Wisdom's Instructions and Benefits
Questions for Study 3
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I. My Teaching and Commands in Your Heart (3:1-8)
1. What will prolong our life according to verses 1 and 2? How is this possible in this life and the life to come? (Exodus 24:12, 31:18; 2 Corinthians 3:3) What happens when love and faithfulness becomes a life style?
2. What does verses 5 and 6 mean when it says "all your heart" and "all your ways"? What is some limitations of mankind's understanding? Why does humility have to do with fearing of the Lord? (7-8) What are the results?
II. The Lord Disciplines Those He Loves (3:9-26)
3. How can we honor the Lord according to verse 9? What is promised if we do? (10)
4. What does it mean that the Lord disciplines his people? (11-12) What are some benefits of disciple? How did the Lord disciple some of this people in the Bible?
5. What is promised to the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding in verses 13-18? Where else in the Bible is the tree of life mentioned? (Genesis 2:9; Revelation 2:7, 22:2, 14) How did God create the universe and what does this have to do with wisdom in our life? (19-20)
6. How is it possible to not let sound judgement and discernment out of your sight? (21-22) What kind of safety is verses 23 and 24 refering to? What does sound judgement and discernment guarantee?
7. What does verses 25 and 26 promise and why? Is this a promise that sudden disaster or ruin will not happen in your lifetime? What then is promised?
III. The Lord Detests a Perverse Man (3:27-35)
8. What does God require of those who have power? (27) When we power to do good when should it be done? (28; Luke 11:5-8; James 2:15-16) What is the wisdom of verse 29? What some reasons we are tempted to give false witness? (30) What are some reasons we envy violent people? (31-32)
9. What does God promise us in verse 33? What does it mean that God mocks proud mockers? How do we obtain honor and shame? (35)
10. What did Jesus teach us about how to treate others?
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