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Intro
Part 1 - Wisdom Calls
Series - Lessons from the Book of Proverbs
Text - Proverbs 1.1-7
About the Book
Authorship
Solomon - wrote most of its contents
Agur - Proverbs 30.1 “1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance.
This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:”
Lemuel - Proverbs 31.1 “1 The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:”
The Collection
Proverbs 25.1 “1 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:”
collection was probably done under King Hezekiah, some 200 years after Solomon
In the Hebrew Scripture, Proverbs is part of the Poetical Books, together with Psalms and Job
The Title
Proverbs - Heb mashal
translated in English -
proverb/s - about 23 times
oracle - Num 23.7 “7 And he took up his oracle and said: “Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east.
‘Come, curse Jacob for me, And come, denounce Israel!’”
byword - Ps 44.14 “14 You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.”
parable - Ps 27.1 “1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”
discourse - Job 27.1 “1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:”
Heb.
mashal -
Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Defined and Explained (Proverb)
A proverb is often described as a short pithy saying, usually given in concrete terms, that captures and summarizes some aspect of life in a memorable way.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (PROVERB)
PROVERB (Heb.
māšal, māšāl).†
Basically a saying concerned with making an instructive comparison
The New Bible Dictionary, 3rd Edition (Proverb)
māšāl (probably related to mšl, ‘to be like’, ‘to be compared with’, although some relate it to mšl, ‘to rule’; hence a word spoken by a ruler).
In addition to denoting ‘a pithy saying, especially one condensing the wisdom of experience’
The Purpose of the Book
the book was created with noble intentions for its readers -
To know wisdom and instruction
Wisdom - Heb. chokmah
In the OT chokhmah most commonly describes wise judgment or decision making, which leads to success and can bring strength and favor
Chokhmah is also used to describe the skill or ability of craftsmen and artists
the purpose of the Book is to provide wisdom for success in life
Instruction
musar, is another key term in Proverbs.
It can refer to instruction or discipline dispensed by either people or God
מוּסָר (mûsār).
n. masc.
discipline, correction, reproof.
Refers to corrective discipline or instruction
another purpose of this Book is to teach discipline, by providing proper instructions
To perceive the words of understanding
Understanding
בִּינָה (bînâ).
n. fem.
insight, discernment, understanding.
Describes one’s ability to wisely cogitate data that has been received; it moves beyond simply gathering information into the activity of discerning and judging its importance.
another purpose of this Book is to help the reader develop discernment
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment and equity
another purpose of this Book is to give advice or counsel on wisdom, righteous acts, justice and fairness
To give prudence to the simple, as well as knowledge and discretion
another purpose of this Book is to teach how to
behave with skill/craft,
know things by reason
develop wise judgment
To understand a proverb and an enigma, the words of the wise and their riddles
another purpose of this Book is to help the reader understand how wise (men) teach through -
proverbs - sayings in concise words
enigma - parables that are satirical and sometimes hard to understand
words (in general)
riddles - words in the form of puzzles
The Objectives of the Book
The simple / the young man
Simple
adj.
simple, poss.
as open-minded — simple, as subst.
concr.: open to the instruction of wisdom or folly
To teach the wise
The theme of the Book
The Source of Wisdom
Advise to the Simple
Stay away form sinners
Listen to the call of wisdom
Warnings to those who do listen to wisdom’s call
Conclusion
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