Reading: Proverbs 28-31, Psalm 7 Do you feel extra wise now? Ready to answer all the questions of life by any who ask? Reading through the book of Proverbs never leaves me feeling like I understand everything really well now. I think it actually does the opposite. Once during my
Reading: Proverbs 25-27, Psalm 6 Today we get to the third major section of the book of Proverbs, the collection of Hezekiah. Let’s recall the story once again: Hezekiah was king in Judah who came to the throne right as the northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by Assyria. Judah
Reading: Proverbs 22-24, Psalm 5 Today we finally move on from Solomon’s long recitation of wise sayings and meet our second speaker in the book of Proverbs. This section is not credited except to say that the speaker is of “the wise.” This list of wise sayings is less familiar
Reading: Proverbs 19-21, Psalm 4 Occasionally when I am reading through the Bible, something sticks out like a sore thumb. In today’s reading we come across this little gem: Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. Well. That is some
Reading: Proverbs 13-15, Psalm 2 One of the more challenging things about reading Proverbs as a whole book rather than a series of sayings is that it gets incredibly dense. We are in the middle of the “sayings of Solomon,” a long series of couplets, some of which connect to
Reading: Proverbs 10-12, Psalm 1 A penny saved is a penny earned. God helps those who help themselves. A stitch in time saves nine. All’s well that ends well. Early to rise, early to bed, makes one healthy, wealthy, and dead. Hmm. Something not quite right about that last one.
Reading: Proverbs 7-9, Psalm 150 Have you ever had a friend who only had one metaphor? I know several people whose fundamental metaphor for everything is Star Wars. Even the most obscure characters from the space opera universe find their way into daily conversations as ways to explain life events.
Reading: Proverbs 4-6, Psalm 149 Godliness lies in dogged attentiveness to familiar truths-Derek Kidner, Commentary on the Book of Proverbs Having made his point about the fear of the God of Israel preceding any serious quest for wisdom and understanding, Solomon moves on to another of his major lessons for
Reading: Proverbs 1-3, Psalm 148 “By understanding many things I have accomplished nothing”-purported last words of Hugo Grotius In a similar way to the Psalms, the book of Proverb is often broken up into daily readings throughout the year in Bible reading programs. Unlike the Psalms, I think this is