The Treasury of Solomon

In this episode, of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:20. It says, "Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:" This is the first verse in which we encounter wisdom personified, we look at why Solomon chose to do this and who wisdom actually is. We also look at the significance of her cries 'without' and 'in the streets'. There's a lot to unp

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:19. It says, "So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; Which taketh away the life of the owner's thereof." This verse is the conclusion that Solomon offers against going with the sinful band of highway robbers we met in verse 10. Here we find the heavy influence of greed in their actions and we se

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:18. It says, "And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives." This verse is the third and last dissuasive argument made by the 'sinners' from verse 10. It was a direct repudiation of their initial argument to their prospective recruit. We look at how these wicked men were workin

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:17. It says, "Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird." We look at how the sinners of verse 10, weren't only laying wait for unsuspecting travelers, they were also laying in wait for themselves. They were setting a trap that they were going to fall into themselves. We see what this reveals t

In this episode, of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:16. It says, "For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood." This verse is the first dissuasive argument that we're given against going with the sinful men of verse 10, the band of highway robbers that over the course of the last few verses have made their cases to new prospective members of thei

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:15, which says, "My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:" This is the first dissuasive argument that we're given against going the way of the sinners and highway robbers of verse 10. After hearing their arguments in favor of going with them, we now hear the other side of

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:14. It says, "Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:" We look at the importance of this particular enticement of the sinners and the connection that it has to verse 13. We look at the dangers of going along with this enticement and we look at how we can guard our minds and hearts from falling fo

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:13. It says, "We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:" We look at what this verse means for us today. We look at the connection it has with the two verses before it and how it was an enticement the robbers were making trying to get a man to join their ranks. We look at what

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:12, which says, "Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:" We look at what we can learn from this verse. We look at the band of highway robber's further effort at enticing a man to join their ranks. they were revealing their desire to not only steal from travel

In this episode of the Treasury of Solomon podcast, we look at Proverbs 1:11, which says, "If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:" We look at this enticement of the enemy but which he attempts to ensnare God's people. We look at who exactly was making this enticement and what it reveals to us about their character a