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Proverbs

Objective: 

  • The Beginning of Knowledge

  • The Value of Wisdom

  • Guidance for the Young

Resources:


    Reading:

    • Chapter 1: 1-7
    • Chapter 2: 1-22
    • Chapter 3: 1-35
    • Chapter 5: 1-14
    • Chapter 6: 6-11

    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

    Encourage the youth to read the rest of the Book.
    One chapter a day = Finishing the Book in 1 month.

    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

    • 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).

    • Chapter 1:

      • 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!
    • Chapter 2:
      • Value of Wisdom

      • V.1: It is important to "receive" the word. God's messages and signals surround us every day. It itis important to not just to hear it, but to receive it and do it

    • Chapter 3:

      • Guidance for the Young
      • V.5: Many youth and young people rely on their understanding and don't have faith in God's ways which leads to a lack of patience. 
      • V.7: Who imagines himself to be wise, relies on himself, and he who trusts in himself and his wisdom, this contradicts complete faith in God
      • V.9: God gave the blessing and the increase. Let us honor Him and His people who are in need.
    • Chapter 5:
      • The consequences of Adultery
    • Chapter 6:
      • The danger of laziness

     

    Review/recap questions:
    **Servant may add more questions

    1. WhenHow didare we to gain the understanding of the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God?
    2. Discuss and compare verse 6 with the Holy Book of St. James 1:5.
    3. Does trusting God mean ignoring our Lordown readcommon sense?
    4. What wisdom are we to draw from the people's thoughts?
    5. Show a verse that is mentioned in the Divine Liturgy.
    6. Chapter 9: Show verses that mention God's Divinityants?

    Homework:
    **Servant may add more questions

     
    1. "For sheWhat is the breathbeginning of knowledge?
      a) The obedience of our parents. b) The fear of the .....Lord. ofc) God,The and a pure influence flowing from the gloryreading of the .....:Holy thereforeBible. cand) noThe defiledattendance thingof fall into her." Wisdom 7:25church.
    2. "And“My hardlyson, hear the _________ your father, and do wenot guess_________ arightthe at_____of thingsyour thatmother”_______.
    3. According to Proverbs 2, the Lord gives:
      a) treasures b) gold c) wisdom d) victory
    4. “So you may walk in the way of ________, and keep to the paths of _________."
    5. “My son, do not despise the ________ of the Lord, nor detest His ________; for whom the Lord _______ He _______, just as a father the son in whom he delights.”
    6. According to Proverbs 3, who are upon ........., and with labour do we findto trust?
      a) friends b) God c) our understanding d) knowledge
    7. “For the thingsways thatof man are before us:the buteyes of the thing______, and He _______ all his paths."
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