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Solomon’s Wisdom Lesson 1 . Proverbs 1 and 2. Children’s Aim. For students to choose to have teachable hearts. Prayer. Introduction. Hebrew Poetry:. Proverbs = Book on Wisdom Ecclesiastes = Book on Folly Song of Solomon = Book on Love. Four Purposes for Hearing:.
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Solomon’s WisdomLesson 1 Proverbs 1 and 2
Children’s Aim For students to choose to have teachable hearts.
Hebrew Poetry: • Proverbs = Book on Wisdom • Ecclesiastes = Book on Folly • Song of Solomon = Book on Love
Four Purposes for Hearing: • To know wisdom and insruction. • To understand wisdom sayings. 3. To receive instruction in wise behavior (righteousness, justice, and equity). 4. To move toward maturity.
Purpose of Proverbs • Challenge the reader to attain God’s wisdom. • Transform immature people into wise people. • Show how the way of wisdom is distinguished from the way of folly in actions, attitudes, and deeds. • Foster moral character.
Features of Proverbs Paired structure of its lines: • antithetical parallelism: • second line contrasts with the first. • synonymous parallelism: • second line echoes or reinforces the first
We will understand Proverbs: In proportion to: • Our Experience of True Religion • Our Acquaintance with Our Own Hearts and with Human Nature • The Extent and Accuracy of Our Observation of the Character and Deeds of Men
Main Message for This Week God generously shares His wisdom (James 1:5).
Three Divisions First Division: We find God’s wisdom in His Word. Second Division: We practice wise responses when we have a teachable spirit. Third Division: Jesus is the complete fulfillment of wisdom.
Three Divisions First Division: We find God’s wisdom in His Word.
The Wisdom of Solomon: • Grounded in the Heart of the Almighty • All true wisdom begins with a Right Relationship with God • Proverbs 1:7, 9:10: The Fear of the Lord is just the Beginning of Knowledge and Understanding. • “The Fear of the Lord” here = A reverence for God expressed in submission to His Will.
All True Wisdom: • Begins with knowing Him. • It Is the Inspired Word of God. • We must lock that commitment into our minds and hearts. • It is not debatable in this Class. • The Heart of the Father longs to pass His Wisdom to His Children
Three Divisions First Division: We find God’s wisdom in His Word. Second Division: We practice wise responses when we have a teachable spirit.
Knowledge and Wisdom: They are not the same thing. Knowledge = facts and figures that we learn from books, at school, smartphones, etc. Wisdom = what we do with knowledge we have accumulated over a long time. Pride is associated with knowledge, but Humility is part of wisdom.
To Be Able to Act on Wisdom We need two elements: 1) Our own experience 2) A teachable heart
Three Divisions First Division: We find God’s wisdom in His Word. Second Division: We practice wise responses when we have a teachable spirit. Third Division: Jesus is the complete fulfillment of wisdom.
Two Kinds of Wisdom • Worldly Wisdom 2) Godly Wisdom First Pure, then Peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Connecting to Jesus Wisdom – Jesus said: Matthew 11:19b Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31 Luke 7:35 Luke 21:15
The World Proverbs 1:10-19: Jesus said: Mark 8:36: “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
The Spirit Proverbs 1:23b: Jesus said: John 3:5 John 6:63 Luke 12:12 John 20:22
Conclusion Will you choose to ask God how to apply and practice His wisdom in your own life?