Date: July 23, 2026. Lesson 144-2026. Title: The Greatest Danger - When You Can No Longer Be Taught

July 23, 2026

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In Proverbs 26:10-12, the biblical authors do not treat the fool as a creature beyond God's reach. Instead, they escalate the diagnosis across three verses, each one more sobering than the last. The passage culminates in a reversal that is the chapter's most unsettling claim: a person who is wise in his own eyes is in a more hopeless condition than the fool himself. The reason is not that the fool is less sinful, but that the self-deceived person has sealed himself off from correction entirely.

God Governs the Fool and the Transgressor

Verse 10 opens with a theological frame that is easy to miss. The King James Version reads, "The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool and rewardeth transgressors." The Hebrew phrase describes God as the master craftsman who brought all things into being. The verb "rewardeth" here means to hire, employ, or pay wages. The point is not that God gives the fool a prize, but that God actively governs the fool's life and directs outcomes according to His sovereign purposes. The fool is not an autonomous disaster operating beyond divine oversight. God sees him, and the moral order that the Creator established when He formed all things will vindicate itself. The Septuagint version of the same verse describes the experience from the inside: "All the flesh of fools endures much hardship, for their fury is destroyed, because he that

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What you'll learn

1 (03:03) **Opening & Passage Reading** - Dr. Burkhart reads Proverbs 26:10-12 from the King James and Septuagint, framing the passage as the climax of the chapter's treatment of the fool.
2 (06:57) **Verse 10: The Great God Rewards the Fool** - Rick Wiles and Dr. Burkhart unpack how God actively governs and "rewards" the fool and the transgressor, not with a prize, but with the wages of their own choices.
3 (16:21) **Septuagint on Verse 10: The Physical Cost of Folly** - The hosts contrast the King James with the Septuagint, which focuses on the bodily hardship and internal destruction of the fool's life.
4 (20:09) **Verse 11: The Dog Returns to Its Vomit** - The hosts analyze this vivid image, explaining that the fool's pattern of return is driven by an unchanged appetite, not by reason or experience.
5 (23:26) **New Testament Use: 2 Peter and the Apostate** - The hosts show how Peter applies this proverb to apostates who knew the way of righteousness but returned to corruption.
6 (25:37) **The Gospel's Answer: A New Birth** - The hosts argue that the only cure for the confirmed fool is a radical interior renewal that changes the appetite itself.
7 (29:23) **Septuagint on Verse 11: Defilement and Wickedness** - The hosts examine the Septuagint's additional material, which makes explicit the moral defilement of the fool's return.

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Show Notes

In today's Morning Manna, Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart examine Proverbs 26:10–12, where Solomon brings his study of the fool to a sobering conclusion. These verses reveal God's sovereign rule over every life, expose the tragic pattern of returning to destructive sin like a dog to its vomit, and issue a startling warning that the person who is wise in his own eyes is in greater spiritual danger than the fool himself. This lesson calls believers to embrace humility, remain teachable, and seek the transforming work of God that changes not only our behavior but the desires of our hearts. Lesson 144-2026 Teachers: Rick Wiles and Doc Burkhart You can partner with us by visiting MannaNation.com, calling 1-888-519-4935, or by mail at PO Box 399 Vero Beach, FL 32961 MEGA FIRE reveals the ancient recurring cycles of war and economic collapse that have shaped history for 600 years. These patterns predict America is now entering its most dangerous period since World War II. Get your copy today! www.megafire.world Get high-quality emergency preparedness food today from American Reserves! www.AmericanReserves.com It’s the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today! www.Amazon.com/Final-Day Apple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books! www.books.apple.com/final-day Purchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today. www.Sacrificingliberty.com