Society has always been built upon the hierarchy of riches and poverty. It seems to be overly dramatized in Hollywood when any type of period movie is watched. However, if we were to travel to Hollywood, or even the Los Angeles area, we would see this economic dichotomy in all its truth.
"The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin." Proverbs 10:15, Amplified
There is a certain security in riches. Now Solomon is not speaking of anything spiritual in this verse at all. What he is pointing out is a very practical truth.
The rich man has a security in his riches. If there is anything that he may need, swipe the card. The car is broken down, swipe the card. I need to up grade my insurance, swipe the card. I need groceries, swipe the card. There is nothing that stops the rich man from doing anything. He has the security of knowing that no matter what is thrown his way, he will conquer it.
The poor man, however, is another story. Try not to focus on the bum on skid row. The poor that I feel needs to be focused on is the person falling into the poverty level in our society today. Life has is no respecter of persons, it will throw the same things at the poor that it does the rich. The car is broken, wait till next paycheck. I need better insurance, let us sacrifice this bill for this month. We need groceries, wait till next paycheck.
The security and destruction spoken of in this verse are very practical and physical circumstances resulting from an economic state of being. The heart of the matter is still a matter of the heart. "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy." (I Timothy 6:17, NKJV) Riches can potentially destroy a man faster than poverty can destroy a man physically.
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