When Mark and I first heard Kevin Swanson from Generations with Vision speak on Raising a Mighty Man of God (This is well worth the time to listen. Kevin believes that our educational system, including homeschooling, is harming boys. The lecture begins at minute 12.), we knew that we wanted to hear more.
Kevin is a fellow second generation homeschooler. He has a vision for restoring the family, for training young men to be valiant warriors for Christ and for turning to the Bible as the authority for everything, even education. He teaches something that Mark and I believed, but had not seen taught in Christian circles, namely that the Bible is sufficient even for the education of our children.
God has actually dedicated an entire book of the Bible to the subject of transmitting knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to a child. This book —Proverbs— is Education/Knowledge/Wisdom 101, authored by God….This gives us both the method and content of a child’s education and provides the basic corpus of knowledge God requires of young people.
As I considered these things, I became deeply convicted that my children were better educated in Saxon math and the laws of grammar than they were in the book of Proverbs.
As Kevin sought to bring his educational priorities into line with what he saw as God’s educational priorities, he set about the task of more conscientiously teaching his children from the book of Proverbs. He did this by expositing and applying every verse in the book. This three volume study guide for the book of Proverbs is the result of those efforts.
Each section of these guides starts with the verse or verses that are being discussed. Since Kevin is dealing with only one to a few verses at a time, it’s easy for even little children to memorize the passage you will be discussing. Once the verse is memorized they are better able to follow the discussion.
Following the verse or verses are modern day applications and illustrations of the principles being taught. Kevin applies the Proverbs to the unique difficulties that we face in the world around us. These applications and thoughts provide a good starting place for evaluating the culture around us as well as applying the verses to the particular sins or areas of struggle in your own life or family.
Each section ends with some family discussion questions to encourage further thought and reflection on the principles introduced and taught.
Kevin’s study guides are a good starting place for family worship, application of regular Proverbs readings, or a Proverbs study incorporated into your school day. Particularly useful for those just beginning the practice of regular family worship, ‘The Book of Proverbs: God’s Book of Wisdom’ also offers a solid starting place for anyone who desires to study the Proverbs more thoroughly.
Buy it
You may purchase the complete three volume collection of The Book of Proverbs: God’s Book of Wisdom – A Family Bible Study Guide for $49.95 or individual volumes for $19.95. You may also find these study guides on Amazon.com
Win it
Generations with Vision has offered to give the complete 3 Volume set of The Book of Proverbs: God’s Book of Wisdom – A family Bible study guide to one Raising Olives reader.
To enter:
- Leave a comment on this post telling me why you’d like to win.
Additional entries: (Please leave a separate comment for each additional entry.)
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U.S. residents only. Giveaway will end on Friday, November 4.
Our family received a complimentary copy of the third volume of the Proverbs study guide in exchange for posting this review. All opinions are, as always, my own.
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Hi, I'm Kimberly. 
I would love to get this Study! We have been looking for a family Bible study and with 5 children (3 boys) this would be a perfect study.
I would love to win so we as a family could continue to grow in the Word.
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I would also like this study. I think it would be so beneficial to really dig into proverbs – more than just read them. I know it would help everyone’s character, especially mine, so I could be a good model of it for the kids!
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This seems like a wonderful set of books. I enjoy reading anything that will strengthen my relationship with the Lord and help me to encourage my family.
My wife and I have been wanting to start this with out family.
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We read a chapter of Proverbs every day and this would be a great resource to work through.
Thanks for this offer. Interested in learning more about it and possibly getting to implement it into our daily studies!
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I would love to win this! I have been thinking about starting a family worship time but just don’t know how to get started. This looks wonderful!
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We have been looking for a bible study type thing to do as a family. This would be a great thing to win.
This would be perfect for our home. I struggle with family worship and this looks like an easy yet absolutely great way to add it into our nightly routine!
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I struggle finding how to explain things to my young children during Bible time, and this sounds like it would really help with that!
I would love to win this to use with our family of 5 children, we have been looking for a bible study that we will all enjoy. Thank you!
Hello, We started just six months ago with homeschooling. To start we moved from the Netherlands to Belgium, so we would not get in trouble with the laws there are in Holland about homeschooling. Our start is really a good start. But like all new starts are is a big change for us as a family, moving, homeschooling. We really need some good books to learn our children and ourselfs how to grow in all this. Thank you for letting us take a part in this contest, and for giving advice and things to think about at your facebook account. Bye, God bless you.
I would love to win this! I have a 12 year old and a 3 year old and 4 year old and one on the way and have been looking for something for our family that works for all age groups!
We need to start having a regular family devotional time. I think this series is the right place to start.
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I have seen these and I love them. We read Proverbs every morning. They would be a fabulous help.
Becky
I would love to have these to start a proverbs study with my kids after the birth of our fifth child coming in the next few weeks. As most school does not get done when a new baby is in the house and these would be great to stay on track with school but in a God blessed way. Thanks.
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This would be an amazing study to do together as a family. Proverbs can really do wonderful transformations on your heart, mind & soul. What a great way to come together as a family & for Christ.
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I would love to win this because Proverbs is one of my favorite books! I’d love to have a wonderful way of sharing it with my family!
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I would like to win! I am a single mother with 9 kiddos still at home. I sent the older boys to school last year and I am reaping their horrid behaviors. I need to tighten this family up!
I would love to win this! We have just ordered the Psalms books but I am dying to read the Proverbs too!
We’ve been studing proverbs all summer just reading through the book of proverbs and discusing it with the kids. It would be wonderful to have an indepth study guid to go over with the kids, for myself, and husband.
Also shared on Facebook thanks so much for this givaway.
I would love to win this as it will aid in winning my childs heart to Christ, so that she can aid in winning others to Christ. Anything to help develop and train our children for the Lord is essential!
I have been wanting to purchase this set since May. We heard Kevin speak at our hs conference and just loved him. I am posting about this on Facebook. Thanks!
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Oh, I love Kevin Swanson and I have heard him speak several times at our homeschool fair….I would LoVE to win!!! Thanks so much, LJ
I would love to particpate in a study of Proverbs. We read one Proverb chapter a day with the children, but no organized study. Thank you for the opportunity!
I didn’t leave a comment here for a few days because I wasn’t sure I wanted/needed this study tool. Then in my times with the Lord in the morning, I happened to begin reading in Proverbs again. As I did, this post came to mind and I grasped the concept of the books much better. Now, I am really curious!
Our family reads the Proverbs. But a guide to memorizing and studying them would enrich our lives so much.
I would love to win as I have three precious little boys and truly I feel overwhelmed with the blessing and magnitude of trying to train and instruct them in God’s Word. This collection from Proverbs looks like such a wonderful resource. Thank you for this giveaway!
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The Lord knows I need more wisdom! The kids and I try to read a proverbs a day. That way we read the whole book every month. I told a friend once “Why couldn’t God have given my kids just a little more common sense?” She replied, “That is why they have you.” I would love the proverbs study for myself and my family.
Our family has gotten so busy lately and we have failed to study the Word on a regular basis. Being convicted about this, I would love to begin with this Proverbs study!
I love reading proverbs with my kids, this looks like a good family study.
This study sounds wonderful! We are new to homeschooling and I have been struggling with the battle of the mind of what we really need to be teaching the kids. Sometimes it’s hard to embrace what I feel is most important (spiritual/life skills knowledge) and what I think is expected (academics). I’ve been thinking about a family Bible study in addition to our devotionals, so this would be great! Thank you for offering the giveaway!
It would mean so much to me and my family to win this. I’ve just become a stay at home mom and feel overwelmed and concerned as well as excited. My husband and I have 4 boys and 2 girls. The boys are full of energy. Our youngest just turned 3 and we lost the financing for preschool for him. I’m searching for way to teach my family the Word and believe this would be a great tool.