by Justin Marple | Jan 27, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The third part of Proverbs is the Thirty Sayings of the Wise in Proverbs 22:17-24:22. One of the most striking things about these sayings is how similar they are to the Instruction of Amenemope – a piece of Egyptian wisdom literature. It too structurally was thirty...
by Justin Marple | Jan 20, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
In this post we will explore the structure of the rest of the second half of the second part of Proverbs. After laying out the units, we will quote the educational or rearing proverbs that open each one, and then we will proceed through each unit with some...
by Justin Marple | Jan 14, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
Proverbs 15:30-22:16 is the second half of the second collection in Proverbs. We will look at the first few units of this half, especially concentrating on the first one because it is an introduction to the whole. It is obvious that there is a change in style and...
by Justin Marple | Dec 16, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
This post continues what we were doing with the previous post on Proverbs 10. The chapter divisions are not especially helpful between Proverbs 10 and 11, as you will see, but Proverbs 11:1 does at least begin a new subunit. This post will bring you up to Proverbs...
by Justin Marple | Dec 3, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
Many scholars call Proverbs 10:1-22:16 the first collection of Solomon’s Proverbs. It is the second part of the book of Proverbs. And it begins like the first half in order to highlight the continuity of what follows with what has preceded these pithy sayings....
by Justin Marple | Nov 26, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The book of Proverbs is addressed to the sons of God – first to the princes of Israel and ultimately to Christ, and then to us in Him. This is not meant to be sexist but it is necessary for the literary devices employed by the book – devices like personification of...
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