I've blogged before that I see Proverbs being fulfilled in the NT like this:
- The Author(s) => King => Father => God the Father
- The Recipient => Heir => Son => God the Son => the church in Christ
- Lady Wisdom => Inheritance => Gift of Father to Son => God the Holy Spirit
However, I know I'm swimming against the tide in not identifying Christ as the fulfilment of wisdom (as 1 Cor 1:30 seems to).
There are number of reasons I think that the Holy Spirit, given by the Father and found in Christ (Col 2:2-3), is our wisdom. Partly this is from within Proverbs itself and partly from my understanding of the Spirit's work in believers. 1 Corinthians 2:13 and Ephesians 1:17 would be two NT proof-texts I may quote.
But, I'm probably going to say this in church next Sunday, so please tell me if you think I'm wrong!
I've preached it both ways... but I suspect on balance you're right.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. That's encouraging.
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