If you’ve ever read 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 and not understood its meaning, then welcome to the club! These chapters can be difficult to grasp if reading an older version of the Bible of if not familiar with the many figures of speech used.
 
Progressing through each chapter, verse by verse, this booklet starts with some background information about the collection mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:1-3. It then considers the example of the Macedonians and why Paul points them out as examples. Next, we discuss what the phrase “their deep poverty overflows in the wealth of their liberality” means. Along the way, we discuss numerous figures of speech in these chapters, including metonymy, metaphor, anadiplosis, and polyptoton.
 
This work aims to heighten our appreciation of God’s design for the Church—having all sufficiency in all things at all times.