Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance. Proverbs 14:9
Fascinating and instructive.
Translation: The fool--in Proverbs, the one who obeys his own instincts and resists any word outside his own little internal world of self-generated impulses--rejects and ridicules the notion of substitution. The upright--literally 'the straight,' those whose self-perception is not skewed through stubborn autonomy--enjoy the release of atoned guilt, which breathes new life into them.
Wisdom: opening yourself up to an offering made on your behalf.
Interesting, too, that the guilt offering was the offering that dealt with unintentional guilt (see Lev 5-7). It was the offering sought out by those who knew that their waywardness went well beyond their own immediate moral awareness. It was the offering appreciated by the wise.
. . . how much more will the blood of Christ . . .' --Hebrews 9:14
Dane Ortlund
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