PROVERBS LESSON 10
We will begin this lesson in Proverbs 8:19 "My fruit [is] better
than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver."
In James 3:17 "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and
good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy." James 3:18
"And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace."
Proverbs 8:20 "I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of
the paths of judgment:" Proverbs 8:21 "That I may cause those that
love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures."
Isaiah chapter 30 verse 21 shows how the Lord will lead His
people, Isaiah 30:21 "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,
saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right
hand, and when ye turn to the left." In Ezekiel 37:24 "And David my
servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my
statutes, and do them." In Romans chapter 8, we see that we are sons
of God and heirs with Jesus if we love Him. Romans 8:14 "For as many
as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." In Romans
8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and jointheirs with
Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also
glorified together."
Just as the Lord throughout Scripture has not only protected, but
prospered His people, that is the promise here, too. God protects and
blesses His own, if they will walk in His path. There is a curse for
those who do not walk in His ways.
Proverbs 8:22 "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way,
before his works of old."
In Psalms 148:5 "Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he
commanded, and they were created." You see, we are His creation. We
are also His because we have been purchased by His shed blood on the
cross. We are not our own. He owns us. We are His possession, and we
have been ever since He created us. So many believe that Wisdom is the
second person of the trinity. Whether it is Him or whether He
possesses all wisdom does not matter.
Proverbs 8:23 "I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
or ever the earth was." Proverbs 8:24 "When [there were] no depths, I
was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with
water."
This is just saying that Wisdom was established even before the
world began. By the wisdom of God, the universe was created. Just as
the Word is Jesus, Wisdom in this sense is, too. This is the wisdom of
God that we see here. This is wisdom far beyond our comprehension. In
V-24, it just goes in to detail saying that when all of the earth was
created Wisdom already existed.
Proverbs 8:25 "Before the mountains were settled, before the hills
was I brought forth:" Proverbs 8:26 "While as yet he had not made the
earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world."
The very same thing said of wisdom here is spoken of God in
chapter 90 of Psalms verse 2, "Before the mountains were brought forth
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from
everlasting to everlasting, thou art God." You see, wisdom and God
seem to be overlapping. You see, elaborate descriptions of what had
not been created when wisdom began just drive home the eternity of God
and His wisdom.
Proverbs 8:27 "When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when
he set a compass upon the face of the depth:" Proverbs 8:28 "When he
established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of
the deep:" Proverbs 8:29 "When he gave to the sea his decree, that the
waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the
foundations of the earth:" Proverbs 8:30 "Then I was by him, [as] one
brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always
before him;"
You read in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven
and the earth." You just somehow think of it as a mass without
details. In these verses, we have been reading in detail the things
that God has created. When you list each in detail the magnitude of
God's mighty creation stands out very strongly. It is impossible, as I
have said so many times before in this lesson, to separate God and His
wisdom. It is part of Him and just as eternal. My favorite scripture
in all the Bible does the best job of explaining this. Wisdom and the
Word are eternal. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:2 "The same was in
the beginning with God." John 1:3 "All things were made by him; and
without him was not any thing made that was made."
Proverbs 8:31 "Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and
my delights [were] with the sons of men."
This is the promise to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,
that the wisdom of God is available to us, also. We must pray and ask
God, and He will give us wisdom. Mankind is made in the likeness of
God. God's desire is for us to live godly lives directed by His
wisdom.
Proverbs 8:32 "Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for
blessed [are they that] keep my ways."
The blessed of the Lord are the ones who walk in His ways. God
promises great blessing throughout the Bible to all who keep His
commandments. There is a curse spoken against those who continuously
walk in sin. Those filled with the wisdom of God are wise unto their
own salvation. Those who refuse God and His wisdom are children of the
evil one.
Proverbs 8:33 "Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not."
Proverbs 8:34 "Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at
my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors."
The walk of a Christian is one day at a time. Our committment to
the Lord is for a lifetime, but we must live it one day at a time.
God's instructions for living are found in the Bible. It is impossible
to live pleasing lives in Him without knowing what His Word (Bible)
says. Our prayer each day should be, "Lord, help me live pleasing to
you today".
Proverbs 8:35 "For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain
favour of the LORD."
In St. John chapter 1 verse 4, it tells how there is life in the
Word. As we said before; Word, Wisdom, and God are not possible to
separate. John 1:4 "In him was life; and the life was the light of
men."
Proverbs 8:36 "But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own
soul: all they that hate me love death."
Here are a few Scriptures showing that the sinners, who do not
repent, shall go to hell. Mark 16:16 "He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
We see quickly if we are unwise and continue in transgressing
God's laws, we will be looking for death - not eternal life.
Proverbs 10 Questions
1. In James chapter 3 verse 17, we read that wisdom that is from
above is first ------------ then ----------- and full of ---------
----.
2. In V-20, we see wisdom leading in what?
3. We see those that love wisdom inherit what?
4. Isaiah chapter 30 verse 21, shows what?
5. In Ezekial chapter 37 verse 24, what do we read about?
6. In chapter 8 of Romans, who are the sons of God?
7. Who did God prosper while he was living in captivity?
8. There are blessings for those who obey God, but what is the fate
of those unwise who do not obey?
9. In chapter 148 of Psalms, why should we praise the Lord?
10. In verse 23, who is the "I"?
11. When was wisdom established?
12. Who is the Word?
13. What Scripture in Psalms is the same as V-25 here?
14. Why is wisdom eternal?
15. Who is the "He" in V-27?
16. When you list so many wonderful things He created, what does it
make you more aware of?
17. In St. John chapter 1 verse 1, who is the Word?
18. God's desire for His sons of men is what?
19. Who are the blessed in V-32?
20. Those who refuse God and His wisdom are whose children?
21. Our commitment to the Lord is for a lifetime, but our walk is
what?
22. For whoso findeth me findeth -----------.
23. In him was life; and the life was the -----------of men .
24. He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own -------------.
25. He that believeth not shall be -------------.
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