Bible study course
An advanced, collegiate, twelve-lesson academic study of the Book of Proverbs, exploring the prologue and theological foundation of wisdom in the fear of Yahweh, parental catechesis versus the violent enticements of gangs, the earnest quest for moral integrity, unreserved trust in the Lord and the Tree of Life, guarding the inner heart as the wellspring of life, marital fidelity and the bitter end of adultery, warnings against the sluggard, scheming mischief, and the seven abominations, the cosmic banquet contrasting Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly, the governance of the tongue and the power of life and death, covenant economics, honest scales, and justice for the poor, the mysterious oracle of Agur with numerical sayings of creation, and King Lemuel advice culminating in the heroic acrostic praise of the Woman of Valor.
An orienting collegiate study of Proverbs 1:1 to 7, exploring the genre of Hebrew wisdom literature, Solomonic royal legacy, the fivefold vocabulary of discernment, and the motto: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 1:8 to 33, contrasting parental covenant instruction and the predatory gang of violent robbers with the public street preaching and prophetic warnings of Lady Wisdom.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 2:1 to 22, examining the disciplined search for wisdom as hidden treasure, divine protection for the upright, deliverance from perverse men, and escaping the seductive house of death.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 3:1 to 35, examining wholehearted trust in Yahweh, honoring God with firstfruits, divine fatherly discipline, Wisdom as the Tree of Life, and neighborly covenant ethics.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 4:1 to 27, analyzing generational wisdom transmission from David to Solomon, the two contrasting paths of light and darkness, the supreme mandate to guard the heart, and disciplining eyes, mouth, and feet.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 5:1 to 23, examining the psychology of sexual seduction, the bitter wormwood end of adultery, the covenant sanctuary of marriage, and drinking water from one own cistern.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 6:1 to 19 and 24:30 to 34, exploring the trap of financial surety, the miniature kingdom of the ant, the anatomy of the deceitful troublemaker, and the seven abominations that Yahweh hates.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 8:1 to 36 and 9:1 to 18, examining Wisdom role as master craftsman at creation, the rivalry of the two banquets, Lady Wisdom seven-pillared house, and Dame Folly deceptive invitation to death.
An advanced theological exposition of speech ethics in Proverbs, analyzing the power of life and death in the tongue (Proverbs 18:21), gentle answers turning away wrath, rash words like sword thrusts, and timely words like apples of gold in settings of silver.
An advanced theological exposition of economic ethics in Proverbs, examining honest weights and measures as God delight (Proverbs 11:1), the paradox of scattering and increasing (Proverbs 11:24 to 26), lending to the Lord by helping the poor (Proverbs 19:17), and common dignity before the Creator (Proverbs 22:2).
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 30:1 to 33, analyzing Agur confession of human ignorance, the flawlessness of God Word, the prayer for neither poverty nor riches, the four generational curses, and the four small yet exceedingly wise creatures.
An advanced theological exposition of Proverbs 31:1 to 31, analyzing King Lemuel mother counsel regarding royal sobriety and justice for the oppressed, and the monumental 22-verse acrostic celebration of the Eshet Chayil (Woman of Valor).