Proverbios 1:24

24 Por cuanto llamé, y no quisisteis; extendí mi mano, y no hubo quien escuchara

Proverbios 1:24 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:24

Because I have called, and ye refused
This is to be understood not of the internal call of Wisdom, or Christ, which is by the special grace of his Spirit; is according to an eternal purpose, the fruit of everlasting love, peculiar to God's elect, and by a divine power; and is also a call to special blessings of grace, and to eternal glory; and which is always effectual, unchangeable, and irreversible, and can never be refused, rejected, and resisted, so as to become void and of no effect: but of the external call by the word, to the natural duties of religion, and to an attendance on the means of grace; which may be where no election goes before, no sanctification attends, nor salvation follows, ( Matthew 20:16 ) ( 22:14 ) ; and this may be refused and rejected, as it often is; as when men, notwithstanding that call, do not attend on the ministry of the word, or, if they do, it is in a negligent careless way; or, they show an aversion to it, despise, contradict, and blaspheme it, as the Jews did, who were the persons first called to hear it; see ( Matthew 22:2-5 ) ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
this is a gesture of persons calling to others, as orators and preachers, requiring silence and attention; and when eager and fervent, and importunate in their discourses; it is attributed to Christ, ( Isaiah 65:2 ) ( Romans 10:21 ) ; but, notwithstanding all Wisdom's eagerness, zeal, warmth, and importunity, expressed by words and gestures, it was all disregarded; no attention was given to it, which is here complained of.

Proverbios 1:24 In-Context

22 ¿Hasta cuándo, oh simples, amaréis la simpleza, y los burladores desearán el burlar, y los locos aborrecerán la ciencia

23 Volveos a mi reprensión; he aquí yo os derramaré mi espíritu, y os haré saber mis palabras

24 Por cuanto llamé, y no quisisteis; extendí mi mano, y no hubo quien escuchara

25 antes desechasteis todo consejo mío, y no quisisteis mi reprensión

26 también yo me reiré en vuestra calamidad, y me burlaré cuando os viniere lo que teméis