
Learn to identify themes in Proverbs through four steps: poetry, verbs, repetition, and original Hebrew words, using colored pencils and a website to study the Bible in its languages.
Explore how proverbs form themes through poetry in Proverbs 1:1–10, highlighting wisdom, instruction, righteousness, justice, and the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge.
Learn how poetry uses repetition and patterns to divide proverbs into sections, recognizing 'my son' and 'the fear of the Lord' as guiding cues.
Color-code the Bible to study themes by highlighting verbs in blue, nouns in red, and adjectives in yellow, using a physical Bible for a practical, systematic approach.
Color all the action verbs in proverbs 1:1-10 to see how knowing, understanding, receiving instruction, and obtaining guidance shape wisdom, prudence, and the fear of the Lord.
Explore how themes arise in Proverbs 1:1–10 by tracking repeated words, especially 'instruction,' and learn to interpret the original Hebrew meaning.
Learn to locate the Hebrew word for 'instruction' in Proverbs 1:2 using Strong's numbers, explore the Hebrew lexicon, compare translations, and interpret morphology and grammar.
Learn to use biblehub.com to compare Proverbs 1:2 across translations, then examine the Hebrew word for to know and its meanings—instruction versus discipline—and how original terms shape meaning.
Explore how instruction in Proverbs, appearing thirty times, implies discipline, correction, and chastening, as shown in Proverbs 3:11 and 15:10.
Apply the weekly life-application method to proverbs by reading a chapter daily, writing and sharing the verse, praying through it, and finding three keywords this week.
#3 Proverbs: How To Look For Themes in Proverbs?
In my teaching experience, I find that students need an approach or a method to be able to find themes, whether in a book, a passage, or in the Bible quickly.
Our concentration span is very little, therefore we need some quick ways to help us stay focused and motivated!
In this course, I will introduce a fun way of color coding to help students stay motivated in all their readings.
Using my Color coding method:
They will be able to acquire a great Bible skill to find themes in Proverbs
They will be able to know what clues to look for reading poetry
They will be able to know how to divide sections in Proverbs
I will give a demonstration using Proverbs 1:1-10 throughout the entire course
By following exactly what I do to this passage, students will be able to go away to use these skills and methods to study any passage in the Bible.
There are 5 Parts in this course
Part 1: Parables - Poetry
1: Get Familiar to Proverbs 1:1-10
2: Know how to pick up clues from poetic lines
3: Divide Proverbs 1:1-10 into 2 sections
Part 2: Pay Attention to Verbs - Actions
4: Acquire this Skill of Color Coding your Bible - Use colored pencils
5. Apply this skill into action verbs in Proverbs 1:1-10
Part 3: Pay Attention to Repeated Words for Themes
6. Learn How To Look for Repeated words in Proverbs 1:1-10
Part 4: Look up the Original Hebrew Word
7. "Instruction" - Instruction – מוּסָר H4148 - Look up Hebrew Lexicon
8. Demo of How to Use Biblehub. com
9. "Instruction" – מוּסָר H4148 - 4 Examples from Proverbs
Part 5: Life Application
10. Life Application
In each part, I will give a thorough demonstration of a method that I use to study Proverbs.
See you inside,
Rosa