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Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8 — typological connection to Christ, not the Holy Spirit

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 24) 00:10:35 – 00:12:35

Steven Rivers asks whether Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8 could be the Holy Spirit and whether Hebrew/Greek pronouns clarify the gender.

Mike declines to comment on Hebrew/Greek pronoun details because he cannot recall them accurately. On the identity of Lady Wisdom: the connection is more to Jesus than to the Holy Spirit, and it is typological — Proverbs 8 is poetry personifying wisdom, not a direct identification with a divine person. New Testament writings appear to draw on Proverbs 8 when describing Christ as the wisdom of God. However, the Holy Spirit is also connected to wisdom (gift of wisdom, word of wisdom, word of knowledge from 1 Corinthians 12). Mike urges caution: it is a typological connection, not a literal identity.
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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 24) @ 00:10:35

2021-02-26

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typology Holy Spirit Christology Proverbs 8 1 Corinthians 1 Lady Wisdom wisdom of God sophia
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