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By Melissa Wolford
May 23, 2024 Word Study on “Wisdom”
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding; furthermore, if you call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it [wisdom] like silver and search for it [wisdom] like hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” ~Proverbs 2:1-6
The book of Proverbs holds a very special place in my heart. Not only because it is chocked full of all these golden nuggets of wisdom, but because when I first started digging into God’s Word, this is where I started. When my children were very young, my mom came over with this tiny devotional book in her hand and said “Let’s work through the book of Proverbs together!” I thought to myself, “I think I can handle this. I’m already familiar with Proverbs. In fact, I have some of the verses memorized, so this should be a breeze.” Boy, was I wrong.
That devotional ended up being an inductive study on the book of Proverbs. What does that mean? The inductive approach usually has three primary steps: Observation: What does the Bible say?
Interpretation: What does the Bible mean?
Application: How does the Bible apply to my life today?
So I went through the whole book of Proverbs with that approach and I drew two conclusions afterwards. One: I realized how foolish I actually was. And Two: I did not know my Bible as well as I thought I did. Then this hunger stirred inside of me. Just as a woman craves chocolate, I craved the Word of God. I could not get enough! The Holy Spirit just grabbed me by the hand and took me on a wild journey through the Bible.
As we deep dive into this word study on wisdom together, this is my prayer: May the Holy Spirit grab you by the hand, guide your heart, and take you on your own journey through the Scriptures. His Word is living and active, and “is able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”
(2 Timothy 3:15) So grab your Bibles, notebook, highlighters, and pens and let’s dive into God’s Word!
Week 1: Everyone associates the book of Proverbs with wisdom, which they should. But did you know that the Tanakh (TaNaKh), the Jewish Bible, was set up in three parts? T - Torah, which is the Law; N - Nevi’im, which is the Prophets; K - Ketuvim, which is Writings. Within the books of Writings are 3 poetic books, Psalms, Proverbs, and Job; 5 scrolls, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther; and the remaining books, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles. In fact, the actual order in the Tanakh, after the Law and the Prophets, is Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 & 2 Chronicles. These are all considered books by which to glean wisdom, since they reflect the history of the Israelites. Because Jesus grew up in the temple (Luke 2:41-49) and “increased in wisdom and stature” (Luke 2:52), the Scriptures would have been taught this way to Him. Let’s start off meditating on Proverbs this week. (Hint: Wisdom is a keyword)
Day 1: The Value of Proverbs - Proverbs 1:1-7
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the Proverbs passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 2: The Petition of Wisdom - Proverbs 1:20-33
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you.
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 3: The Value of Wisdom - Proverbs 2:1-22
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 4: The Petition to Trust - Proverbs 3:1-26
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 5: Reflection and Meditation - “Lady Wisdom” - Proverbs 8:1-36
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
d. Meditate on this chapter for the weekend. Soak in Wisdom’s Appeal. My suggestion is to replace the “she”, “I”, “me”, and “my” with the word “wisdom”.
Extra Credit: Search through Proverbs and find other passages that mention wisdom. Use the same inductive method to study these passages.
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding; furthermore, if you call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it [wisdom] like silver and search for it [wisdom] like hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” ~Proverbs 2:1-6
The book of Proverbs holds a very special place in my heart. Not only because it is chocked full of all these golden nuggets of wisdom, but because when I first started digging into God’s Word, this is where I started. When my children were very young, my mom came over with this tiny devotional book in her hand and said “Let’s work through the book of Proverbs together!” I thought to myself, “I think I can handle this. I’m already familiar with Proverbs. In fact, I have some of the verses memorized, so this should be a breeze.” Boy, was I wrong.
That devotional ended up being an inductive study on the book of Proverbs. What does that mean? The inductive approach usually has three primary steps: Observation: What does the Bible say?
Interpretation: What does the Bible mean?
Application: How does the Bible apply to my life today?
So I went through the whole book of Proverbs with that approach and I drew two conclusions afterwards. One: I realized how foolish I actually was. And Two: I did not know my Bible as well as I thought I did. Then this hunger stirred inside of me. Just as a woman craves chocolate, I craved the Word of God. I could not get enough! The Holy Spirit just grabbed me by the hand and took me on a wild journey through the Bible.
As we deep dive into this word study on wisdom together, this is my prayer: May the Holy Spirit grab you by the hand, guide your heart, and take you on your own journey through the Scriptures. His Word is living and active, and “is able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”
(2 Timothy 3:15) So grab your Bibles, notebook, highlighters, and pens and let’s dive into God’s Word!
Week 1: Everyone associates the book of Proverbs with wisdom, which they should. But did you know that the Tanakh (TaNaKh), the Jewish Bible, was set up in three parts? T - Torah, which is the Law; N - Nevi’im, which is the Prophets; K - Ketuvim, which is Writings. Within the books of Writings are 3 poetic books, Psalms, Proverbs, and Job; 5 scrolls, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther; and the remaining books, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles. In fact, the actual order in the Tanakh, after the Law and the Prophets, is Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 & 2 Chronicles. These are all considered books by which to glean wisdom, since they reflect the history of the Israelites. Because Jesus grew up in the temple (Luke 2:41-49) and “increased in wisdom and stature” (Luke 2:52), the Scriptures would have been taught this way to Him. Let’s start off meditating on Proverbs this week. (Hint: Wisdom is a keyword)
Day 1: The Value of Proverbs - Proverbs 1:1-7
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the Proverbs passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 2: The Petition of Wisdom - Proverbs 1:20-33
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you.
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 3: The Value of Wisdom - Proverbs 2:1-22
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 4: The Petition to Trust - Proverbs 3:1-26
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
Day 5: Reflection and Meditation - “Lady Wisdom” - Proverbs 8:1-36
a. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His Word to you
b. Read through the passage a couple of times
c. Use the Inductive Method to draw conclusions to what this passage is saying
d. Meditate on this chapter for the weekend. Soak in Wisdom’s Appeal. My suggestion is to replace the “she”, “I”, “me”, and “my” with the word “wisdom”.
Extra Credit: Search through Proverbs and find other passages that mention wisdom. Use the same inductive method to study these passages.
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