BIBLE STUDY OF BOOK OF PROVERBS INTRODUCTION:

Bible Study: (Book of Proverbs; Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom)

Date:  9/25/14………This will be a new Bible Study time. (Fridays)

 

Prayer:

Father God, we come to asking You to help us gain knowledge of Your Word by reading and studying it, understanding of that knowledge, and the wisdom to use the understanding of that knowledge of Your Word. Bless us with wisdom.  Your Word says, ask and it shall be given, seek and you will find, and knock and the door will be open to us.  We ask for wisdom now in Jesus' name.  As we study Your Word, bless us to always keep Your Word before us.  Holy Spirit we ask that You bring all we study back to our memory when we need it.  Thank You, Lord, for Your Word. We praise You and honor You for all You do for us.  We cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalt itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; In our last study "In the School of Faith" we learned about having faith in You.  We walk in that faith right now that You will give us wisdom to understand the knowledge we are about to receive in this study.  Thank You, Jesus. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen.

 

Title:  Introduction

In this study we will start off by looking at understanding, knowledge, wisdom, and then we will walk through the book of Proverbs.  Two of its most often used synonyms are "knowledge" and "understanding" (also translated "discernment"). So one might say that the wisdom referred to is the "expertise" that results from having "knowledge" with "understanding" (8:12). "Knowledge" in Hebrew refers to data derived from the bodily senses: eyes, ears, nose, and touch. "Understanding" has to do with the way knowledge is assessed and applied. When we have factual "knowledge" and know how to understand or use it, this in general is the "wisdom" this book is talking about [Words for Wisdom and Folly]. At the time it was believed that thoughtful learning of this kind occurred in the "heart," not the head, and that the wisdom thus acquired was manifest in different ways ["Heart"]. Those with expertise in a trade are called wise (Exodus 31:2-4).  A king whose heart is skilled in interpreting laws and discerning good and evil is also thought to be wise (1 Kings 3:9).  Solomon is eulogized as one of the wisest kings of the time because of his knowledge of plants, animals, birds, reptiles, and fish (4:33); for his giftedness in composing thousands of songs and proverbs (4:32); and because of his insight (3:28) and breadth of understanding (4:29).  Every year thousands of books published have titles with the same first two words—"How to . . ." By reading these books you can learn how to paint like the old masters, how to get a job, how to get federal grants, a divorce, free publicity, a mortgage or even a nightclub gig. You can read about how to buy a car, a house, a small business or a personal computer. You can become a balloon artist, an astrologer, an athlete, a golfer, a fashion designer, a good dancer, a pilot, a master manipulator, a mechanic or a vampire. Experts out there will make you expert at petting a cat, picking lottery numbers, losing five pounds fast, building fences or bearing children.
 

All these books are offering us wisdom—skill in one area or another. Books like these proliferate because we all need wisdom to live successfully. Wisdom brings success and prosperity in our work, in dealings with family and friends, and in our relationship with God. One book of the Bible—the Proverbs of Solomon—specializes in wisdom. It gives us direction and guidance that is practical, concrete, reasonable, wholesome, understandable, shrewd and fruitful. By reading it we gain skill in all areas of life.  By reading God's Word we gain knowledge. By reading God's Word we gain understanding.  By reading God's Word we can have wisdom when we ask for it, then we can live a godly life. May this study be a blessing to anyone who look upon it, in search for a greater understanding of God's Word.  In this bible study I hope to find a life changing experience. I hope to understand what it mean to know God in the fullest, to say what Proverbs is saying to me, and most of all, to walk in wisdom as God would have me to do. I believe the Book of Proverbs will enable a person to "know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding, to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity; to give prudence to the simple to the young person knowledge and discretion."  Let get started!

God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change; courage to change the things we can, and the WISDOM to know the different, amen…..

 

The table of content . . .

 

Introduction

Week # 1          Knowledge Part I

Week # 2          Knowledge Part II

Week # 3          Understanding Part I

Week # 4          Understanding Part II

Week # 5          Wisdom Part I

Week # 6          Wisdom Part II

Week # 7          Book of Proverbs I

Week # 8          Book of Proverbs II/Conclusion

 

In this study there will be a prayer, questions, and quizzes at the end of the study, so there will be time to read all scriptures.  Each will teach us more on the Book of Proverbs, and as we read the scriptures, it will teach us how to live a godly life unto God according to the book of Proverbs.  I've changed the date on the Bible Study from Tuesdays to Fridays.

This is not according to the layout of the book itself, just covering the study week with chapters to finish reading before the bible study is over.

 

Weekly Reading (optional):

Week #1           Proverbs 1–4

Week #2           Proverbs 5-8

Week #3           Proverbs 9-12

Week #4           Proverbs 13-16

Week #5           Proverbs 17-20

Week #6           Proverbs 21-24

Week #7           Proverbs 25-28

Week #8           Proverbs 29–31

 

God bless this study (II Timothy 2:15)