2. PROVERBS

3. Proverb = comparison with life

4. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs

5. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs Foundational passage: Proverbs 1:1-7

6. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs Foundational passage: Proverbs 1:1-7 Major themes:

7. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs Foundational passage: Proverbs 1:1-7 Major themes: – Attain wisdom and reject folly.

8. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs Foundational passage: Proverbs 1:1-7 Major themes: – Attain wisdom and reject folly. – Walk in righteousness and avoid evil.

9. PROVERBS Proverb = comparison with life Solomon wrote most of Proverbs Foundational passage: Proverbs 1:1-7 Major themes: – Attain wisdom and reject folly. – Walk in righteousness and avoid evil.

10. PROVERBS 1:1-7 1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, 3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

11. PROVERBS Key people…

12. PROVERBS Key people… – Solomon: king of Israel, granted great wisdom from God

13. PROVERBS Key people… – Solomon: king of Israel, granted great wisdom from God – Agur: son of Jakeh, an unknown sage (Prov. 30)

14. PROVERBS Key people… – Solomon: king of Israel, granted great wisdom from God – Agur: son of Jakeh, an unknown sage (Prov. 30) – Lemuel: king whose mothers teachings are included (Prov. 31)

15. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs…

16. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs… – Practical righteousness.

17. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs… – Practical righteousness. – The benefits of wisdom.

18. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs… – Practical righteousness. – The benefits of wisdom. – Mans relationship to God.

19. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs… – Practical righteousness. – The benefits of wisdom. – Mans relationship to God. – Mans relationship to himself.

20. PROVERBS Key doctrines in Proverbs… – Practical righteousness. – The benefits of wisdom. – Mans relationship to God. – Mans relationship to himself. – Mans relationship to others.

21. PROVERBS Gods character in Proverbs…

22. PROVERBS Gods character in Proverbs… – God is merciful (28:13).

23. PROVERBS Gods character in Proverbs… – God is merciful (28:13). – God is omniscient (5:21).

24. PROVERBS Gods character in Proverbs… – God is merciful (28:13). – God is omniscient (5:21). – God is provident (3:6; 16:3,9,33; 19:21; 20:24; 21:30,31).

25. PROVERBS Gods character in Proverbs… – God is merciful (28:13). – God is omniscient (5:21). – God is provident (3:6; 16:3,9,33; 19:21; 20:24; 21:30,31). – God is wise (3:19; 15:11).

26. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs…

27. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative.

28. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative. – Practical.

29. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative. – Practical. – Memorable.

30. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative. – Practical. – Memorable. – Variety of literary techniques.

31. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative. – Practical. – Memorable. – Variety of literary techniques. – Not guarantees, but guidelines.

32. PROVERBS Reminders about Proverbs… – Figurative. – Practical. – Memorable. – Variety of literary techniques. – Not guarantees, but guidelines. – Good advice, but not exhaustive.

33. PROVERBS The Prologue (1:8-9:18) – Series of ten lessons from father to his son(s). – Most of the material is presented as gentle cautions. – Each new section begins with: Listen, my son, to your fathers instruction. – The lessons build until they climax in chapter nine with the appeals of wisdom and folly.

34. PROVERBS Lesson 1 (and Interlude 1): Warning and Rebuke (1:8-33) – Includes both father and mother – A strong warning against wicked men who plot against others for easy money – Wisdom is personified; she rebukes the simple ones and mockers

35. PROVERBS Lesson 2: Safeguard against the Wicked (2:1-22) – Long introduction that urges the son to seek wisdom – Then, he will understand the fear of the LORD – Two main ways the son needs protection: From wicked men. From the wayward life.

36. PROVERBS Lesson 3 and 4: The Value of Wisdom (3:1-35) – Lesson 3: (1-10, 27-35) Gods promises and the sons obligations: love and faithfulness, trust in the Lord, humility, and tithes and offerings – Lesson 4: (13-26) Three poems that highlight the value of wisdom: its blessings and value; its role in creation; and its blessings again

37. PROVERBS Lesson 5-7: The Supremacy of Wisdom (4:1-27) – Lesson 5: emphasizes the familys heritage of wisdom and urges the sons to continue in it – Lesson 6: urges the son to stay off the wrong way, the way of wickedness – Lesson 7: urges the son not to swerve off the right way, the way of righteousness

38. PROVERBS Lesson 8: Warnings against Adultery, Folly, and Wickedness (5:1-6:19) – Warns against adultery (and encourages marital faithfulness) – Warns against the wicked – Warns against two kinds of folly: welcoming strangers, and sloth

39. PROVERBS Lesson 9: Further Warning against Adultery (6:20-35) – Points out the fearful consequence of adultery: Punishment Disgrace Vengeful husband

40. PROVERBS Lesson 10 (and Interlude 2): The Unfaithful Wife, and Wisdoms Call – Lesson 10: focuses on the seductive tactics of the unfaithful, adulterous wife – Interlude 2: Wisdom praises herself to the simple and foolish, to kings and the prosperous, and to Yahweh himself Wisdom encourages the fathers sons to watch daily at her doorway, especially against the seductress

41. PROVERBS Final thoughts…

42. PROVERBS Final thoughts… – The goal of the Writings is to apply the Word to practical living.

43. PROVERBS Final thoughts… – The goal of the Writings is to apply the Word to practical living. – Jesus is the wisdom of God.