Pro 25:1 | KingComments | STEP | Here begins a new section of the book: Proverbs 25-29. It contains additional proverbs of Solomon transcribed by the men of King Hezekiah (715-687/686 B.C.). These men lived about 270 years after Solomon’s death. Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs ( ). Some of these have been recorded in the previous chapters in God’s Word. Now follows some more proverbs from that same stock. These were transcribed by “the men of Hezekiah” and also included in God’s Word. They are not new proverbs. They were already there in the time of Solomon, the time when the kingdom existed in glory. Hezekiah was one of the last kings of Judah, the two tribes realm. In his days, the ten tribes realm was carried away by the Assyrians. Not long after, the two tribes realm would also be carried away, by Nebuchadnezzar. This means that Hezekiah lived in an end time. He was a God-fearing king for whom the Word of God had authority again. As a result, God gave a revival in His people through him. The “proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed”, are additional evidence of this. It shows us that it is important for us, who also live in an end time world, to acknowledge the authority of God’s Word and apply that ‘ancient’ Word in our life. We do not have an interest in ‘new truths’. In an end time, it is about returning to “what was from the beginning” ( ), that we ask for “the ancient paths, where the good way is”, so that we may walk them ( ). The truths entrusted to the church are already 2,000 years old, but they are as relevant today as they were then. It is not about new truths, but a renewed experience of old truths. It is a good service to the church when writings are published that have long gone unnoticed, but which turn out to be of current content.

‏ Proverbs 25:1

Transcribed Proverbs of Solomon

Here begins a new section of the book: Proverbs 25-29. It contains additional proverbs of Solomon transcribed by the men of King Hezekiah (715-687/686 B.C.). These men lived about 270 years after Solomon’s death. Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs (1Kgs 4:32). Some of these have been recorded in the previous chapters in God’s Word. Now follows some more proverbs from that same stock. These were transcribed by “the men of Hezekiah” and also included in God’s Word.

They are not new proverbs. They were already there in the time of Solomon, the time when the kingdom existed in glory. Hezekiah was one of the last kings of Judah, the two tribes realm. In his days, the ten tribes realm was carried away by the Assyrians. Not long after, the two tribes realm would also be carried away, by Nebuchadnezzar. This means that Hezekiah lived in an end time.

He was a God-fearing king for whom the Word of God had authority again. As a result, God gave a revival in His people through him. The “proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed”, are additional evidence of this. It shows us that it is important for us, who also live in an end time world, to acknowledge the authority of God’s Word and apply that ‘ancient’ Word in our life. We do not have an interest in ‘new truths’. In an end time, it is about returning to “what was from the beginning” (1Jn 1:1), that we ask for “the ancient paths, where the good way is”, so that we may walk them (Jer 6:16).

The truths entrusted to the church are already 2,000 years old, but they are as relevant today as they were then. It is not about new truths, but a renewed experience of old truths. It is a good service to the church when writings are published that have long gone unnoticed, but which turn out to be of current content.