She will do her husband good
and not evil all the days of her life. He safely trusts in her, and he praises
her.
Pro 31:10 Who can find
a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of
her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Pro 31:12 She will do
him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeketh
wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like
the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Pro 31:15 She riseth
also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her
maidens.
Pro 31:16 She
considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a
vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girdeth
her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Pro 31:18 She
perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Pro 31:19 She layeth
her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Pro 31:20 She
stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the
needy.
Pro 31:21 She is not
afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with
scarlet.
Pro 31:22 She maketh
herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Pro 31:23 Her husband
is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Pro 31:24 She maketh
fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Pro 31:25 Strength and
honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Pro 31:26 She openeth
her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Pro 31:27 She looketh
well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Pro 31:28 Her children
arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Pro 31:29 Many
daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Pro 31:30 Favour is
deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be
praised.
Pro 31:31 Give her of
the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
“The scriptures … testify of Me.” (John 5:39).
Everything in the scriptures
tells us about Jesus. He revealed Himself through His work in creation and
redemption. And He redeems us through faith in Him by His created works and by
His Bible's revelation knowledge.
“The head of the woman is the man” just as “the head of Christ is God.” (1Cor. 11:3).
“The head of the woman is the man” just as “the head of Christ is God.” (1Cor. 11:3).
“This is the book of the
generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God
made He him; male and female created He them; and blessed them, and called
their name Adam, in the day when they were created.” (Gen. 5:1,2).
Christ made Adam in His Father’s image. He made Adam the head of his wife. He made him strong, commanding the whole Earth.
Christ made Adam in His Father’s image. He made Adam the head of his wife. He made him strong, commanding the whole Earth.
And He made Eve in the image of His own submissive Spirit. Jesus made her with loving submission to Adam, ever ready to please him in everything. He made them two separate
individuals, but married them into one spirit because that would teach the
infinite oneness of the Father and Son Godhead. The Father and Son are united
in a bond that Satan could never break. Jehovah the Son was named after
His Father’s great name. Thus, the Son of God, Lord God of Israel,
called Himself Jehovah all during the Old Testament. He declared the name of
His Father.
“The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with [Moses] there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, [Jehovah], [Jehovah Elohim], merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” (Ex. 34:5-7).
“The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with [Moses] there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, [Jehovah], [Jehovah Elohim], merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” (Ex. 34:5-7).
“God, … hath in these last
days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory, and the
express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” (Heb. 1:1-4).
As the woman came out of the
womb of man, so Christ came out of the womb of God. “No man hath seen God
at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He
hath declared Him.” (John 1:18). The only begotten Son of God has served
His Father in everything, just as the woman was to serve her husband’s holy
will in every way. Eve was Adam’s perfect help meet, and the counsel of peace
existed between them both. Likewise was the Son of God His Father’s perfect
help meet, His helper in the most perfect way; and the counsel of peace was
between Them both. “The Son of God shared the Father’s throne, and
the glory of the eternal, self-existent One encircled both.” Patriarchs
and Prophets, p. 36.
Adam would beget a race through Eve, just as “God, ... created all things by Jesus Christ” (Eph. 3:9). The bidding to Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” (Gen. 1:28) was the very work and purpose and incomprehensible prehistory of God, and of His only Begotten in Their universe.
Adam would beget a race through Eve, just as “God, ... created all things by Jesus Christ” (Eph. 3:9). The bidding to Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” (Gen. 1:28) was the very work and purpose and incomprehensible prehistory of God, and of His only Begotten in Their universe.
“The Sovereign of the
universe was not alone in His work of beneficence. He had an associate—a
co-worker who could appreciate His purposes, and could share His joy in giving
happiness to created beings. ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.’ John
1:1, 2. Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal
Father—one in nature, in character, in purpose—the only being that could enter
into all the counsels and purposes of God. ‘His name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.’ Isaiah
9:6. His ‘goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.’ Micah 5:2. And
the Son of God declares concerning Himself: ‘The Lord possessed Me in the
beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting….
When He appointed the foundations of the earth: then I was by Him, as one
brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him.’
Proverbs 8:22-30.
The
Father wrought by His Son in the creation of all heavenly beings. ‘By Him were
all things created,... whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him.’
Colossians 1:16. Angels are God’s ministers, radiant with the light ever
flowing from His presence and speeding on rapid wing to execute His will. But
the Son, the anointed of God, the ‘express image of His person,’ ‘the
brightness of His glory,’ ‘upholding all things by the word of His power,’
holds supremacy over them all. Hebrews 1:3. ‘A glorious high throne from the
beginning,’ was the place of His sanctuary (Jeremiah 17:12); ‘a scepter of
righteousness,’ the scepter of His kingdom. Hebrews 1:8. ‘Honor and majesty are
before Him: strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.’ Psalm 96:6. Mercy and
truth go before His face. Psalm 89:14.” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 34.
So what does Proverbs 31 tell
us about Jesus and His love for His Father and for us, Their children?
Who can find a virtuous Son,
like the one whose worth is far above rubies?
The heart of God doth
safely trust in Him, so that His Father shall have no unnecessary
loss in the great controversy with Satan.
He will do His Father good
and not evil all the days of His life.
Christ seeks matter and, with
His own omniscience and omnipotence, works willingly with His hands.
He knows the galaxies of
deep space; He brings His food from afar.
He rises constantly, and
gives food to His household, and a special portion to His favorite servants,
the prophets.
He considered a planet that
He owns: with the fruit of His hands He plants an Eden.
He girds His loins with strength,
and strengthens His pre-incarnate arms.
He perceives that His
creation is good: His glory goes not out by night.
Jesus puts His hands to the
act of creation, and His hands take hold of creative power.
He stretches out His hand to
the poor; yea, He reaches forth His hands to the needy. “Thy paths drop
fatness.” (Ps. 65:11).
He is not afraid of the final
troubles for His last day household, the Protestant Adventists: for all His
priestly household are clothed with His righteousness.
He makes Himself coverings of
tapestry; His clothing is holiness and love.
His Father is known in the
throne, where He sits among His twenty-four elders.
Strength and honour are Jesus’
clothing; and He shall forever rejoice.
Christ opens His mouth with
wisdom; and in His tongue is the Law of kindness. “A broken reed shall He
not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench. He shall bring forth
judgment unto truth.” (Isa. 42:3).
He looks well to the ways of
His household, and He eats not the bread of idleness.
His children rise up, and
call Him blessed.
His Father also praises Him, “Many sons of God have done virtuously, but Thou excellest them all.” “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.” (Ps. 45:7). “Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou has the dew of Thy youth.” (Ps. 110:3). “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but the Son fears His LORD, and He shall be praised. Give Him of the fruit of His hands; and let His own works praise Him in the gates.”
His Father also praises Him, “Many sons of God have done virtuously, but Thou excellest them all.” “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.” (Ps. 45:7). “Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou has the dew of Thy youth.” (Ps. 110:3). “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but the Son fears His LORD, and He shall be praised. Give Him of the fruit of His hands; and let His own works praise Him in the gates.”