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Lesson 10How To Know If
You're WiseEcclesiastes 8:1-17
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I thirsted in the barren land of
sin and shame,
And nothing satisfying there Ifound;
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But to the blessed cross of
Christ one day I came,Where
springs of living water didabound.
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Drinking at the springs of
living water, Happy now am I,
My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs ofliving water, O wonderful and
bountiful supply!
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How sweet the living water
from the hills of God,
It makes me glad and happy all
the way;
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Now glory, grace and blessing
mark the path I've trod,
I'm shouting Hallelujah
every day.
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Drinking at the springs of
living water, Happy now am I,
My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs ofliving water, O wonderful and
bountiful supply!
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O sinner, won't you come today
to Calvary?
A fountain there is flowing
deep and wide;
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The Savior now invites you to
the water free,
Where thirsting spirits can be
satisfied.
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Drinking at the springs of
living water, Happy now am I,
My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs ofliving water, O wonderful and
bountiful supply!
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Lesson 10How To Know If
You're WiseEcclesiastes 8:1-17
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How To Know If You're Wise
What does it mean to be wise?
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Wisdom is mentioned over 300
times in the Old Testament.
Over half of those times are in the
writings of Solomon or in reference
to Solomon
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Ecclesiastes 1:16
1 Kings 10:23-24
Proverbs 1:2, 1:3, 1:7, 2:6
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Respect for God
+Instruction
+
Knowledge+
Experience = Wisdom
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Count it all joy, my brothers, when you
meet trials of various kinds, for youknow that the testing of your faith
produces steadfastness. And let
steadfastness have its full effect, that youmay be perfect and complete, lacking in
nothing. James 1:2-3
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Four Traits
1. Have a shining FaceWho is like the wise? And who knows
the interpretation of a thing? A man's
wisdom makes his face shine, and thehardness of his face is changed.
8:1
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A shining face speaks of being blessed
How does Moses' blessing to Aaron in
Numbers 6:25 reveal this fact?
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the Lord make his face to shine upon
you and be gracious to you;
We reflect the Father to the world
Jesus said we are the light of the world(Matthew 5:14)
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We can shine even in adversity because
of what promise found in Psalm 34:5and Romans 8:28?
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Those who look to him are radiant, and
their faces shall never be ashamed.
And we know that for those who love
God all things work together for good,for those who are called according to his
purpose.
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Four Traits
2. Be patient when life is unfairEcc 8:2-7
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Solomon said they should submit to the
king because he can do whatever hepleases.
Today we are commanded by God to
be people of patience and submission
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Hebrews 13:17
James 4:71 Peter 2:13
How does Titus 3:1 also reiterate thisprinciple?
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Remind them to be submissive to rulersand authorities, to be obedient, to be
ready for every good work
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For there is a time and a way foreverything although man's trouble lies
heavy on him. For he does not know
what is to be, for who can tell him how itwill be? 8:6-7
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Wise people are not impulsive theywait for the right time and way to
handle a problem.
How can we be patient in adversity?
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Psalm 5:3, O Lord in the morning youhear my voice; in the morning I prepare
a sacrifice for you and watch.
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Four Traits
3. Accept what you can't changeEcc 8:8-14
Lord, Give Me the Grace to Accept theThings I Cannot Change
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No man has power to retain the spirit,
or power over the day of death
What did David tell Jonathan in 1
Samuel 20:3?
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as your soul lives, there is but a stepbetween me and death.
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Sometimes it is hard to accept that welive in a world where people get hurt.
But what can we do according to
Colossians 3:13?
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Forbearing one another, and forgivingone another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you,
so also [do] ye.
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Solomon says, I saw the wickedburied. And being praise. 8:10
In regards to ungodly people remaining
in their sin until death, what doesSolomon write in Ecc 8:11?
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Because the sentence against an evildeed is not executed speedily, the heart
of the children of man is fully set to do
evil
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One day people will get what theydeserve because of what truth found in
Isaiah 30:18?
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The Lord waits to be gracious to you,and therefore he exalts himself to show
mercy to you.
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Though a sinner does evil a hundredtimes and prolongs his life, yet I know
that is will be well with those who fear
God.Ecc 8:12
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Does it bother you to see a sinner getaway with evil?
Remember Jeremiah 51:56
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For the Lord is a God of recompense;
he will surely repay.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall healso reap.
Galatians 6:7
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Four Traits
4. Enjoy Life NowEcc 8:15-17
The wise person does not allowinjustice and things we don't understand
keep him from enjoying God's blessing.
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No one is wise enough to
understand everything. Sometimes
we must simply trust in what
promise found in Lamentations
3:25?
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The Lord is good to those who wait
for him, to the soul who seek him. Itis good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:25-26
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Review
How To Know if You're Wise1. Having a shining face
2. Be patient when life is unfair
3. Accept what you can't change
4. Enjoy life now
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