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Wisdom of Solomon

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Old Testament · Wisdom · 12 chapter studies + Overview · 13 narrated · Total audio: 5 hrs 1 min

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  1. Intro Wisdom of Solomon - Overview A Coptic Orthodox overview of Wisdom of Solomon, explaining its deuterocanonical place, its teaching on righteousness, immortality, divine Wisdom, idolatry, Pascha, and its Holy... 19 min read Narrated
  2. 1 Wisdom of Solomon 1 - Love Righteousness and Seek God Simply Wisdom 1 teaches that the Lord is sought with simplicity of heart, that wisdom will not dwell with malice or deceit, and that death is chosen by ungodliness, not desired by God. 15 min read Narrated
  3. 2 Wisdom of Solomon 2 - The Righteous Son Condemned Wisdom 2 exposes the reasoning of the ungodly and is fulfilled most fully in Christ, the righteous Son mocked, tested, condemned to shameful death, and vindicated by the Father. 16 min read Narrated
  4. 3-4 Wisdom of Solomon 3-4 - The Righteous in the Hand of God Wisdom 3-4 teaches that the righteous may seem defeated, barren, cut off, or dead, but before God they are in peace, fruitful in virtue, mature in wisdom, and held for immortal... 19 min read Narrated
  5. 5 Wisdom of Solomon 5 - Final Vindication and the Armor of Creation Wisdom 5 shows the final reversal in which the ungodly realize too late that they misread the righteous, while the righteous live forever and creation itself becomes God's armor... 18 min read Narrated
  6. 6 Wisdom of Solomon 6.1-21 - Rulers Under Judgment Wisdom 6:1-21 warns rulers and everyone entrusted with authority that power is stewardship before God, and that true rule begins with disciplined love of Wisdom. 16 min read Narrated
  7. 6-8 Wisdom of Solomon 6.22-8.21 - Wisdom, Brightness, and Friendship with God Wisdom 6:22-8:21 teaches that true wisdom is pure, radiant, friend-making communion with God, fulfilled for Christians in Christ the Wisdom, image, brightness, and Word of the... 27 min read Narrated
  8. 9 Wisdom of Solomon 9 - Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom Wisdom 9 teaches that the wise servant begins by confessing weakness and begging wisdom from the Lord of mercy, because without divine wisdom ministry becomes technique,... 17 min read Narrated
  9. 10-11 Wisdom of Solomon 10.1-11.14 - Wisdom Guiding the Righteous Through History Wisdom 10:1-11:14 shows Wisdom as the active presence of God preserving the righteous from Adam to Moses and bringing Israel through Exodus toward praise. 25 min read Narrated
  10. 11-12 Wisdom of Solomon 11.15-12.27 - Mercy, Measure, and Judgment Wisdom 11:15-12:27 teaches that God's judgment is measured, patient, righteous, and merciful, because the Lord loves His creation, corrects sinners toward repentance, and still... 23 min read Narrated
  11. 13-15 Wisdom of Solomon 13-15 - Beauty, Creation, and the Madness of Idolatry Wisdom 13-15 teaches that creation's beauty should lift the heart to the Creator, while fallen worship stops at created things and finally asks dead idols to give life. 32 min read Narrated
  12. 16-17 Wisdom of Solomon 16-17 - Signs, Manna, and Darkness Wisdom 16-17 teaches that the same creation which judges Egypt shelters Israel, manna trains dependence on God's word and grace, and darkness reveals the inner fear of false... 24 min read Narrated
  13. 18-19 Wisdom of Solomon 18-19 - Pascha, the Word, and New Creation Wisdom 18-19 closes the book with Pascha, showing the Lord bringing light through darkness, judgment through His Word, intercession into wrath, and creation itself into a new... 25 min read Narrated