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Adult Bible Study Guide Jan • Feb • Mar 2015

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Proverbs6ur 7oal

F rom the boo- o) 'roverbswe will learn how to be wise,

but correctly, in practicalways+isdo! isn t necessarily

intellectual !ight &heprere8uisite )or wisdo! is,

instead, to be hu!ble, to


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Proverbsontents

1 The Call of Wisdom 2 From Ears to Feet 9 A Matter of Life and Death Di ine Wisdom 5 The Blessin!s of the "i!hteous ; What #ou $et %s &ot What #ou'ee < Dealin! With Fi!hts = Words of Wisdom > Words of Truth10 Behind the Mask 11 Li in! () Faith12 The *umilit) of the Wise


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Proverbs3esson 12, March 21

&he ?u!ility of

the +ise


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The Humility of the Wise@ey &eAt

Matthew 5:9 B@JC

B lessed are the poor inspirit, )or theirs is the-ingdo! o) heaven


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The Humility of the Wisenitial +ords

%n the Dible hu!ility isconsidered an i!portantvirtue 4very breath, everyheartbeat, every gi)t, everytalent co!es only )ro! 7od,

in who! we live, and !ove,and have our being (Acts1 !"#$%

"nd in light o) the cross, even


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The Humility of the Wiseuic- 3oo-

1 3esson )ro! $od(Proverbs *+!*,'$

2 3esson )ro! theArro!ant (Proverbs

*+! ,-$9 3esson )ro! &ature(Proverbs *+!" ,"#$


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The Humility of the Wise1 3esson Fro! 7od

'roverbs 90:9G; B@JC% neither learned wisdo! norhave -nowledge o) the ?oly6ne +ho has ascended into

heaven or descendedE

7athered the wind in ?is *stsE 4stablished all ends o) theearthE +hat is ?is na!e,

?is son s na!e E


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1% .esson /rom God'roverbs 90:2, 9, 92, 99

The sel)Gnegation seen inthese teAts is 8uite a brea-)ro! the usual sel)GeAaltationo) -ings in the ancient Bear

4ast, who o)ten li-ed to boast

o) their wisdo!,achieve!ents, and !ilitaryvictories

(uch boasting, which i!plies


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1% .esson /rom God" @nowledge o) 7odE

'ride arises in those whodon t -now the 3ord in a

personal wayn contrast, the person who

lives in co!!union with 7od

will be hu!ble, )or he or sheis constantly in touch withthe 6ne who is in*nitely

reater than an o) us


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@nowledge o) 7od is to beunderstood as !eaning-nowledge about 7od

Five rhetorical 8uestions areas-ed, which )orce us to

recognize Hust how !uch about7od we really don tunderstand

Decause 7od is the reator


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&he )act that 7od is thereator, and that we cannot

)ully understand ?i!, gives usa crucial lesson regarding howwe should receive ?is written

revelation, which scholars arealways 8uestioning+ho are we to challenge the+ord o) 7od, even the parts


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The Humility of the Wise2 3esson Fro! the "rrogant

'roverbs 90: B@JC" emo e )alsehood and lies)ar )ro! !eL give !e neitherpoverty nor riches )eed !ewith the )ood Nou prescribed

)or !eLlest be )ull and deny Nou, andsay, O+ho is the 3ordE 6r lest,

be poor and steal, and


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"% .esson /rom the Arro0ant Beither &oo Much nor &oo 3ittle

Before we as- 7od )oranything,it is i!portant to !a-e sureour relationship with ?i! is

solid ) we lie, then we act as

i) 7od, who -nows all things,doesn t even eAist &his is why the con)ession o)

our sin is a prere8uisite )or


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"% .esson /rom the Arro0ant Beither &oo Much nor &oo 3ittle

&he two re8uests converge inone goal: the !lor) of $od) we get too little, we tend to

stealand insult 7odL i) we get too

!uch,we do not )eel the need )or 7odand !ay even deny ?is

eAistence


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"% .esson /rom the Arro0ant "ctions o) the "rrogant

Cursin0 your parents (112 1 $%t represents the !ost seriousact o) arrogance, whenchildren despise their sourceo) li)e (igni*cantly, honoring

and blessing one s parents isthe only co!!and!entassociated with the pro!ise o)

li)e (34od% "+!1"$2 while the


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"% .esson /rom the Arro0ant "ctions o) the "rrogant

Self,ri0hteousness (1"2 "+$% &he condition o) sinners whothin- o) the!selves asrighteous is bad, becausethey will stay in their sin,

believing that they are pureand don t need )orgivenessContempt (1*2 1 $% "rrogance

is !ani)ested in the


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The Humility of the Wise9 3esson Fro! Bature: 'rov 90:2 G

F our are little on the earth,but they are eAceedingly wise:the ants are not strong, yet

they prepare their)ood in the su!!erL the roc-

badgers are )eeble , yet they!a-e their ho!es in the cragsLthe locust have

no -ing, yet they all advance in


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*% .esson /rom 6ature3i!its o) ?u!an $nderstanding

M )ster) in co!!on thingsIvs 1> : an eagle silently!oving through the s-y, a

sna-e silently !oving along theearth " ship on the sea and a

!an with a wo!an4ven today so !any !ysteriesre!ain

?ow crucial it is that we never


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Cerses 20P29 deal withhu!an )olly, arrogance, and

vice &hen shi)ts to the ani!al

world, pointing to s!all and

hu!ble creatures, eventhough the sa!e ?ebrewword used )or wise in

re)erence to the! is used in


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4ven with all our advances inscience, how these creaturesdo what they do re!ains

beyond our )ullco!prehension

?ow !uch !ore so theiractions !ust have baKed this

wise !an in his ti!e

"nd he was indeed wise,


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The Humility of the WiseFinal +ords

+The 3ord can do nothingtoward the recovery o) !anuntil, convinced o) his own

wea-ness, and stripped o) allsel)GsuQciency, he yields

hi!sel) to the control o) 7od &hen he can receive the gi)tthat 7od is waiting to

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