“ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. ”
A parallel to the higher teaching of the Gospels (compare John 6:27 ; Matthew 26:26 ).
Come, eat of my (f) bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mixed. (f) By meat and drink is meant the word of God, and the ministration of the sacraments, by which God nourishes his servants in...
Proverbs 9. The Invitations of Wisdom and Folly Contrasted. This section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by w...
bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for all kinds of food.
DISCOURSE: 772 WISDOM’S FEAST Proverbs 9:1-6 . Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished...
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Come, eat of my bread - Not only receive my instructions, but act according to my directions. Drink of the wine - I have mingled...
Eat of my bread, &c.— That is, "Attend to, receive, and practise my precepts." Our blessed Lord may be understood in this sense, John 6:53 .
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine (which) I have mingled. The feast is not to see, but to enjoy (Bridges). 'The b...
The Rivals Folly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described. We are reminded of the Greek parable, 'The choice o...
Come, eat of my bread ... — Comp. the invitations of Isaiah 55:1 and John 6:35 .
CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1-18 , Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27 AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vi...
Two Contrasted Invitations Proverbs 9:1-18 There is an age-long competition between Wisdom and Folly, Virtue and Vice. The palace of Wisdom is very attractive-well built and well furnished. It...
The last address is a contrast between wisdom and folly. Each is personified as a woman calling to youth. Wisdom has builded her house, and spread her feast in the high places of the city. She calls...
Come, eat of my bread ,.... Which stands for all the provisions of Christ's house; it designs the Gospel, which to a believer is more than his necessary food; and the ordinance of the supper, one of...
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled. Ver. 5. Come, eat of my bread. ] Stand not off in a sinful modesty; say not, I am not worthy, &c., but "Come," for "the Mas...
Whoso is simple Ignorant, weak, and liable to be deceived, but willing to learn; let him turn in hither For there is no man so ignorant but he is welcome to come and receive instruction. By this...
The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her...
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The Appeal Of Woman Wisdom To The Naive ( Proverbs 9:1-6 ). After making full and generous preparations Wisdom calls on the naive to respond to and partake of her feast. ‘The naive' might be bette...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 9:1 . Wisdom , in the plural, as in chap. Proverbs 1:20 , to express excellence and dignity. Proverbs 9:2 . She hath mingled her wine . Some commentators understand...
Proverbs 9:1-6 The marriage supper for the king's son. I. The house. The frame is set up from everlasting, well-ordered in all things, and sure. The tried Foundation is the Lord our Righteousness...
Proverbs 9:1 . Wisdom hath builded her house. This chapter opens with a sublime allegory. We see the princess, the mother of angels and men, enthroned in her temple, “the church which is the pilla...
Wisdom hath builded her house. Wisdom’s invitation The Bible is fully of mystery, not merely in its doctrines, but also in the manner and in the language by which the truths of revelation are b...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 9:1-20 15. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom ( Proverbs 9:1-20 ), and that of her rival Folly ( Proverbs 9:13-20 )...
The Banquet of Wisdom
Isaiah 55:1-3 ; Jeremiah 31:12-14 ; John 6:27 ; John 6:49-58 ; Matthew 26:26-28 ; Proverbs 9:17 ; Proverbs 9:2 ; Psalms 22:26 ; Psalms 22:29 ; Song of Solomon 5:1