The Hidden Glory of Christ the King

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Proverbs 30:1-10; 29-32 The Hidden Glory of Christ the King Sermon Outline for November 25, 2007 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Introduction Christ the King and the Church Year I. The Context for Proverbs 30 Relationship of Sections Six and Two (See Attached) Prideful Youth and Humble Aged II. More Context for Proverbs 30 Relationship to Section Five (See Attached) Outline of Section five 1. The King Does Not Seek His Own Glory Chapter 25:2-27 Bookends: vv. 2, 27; 1, 28 2. The Kling Understands Fallen Humanity Chapter 26 A. The Fools vv. 1-12 B. The Sluggards vv. 13-16 C. The Loose-tongued vv. 17-22 D. The Hateful v. 23-28 3. The King Understands the Importance of Context and Knows the State of His Flocks Chapter 27 Summary of Chapters 25-27: 27:23-27 4. The King Loves Justice, Cares for the Poor and Trusts in the Lord Chapter 28 Note Return to Contrasts (Antithetic Parallelisms) 5. The King Loves Justice, Cares for the Poor and Trusts in the Lord Chapter 29 Note Return to Embracing the Right Woman d and Joyous Fathers Hidden Glory and Kings Humility and Glory Voting III. The Text IV. Jesus Cross and Crown V. Our Cross and Crown The Structure of Proverbs By Pastor Dennis Tuuri The Formal Introduction 1A (King/Son to Prince) Day One: Light Transcendent Wisdom Feast One: Sabbath The My Son Intro 1b-9 (Wisdom and Folly; Rejoicing Life or Sorrowing Death) Day Two: Division, Firmament Two Ways, Two Women, Two Kinds of Friends, Two Tongues, Two Approaches to Attaining Wealth and Enjoying Its Blessings Feast Two: Passover, Under the Blood or Not The Proverbs of Solomon, First Collection 10-22A (Familial Wisdom) Day Three: Sacramental Vegetation First Collection, Begins with Son, Relatively Simple Proverbs Feast Three: Firstfruits The Words of the Wise 22B-24 Day Four: Sun, Moon, Stars (Heavenly Rulers) Core of Instruction to Make a King from a Prince; On Lips, 3 Sets of Ten The First Four Commandments Diligence and Vocation From A Son to a Householder - Family Victory Through the Strength of Wisdom Civil Rule Feast Four: Pentecost (Giving of Law at Sinai) Proverbs of Solomon, 2nd (Hezekiahs) Collection 25-29 (Kingly Wisdom) Day Five Things That Multiply and Swarm First Command Proverbs Teem; maturation from first collection, starts with King Feast Five: Trumpets (Host or Swarm is Brought Together By Gods word) The Sayings of Agur 30 (Humility and Wisdom) Day Six: Beasts and Men; Mans Fall Humility of an old sojourner, the son has become a wise man Feast Six: Atonement The Sayings of Lemuel 31 (Diligence, Benevolence and Glory) Day Seven: Sabbath Enthronement The King who listened to his mother, and gets a queen!! Wise Man Now a Ruler; Prince a King. Feast Seven: Booths (Tabernacles) Proverbs 30 Humility and dominion By Pastor Dennis Tuuri Introduction to Seven Numbered Lists - v. 1-6 Humility Before God and His Word 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel to Ithiel and Ucal: [The oracle of the sojourner, son of Yahweh, blessed be He: the burden. The man declares I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and have come to an end!] 2 Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom Nor [But] have knowledge of the Holy One . 4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, And what is His Sons name, if you know? 5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. 1 v. 7-10 A Two: Humility Means Knowing Our Limitations 7 Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die): 8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches Feed me with the food allotted to me; 9 Lest I be full and deny You, And say, Who is the Lord ? Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God. 10 Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty. 2 v. 11-14 A Four: Arrogance and a Destructive Generation 11 There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. 13 There is a generationoh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men. 3 v. 15-17 A Three/Four: Life-sucking Leeches 15 The leech has two daughters Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, Enough!: 16 The grave, the barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water And the fire never says, Enough! 17 The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it. 4 v. 18-20 A Three/Four: Wonderful Dominion in the World 18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four which I do not understand: 19 The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin. 20 This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, And says, I have done no wickedness. 5 v. 21-23 A Three/Four: Life-perturbing People 21 For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up: 22 For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food, 23 A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress. 6 v. 24-28 A Four: Diligent Humility and a Constructive Generation 24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer; 26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk, yet they make their homes in the crags; 27 The locusts have no king, yet they all advance in ranks; 28 The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, and it is in kings palaces. 7 v. 29-31 A Three/Four: Majestic Dominion 29 There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk: 30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts and does not turn away from any; 31 A greyhound, a male goat also, and a king whose troops are with him. Conclusion Use Your Energies Humbly and Wisely 32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth. 33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, and wringing [churching] the nose produces blood, So the forcing [churning] of wrath produces strife.