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Wisdom of Solomon

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Old Testament · Wisdom · 19 chapter studies + Overview

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  1. Intro Wisdom of Solomon - Overview Meet the righteous Son, the Wisdom who makes friends of God, and the Lover of souls who leads His people from bondage into life. 19 min read
  2. 1 Wisdom of Solomon 1 - Love Righteousness and Seek God Simply An undivided heart can receive wisdom; the Spirit who fills the world searches and heals our speech, and Christ frees us from our alliance with death. 15 min read
  3. 2 Wisdom of Solomon 2 - The Righteous Son Condemned The reasoning that begins in despair becomes appetite, oppression, and a plot against the righteous; Christ's Passion and Resurrection expose its blindness and restore our calling... 16 min read
  4. 3 Wisdom of Solomon 3 - The Righteous in the Hand of God The righteous departed are held by God, their tested lives will shine in His kingdom, and true fruitfulness is not measured by fertility or public legacy. 12 min read
  5. 4 Wisdom of Solomon 4 - Maturity beyond the Measure of Years Virtue outlasts public legacy, a short life can be full before God, and His judgment exposes the false measures by which the righteous were despised. 13 min read
  6. 5 Wisdom of Solomon 5 - Final Vindication and the Armor of Creation God reveals the dignity of the righteous, the ungodly confess the emptiness of their pride, and creation's armor declares that His world will not remain a shelter for injustice. 16 min read
  7. 6 Wisdom of Solomon 6 - Rulers Under Judgment Wisdom 6 searches the motives beneath authority, welcomes the teachable seeker, and leads disciplined love toward incorruption and generous service. 19 min read
  8. 7 Wisdom of Solomon 7 - Brightness and Friendship with God A mortal king receives Wisdom through prayer; her pure radiance renews holy souls and opens friendship with God, fulfilled in Christ. 16 min read
  9. 8 Wisdom of Solomon 8 - The Wisdom We Cannot Give Ourselves Wisdom forms temperance, prudence, justice, and courage, comforts the heart at home, and teaches the gifted seeker to receive rather than possess. 12 min read
  10. 9 Wisdom of Solomon 9 - Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom Solomon asks the Lord of mercy for Wisdom to labor with him, confessing mortal limits and seeking the Holy Spirit who reforms human ways. 19 min read
  11. 10 Wisdom of Solomon 10 - Wisdom Guiding the Righteous Through History Wisdom preserves the fallen, accompanies the afflicted, and leads a delivered people into praise, revealing one faithful saving work from Adam to Moses. 18 min read
  12. 11 Wisdom of Solomon 11 - The Lover of Souls The wilderness rock, measured judgment, and the love of the Creator form one confession of the Lord who gives sinners time to repent. 17 min read
  13. 12 Wisdom of Solomon 12 - The Strength That Teaches Mercy The Lord corrects patiently, protects the helpless, and teaches His people to exercise strength with equity and mercy. 19 min read
  14. 13 Wisdom of Solomon 13 - Through Beauty to the Maker The beauty of creation should lead to its Maker, while the helpless idol exposes the tragedy of asking a created thing to give life. 14 min read
  15. 14 Wisdom of Solomon 14 - The Wood That Saves and the Worship That Enslaves Wood under providence serves life, while false worship turns grief, power, artistry, and social life toward bondage. 14 min read
  16. 15 Wisdom of Solomon 15 - To Know You Is Perfect Righteousness Knowing the gracious and true God heals false worship, renews repentance, and teaches creatures with borrowed breath to live in communion with Him. 12 min read
  17. 16 Wisdom of Solomon 16 - The Word That Heals and Feeds God heals through His saving sign, feeds His children with manna, and teaches them to live by His word in prompt thanksgiving. 16 min read
  18. 17 Wisdom of Solomon 17 - When Darkness Enters the Heart The plague of darkness exposes oppression, false wisdom, and guilty fear while calling the Christian toward the saving light of Christ. 14 min read
  19. 18 Wisdom of Solomon 18 - The Almighty Word and the Priest Who Stood Between Israel is revealed as God's son in the Passover night; the Almighty Word judges bondage, and Aaron's intercession opens a way for the living. 19 min read
  20. 19 Wisdom of Solomon 19 - Creation Made New for the Delivered The sea becomes a road, betrayed hospitality is judged, and creation serves the Lord who has never overlooked His people. 15 min read