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World events are changing rapidly much like a raging storm where changes in social values are
like winds that threaten to uproot you from where you stand. Our primary goal is to help you find
a secure place of protection for yourself, and for your family, and loved ones for the trying days
ahead. Many believe our industrialized world can be attributed to human merits. Another goal is
to show that our industrialized world is a result of God’s mercy and grace. It is rooted in the
Providence of a caring Father. We will discover how God’s grace is like a house built upon a
rock (Matt 7:21-25, Luke 6:46-49). The last goal is to help you to become as a light to invite
others (Matt 5:14), especially those who are uniformed, to this house that is built upon a rock
because light invites with impartiality as a beacon (Matt 5:43-48). ''But as many as received
Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His
name, who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God" (Jn 1:12-13)

Both Matt 7:21-25 and Luke 6:46-49 make reference to a house that is built on a rock by a wise
man. Both passages speak of external weather conditions such as rain, floods and winds that
pounded on the house that the wise man built. Prior to mentioning the house of the wise man,
both passages ask how we can call Jesus as the Sovereign One, if we do not put into action what
he says. Our goal of Wisdom’s House is to help you take refuge in a house that has already been
made since the time of Creation, Prov 9:1-2. External forces like rain, winds, and floods threaten
pillars of society:

1. The merciless, fierce, hostile, vicious relations between multiple factions in society
including those factions related to genealogical origins, and those between government
institutions debilitate societal function
2. The societal redefinition of marriage and the prevalence of divorcement undermines
procreation and family unity,
3. Man’s supposed ownership, not stewardship, of the world we live (i.e. the separation of
church mistake) misappropriates resources allocated by God
4. The emphasis upon physical truth and the outright rejection of spiritual truth (Darwinian
Naturalism) deceives many into believing fables
5. The denial of the providential care of God as a Father (paternalism), and the diminishing
authority of parents as the primary caretakers of their children threatens family stability.

We introduce a structure called the "roots and fruits of the Decalogue" found in the Sermon on
the Mount found in Matt 5-7. It is shown to be the tree of life in Genesis 3:22.The roots and
fruits of the Decalogue is a structure designed by God to withstand these external forces from
today’s society that now beat upon our houses:

1. A comparison of the root and fruit of the 1st and and 6th commands is the remedy for
fierce societal relations
2. A comparison of the root and the fruit of the 2nd and 7th commands is the solution to the
marriage redefinition
3. A comparison of the root and the fruit of the 3rd and 8th commands resolves the issue of
man’s stewardship vs. his ownership of material wealth
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4. The comparison of root and fruit of the 4th and 9th commands shows the necessity of
both physical and spiritual truth to overcome Darwinian Naturalism by walking in the
light
5. Finally, the comparison of the root and the fruit of the 5th and the10th commands
demonstrates God’s providential care as a Good Shepherd (Jn 10:11, Matt 6:30,Ps 23),
and illustrates our need to imitate Him.

Jesus is shown in John’s Gospel to be the Sovereign One (Luke 6:46-49, Jn 1:1-5, and in 1Jn1:5
). He is depicted as Light. In the physical realm, light vanquishes darkness (Jn 1:4-5, Jn3:19-
21). A description of light and the darkness is contrasted as metaphors in John’s Gospel. We
show how John uses word pictures to illustrate God’s preeminence in Creation by showing the
Genesis record alongside the Mt Sinai/Mt Horeb record, and the Gospel record (1Jn1:1-2).

John shows we are to walk down a redemption road that is lit by the Light of the
World (1Jn1:7, Jn 9:4-5, Rev22:5). At the end of this road, we find a Tree of Life (Gen 3:22,
Rev 22:2).

To reach these goals, we introduce Bible study method that differs from the more common
grammatical-historical hermeneutics and inductive methods. The method’s origin is from Jesus’
teaching at the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. It will help readers to see and understand
the unique way key books of the Bible are organized. The readers will be able to locate, retain,
recall, and apply many related biblical passages. Readers will discover the Bible’s foundation
and framework that is intended to be a shelter for believers. The shelter forms a basis for all of
life’s pursuits: government, morals, social behavior, family relations, economics, business,
science, arts and media etc. The blog title comes from Proverbs 9:1-2. Wisdom’s House is a
word picture for mercy and truth, the Person and Work of Christ (John 1:14). It represents the
objects in the Tabernacle and the contents of Solomon’s Temple where the believer meets with
God.

Our common educational approach teaches us that understanding and knowledge comes from
multiple sources; however, we will learn that knowledge and understanding comes from a single
source (Prov 1:7, John 15:4). In Wisdom’s House, we discover that as a father provides shelter
for his children, so God has given us a social, intellectual, and spiritual place (John 14:21-23) to
live. We parents spend our days working to give material wealth to our children. Wisdom’s
House represents our spiritual inheritance from our Heavenly Father (Matt 7:7-11, Prov 8:21 ).

The study method is based upon abstraction of Decalogue principles (Jn14:21-23). Abstraction is
the act of going from something specific to a general concept. The Apostle Paul uses abstraction
in 1Cor9:9 to explain compensation practices for both oxen and for employed workers when he
referred to Deuteronomy 25:4. Abstraction will be used to show Deuteronomy 25:4 is clustered
among other verses in Deuteronomy that are related to the Decalogue. Abstraction is commonly
used in mathematics. In math, adding 2+2 does not only apply to count apples. It applies in a
wide variety of subject matter. Similarly, abstraction of Decalogue principles leads to astonishing
truth (Jn 14:21-23, Jn 8:31-32) about all things pertaining to life.
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The benefits of the abstraction approach that is presented can be likened to a distinction between
multiplication and addition operations in mathematics. Multiplication is sometimes called fast
addition. It is the repeated addition of the same number. For example, 4x5 is the same as saying
5+5+5+5. Similar to multiplication, the subject method grabs similar ideas and then groups them
together to form a pattern. The pattern is compared to the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy
and to other books that show an identical pattern. Biblical typology is the study of these patterns
in the Bible. One may object to the use of the OT in this manner, but one must remember that
Christ said that Moses wrote about him (John 5:46). Thus, this study method is anchored in OT
history. The grammar part of the grammatical-historical method is similar to the addition
operation in mathematics instead of multiplication because the grammar focus, oftentimes, is
upon individual words instead of a summary idea of the passage. Therefore, the ability to group
or combine a related idea is difficult.

Merrill Unger’s definition and purpose of biblical typology helps to crystalize the approach taken
in this blog:

TYPOLOGY OF THE BIBLE

"Definition: A type (from the Gr. typos “blow or mark left by a blow; a pattern or impress”) is a
double representation in action, the literal being intended and planned to represent the spiritual.
A type is thus the divine impress of spiritual truth upon a literal event, person or thing. Rightly
understood and appreciated, typology offers a strong proof of divine inspiration. It is in reality
the divine redemptive program of the ages deftly woven into the warp and woof of Scripture by
God Himself."

"Extent: All Scripture is not equally typical. The book of Hebrews is a NT witness to the
concentrated typical quality of the Pentateuch and Joshua. Likewise, the book of Ruth, because
of its illustration of the Kinsman-Redeemer and the truth of redemption, has a deeper typical
meaning than a mere love story. First Corinthians 10:11 offers a NT basis the rich typology of
the Pentateuch. “Now all these things happened to them [that is Israel in the wilderness] for
ensamples [ Gr. tupikos, typically or as types]: and they were written for our admonition, upon
whom the ends of the world [ages] are come.”

"Purpose: Typology as the divine inworking of God’s purposes in Scripture is a means of

making the Word of God relevant for every age and situation. Since Jesus Christ is the
constant subject of the Scripture. His person or work are divinely impressed upon it in type,
symbol and prophecy."

"Unger’s Bible Handbook: An Essential Guide to Understanding the Bible", Merrill F. Unger,
Moody Press, Chicago 1967, pp 7-8