It seems God hides something, and Kings search it out. In Hezekiah’s case he was put in many positions in which he was forced to seek the answer from God in order to lead his people. The king and his advisors need this same type of refining in order to rule with wise judgment. In Hezekiah’s life he is shown consulting with his leaders and commanders, going to the temple with the rulers of the city to sanctify themselves before the Lord, while working with the priests to reform the temple order, and encouraging the Levites to continue performing priestly duties. This is what the “refining” process looks like in an orderly leadership.

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The divine equivalence that Wisdom personified is described in Provers is a needful precedent as we explore Proverbs chapter 24. Because this sometimes neglected understanding of Wisdom presented in the proverbs text needs to be firmly set in order to get the importance of the instruction given to us. In fact, Wisdom has a qualitative factor associated with God. Furthermore, Wisdom will later in the Scriptures will be revealed as that same qualitative factor associated with the Lord Jesus Christ.

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This section of Proverbs (22:17 – chapter 24) is a separate collect titled, “Sayings of the Wise”. It is composed of 30 different sayings (22:20) that are structured a little different from the typical one verse style. It usually contains a chunk of verses that read like a discourse similar to chapters 1-9. If these are words of truth and divine related counsels that are to be applied to the innermost part of the person, for the purpose to direct your faith in God… how important is it for us to take in and apply what is about to be instructed?

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