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Proverbs 3: 5-6

Proverbs 3: 5-6. Summer Reading 3: Old Testament Poetry. Biblical Wisdom. “Skill in the art of godly living— that orientation which allows one to live in harmonious accord with God’s ordering of the world.” - ESV Study Bible. Hebrew Wisdom Literature. Proverbial Wisdom : PROVERBS

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Proverbs 3: 5-6

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  1. Proverbs 3: 5-6

  2. Summer Reading 3: Old Testament Poetry

  3. Biblical Wisdom • “Skill in the art of godly living—that orientation which allows one to live in harmonious accord with God’s ordering of the world.” - ESV Study Bible

  4. Hebrew Wisdom Literature • Proverbial Wisdom: PROVERBS • Philosophical Wisdom: JOB; ECCLESIASTES • Lyric Wisdom: PSALMS; SONG of SONGS

  5. Hebrew Poetry’s “seconding sequence” • The second line is SYNONYMOUS. • The second line is ANTITHETICAL. • The second line is SYNTHETIC.

  6. In the tables that follow for each book,the first table is fromThe Life Application Bible (Tyndale, 1996) and the second table is fromBruce Wilkinson, Your Daily Walk(Zondervan, 1991).

  7. Job: the Bible’s oldest book • The Problem of Evil & Suffering

  8. JOB

  9. JOB: The Adversary shows his hand Job 1:6-76  One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7  The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

  10. JOB: Job stands fast • Job 1:21 21 “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”

  11. JOB: Job’s friends arrive • Job 2:11-1311  When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. 12  When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. 13  Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.

  12. JOB: Job affirms his faith • Job 19:25 25 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

  13. JOB: Job sees God • Job 42:5-6 5 “My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. 6  Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

  14. Job’s Denouement • “There can be little doubt that a resolution is achieved in the presence of the Creator, the only place where the meaning of human suffering can be understood.”- ESV Study Bible

  15. Psalms: The Bible’s Hymnal

  16. PSALMS

  17. The Books of Psalms • Book 1 (1-41)  Genesis • Book 2 (42-72)  Exodus • Book 3 (73-89)  Leviticus • Book 4 (90-106)  Numbers • Book 5 (107-150)  Deuteronomy

  18. Occasions for some Psalms • Psalm Incident References • 3 David flees from and battles Absalom 2 Samuel 15–17 • 7 The words of Cush, a Benjaminite (persecution by Saul?) Unknown • 18 David delivered from enemies and from Saul 2 Samuel 22 • 30 Dedication of the temple Nothing in David’s lifetime; cf. 1 Kings 8:63 • 34 David delivered from danger by feigning madness in the presence of King Achish of Gath 1 Sam. 21:12–22:1 • 51 Nathan confronts David about his adultery with Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11–12 • 52 Doeg the Edomite tells Saul that David went to the house of Ahimelech 1 Sam. 22:9–19 • 54 The Ziphites tell Saul that David is hiding among them 1 Sam. 23:19 • 56 The Philistines seize David in Gath 1 Sam. 21:10–11 • 57 David flees from Saul into a cave 1 Sam. 22:1 or 24:3 • 59 Saul sends men to watch David’s house in order to kill him 1 Sam. 19:11 • 60 David’s victory over Transjordan 2 Sam. 8:1–14 • 63 David in the desert of Judah 2 Samuel 15–17?; 1 Sam. 23:14–15? • 142 David flees from Saul into a cave Same as Psalm 57

  19. Some of the Themes in Psalms • Scripture • Lament • Faith • Forgiveness • Thanksgiving & Praise • (also Imprecation) • Psalms are intensely personal poems adapted for congregational use.

  20. PSALMS: SCRIPTURE • Psalm 19:7-117 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. 10  They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11  By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

  21. PSALMS: SCRIPTURE • Psalm 119:1111  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:105105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

  22. PSALMS: LAMENT • Psalm 22:1, 7, 14, 16-181 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? • 7  All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. • 14  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me. • 16  Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. 17  All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

  23. PSALMS: FAITH • Psalm 9:9-109 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10  Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

  24. PSALMS: FAITH • Psalm 23:1-6 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3  he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6  Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  25. PSALMS: FAITH • Psalm 37:4 4  Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

  26. PSALMS: FAITH • Psalm 56:3-4 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 4  In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

  27. PSALMS: FAITH • Psalm 103:13-1413 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; 14  for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

  28. PSALMS: FORGIVENESS • Psalm 51:1-21 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 32:5 5  Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

  29. PSALMS: PRAISE • Psalm 95:1-21 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Psalm 96:1-21 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. 2  Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.

  30. PSALMS: PRAISE • Psalm 100:1-51 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2  Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3  Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5  For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

  31. PSALMS: PRAISE • Psalm 150:1-6 1  Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2  Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3  Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4  praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, 5  praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

  32. PROVERBS Everyday Wisdom

  33. PROVERBS

  34. Themes in Proverbs • God’s will is intensely practical. • A life lived in God’s will is a happy life. • A life lived in God’s will is a useful life. • A life lived in God’s will is achieved by diligence and discipline. • Such a life is available to those to seek it. • Comparisons, Contradictions, Consequences

  35. PROVERBS: The Way of Wisdom • Proverbs 3:5-6 5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6  in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

  36. PROVERBS: The Way of Wisdom • Proverbs 3:13-1813 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, 14  for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. 15  She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. 16  Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. 17  Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

  37. PROVERBS: The Way of Wisdom • Proverbs 9:1010 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 4:2323 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

  38. PROVERBS: Deception & Discernment • Proverbs 16:22  All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Proverbs 16:25 25  There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 21:22  A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.

  39. PROVERBS: Parenting • Proverbs 22:66  Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 23:1313 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

  40. PROVERBS: Everyday Wisdom • Proverbs 14:2323  All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:31 31  Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 31:1010 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

  41. PROVERBS: for Independence Day • Proverbs 14:3434 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

  42. ECCLESIASTES

  43. Ecclesiastes • Qoheleth • “The Preacher” • “The Speaker” • “The Teacher”

  44. Themes in Ecclesiastes • The tragic reality of the Fall • The “vanity” of life • Sin and death • The joy and frustration of work • The grateful enjoyment of God’s good gifts • The fear of God

  45. ECCLESIASTES: Cynicism Enshrined • Ecclesiastes 1:22  “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:1818  For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

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