Though it seems that the Proverbs of Solomon were only written by him, the last two chapters are written by two men named Agur (chapter 30) and Lemuel (chapter 31). The very last chapter is especially striking, for in these words of Lemuel (written through divine inspiration of God) we find recorded the wisdom that his mother gave to him.
How wonderful to see that Proverbs closes with the wisdom of a mother passed on to the son she loves and that this wisdom concerns the characteristics of a virtuous woman. Perhaps Lemuel’s mother desired that her son would find such a virtuous woman as she described for his wife.
The book of Proverbs began with the fear of the Lord being the beginning of wisdom, and it ends with the statement that “a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.” How important that we learn in our journey through the Bible the blessings that will be ours if we walk in the fear of the Lord.
Let’s stop and rest in our journey while you find these verses.
1. The Lord Jesus promised that if someone followed Him, even though it meant that he would have to forsake his ____________ and other members of his family, he would receive great reward. Matthew 19:___
And
2. The Lord Jesus also said that if someone ____________ their family more than Himself, that person cannot be worthy to follow Him. Matthew 10:___
He
3. God has promised ____________ to anyone who, realizing their lack, asks it of Him. James 1:___
If
4. Jesus healed the mother of Peter’s ____________ when she was very sick with a fever. Matthew 8:___
And
5. The moment God opened Zacharias’s mouth (Zacharias was the father of John the Baptist), he began to ____________ God. Luke 1:___
And