Proverbs 8 - The Wisdom of Jesus (notes)

Proverbs 8 - The Wisdom of Jesus

Principles:

1. Jesus is wisdom in personified.
2. The Gospel is the power of God.
3. God makes foolish the world’s wisdom.
4. Jesus is the power of God & the wisdom of God.
5. The foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom.

(I Corinthians 1:18,19,24,27)

Wisdom Is Calling Us

1. Where major decisions are made.
2. If you are simple, gain prudence, if you are foolish, gain understanding.
3. 3. Listen to Jesus, He is speaking.
4. To the discerning all the words of Jesus are right.
5. Choose Jesus instead of silver or gold, wisdom is more precious than rubies and nothing compares with wisdom.

Wisdom (Jesus)

Dwells with prudence, knowledge and discretion. V.12

If We Fear God

• We will hate evil, arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
• Counsel and sound judgment are the Lord’s and can be ours as we walk with wisdom.
• By wisdom, kings reign and rulers make laws that are just.
• Princes govern and so do nobles who rule the earth.

(v.13-16)

The Nature of Wisdom

Divine wisdom springs from integrity, and becomes manifest through creative expression with excellence as its standard.

Jesus (& Wisdom)

• Love those who love Him and those who seek Him will find Him.
• With Jesus (wisdom) are riches, honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
• The fruit of wisdom (Jesus) is better than fine gold and its yield surpasses choice silver. (17-19)

Jesus

• Walked the way of righteousness along the paths of justice giving wealth to those who love Me (wisdom) and making their treasuries full. (20-21)
• Was in eternity past.
• Was the Craftsman at the side of the Father filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in God’s presence. (22-30)
• Rejoices in God’s creation-the world and mankind.
• Says to listen to Him, to His instruction and be wise.
• Says, “Blessed is the man who listens to Me, who watching daily at the door of heaven, waiting at My door way.”

Whoever finds Jesus, finds life and will be given favor from the Lord, but whoever fails to find Me (Jesus-wisdom) harms himself and all who hate (Jesus-wisdom) love death.

Jesus Has Answers

• For sickness, ailments and every kind of human problem.
• If you have a child who is ill, a loved one who needs healing, Jesus is your healer.
• The enemy has authority over us when we agree with him. Fear and anxiety both agree with our enemy.

Our Adversary

• Is no match for Jesus Christ.
• The authentic message of the Kingdom is superior to any other message in the world.
• I can only please God when I am in faith; have faith in God not in what the Devil says.

There Are Two Types of Wisdom (Two Systems)

1. The world’s: bitter envy, selfish ambition and unspiritual--motivated by Satan.
2. The Kingdom of God’s: Leads to a good life, does good deeds in humility, pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.