OT Characters: Proverbs 31 Woman & Man

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot45-prov31mp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Chokhmah</i> -- wisdom. (<i>Ch</i> as in loch, not as in chihuahua.)</li><li><i>Iiwweleth </i>-- folly. (There are other words for foolishness in Hebrew, but this is very common.)</li><li><i>Peninim</i>-- corals. The good wife is more precious than corals (Proverbs 31:10). Many versions say "rubies" or "jewels." The Greek (LXX) has "costly stones."</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Our text: Proverbs 31:10-31</li><li>Referred to:<ul><li>"Lady Wisdom" in Proverbs 9:1-6,</li><li>Contrast her with "Lady Folly" in Proverbs 9:13-18.</li></ul></li><li>For an article on "working women," click <a href="http://douglasjacoby.com/articles/1381" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Interestingly, there is no direct passage about the <i>elder's wife </i>in the New Testament, neither in the list of qualities in 1 Timothy 3 or Titus 1. Yet here is a description -- albeit idealized -- of the wife of the elder.</li><li>For our book on parenting, which Vicki and I wrote in 2005 (second edition, 2007), click on <a href="https://ipibooks.ecwid.com/#!/Principle-Centered-Parenting/p/89909459/category=18671191"><i>Principle-Centered Parenting</i></a> (formerly,<i>The Quiver</i>). If you would like the Spanish version, click on <a href="https://ipibooks.ecwid.com/#!/La-Aljaba/p/64183354/category=18671191"><i>La Aljaba</i></a>.</li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>God desires spiritual families. This is possible when parents choose to live by his wisdom.</li><li>God builds happy families. This happens where there is respect for his will and his word.</li></ul><p><strong>For kids:</strong></p><p>Read the poem (all 22 verses).</p><p>Focus on a few qualities of the woman. Ask the children what they saw or heard in this poem. Here are a some possibilities:</p><p>She has true character. What is the difference between