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The Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of
Solomon
How to Negotiate Life
Ray of Hope Christian ChurchMay 15, 2012
O daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you – if you find my lover,
what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love.
Song of Songs 5:8
Ecclesiastes, comes from the Latin form of the Greek word,
“Ecclesia”,which means “assembly.” The
one who stands before the assembly is the preacher or the
teacher.1:1,12,16,2:9 and 12:9
Meaningless! Meaningless! Says the Teacher. Utterly
Meaningless! Everything is meaningless. What does man gain from all his labor at which
he labors under the sun? Ecc. 1:2
Human life is insignificant compared to everything else and
short.
1:3-11, v. 8 “What does a man gain from all his labor at which he
toils under the sun?”
Even pleasures are meaningless.2:1-11
Jesus himself says that a human’s
life does not consist in the abundance
of things. Luke 12:12-21
• Live by faith – 11:1-6• Know that life will end so therefore
live for God. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, don’t waste your life 11:1-7; chapter 12
• Trust God and always obey him – 12:8-14
Life for Solomon is a chasing after the wind when one does
not know and fear God.
Wisdom is the theme, the key word in the book of Proverbs.
The English word Proverbs comes from two Latin words, Pro
“instead of” and verba words “instead of many words.”
A proverb is a sentence that is given instead of many words. It
is a short statement that
summarizes a wise principle.
• Synonymous Parallelism – Proverbs 19:29 – where the second clause restates the first
• Contrast Parallelism – Proverbs 13:9 – where a truth is stated in the first clause and is made stronger in the second by using contrast.
• Synthetic or Completive Parallelism – 20:2 The second clause develops the thought of the first.
Proverbs 9:10
“the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, and knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.
Wisdom in the book of Proverbs is portrayed as a godly woman who calls persons to life and to
God, into a life of blessing and success.
•Wisdom’s first call–Proverbs 1:20-33
•Wisdom’s second call is to wealth. 8:1-31
•Wisdom’s third call – 9:1-12
Folly or foolishness is portrayed as a seductive
woman, an adulteress who tempts the
foolish and leads them to hell.
Proverbs 5:1-10
•You can lose your reputation – 5:9
•Lose your possessions – 5:10•Lose your health – 5:11•Lose your life – 5:22-23
The Fool
• hates instruction 1:7, 22• is self confident – 12:15• thinks he or she knows everything –
18:2• talks without thinking – 29:11• mocks at sin – 14:9
The Fool• gives full vent to his anger – what
comes up, comes out!• is hotheaded and reckless – 18:6-7• lacks discernment• The fool says in his heart, there is no
God! Psalms 14:1
The simple person
• believes anything and everything they are told – 14:15
• are easily led astray and lack understanding – 7:7
• cannot see ahead to know what is coming – 22:3 so they are repeatedly getting into trouble
The Scorner
• mocks at God’s wisdom because it is too high for him or her – 14:6
• would never admit it because they know everything- 21:24
• Is arrogant and prideful
But the wise man or woman, the one who fears the Lord
• Listens to instruction 1:5• Obeys what they hear – 10:8• Stores up what they learn – 10:14• Shares what they learn-win others to
the Lord – 11:30
But the wise man or woman, the one who fears the Lord
• Flees from sin – 14:16• Trusts in the Lord with all their heart – 3:5-
6• Guards their heart – 4:23 – for out of the
heart flow the issues of life• Watches their tongue – 16:23
The tongue can be a source of blessing and cursing. This should not be as the writer
James says 3:1-12
The tongue is so powerful that we have to watch how we use it
Proverbs 18:21,“Life and death are in the
power of the tongue.”
• Lying – 12:17-23;12:18; God hates a lying tongue – 6:16-17
• Bearing tales – 18:8. We tell stuff that does not need to be told – 11:13, destroying friendships and other relationships – 17:9
• Talking too much 12:13, 18:6-7 and get into trouble. 10:19. A guarded tongue leads to a safe life. 13:3. A person of few words is a person of knowledge.
• Talking to soon without listening to people – 18:13, 17. James 1:19. Let everyone be swift to hear and slow to speak.