In our ninth episode on Wisdom in the Old Testament, we close our time with Proverbs by looking at the later chapters in the book and thinking through the implications of their usage and similarities with non-Israelite sources of wisdom. This leads us into discussions about divine inspiration and the internal consistency of Proverbs.

00:00 - Introduction

02:01 - Agur and King Lemuel in Proverbs 30–31

09:10 - The Sayings of the Wise in Proverbs 22–24 and Amenemope

14:44 - The Questions This Raises

16:29 - What This Means for Divine Inspiration of Scripture

19:33 - What This Means for Proverb’s Own Arguments

26:04 - Agur’s Take on Poverty and Riches

27:58 - Returning to the Proverbs of Solomon?

29:01 - Closing With The Wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31

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