Proverbs 2:4-5 English Standard Version
4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2 tells us about the value of wisdom and compares it to silver. Why silver? It is not as valuable as gold in human terms. Rather than comparing gold to silver, let us first examine the traits of silver.
Silver in its raw state has no value to the end user. It needs to be processed. It needs to be refined. Impurities need to be removed. Once it is processed it continually needs to be polished or it will tarnish.
Once we compare silver to wisdom we might understand how wisdom found is not as valuable as one might hope. It can be gleaned from the earth in its raw form but needs to be processed to remove impurities.
Yesterday it was said that we should learn from Eli’s mistakes. That was in reference to raising his sons not coming to know the Lord. We have little of any understanding about how Eli raised his sons, only the results.
Eli came from a family with a long history in the priesthood. We know about the priesthood, the order, the commands and the execution of service to God and His people. Nothing in that tells us anything about how a priest should raise up sons. Scriptures about the priesthood will not help us in understanding how to raise up sons to come to know the Lord.
What wisdom in this silver ore can we glean out a little silver and begin the processing of the ore?
How about the intense study of one issue does not reveal everything we need to learn about God and what is expected of us? Does that thought hold any respect for His Word in us? Have we found ourselves doing that same thing?