I suppose the title should be “trusting Solomon” as he wrote most of proverbs. The problem I have is that he was somebody who truly left the Lord and followed after his own desires. Yes, I know all of the Bible writers were flawed. Perhaps he seems exceptional in my eyes. For example, he gives a lot of advice regarding Marriage and faithfulness to our spouses yet he had hundreds and hundreds of wives and concubines. there are other aspects of life he was a so-called expert on. However, I doubt he followed those principles as well. Hopefully somebody can help clarify this so I can trust the proverbs.
Trusting Proverbs
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You're going to have to make some sort of peace with some OT subjects and pick your favorites and least favorites.
For example David, for me, is the least favorite character in the OT precisely because of his pride and ego.
But i tolerate David because Christ quoted him and i guess he's important in God's plan, just like all of us are important in this Creation.
So pick your favorites and make peace with some topics and subjects in the OT.
For example David, for me, is the least favorite character in the OT precisely because of his pride and ego.
But i tolerate David because Christ quoted him and i guess he's important in God's plan, just like all of us are important in this Creation.
So pick your favorites and make peace with some topics and subjects in the OT.
He learned and shared his learning, you might see to read Ecclesiastes "All is Vanity: All have sinned and gone against God, wanting to be god (good) themselves
That is the story of the entire Bible to me at least to see I need God to lead for it not to be vanity anymore.
Solomon shared his learning and said better to only have one wife
And it is up to each person to decide truth over error. God knows the entire truth and is for me given in the risen Son not Solomon or the dead Son, shared by Solomon for edification
Wisdom by the way is feminine ever notice that, in proverbs?
However it is your choice to personally believe God or not
God be the only one for me that can and does sort it all out, thanks hoping the best for you too thank you
That is the story of the entire Bible to me at least to see I need God to lead for it not to be vanity anymore.
Solomon shared his learning and said better to only have one wife
And it is up to each person to decide truth over error. God knows the entire truth and is for me given in the risen Son not Solomon or the dead Son, shared by Solomon for edification
Wisdom by the way is feminine ever notice that, in proverbs?
However it is your choice to personally believe God or not
God be the only one for me that can and does sort it all out, thanks hoping the best for you too thank you
Do we know exactly when Solomon wrote Proverbs? His idolatry could have come much later. And perhaps
it would also be helpful to consider that it is quite possible that at least some of his wives were for the
reason of forging bonds with other nations for economic or other reasons to help ensure peace.
People always assume he had intercourse with all of them, but intercourse was not necessary.
You might think it would be, but even Joseph and Mary were considered married beforehand.
it would also be helpful to consider that it is quite possible that at least some of his wives were for the
reason of forging bonds with other nations for economic or other reasons to help ensure peace.
People always assume he had intercourse with all of them, but intercourse was not necessary.
You might think it would be, but even Joseph and Mary were considered married beforehand.
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Thanks for the insight given you to share here, woe is me. How could he have had inter-coarse with all those women
Wow, it is not porn as might be most imagine. Wisdom is what Solomon got given, wow!
They must all have sought that out after he said cut the baby in half, as then the real mom spoke up, amazing wisdom given to us as well
That was well said, thank you
Wow, it is not porn as might be most imagine. Wisdom is what Solomon got given, wow!
They must all have sought that out after he said cut the baby in half, as then the real mom spoke up, amazing wisdom given to us as well
That was well said, thank you
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Why did God use a man as flawed as Solomon to write Proverbs?
1.) There is no other category of man - flawed is the only category we have.
2.) God IMBUED Solomon with a UNIQUE gift of wisdom, just for his position and calling... that is stated in scripture.
3.) Solomon's many failures became lessons for him to draw from, just as we draw wisdom from our own past mistakes.
His sins became part of his understanding, a very pained understanding... so when he spoke of evils to avoid, he understood it first hand.
Hope you all have a great week.
God Bless.
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1.) There is no other category of man - flawed is the only category we have.
2.) God IMBUED Solomon with a UNIQUE gift of wisdom, just for his position and calling... that is stated in scripture.
3.) Solomon's many failures became lessons for him to draw from, just as we draw wisdom from our own past mistakes.
His sins became part of his understanding, a very pained understanding... so when he spoke of evils to avoid, he understood it first hand.
Hope you all have a great week.
God Bless.
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nothing new here 
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:23-24
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said,
"I will be wise,"
but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
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nothing new here
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:23-24
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said,
"I will be wise,"
but it was far from me. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a case where one can say, "Look, this is new"? It has already existed in the ages before us.
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Well the most obvious thing about the Proverbs is that they are true. They're not just true because anyone says they are or because of who wrote them, they're true because you can apply them and see the results, or you can make the same observations that are made by Solomon in the Proverbs and see that they are true. After all this is why they are called proverbs, which is merely a popular saying or short statement of general truth.
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