Proverbs 9:2 Commentary and Bible Study

A feast is a time of joy, but also feasts in ancient times invariably celebrated something to do with relationships, a wedding for example, or a feast at which a person became a ruler or a king, and brought in all the significant representatives of his subjects, and the celebration was a new union, a new relationship. Someone came of age, there it was again, but what was being signified was that person’s entry into adult society, and all the relationships that would be involved. So feasts were to do with relationships chiefly, and this is the significance here, wisdom is about relationships, wisdom brings us into a relationship with God, and that will be emphasized.In ancient time many people were poor. They did not eat so much and diets were sparse. There was no food industry, so a feast was a very special occasion. It was a provision of uncommon things, a gesture from the host. The gospel is pictured as a feast. We come into acceptance with God and receive life-giving provision. He gives us strength and free fellowship with others. The Christian life is a feast of amazing discoveries, in doctrines, in answered prayer.