PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up” (Proverbs 30:29-31).

“There be three things which go well,” now, this is in a sense of motion or movement, “yea, four are comely in going,” how they run, how they move, comely, beautiful, graceful. The lion in verse 30. Now, these are references in these things here to Satan, or the Antichrist, in his goings.

The Bible says about Christ, that His going forth are as the sun in Psalm 19; so, the Devil is going to go forth one of these days and take over; and he is going to be calm and beautiful to people in this world. And it says a lion, which is the “strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any,” so Satan is very strong. He is said to be a roaring lion in First Peter 5:8, and it says that the Antichrist who is a leopard has the mouth of a lion (Revelation 13:1-3). So, the connection there is with the Antichrist. He will be very beautiful and acceptable to the world.

Next, a Greyhound. The greyhound is very fast. We'd say as fast as lightning. Christ said, “. . . and I beheld Satan fall as lightning” (Luke 10:18). So, the Greyhound has some connection with Satan. And you might note the fact that he is a dog. In Second Peter 2:22 a dog is associated with false prophets Satan has the false prophets he goes.

Then the he goat. Oh boy, there is no doubt about the he goat. That's a reference to the Antichrist in Daniel 8:21, and all Satanists have the he goat as their emblem.

Then he says, “And a King, against whom there is no rising up.” A King with a great army, like the Caesars, like Alexander the Great, or Nebuchadnezzar. Great Kings with great armies, against whom there is no rising up. Satan is a King (Daniel 7:23 and Daniel 11:37).

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so let's read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let's keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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