This is the first day of 31 Days in Proverbs. If you were reading the blog last year, you know that we had a series called 30 Days 30 Psalms. Each day, I posted a meditation on a Psalm. This time, I will choose a proverb or two or three and have a daily meditation on the one or ones that I choose. While we are doing this through the month of October, I will not be posting the weekly verses, book reviews or sermons. All that will resume in November, Lord willing.
On this first day of 31 Days In Proverbs, let us start with an introduction to the book of Proverbs. This book is mostly a collection of proverbial sayings intended to make the reader wiser and to have a better life. There are sections in the work that are longer descriptions about wisdom in which wisdom is personified.
Most of the book of Proverbs is attributed to King Solomon. When he first became king of Israel after his father David, Solomon asked the Lord to give him wisdom so that he could rule over the Lord's people in the right way. God granted wisdom to Solomon, and accounts of his wisdom spread throughout his region of the world.
In addition to Solomon, there are two other people who are acknowledged as contributing to this book. Proverbs chapter 30 is attributed as being sayings of Agur. Chapter 31 of Proverbs is attributed to King Lemuel.
Many of the major themes of Proverbs are reinforced over and over again throughout the work. The writer of Proverbs wants the reader to know that seeking wisdom is one of the most important things that a person can do in this life. It is also reiterated time and again that a person needs to follow the right influences in order to stay away from trouble in this life.
Over the course of the next several postings in this series, we will learn from the book of Proverbs about keys to having the kind of life that is led by wisdom and led by God.
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