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Old Testament Basics

  1. Lesson One
    Old Testament Introduction
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    The Old Testament Story
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Color Books, Wisdom/Poetry Books, and Prophetic Books
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The Beginnings Era
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    The Settlement Era
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    The Kingdom Era
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    The Exile and Reconstruction Era
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    Old Testament Poetry
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    The Wisdom Literature
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    Prophetic Books
    4 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  11. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment

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Old Testament Basics The Wisdom Literature Overview and Objectives
Lesson 9, Activity 1

Overview and Objectives

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Lesson Overview

Lesson Nine focuses on the wisdom literature produced by Israel’s inspired sages. We discover a biblical definition of wisdom and introduce principles for studying these amazing books.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

  • Explain how proverbs differ from promises.
  • Understand how Proverbs and Ecclesiastes represent two ends of a spectrum on how to view life.
  • Describe how the book of Job deals with the age-old question of why good people suffer.

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
The book of Proverbs contains wise observations of life. What results can we expect from following them?