PROVERBS
Theme: Wisdom
Author: Solomon 930 BC (asked for wisdom), Hezekiah 700 BC
Time: 9th century, 7th century BC
Proverbs - Wise sayings. Philosophy means the lover of wisdom. It’s a book of philosophy
Key Scripture:
Proverbs 1:7 ESV
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
If you want to get to know God. You have to understand your approach must be reverence, and learning… fool hates humbling himself. We’re always suppose to have that reverence that we do not know and God does.
Structure:
Chapter 1-9: Importance of Wisdom
Chapter 10-22: Proverbs of King Solomon
Chapter 22-24: Anonymous wise saying
Chapter 25-29: Proverbs of King Solomon
Chapter 30: Sayings of Agar
Chapter 31:1-9: Sayings of King Lemuel
Chapter 31:10-31: Anonymous poem about the ideal woman
Purpose of the Book:
1. To show the value of wisdom
2. To define and contract wisdom and foolishness
Message of the Book:
1. Wisdom is more important than any other natural virtue
3 Supernatural Virtue (draw us to the Lord)
Faith
Hope
Love
4 Natural Virtue (chief of the natural virtue is wisdom)
Courage
Temperance
Justice
Wisdom - shows you how to apply justice, how to be courageous and justice
2. Wisdom is the right application of knowledge
It’s not street smart it’s thinking through things, applying the knowledge you have in the right way
It’s about being right… so right that God is righteous
3. Wisdom is rooting in eternity, not time
It’s applied temporarily but it’s rooted in eternity
If you apply principles in life you will succeed.
Wisdom speaks from eternal principals