PPT-The Wisdom of Israel Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job

Have you considered my servant Job Why do bad things happen to good people and other related questions Job 11 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job and that man was blameless and upright one who feared God and turned away from evil. 8 . – Seeking Happiness…Finding Misery – . Part 3: Ecclesiastes in the Bible. Brian K. Davis. December 28, 2011 . Seeking Answers. A Study in Ecclesiastes. Solomon as the Author. Credited to him from ancient times by both Jewish and Christian scholars until the time of Luther.. and Praise. Psalm . 150. Psalm . 104:24. O . Lord, how many are Your works!. In . wisdom You have made them all;. The earth is full of Your . possessions. .. Daniel 2:20. Daniel . said. ,. “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever,. Barbara Leung Lai. “The Lord’s Blessing is upon the House of the. Righteous, and His Cursing is upon the House of the Wicked” (3:33)—A huge Gap between the ‘Then’ and ‘Now’?. I. Approaching Proverbs: 7 key Interpretive Orientations. Ecclesiastes 2. The Theme. (Ecclesiastes 1:1-2) . The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.. (RSV). The Spokesman Begins To Study Life. The Great Experiment. “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”. ECCLESIASTES 1:12-18. “If we want America to lead in the 21st century, nothing is more important than giving everyone the best education possible — from the day they start preschool to the day they start their career.”. Part 1: “All is Vanity” from Experience. Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:26. Brian K. Davis. January 15, 2012 . Seeking Answers. A Study in Ecclesiastes. Life Under the Sun - “All is Vanity”. New Testament paints secular life in I John 2:15-17 - . Summer Reading 3:. Old Testament Poetry. Biblical Wisdom. “Skill in the art of godly living—. that orientation which allows one . to live in harmonious accord . with God’s ordering of the world.” . Document #: . TX004710. Psalms . The . Lord. is a stronghold for the oppressed, . . a . stronghold in times of trouble.. Those who . know your . name trust in you;. You . never forsake those who seek . Scope of this lesson. Types of poetry. Overview of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. Game. Delve into Psalms. Breakdown of Christian Old Testament. Breakdown of Jewish Tanakh. The Scope of this Lesson. From . ancient times, people have wondered if these popular sayings really have a place in the Bible. They do not seem to derive from revelation, a direct word of God. Rather, they reflect, quite literally, “common sense,” the sense the faith community has made of its cumulative experience. If this is wisdom, then it is wisdom of the homeliest sort. . Wisdom Literature & Poetry. Wisdom Literature – The intention of wisdom literature . is to teach people about God and about being virtuous. . Characteristics of Wisdom literature include. :. References to the law or covenant. JOB. AUTHOR: . uncertain—possibly Job.. RECIPIENTS: . not stated.. DATE: . probably about the time of suffering of the righteous.. THEMES: . Why do the righteous suffer?. . Sovereignty of God. “So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands.”. -Ecclesiastes 9:1. EVERYTHING IS IN GOD’S HANDS. The Search for Meaning . Part .