Wisdom (Part 2): The Fabric of Creation

Wisdom (Part 2)

Proverbs 8:22-31

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Wisdom, according to the Book of Proverbs, is not just a nice idea or an important value; it is a basic building block of the whole created order. So if wisdom is integral to creation, then we must be able to discover something of its shape simply by attending to the awe-inspiring world we inhabit.

Bryant Anderson preaching.

Referenced in this sermon:

• "The First Elegy" by Rainer Maria Rilke

Current Series: Wisdom

Some of the most intriguing texts in the Bible are those belonging to the genre known as Wisdom Literature. These books explore some of life's deepest, most pressing, and most unanswerable questions—questions of meaning, happiness, fulfillment, and suffering. While the world has changed immeasurably since these texts were written, the concerns they voice and the challenges they pose are just as relevant today as they were then. The books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job have much to teach us—even today—about what it means to live well in a complex world.

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