I found out today that in treating the nourishment we receive as “homework” so to speak - through following Christ’s instruction of getting out our dictionary and searching for correlation’s in the Word, truly helped me in focusing more and gaining a better understanding of what I was reading. It helped me to slow down and be more diligent in seeking the deeper meanings and listening for Father’s voice within my heart as I read what was written.I was asked to share what I learned and I pray that what I have to share will open the eyes of those that read it. In Christ’s name, Amen.

Proverbs 8
Wisdom’s Appeal

In the same way that The Word/Christ Jesus is the embodiment of Father, Father is the personification of wisdom.

Definition of Wisdom
1. the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
2. Scholarly knowledge or learning
3. wise sayings or teachings; precepts.
4. a wise act or saying

Definition of Appeal
1. an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea
2. a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment etc.
3. Law
a. an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal
b. (in legislative body or assembly) a formal question as to the correctness of a ruling by a presiding officer.
c. Obsolete. A formal charge or accusation
4. the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse, or stimulate the mind or emotions
5. Obsolete. A summons or challenge
6. to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty
7. Law. To apply for review of a case or particular issue to a higher tribunal
8. to have need of or ask for proof, a decision, corroboration, etc.
9. to be especially attractive, pleasing, interesting or enjoyable
10. Law

The many meanings of the word appeal bring to mind the many meanings of each word within each verse of the scriptures.

Wisdom is appealing, in that it is nice to have wisdom, wisdom is attractive, interesting and enjoyable, but is that what the word is relating to us? Is it in fact that it is Father who calls out to Her children, appealing to us that we listen to Her voice? The voice of wisdom, knowledge and understanding?

1 Doesn’t Wisdom call out?
Doesn’t Understanding make her voice heard?

How can wisdom call out and why is wisdom capitalized, unless it’s referring not to the state of having wisdom, but Father as being wisdom Herself? The same goes for understanding, also being capitalized. She is both wisdom AND understanding. At the same time, Father wishes that Her children gain wisdom, so that we may also gain understanding - by which She offers Herself to us. It is via understanding - Her understanding and not our own - by which we are able to hear Her.

Correlation: Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme – so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.

2 At the heights overlooking the road,
at the crossroads, she takes her stand.

The word heights brings to mind Mount Zion, but also the fact that Father is above us all as our creator. In the scriptures She is also referred to as “most high” in that there is no one above Her as She is the giver of our realities.

Definition of Crossroad
1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.
2. a by-road
3. often, a crossroads.
a. The place where roads intersect
b. A point at which a vital decision must be made.
c. A main center of activity.

The word crossroads is a visual one for me. When I think of the word I see a cross. When I think of a cross, I think of Christ Jesus. When I think of Christ Jesus, I think of the sacrifice he made for us and the decision that Father had to make in order for this to take place. At the same time, I see the cross as actually being a crossroads. A point in time in which a vital decision was made. I also think of the stand both Father and Michael/Christ Jesus took against evil.

3 Beside the gates at the entry to the city,
at the main entrance, she cries out:

For those who discern that Father really has more female attributes than male, it is obvious that this verse speaks of Father. She is too holy to step foot outside of the gates so She stands by them, crying out to us. We have not gained entrance yet, but She is with us and beside us, showing us the way to the main entrance of the city. The holy city, the new city of Jerusalem where She resides. It is up to each of us individually to come to Her. To hear Her voice and to follow.

4 “People, I call out to you;
my cry is to mankind.

Mankind is the human race.

Definition of Cry
1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.
2. to weep, shed tears, with or without sound.
3. to call loudly; shout; yell
4. to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition

Father is long suffering. I feel that She both calls loudly to us via Her Holy Spirit/Active Force, and also sheds tears for us in what is to come when Her wrath is administered upon the earth and mankind.

5 Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

Definition of Shrewd
1. astute or sharp in practical matters
2. keen; piercing

We are all inexperienced, in comparison to Father, Michael/Christ Jesus and the rest of Father’s creation and we must learn what is practical. What is practical are Father’s commands. Her wisdom. Her truth. We are, or have all been at one time, foolish. We must develop common sense. Spiritual common sense. Not common sense that is muddied by the physical world.

6 Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.

Definition of Noble
1. distinguished by rank or title
2. pertaining to persons so distinguished
3. of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to aristocracy.
4. of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence; lofty
5. admirable in dignity of conception, manner of expression, execution, or composition
6. very impressive or imposing in appearance; stately; magnificent
7. of admirably high quality; notably superior; excellent
8. famous; illustrious; renowned

I believe that the correct uses of noble in this verse as it is defined, would be both “of belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status” and “of an exalted moral or mental character or excellence”

Father too is the very definition of noble. Through Her and through Her son Christ Jesus, the word noble is personified.

As was spoken by Michael/Christ Jesus, who continues Father’s work as our example – we too as footstep followers must continue what he manifested in his work for Father and as our predecessor.

7 For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
none of them are deceptive or perverse.

Definition of Detestable
1. deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.

Definition of Perverse
1. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary
turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

Father is Truth. There is no wickedness in Her as it is detestable.

Correlation: Revelation 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
Correlation: Proverbs 2:12 rescuing you from the way of evil – from the one who says perverse things,

9 All of them are clear to the perceptive,
and right to those who discover knowledge.
10 Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11 For wisdom is better than precious stones,
and nothing desirable can compare with it.

Definition of Perceptive
1. having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition

Our intuition comes from Father and from listening to our hearts. In order to be perceptive, we must be in harmony with Father first. She makes all things clear.

Knowledge truly is a discovery for all, especially those who are inexperienced. It’s something searched for and unearthed. Something that was previously unseen or unknown.

Wisdom and knowledge are more valuable that gold and silver.

Correlation: Job 28:15 Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.
Correlation: Psalm 119:72 Instruction from Your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

12 I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

Wisdom and shrewdness come from the same place – they go hand in hand. Much like Father and Christ are One and Christ resides with Father. While we all reside within Father, in order to remain, we must fear Her and hate evil, pride etc. This brings to mind how there is no sitting on the fence. We cannot both love and fear Father and tolerate evil at the same time.

Correlation: Proverbs 1:4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man—
Correlation: Matthew 10:16 [ Persecutions Predicted ] “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

14 I possess good advice and competence;
I have understanding and strength.

Advice is nothing without understanding. Competence nothing without strength.

15 It is by me that kings reign
and rulers enact just law;
16 by me, princes lead,
as do nobles [and] all righteous judges.
17 I love those who love me,
and those who search for me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,
lasting wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.

As we’ve been taught in the past, love does not cover all sins. To love Father is to seek Her ways and to love Her with all our hearts, minds and strength. The riches and wealth spoken of are not physical but spiritual. I believe they speak of the riches and wealth of knowledge and wisdom. It brings to mind Adam and Eve in the garden. The fruit from the tree that promised wisdom was not to be taken, as Father gives freely to those who seek Her and Her wisdom, who love Her, are obedient, faithful and loyal.

Correlation: Genesis 3:6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate [it]; she also gave [some] to her husband, [who was] with her, and he ate [it].

22 The LORD made me
at the beginning of His creation,
before His works of long ago.
23 I was formed before ancient times,
from the beginning, before the earth began.
24 I was brought forth
when there were no watery depths
and no springs filled with water.
25 I was brought forth
before the mountains and hills were established,
26 before He made the land, the fields,
or the first soil on earth.
27 I was there when He established the heavens,
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
28 when He placed the skies above,
when the fountains of the ocean gushed forth,
29 when He set a limit for the sea
so that the waters would not violate His command,
when He laid out the foundations of the earth.
30 I was a skilled craftsman beside Him.
I was His delight every day,
always rejoicing before Him.
31 I was rejoicing in His inhabited world,
delighting in the human race.

In the above scriptures, Michael/Christ Jesus tells of how he is Fathers only direct creation, created before the Holy Angels and Mankind. He is the skilled craftsman beside Father, through whom all was created.

Correlation John 1:1-18
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were created through Him,
and apart from Him not one thing was created
that has been created.
4 Life was in Him,
and that life was the light of men.
5 That light in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.
6 There was a man named John
who was sent from God.
7 He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light,
but he came to testify about the light.
9 The true light, who gives light to everyone,
was coming into the world
10 He was in the world,
and the world was created through Him,
yet the world did not recognize Him.
11 He came to His own,
and His own people did not receive Him.
12 But to all who did receive Him,
He gave them the right to be children of God,
to those who believe in His name,
13 who were born,
not of blood,
or of the will of the flesh,
or of the will of man,
but of God.
14 The Word became flesh
and took up residence among us.
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
15 (John testified concerning Him and exclaimed,
“This was the One of whom I said,
‘The One coming after me has surpassed me,
because He existed before me. “)
16 Indeed, we have all received grace after grace
from His fullness,
17 for although the law was given through Moses;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God.
The One and Only Son —
the One who is at the Father’s side —
He has revealed Him.

32 And now, [my] sons, listen to me;
those who keep my ways are happy.
33 Listen to instruction and be wise;
don’t ignore it.
34 Anyone who listens to me is happy,
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.
35 For the one who finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the LORD,
36 but the one who sins against me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”

Verses 32 though 36 are a final “cry” for us to listen not only with our ears, but instead with our hearts. Showing how we can be happy, obtain instruction and wisdom. To be footstep followers of Christ – seeking him and Father in all things. To not do so is only to bring harm upon ourselves, as we are given the free will to decide for ourselves. We can either love Father, who gives us life or not… loving (or preferring) death instead.