A couple of quickie thoughts on Proverbs 8

Here’s the text.

(BTW, I love the substantial interaction on Hebrews, monergism, etc, but I’m not at the point where I can offer substance. I just have resources for quickie posts like this one.)

First: Why does wisdom boast so much? I doubt it is because she’s inviting the test that, if you embrace her, you’ll see everything she promises in the way you expect it (riches, long life, power, etc). I think it is because you need to believe no matter how you are experiencing life, you are in fact wealthier with wisdom than a billion billionaire fools. Wisdom’s value is higher than anything that you can gain with wisdom or without it.

Second: Why was this chapter involved in Christology debates? The femininity of wisdom would point to some sort of Spirit/Church personification. Perhaps the glory cloud hovering over the deep in Genesis 1.2–the first theophany which is the Spirit–constitutes Wisdom. This relates to Christ who inhabits the glory cloud, carried by the angels within, but I don’t think that should be our first thought in Proverbs 8. Christ was wisdom to us because he grew up reading and obeying Proverbs 8 by embracing another–the Spirit and the Spirit’s people….

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