Lord's Day - International Sunday school Lesson, Outline for Teacher's and Student's

June 14

Lesson 2 (KJV)

Value Wisdom

Devotional Reading: Proverbs 2:12–22

Background Scripture: Genesis 39; Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2:1–11

1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee.

 Key Verse

The Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.—Proverbs 2:6

Many Faces of Wisdom

Unit 1: Wisdom in Proverbs

Lessons 1–4

Lesson Aims

After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. State promises and blessings associated with godly wisdom.

2. Compare and contrast uses of the words wisdom, knowledge, understanding, treasure, and discretion.

3. Begin keeping a journal of occasions when godly wisdom has “preserved” him or her.

Lesson Outline

Introduction

A. More Valuable Than Gold

B. Lesson Context

I. Earthly Father’s Plea (Proverbs 2:1–5)

A. Search for Wisdom (vv. 1–4)

B. Find Wisdom (v. 5)

II. Heavenly Father’s Word (Proverbs 2:6–11)

A. Source of Wisdom (v. 6)

B. Protection for the Wise (vv. 7, 8)

Information That Protects

C. Preservation in Wisdom (vv. 9–11)

Well Preserved

Conclusion

A. Seekers for Life

B. Prayer

C. Thought to Remember

HOW TO SAY IT

Colossians	Kuh-losh-unz.
Corinthians	Ko-rin-thee-unz (th as in thin).
Hebrews	Hee-brews.
parallelism	par-al-lel-ism.
Phelps	Fehlps.
Solomon	Sol-o-mun.

What Do You Think? How do we go about being more receptive to wisdom? Digging Deeper How do texts such as Acts 17:18; 1 Corinthians 1:20; and Colossians 2:8 caution and challenge you in this regard?

What Do You Think? Who could be your role model as one who lives out the implications of Proverbs 2:4? Digging Deeper To initiate a mentor-protégé relationship, what questions would you ask this person?

What Do You Think? How would you explain to a new believer the relationship between fear and knowledge as those terms are used in Proverbs 2:5? Digging Deeper How would your explanation differ for an unbeliever, if at all? Why?

What Do You Think? What steps can we take to acknowledge more consistently the reality of God’s constant protection? Digging Deeper What should others see in us when that happens?

What Do You Think? Should you set a goal to gain more discretion so that understanding may result, or should you set a goal to gain more understanding so that discretion may result? Digging Deeper How do the various uses of these same terms in Proverbs 1:4; 2:2, 3, 6; 3:13, 19; 5:2; 8:1; 10:23; 11:12; 14:29; 15:21; 17:27; 18:2; 19:8; 20:5; and 24:3 influence your response?

Prayer

Father, in a world where so [much] mock and scorn You and Your Word, You are still the only wise God. May we keep our thoughts, words, and deeds in tune with Your wisdom and not allow the many distractions around us to quell our seeking spirit. May we pant and thirst for You even as the psalmist did. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Thought to Remember

God’s wisdom never depreciates in value.

 Redford, Douglas, Jim Eichenberger, and Larry Shallenberger. “Value Wisdom.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2019–2020. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson et al. Vol. 67. Colorado Springs, CO: Standard Publishing, 2020. 359. Print.