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Last time we focused on Satan’s deception and temptation of Eve. It is too easy for us to be deceived about the meaning of this story in Genesis 2-3 and to give in to the temptation to dismiss the importance of it. That would be a major mistake. If this story is taken seriously, it would change our entire system of education. It would change how we go about planning our lives and making all our decisions
The Bible says- Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding. (Pro. 3:13) Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom ... acquire understanding! (Prov.4:7)
What is Wisdom?
In the Bible, Wisdom is a way of viewing and approaching life, which involved instructing the young in proper conduct and morality and answering the philosophical questions about life's meaning. The word translated as "wisdom" can simply mean skill, especially the practical skills that go with designing and organizing a project. In the Old Testament wisdom at one level describes skilled arts, like goldsmiths ( Jer 10:9 ) and artisans, like weavers ( Exod 35:25-26) and architects ( Exod 35:30-36:1 ).
[But] "The major thrust of wisdom in the Old Testament was a code of moral conduct. This is especially represented by the Book of Proverbs, which gives instruction on personal behavior ... The goal of wisdom was to build an orderly and functional society that reflected the moral requirements of God as set forth in the law of Moses."
[In the Bible] The terms "wisdom" and "wise" apply to men and women who represent a way of thinking and conduct that is orderly, socially sensitive, and morally upright. Thus, the major thrust of wisdom in the Old Testament was a code of moral conduct. Source Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
And where can we find Wisdom?
Pro. 2:6 the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Psalm 111:6 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
Psalm 51:6 you delight in truth in the inward being and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Job 28:12 "But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? 13 … it is not found in the land of the living. 15 It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. 20 "From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? 23 "God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. 24 For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. 28 And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom…
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