![]() ![]() When the big speedboat passes through those waters… even though only for a short time, it leaves a large ripples in its wake…Ĭ. Until the loud speed boat buzzes through. The water might be peaceful, tranquil, and calm… smooth like a mirror.ī. The person Solomon describes is like a big speedboat zipping across a calm lake.Ī. Only instead turning enemies against enemies, they turn friend against friend.Ģ. Solomon tells us that there are men who use this tactic for evil purposes all the time.Į. ![]() Do you see how EASY it is to turn people against each other?ĭ.Paul was able (with one carefully worded sentence) to turn the tables… and instead of aiming their arrows at him, they aimed their arrows at each other.They were angry hypocritical men who had their arrows all pointed at Paul.Actually, this was quite clever of Paul.Acts 23:6-7 – Paul turned this crowd against each other. The apostle Paul knew how to do this and he did so on one occasion… for a good purpose.Ĭ. ![]() He incites trouble… provokes debates and controversy.ī. Solomon tells us that there is a certain kind of person who seems to delight in making trouble between people… stirring up controversy and strife… contention… arguments… quarrels…Ī. The idea here is not so much that he PLANTS strife… but that he spreads it… he scatters it… he lets it loose wherever he goes.ġ. This word is translated in MANY different ways depending upon the context.Ĭ. To send out to let loose to thrust forth to release cast away sow…ī. It is used of a generation of Israelites who deviated from and distorted the Lord’s ways, turning from Him (Deut. Froward: perverse deviant morally crooked.Ī. ![]()
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