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15 Cards in this Set
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Who is the author of Proverbs? |
Solomon but there are two batches from the oracles and the wise Agaur and Lemuel |
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Proverbs is a prime example of what? |
Wisdom Literature |
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The key term is Proverbs is what? |
Wisdom |
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The Purpose of the book of Proverbs is what? |
To describe and instill wisdom in God's people |
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The intended audience of Proverbs is who? |
the simple the youth the wise and the one who understands |
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The characters in the book are who? |
the wise the fool and the simple |
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the wise is who? |
the person who embraces God's covenant and learns the skill of living out the covenant in everyday situations |
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the fool is who? |
the person steadily opposed to God's coveant |
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the simple is who? |
the person who is not firmly committed wither to wisdom or folly; he is easily mislead |
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What is a caricature? |
people with features exaggerated for easy identification |
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What is the purpose of the characters or caricatures in Proverbs? |
The positive ones serve as ideals for conduct and character. The negative ones are so the faithful can easily recognized these traits in themselves and flee from them. |
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A Proverb works by what? |
Making a comparison and leaving it to the reader to work out how the proverb applies in different situations |
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Major Themes in Proverbs |
diligence and laziness friendship speech marriage child rearing domestic peace work getting along and good manners eternity |
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Major Themes II |
God's will is intensely practical-applies to every aspect of his people's lives A life lived by God's will is a happy life A life lived by God's will is a useful life A life lived by God's will does not just happen; one must seek after it, study it, pursue it, and discipline oneself. Such a life is available to those who go after it. |
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A proper relation to god involves first__________________________ then________________________ and ________________. |
A proper relation to God involves first trying hard to understand his truth, and then embracing and obeying what one understands. |
