As you take your seats, please open your Bibles to the Book of Proverbs.

Proverbs chapter number three.

Since it is Father's Day, this evening we will turn to the topic of Father's

here in Proverbs Chapter 3. The entire Book of Proverbs really hearkens to the issue of the importance of

fatherhood. The Book of Proverbs is, after all, a book that was written by a father to and for his son.

It is the epitome of the role of father as disciple-maker, the role of father as instructor. The purpose of the book of

Proverbs found there in chapter one, verses two through four, to know

wisdom and instruction, to understand words of

insight to receive instruction in wise dealing in righteousness justice and

equity to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion

to the youth.

That's the thesis statement.

That's the purpose. That's what it's all about.

So Solomon is saying to his son, the future king,

this is why I'm writing.

This is what I want to form in you. The key to the book is found later in chapter

1 in verse 7. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

It starts with the fear of the Lord.

Essentially, the book of Proverbs

is in many ways the tale of pairs.

It's the tale of two sons, the wise son and the fool.

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