Proverbs
Objective:
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The Beginning of Knowledge
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The Value of Wisdom
Resources:
Reading:
- Chapter 1: 1-7
Key verse(s):
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” Proverbs 9:10
Comments:
- The Book is very easy to understand and digest
- The Book talks about the heavenly wisdom attained from above
- The Book always compares the wise vs folly decisions and the wise vs foolish
- This helps understand the rewards vs consequences of decisions
- Wisdom in this book only means abiding by God - Not the intelligent and clever person
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Proverbs provides God’s detailed instructions for His people to deal successfully with the practical affairs of everyday life: how to relate to God, parents, children, neighbors, and government
- Proverbs include oracles by the unknown figures named Agur the son of Jakeh (30:1) and King Lemuel (31:1).
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Chapter 1:
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V.2: Wisdom = Godly wisdom attained from above not being clever or intelligent
- V.7: Key verse of the book. Fearing God is the first sign of wisdom. When you fear Him, you walk in His ways, fear the second coming, fear and avoid sin, etc. This is wisdom!
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- Chapter 2:
- Value of Wisdom
- V.1: It is important to "receive" the word. God's messages and signals surround us every day. It it important to not just hear it, but to receive it and do it
Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions
- When did our Lord read the people's thoughts?
- Show a verse that is mentioned in the Divine Liturgy.
- Chapter 9: Show verses that mention God's Divinity
Homework:
**Servant may add more questions
- "For she is the breath of the ..... of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the .....: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her." Wisdom 7:25
- "And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon ........., and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the thing