Jensens survey of the old testament adam 166
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with a sense of sin and of its deadly fruits that
they have been known for centuries as the
Penitential Pss (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143)”
“Psalms,” in The International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia, 4:2493).
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Proverbs: Walking in the Fear of the Lord
Proverbs is the second of three Bible
books designated as “Wisdom Literature,”
the other two being Job and Ecclesiastes.
Wilbur M. Smith identi es the “wisdom”
theme of Proverbs as a message about the
fear of God.
The book of Proverbs contains the
distilled essence of wisdom which is
based upon a fear of God, setting forth
in remarkable gures of speech, with
innumerable contrasting clauses, what
is right and what is wrong, in the sight
of God, pertaining to man’s conduct….
The basic truth constantly a rmed in
Proverbs is expressed in the famous
statement, “The fear of the Lord is the
beginning
15:33).1
of
wisdom”
(1:7
and
I. PREPARATION FOR STUDY
1. Review what you have already studied
about poetic literature.
2. What di erent things does the word
wisdom suggest to you? With the help of a
concordance, study what the New Testament
teaches about true wisdom. Compare your
ndings with the following description of
the Old Testament concept of wisdom:
[In the Old Testament there are] six
di erent Hebrew words setting forth
various aspects of wisdom, as
discernment, knowledge, meditation,
prudence, etc. Wisdom among the
Hebrews di ers from wisdom among
other Oriental peoples in that it rested
rmly on the conviction of a personal
and holy God. It assumes that the
universe is regulated by reason and
law. It is practical and not speculative
as it was with the Greeks. Its
exhortations
have
a
universal
application—it is interesting to note
that neither the word Israel nor
Jerusalem is even referred to in
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or Job. Wisdom
is derived from experience and is often
expressed in similitudes and parables
taken from nature, rarely by historical
events. The wise man, according to the
Old Testament, is one who walks in the
way of the Lord, which is a way of
truth and righteousness, whose life is
consequently blessed by God, and is a
benediction to those within his family
and circle of in uence, and brings
contentment to his own heart.2
II. BACKGROUND
God inspired the writing of Proverbs
