In yesterday’s reading, some important points were revealed: The people the Lord was about to exile to the North would return to Him wholeheartedly and God would bring them back to their land. Those remaining in the land at the point of exile and their king would be scattered, cursed, and vanish. The exiles would come back after 70 years, and afterward Babylon would have its turn to be punished and would remain a ruin forever.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/jer.26.nlt
In our poetry readings this year, we started with Job, then Psalms, and now we enter the wisdom literature with Proverbs. Solomon wrote and compiled these proverbs around the year 950 BC, in the height of Israel’s golden age. We will hear the theme statement of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes today in verse 7, “Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge.” There is a clear division in the organization of this book. The first 9 chapters are highly thematic and are especially directed to giving wisdom to Solomon’s sons. Then there are proverbs giving every-day advice to everyone, followed by advice to rulers. The very last chapter is the one that extolls the blessedness of having a wise wife.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/pro.1
Summarizing important points about our position that we have heard so far in 1 Corinthians: Remember that we are joined as one with Christ— as in the vine and branch analogy. We are of ‘of one spirit with the Lord’. (6:17) We each have become the ‘temple of God's Spirit’. (6:19) We are in the humble yet honored position of being ‘slaves’ of the Lord, the King of Kings. (7:22) We are not our own. We have been bought with a high price. (6:20 and 7:23)
Translation note:
13So if what I eat [would cause/causes] another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/1co.8
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