Overview and Objectives
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 ObjectivesWhen 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.
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?