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Wisdom Literature (10): Job – The Debate: Rebuking Shallow Theology

As the discussion begins, we see three different viewpoints from Job's friends: Eliphaz (the traditionalist), Bildad (the legalist), and Zophar (the dogmatist). While they said some true things, they ...

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Wisdom Literature (9): Job – The Voice of Misery and the Sufferer’s Lament

After seven days of silent suffering on the ash heap, Job spoke. He did not curse God, but he did curse the day of his birth. His anguish was so intense that he wished he had never been born, asking, ...

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Wisdom Literature (8): Job – Fidelity Amidst Severe Testing

After the loss of his wealth and his children, the hosts of heaven and hell watched to see how Job would respond. Job expressed his grief in a normal way—for God expects us to be human—but then he wor...

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Wisdom Literature (7): Job – The Drama Begins: Prosperity and Adversity

The Book of Job is a real account of a real person who experienced real trials. It is a demonstration of the fruit of the Spirit of patience (endurance) and the building of true character. Job suffere...

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Wisdom Literature (6): The Stone with 7 Eyes – Christ, Our Foundation of Wisdom

The Book of Revelation identifies the "7 Spirits" as equivalent to the Lamb's "7 eyes, which are sent out into all the earth" ( Revelation 5:6 ). These eyes represent the Holy Spirit—a 7-branched chan...

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Wisdom Literature (5): Song of Songs – The Wisdom of Covenant Love

Solomon wrote 1,005 songs ( 1 Kings 4:32 ), but this one is the "Song of Songs"—the greatest of them all. Authored in his younger days, before he became entangled with the gods of his many pagan wives...

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Wisdom Literature (4): Ecclesiastes – Finding Meaning Under the Sun

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon laments, "Vanity of vanities... all is vanity!" ( Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 ). The word "vanity" used here (38 times in the book) means emptiness, futility, or a vapor that vanishes ...

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Wisdom Literature (3): Proverbs – Patterns for Skilful Living

A proverb is a short, abrupt saying in frequent and widespread use. It condenses common experience into a memorable form and expresses a basic truth or practical precept in a brief way. The Book of Pr...

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Wisdom Literature (2): Psalms – The Soul’s Expression in Worship

The Psalms are the prayers of human beings, inspired by God and prayed back to Him. They were sung by many different people in many different circumstances. The Psalms encourage total honesty before t...

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Wisdom Literature (1): An Introduction to Skilful Living

Wisdom Literature is found across several books of the Bible: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, specific Psalms, and parts of the book of James. This genre is composed of aphorisms —brief ob...

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