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God Hates Wicked Hearts and Evil Feet

The Hated Six - God Hates Wicked Hearts and Evil Feet

Dave Riddle - 8/20/2023

Key Passage: Proverbs 6:16-19

Seven are Detestable to Him

“Detestable” =ʿēḇâ: Something disgusting (morally), an abhorrence, especially an idol or idolatry. Often translated “an abomination”

A Heart That Plots Wicked Schemes

  • “Heart” = lēḇ - inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding

  • “Wicked” = āven - to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught; nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness

What we think is right

  • Proverbs 15:12 / Most of Judges

    • The way the seems right to us is the way that leads to death.

    • We plot towards nothingness and scheme towards vanity

  • Romans 6:23 - the wages of sin is death…

  • Psalm 14:1 - …there is no one who does good.

We plot… and then eagerly run to do evil

  • Proverbs 6:18

    • What the heart plots to do, the feet are eager to carry out

    • Run = mâhar - to be liquid or flow easily

  • Proverbs 6:12-17

  • Genesis 6:5-6 - God sees the wickedness of our hearts and it breaks his heart.

The Answer

  • Christ alone.

  • Ephesians 2:8

    • We can be saved, by grace, through faith.