Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs in 365 Devotions For more go to braggingonjesus.com Proverbs 19:12 A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. Supreme Ruler And Leader Jesus Christ R Aylor Today Solomon gives us and example of one character… A king. Being a king himself he may have been considering his own position in comparison to kings throughout the world. And to go along with this character Solomon gives us two metaphors. Let’s look at the first: “A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion”. A king has the right to have extreme anger. It is not a sin for him especially if he is a good and just king. It’s a good thing for him to be angry with people who steal or kill or take advantage of the poor, the unlearned or those who cannot defend themselves. He is the final judge. Sometimes kings would make individual judgments against wrongs within their kingdom. If not a good king would at least set up judges who would discern truth with fairness to all concerned. But the king took resp