These studies were insightful but were hard work and had a high level of assumed knowledge. The author assumed familiarity with the Scriptures broadly, Biblical theology ('we are used to thinking of...'), and at least a passing familiarity with Proverbs (study 1 question 1 'share one or two of your favourite proverbs from Proverbs). The 'implications' questions had good variety, but often didn't take the chance to apply the particular proverbs focussed on as case studies along the way. We came away with an understanding of how to approach Proverbs, and I particularly appreciated the demonstration of how Jesus is the fulfilment of this book, and how the New Testament applies Proverbs. In short: best suited for mature Christians with a grasp of the Bible broadly, hard work but usually worth the effort.

Our group of women have finished studying this series and we loved it!

We commented on the importance of reading Proverbs in the context of God's plan for His people, the importance of the fear of the Lord and the many references to Proverbs in the NT.

It was refreshing to not just tackle each saying of wisdom and we have a Summer challenge (when we don't meet each week) of grappling with the key concepts, memorising and using Proverbs in our conversations and sharing how we have applied our developing wisdom and discernment in our lives.

Thanks to Joshua Ng and the team!