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8 illustrations for sermon preparation
Exell's Victorian commentary on Proverbs 25:15 illuminates what seemed paradoxical to ancient minds: that meekness, courteousness, and kindness possess greater persuasive force than harshness, bitterness, or clamour.
The ruined city in Solomon's metaphor depicts precisely this condition.
The proverb's geography matters—the north wind's effect depends on terrain, just as righteous anger's effect depends on its proper object.
We inhabit a world of separations and farewells, where distance divides families and loved ones across continents.
Solomon's image cuts sharply: when we bite down on what we believed was solid, we suffer.
"Pictures of silver" refers to the creamy-white flowers that frame the golden harvest.
The wealthy preserved winter ice and snow in cisterns to cool summer beverages.
"It is not good to eat much honey," Solomon warns.
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