Thursday, September 10, 2009

Wisdom is Worth Pursuing (Proverbs 1,2)

What are three things you've pursued in the past week?

According to Proverbs 1:2-3, what are some of the benefits of attaining wisdom?

What do you think it means to live a "disciplined and prudent life"? Who is someone you would describe as a prudent person? What makes them prudent?

Four kinds of people are listed in Proverbs 1:4-5. With which of these people do you most identify? Why?

Which of these four people would you most like to imitate? Why?

Proverbs 1:7 names the one kind of person who will never attain wisdom. In your opinion, what kind of behavior makes someone a fool?

What advise would you give to a fool?

Proverbs 1:7 says "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge". What do you think it means to "fear the LORD?"

Talk about something in your past about which you were obsessed. How did you demonstrate your obsession?

Read Proverbs 2:1-4. What obsession is the author of Proverbs encouraging? How would someone behave who was obsessed with obtaining wisdom?

Read Proverbs 2:5. What is the result of being obsessed with wisdom?

What is one step you can take this week to pursue wisdom?

1 comment:

Anders Branderud said...

Quote: ” Proverbs 1:7 says "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge". What do you think it means to "fear the LORD?"”

Looking in a concordance of the world yira, when it is in the context of ha-Sheim, one finds that non-selective Torah-observance to ones utmost is what the Creator requires.

This is also in accordance with what the historical first century Ribi Yehoshua ha-Mashiakh (the Messiah) from Nazareth taught to his followers. His teachings are found in www.netzarim.co.il