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Title: The Wise, The Fool, And The Simple
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Proverbs 1:1-7
Introduction
Proverbs is the only book of the Bible written for a specific age group, namely teenage boys and for their instructors. Wisdom, however, is not reserved for young men, and all of us at any age and of any gender will profit from the wisdom taught in this collection of wise saying. We begin by looking at the prologue of the book which presents its intent.
Text
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
Solomon is the originator of the Book of Proverbs. 1 Kings 4:32 tells us that he "spoke 3,000 proverbs." That does not mean that each proverb originated with him, though many likely did. He collected the proverbs and wise sayings of his time. Whatever the size of his original book might have been, we know that this collection was expanded after him. The proverbs in chapter 25 are those of Solomon that "the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied" a good 300 years later.
I have already noted the intended audience: young men and their instructors. The purpose of collection is stated in verse two:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
Everything else written expounds this verse. All of the more than 600 proverbs are for the purpose of learning how to live wisely. Some proverbs will give direct teaching of what and what not to do. Some will offer insight into the ways of God, the ways of the world, and the way of different types of people. Some will be like a parable or riddle that will require mental work to figure them out. All of them are intended to impart wisdom and to be used as curriculum for instructors.
You will find a number of words that depict wisdom. In our text alone we have thirteen different words: proverbs, wisdom, instruction, words of insight, wise dealing, prudence, knowledge, discretion, learning, guidance, saying, words of the wise, and riddles. All speak of practical wisdom-how to ...
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Proverbs 1:1-7
Introduction
Proverbs is the only book of the Bible written for a specific age group, namely teenage boys and for their instructors. Wisdom, however, is not reserved for young men, and all of us at any age and of any gender will profit from the wisdom taught in this collection of wise saying. We begin by looking at the prologue of the book which presents its intent.
Text
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
Solomon is the originator of the Book of Proverbs. 1 Kings 4:32 tells us that he "spoke 3,000 proverbs." That does not mean that each proverb originated with him, though many likely did. He collected the proverbs and wise sayings of his time. Whatever the size of his original book might have been, we know that this collection was expanded after him. The proverbs in chapter 25 are those of Solomon that "the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied" a good 300 years later.
I have already noted the intended audience: young men and their instructors. The purpose of collection is stated in verse two:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
Everything else written expounds this verse. All of the more than 600 proverbs are for the purpose of learning how to live wisely. Some proverbs will give direct teaching of what and what not to do. Some will offer insight into the ways of God, the ways of the world, and the way of different types of people. Some will be like a parable or riddle that will require mental work to figure them out. All of them are intended to impart wisdom and to be used as curriculum for instructors.
You will find a number of words that depict wisdom. In our text alone we have thirteen different words: proverbs, wisdom, instruction, words of insight, wise dealing, prudence, knowledge, discretion, learning, guidance, saying, words of the wise, and riddles. All speak of practical wisdom-how to ...
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