Mishlei - Part 4: A Treasure Hunt

In this fourth part of this Mishlei series, we will study stiudy fourth poem- the entire second chapter of Mishlei.

In this chapter we enter into spiritual knowledge and  delve into philosophy in the religious sense. If you are searching for treasure – you will be looking in a particular place. If you want to succeed in studying for spiritual knowledge, you will need to search with sustained effort, but it also must be done from excitement and enjoyment. Natural wisdom depends on you calling back to nature. Spiritual wisdom comes if God decides to give it to you, but you can call out to him, too - in a form of tefilla. We look at the metaphor of the "bad woman" and the "bad man" who try to steer people astray. We examine some philosophical aspects of mitzvot, and discuss reward and punishment.

What you make of the world is what the world makes of you.