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Proverbs 31:30 ESV

30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Luke 1:26–38 ESV

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Proverbs 31:

1. Charm is deceitful

In we see Adam and Eve. And the serpent who was the devil tempted them both.

Verses 26 - 27 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

To be betrothed meant that they were engaged.

28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Charm here refers to attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.

Because of their disobedience to God’s command they were cursed.

charm appeal n. — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Deception here refers to being misled by lies.

Death came into the world but God had made a word.

Genesis 3:15 ESV

15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

There is an attractiveness that seeks to please but is misleading.

deception n. — a misleading falsehood.

That is why when we speak of beauty we speak of Christ!

It’s not about looks but about truth.

2. Beauty is vain

Beauty here refers to the qualities that give pleasure to the senses.

beauty n. — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses.

Vain here refers to the quality of having no value or significance.

The quality that gives pleasure to the senses is of no value or significance.

meaninglessness (result) n. — the quality of having no value or significance; as a result of being futile or insubstantial or absurd or incomprehensible.

3. A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Fear refers to having fear and profound respect for something; typically used of a person in regards to God.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), .

fearing adj. — having fear and profound respect for something; typically used of a person in regards to God.

Having a profound respect for God is how you fight against charm and beauty that deceitful and vain.

Praise refers to have one’s approval expressed.

Here we have the first prophecy in the bible given by God where He announced a plan.

The world tries to shape you and convince you that you are charming and beautiful but God says that you have been made in His image.

1.The seed of the woman refers either to humanity..

to be praised v. — to have one’s approval expressed.

He loves you and seeks to use you to give the gospel to the world.

2.The bruised heel of the seed of the woman refers to the crucifixion of Christ. 3.The bruised head of the serpent speaks to the final judgment of Satan.