Reading Proverbs
I remember as a child I heard my dad suggest that for months with thirty-one days, one should read a chapter of Proverbs per day. Since I was a child I suppose he thought, “a chapter of Proverbs-a-day will keep foolishness-at-bay”. Subsequently I have heard others suggest this too, often indicating it can be a life changing experience. In fact, my best friend in medical school could be considered a “Proverbs-Ecclesiastes” nerd as you can always catch him reading from these two books. There is a lot of wisdom in the practice of daily bible reading and if you are attempting daily readings from the book of Proverbs for a month, as one student to another may I suggest three principles that will help make this very fruitful. 1. Read Proverbs as Wisdom Literature Wisdom literature is a category of ancient Near Eastern literature that deals with “how the world works”. Old Testament books like Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs belong to this genre— which was ver...