Follow Jesus For Life Stacy Tyson | Truth Seekers Fellowship

The “Professor” ponders the usefulness of wisdom and the fear of God in light of the evil that lies heavy upon us and the finality of death that seemingly makes life absurd.

After the “Professor” warns about some of wisdom’s vulnerabilities (9:11-10:20), he exhorts us to 1) be bold and risky in generosity (11:1-6), 2) be joyful in our “youth,” (11:7-10) and 3) be soberly mindful of our Creator as old age and death are unavoidable (12:1-8). And then comes the final great summary: “Fear God and…

We begin our brief overview of Proverbs by considering the book’s place in Culture and in the Canon and thinking about the context of Solomon’s primary authorship. The Proverbs, like Job and Ecclesiastes, call us to focus on “The Fear of the LORD [YHWH]” as the starting point for true wisdom.

In this session of our brief overview of the Proverbs, we look at the structure of the book, the way proverbs work, and some of the characters that are presented in Proverbs and other Wisdom Literature.

We complete our VERY brief overview of the Proverbs by looking at a few of the key character types represented there. We go on to talk about the Wisdom Psalms and how Psalm 1 and 2 orient us to the way of wisdom.

We complete our VERY brief overview of the Proverbs by looking at a few of the key character types represented there. We go on to talk about the Wisdom Psalms and how Psalm 1 and 2 orient us to the way of wisdom.