Get Wisdom - Wisdom Series E1

On today's episode, Jana and Reata begin their journey exploring wisdom literature, starting with an introduction and answering questions such as:

What is wisdom literature?
How is it different than other biblical genres?
Which biblical books are considered wisdom literature?
Reata shares a brief overview of the wisdom literature books, as well as provides a synopsis of the book of Proverbs. Their main discussion centers around the overarching themes found within the book of Proverbs. Throughout the conversation, they both tie from personal experiences to highlight/interpret the importance of understanding and gaining God's wisdom and why it is important.

Proverbs Mentioned/Discussed:

Proverbs 8:12-13 NIV

12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.

Proverbs 14:4 NIV

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.

Resource:

Bible Project Study on proverbs: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/proverbs/

Photo Credit: Benjamin Voros (@vorosbenisop)