. There's no hidden meaning behind that verse; it just says what it says.
Why? Verse 33. This is good. “Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.” In other words, shut your mouth before you get yourself into trouble.
When you force wrath, when it is unneeded and unnecessary, you're looking for trouble. The Bible says that “a wrathful man stirreth up strife” (Proverbs 15:18). If you want to get in trouble, just get mean and there will be somebody around meaner than you
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Yep.
Words of wisdom. Thanks for posting.
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