Why the Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Knowledge | Proverbs 1:7

Devotional

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

A proverb is not unique to Christianity. Proverbs are short, traditional pieces of advice, experience, or truth that are passed down through generations.

Commonly used proverbs can include examples like:

“Better late than never”

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”

“The early bird catches the worm”

What makes the book of Proverbs unique in the Bible is that it was predominantly written by King Solomon. As you may or may not know, Solomon is considered to be the wisest man that ever lived. When God spoke to Solomon in 1 Kings 3:12, he said “behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.”

Knowing this about King Solomon, we should read the book of Proverbs with intent, as we are learning wisdom directly from one wiser than any other.

In Proverbs chapter 1, Solomon speaks directly on the beginning of knowledge and what it means to truly know wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:5 says “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,”.

A wise man never stops seeking knowledge.

Not only must a wise man continue learning but they must seek guidance in doing so. Wisdom comes from instruction and we must seek this instruction from an external source. What must come first before all is the fear of the Lord.

The Lord is who provided the wisdom of King Solomon and He will provide it to you if you remain faithful to Him.

I’m far from the smartest coach that exists, but I do want to share the knowledge that I’ve obtained over years of training. I constantly seek a deeper understanding of weight lifting, whether that’s through videos or articles. I want to share this knowledge with anyone who wants to develop themselves as I attempt to develop in this area myself. All pieces of advice on this blog come from a humble heart with the goal of helping us all grow together.

Workout

Below is the workout for the day.

Two things to consider when completing this workout:

1. Always remember to fully extend your arms when doing pull ups. We are doing this as our main strength exercise for back day, so we want to do them strict.

2. Just like the lat pull downs in the Matthew 24:42 workout, the first set of DB rows should be done to failure with a short 15-30 second break, followed by another set to failure at the same weight. This rule will apply to all 2 set exercises for max reps that I write. The intent is to give it everything you have in the first set, then completely drain the tank on the second set.

Pull-Up

5 sets of 5 reps

Barbell Bicep Curl

4 sets of 8 reps

Cable Reverse-Grip Pull Down

4 sets of 8 reps

Cable Reverse-Grip Curl

4 sets of 8 reps

DB Single-Arm Row

2 sets of max reps