then:

Proverbs 2:5

...then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

Here it is...THEN...the ifs of the last two days come into fruition. The if is the treasure map; the then is the treasure.

insight:

Proverbs 2:3-4

...yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures...

It is emphatic: as to say go, do it, call out, raise your voice for it would be like looking for something you know is there - you must find it...all your moments that follow depend on you finding it. Yes, It is in sight!

receive:

Proverbs 2:1-2

My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding...

A "then" is coming...but before it does one must ask, "How do we receive words?" - it is by listening; an attentive ear, an inclined heart...a gift given and then put in the store house of the mind...it is slow and quiet like snow but covers with such delight.


For anyone interested in a wonderful interpretation of Proverbs in heroic couplets see, Proverbs: A Poetic Paraphrase by Bill Billions


Proverbs: A Poetic Paraphrase