The Psalms begin with a wonderful description of wisdom, Psalm 1:
A picture is painted of the godly, those who don't follow the advice of ungodly people, who don't stand in their path (not even walking yet!), or sitting in the seat of the scornful, those who disrespect God, along with His righteousness and justice. The godly are like trees planted by a river, well watered, and ever bearing fruit. My minister said in a sermon on this Psalm that the word for planted actually means transplanted, as if the tree did not sprout there from a seedling, but was intentionally placed there. I like that description: wisdom isn't something we have naturally, we obtain it from God by His grace.
What about the ungodly? Blown away, like chaff in the wind. The chaff is the light stuff on the outside of a kernel of wheat, useless for nutrition, which can easily be separated from the nutritious part by throwing it up in the air and letting the wind blow it away. When judgment time comes, the wicked will find they have no place to stand.
Posted by joelfuhrmann at December 1, 2003 09:48 PM