Hebrew Teachings of Wisdom

* 19 Explain the biblical support for cultivating intellectual virtues. ROMANS 12:3, EPH. 4:14, 2 TIMOTHY 4:3-4

Ferrin’s process of inductive Bible study takes on a relational approach that consists of three essential parts or phases titled Foundation, Framing, and Finish Work. The structured methods encompass studying a book of the Bible and internalizing it rather than just memorizing the words (p. 3). The author diligently explains how that through the devoted application of all phases individuals and group Bible study participants are sure to “fall in love with God’s Word” (p. 3). Ferrin presents and or describes Scripture internalization as taking in the truth and then applying it to everyday life or living. Ferrin pointed out that the benefits of understanding biblical messages book by book include the Living Word of God becoming a reality within persons that grow more enjoyable and rewarding as time comes and goes.

Novelist, Christopher Morley, in his essay, “On Laziness,” explains that laziness not only has a negative connotation but it could be beneficial characteristics that affect our lives positively. Morley’s purpose is to argue that currently people in our society always think that laziness has a negative meaning however he implies that laziness can be positive. The author wants his readers of the essay and hard working adults to respects the laziness. Morley supports his implication by a first mocking slothful people, then he describes the attractiveness of indolent people, finally, he discusses their success. Throughout the essay, Morley uses irony, tone, parallelism, and ethos to develop the purpose.

Thinking about it now makes me realize my mistakes. I neglected the fact that laziness is an addiction and in order to keep being lazy, I became dishonest so i can avoid the consequences. This reminded me of the story neapolitan

Having the desire to be successful is one thing but without the doing the little things you will never get there. Successful people are committed to doing something every single day. Regardless of what is going on in their lives they work on their craft. They overcome the daily battle between procrastination and motivation. Every day, most people have a list of things they want to do; need to do; or should do; and what they don’t want to do. It’s these daily choices that are influenced by our discipline and

Lazy is often used in a negative manner to describe someone. When one hears the word lazy, they think of someone that is being indifferent and slow-moving. Being called lazy is usually taken as an insult, but Chritopher Marley formulated an essay called “On Laziness” to prove to readers that being lazy isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, being lazy has numerous advantages that no one ever thinks of. Through the use of the rhetorical devices, diction and syntax, Morley clearly conveys the meaning, purpose, and effect of the text to the audience.

Judaism, like other world religions, contains a paradox that many men of reason find difficult to deal with. On the one hand, its moral code provides many enduring values, such as those against killing, lying, stealing and coveting. Those values obviously help to advance the Hebrews from a nomadic lifestyle that relies mostly on instincts to a civilized existence that relies at least partly on values. It seems, though, that the ancient Hebrews hold up those values only for members of their own tribe, while instinctively viewing non-Hebrews as unworthy or subhuman and committing a long list of atrocities against them.

There are many character traits that make someone successful in life. Some traits you are born with, other traits are mindsets. There are a few character traits that coaches, teachers, bosses, or any other significant figure looks for in particular. One of the most important character traits is a hard-working attitude. You aren’t born with a hard-working attitude. It is a mindset. You may not be the best employee, but an employer will be more willing to work with someone that works hard than someone that can do the job but is lazy. Although I am not the best at everything, I give 100% effort in everything that I do and believe that working hard is the most important trait a person can possess.

Those who lives this way will feel the consequences. I have felt them. For me, it is in academics that I am told I excel. Therefore, I procrastinate. In my mind, I am good at it, so a last-minute effort will still help me succeed.

The problem of laziness stems not just from a daily physical laziness but also from a spiritual lack. In medieval times little was known about the world and technology was just developed enough to allow survival. They had to work hard just to survive and the only thing that sustained them was their faith in higher powers.

The Law of Moses, or Moses’s Law refers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, sometimes call the Pentateuch, or Torah which is a central reference of Judaism. Of the covenants found in the Pentateuch are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books contained the laws and instruction given by the Lord to Moses which establishes Israel as a nation. All five of the books are believed to be written by MosesIntroduction

There is nothing that can stop wisdom. When you discover this power, you will become an unstoppable threat to the kingdom of satan. Ecclesiastes Chapter nine mentions a king who entered a small city and took total control of it, and kept the people in bondage by building snares around it. The people lived under his communistic views and no one dared to confront him. However, in that city there was found a “poor wise man” (Ecclesiastes 9:15), who was fed up and tired of abuse and tired of living like a slave of men. He had no money, no influence, no connections with other kings, nor was he trained to battle, yet he possessed one thing called wisdom. With his wisdom he took that city out of the control of this king and he delivered it. The bible

Assignment 15 The purpose of this paper is to highlight three things learned in the final chapters which outline the entirety of the book: A Survey of the Old Testament. The three things learned are: (1) Law versus Grace. (2) Understanding Worship.

12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Wisdom Tradition is a term applied to the Old Testament books of Proverbs, Job, Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes. Wisdom Tradition books all share characteristics and points of view that are somewhat different than other biblical books. Wisdom tradition has very prominent characteristics from other books in the Old Testament such as a search for the goal of life, how to master it and questioning the problems of life, showing interest to human experiences that affect all people, joy of creativity and creation, and very little interest in the great acts of divine salvation. These qualities appear in a few books in the Old Testament. All of them show wisdom, but only some show both wisdom and tradition. Books such as Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes values the beauty of creation and the confidence of human life and nature. This was a new concept to Israel. They learned about wisdom tradition through other nations. They were influenced from Mesopotamian literature and took their ideas of meditations of sufferings and God’s justice into their Old Testament Books. Suffering can be seen in Job, but in the next essay and upcoming classes, we will be relating this to women suffering. The wisdom perspectives did not replace the other two major strands of thought in Ancient Israel, that of prophets and priests. It was simply a different focus that was complementary with the other perspectives presented in the Bible.