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Lesson Summary:
Introduction to Proverbs - January 20, 2002
| By way of introduction to the book of Proverbs,
Tom shared a technique for looking at scripture that he
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This method involves looking at the content of the
Bible as one of three things:
- God revealing Himself to us, typically through
the medium of the prophet
(examples: prophet books, books of Moses)
- Our response to the revelation, through the medium
of the Priest
(examples: Psalms)
- Instruction of inspired men, through the medium
of the sage
(examples: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job)
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Proverbs falls into this last classification: instruction,
or "wisdom literature".
We then took a look at the first seven verses of the
book of Proverbs, extracting the the preeminent purpose
as to instruct in fair, just and right living.
Assignment for next week:
Read the first 9 chapters of Proverbs (view
online) and make notes on anything that is striking
to you. That could be connections, repetitions, or anything
that jumps out at you. We will use the list as a basis
for class discussion in the coming weeks.
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