Tag Archives: wisdom

The Summation

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 9 The 13th discourse concludes this first section of the book of Proverbs, and it contains a general summation of what we have seen up to this point. Here, Lady Wisdom invites us to her house. Unlike the house … Continue reading →

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Wisdom: A Better Way

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 8 In the last chapter we saw a steamy scene in which folly, represented by a wayward woman, leads a young man away from the paths of righteousness into a slippery slope that leads to his ultimate destruction. Now … Continue reading →

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Innocence Abroad

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 7 The teacher changes his approach in the eleventh discourse of Proverbs; now he portrays Wisdom as a lady, a sister in fact, and Folly as a harlot to show a young man how he can find himself ensnared. … Continue reading →

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Another Pass at Adultery

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 6:20-35 In the tenth discourse, the teacher takes another pass at the issue of adultery. This time, it seems to be more intimate, more person than in chapter 5. Verses 20-25 provide some transition from the previous discourse, reminding … Continue reading →

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Threats to Your Happiness

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 6:1-19 The ninth discourse consists of a series of four warnings that when taken in the overall context, amount to problems that can rob a person of marital happiness, since both the eighth and tenth discourses deal with adultery. … Continue reading →

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Warning Against Adultery

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 5 In this, the eighth wisdom discourse, the teacher warns his students against adultery. It continues to be written as a teacher to his male students, using an adulterous female as the protagonist, but the principles certainly would apply … Continue reading →

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A Father’s Warnings

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 4 With chapter 4, we begin a new section of the book, extending through chapter 6. This new section is introduced by the first use of the address “my sons” and takes on the tone of a warning rather … Continue reading →

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Wisdom, Creation and Duty

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 3:19-35 In this post, we’ll finish up chapter 3 as we see the fifth and sixth discourses. Wisdom in Creation Solomon shifts his thinking somewhat in this discourse, from an exhortation to pursue and attain wisdom, to what God’s … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Wisdom

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 3:1-18 This fourth discourse can be said to be a continuation of the third. It has two sections, verses 1-12 contain exhortations from the teacher to his students to hold onto wisdom, and vv. 13-18 discuss the blessings of … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Attaining Wisdom

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 2 The teacher makes his second appearance in chapter 2, after “lady” Wisdom has shown us what will become of the unwise in the preceding verses. Here, the teacher tells his students why it is such a good thing … Continue reading →

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