1 (9:1–12) Accept wisdom’s call: A picture of God’s call. Solomon makes one final plea for his son to accept wisdom’s call. In chapter one, Solomon described wisdom’s call to rescue people from the highway to hell (1:20–33). In chapter eight, he vividly described wisdom’s call to lead people in a rewarding, joyful, and blessed life. Wisdom’s calls give us a good picture of God’s calls: Ø God calls people to salvation through the wisdom of the cross (1 Co. 1:18–25). Ø God calls people to a life of
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