The Catholic Doors Ministry
presents

An outline of the Book of
Wisdom of Solomon

 1:1-2:20    Exhortation to Uprightness

 2:21-2:24   Error of the Wicked

 3:1-3:9     The Destiny of the Righteous
 3:10-3:13   The Destiny of the Ungodly
 3:14-4:15   On Childlessness

 4:16-4:19   The Triumph of the Righteous
 4:20-5:14   The Final Judgment

 5:15-5:23   The Reward of the Righteous

 6:1-6:11    Kings Should Seek Wisdom
 6:12-6:25   Description of Wisdom

 7:1-7:6     Solomon Like Other Mortals
 7:7-7:14    Solomon's Respect for Wisdom
 7:15-7:22   Solomon Prays for Wisdom
 7:22-8:1    The Nature of Wisdom

 8:2-8:8     Solomon's Love for Wisdom
 8:9-8:21    Wisdom Indispensible to Rulers

 9:1-9:18    Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom

10:1-10:14   The Work of Wisdom from Adam to Moses
10:15-10:21  Wisdom Led the Israelites out of Egypt

11:1-11:14   Wisdom Led the Israelites through the Desert
11:15-11:20  Punishment fo the Wicked
11:21-12:2   God Is Powerful and Merciful

12:3-12:11   The Sins of Canaanites
12:12-12:18  God Is Sovereign
12:19-12:22  God's Lessons for Israel
12:23-12:27  The Punishment of the Egyptians

13:1-13:9    The Foolishness of Nature Worship
13:10-13:19  The Foolishness of Idolatry

14:1-14:11   Folly of a Navigator Praying to an Idol
14:12-14:31  The Origin and Evils of Idolatry

15:1-15:6    Benefits of Worshiping the True God
15:7-15:17   The Foolishness of Worshiping Clay Idols
15:18-16:14  Serpents in the Desert

16:15-16:19  Disastrous Storms Strike Egypt
16:20-16:29  The Israelites Receive Manna

17:1-17:21   Terror Strikes the Egyptians at Night

18:1-18:4    Light Shines on the Israelites
18:5-18:19   The Death of the Egyptian Firstborn
18:20-18:25  Threat of Annihilation in the Desert

19:1-19:5    The Red Sea
19:6-19:12   God Guides and Protects His People
19:13-19:17  The Punishment of the Egyptians
19:18-19:21  A New Harmony in Nature
19:22        Conclusion