8:1-11 It is the natural order of the earth that righteousness is the current of life. Our natural surroundings speak of the order God has established: a delicate balance of the proliferation of life. For those who determine to seek wisdom above worldliness, wisdom is not difficult to find.
8:12-21 The beginning of wisdom is to fear/revere the Lord. To fear/revere the Lord is to hate evil. Therefore, by submitting to God, we already we begin with a basis for justice and righteousness. God teaches us to value humility and selflessness, the need and ability to learn and how to discern between helpful and harmful.
Strength and counsel should come from God. He is our sturdiness source of courage and power. His instruction is our wisest source of direction. Wealth and fruit are in His kingdom. When we submit to God, the storehouses of blessings are thrown open and we are invited to enter. We must reject evil to be permitted. A cruel or arrogant person is too ignorant to notice the righteous, self-less path and therefore can neither see nor enter into the kingdom.
8:22-31 God established the wisdom of righteousness before He even created the earth. Compassion was not an afterthought-concept. He made earth and souls with righteousness as the natural order. With the wisdom of righteousness, God created a beautiful and complex biosphere; He established a place and a portion for each of His created.
8:32-36 God's promise to us is that those who keep His ways will be blessed. Living in accordance with God's will is the exist alongside blessing. Therefore listen and utilize the wisdom God teaches; delight in God and in the act of learning.
We are encouraged to be vigilant and conscientious; watching for injustices and active in abolishing them. Be attentive at the gate, at the door of the kingdom for the door opens into deep and brilliant life and love of God.
