Reading for February 16th

Read proverbs 25.1-14. Chs. 25-29: Proverbs of Solomon. In verse 1: An important clue to the composition and date of Proverbs. Hezekiah, who was king of Judah from 715-687 BCE, apparently ordered this collection added to an already existing Solomonic collection (perhaps chs. 10-22). In verses 2-3: The world is full of conundrums and puzzles, but the king is there to unravel them and lead people to serve the gods. The affinity between divine and royal wisdom is expressed by the repetition of the first and last word of each phrase (glory and things) and by the rhyme in God and king ("elohim" and "melakim"). In verse 7: see Lk 14.8-10. Comments or Questions..