This is a story of deliverance from leprosy and is a picture of salvation. It is also a story of how God uses many people to get one person healed.
Whereas most of Proverbs deals with a father speaking to his son, this chapter contains a mother’s wisdom that she gives to her son.
Wisdom cries out to the simple. She speaks righteousness and she is better than rubies. Sinning against her is sinning against your own soul.
This lesson teaches a lot about personal influence. The woman of Tekoah and Absalom demonstrate two methods for getting your way with others, both of which have an ungodly side to them. How does the Lord want us to influence others?
College Notes of David Reagan as taught in Scripture Baptist College. These notes cover the doctrine of the Bible.
