Bible Question: MEANING FROM A BIBLE DICTIONARY FOR LOVE ,WISDOM AND LIGHT THANT YOU GOD BLESS |
Bible Answer: markaalchapman WISDOM. The rendering of several Heb. terms. 1. Heb. h[okmâ has the special meaning of “dexterity, skill” in an art (cf. Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:6; Exodus 36:1-2). It also and more generally means intelligent, sensible, judicious, endued with reason and using it (Deut. 4:6; Deut. 34:9; Proverbs 10:1; etc.); skillful to judge (1 Kings 2:9). Thus the wisdom of Solomon is manifested in his acute judgment (1 Kings 3:26-28; 1 Kings 10:1-8), in the verses and sentences he composed or retained in his memory (1 Kings 5:12; Proverbs 1:2). Wisdom includes skill in civil matters (Isaiah 19:11), the faculty of interpreting dreams and prophesying (Daniel 5:11), as well as the art of enchantment and magic (Exodus 7:11). A higher and more enlightened wisdom is ascribed to angels (2 Samuel 14:20) and to God (Job 9:4). 2. Heb. s8a4kal (to “be prudent, circumspect,” 1 Samuel 18:30; Job 22:2; cf. Psalm 2:10; Psalm 94:8; etc.). 3. Heb. tûshîyâ (properly “uprightness”), counsel, understanding (Job 11:6; Job 12:16; Job 26:3; Proverbs 3:21; etc.). 4. Heb. bînâ (“understanding”), the faculty of insight, intelligence (Proverbs 4:5, 7; Proverbs 17:10, “understanding”). Occasional Uses. Wisdom is used for (1) ingenuity, mechanical dexterity (Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:3); (2) craftiness, sublety, whether good or bad (Exodus 1:10; Proverbs 14:8); (3) the skill or arts of magicians, etc. (Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; Eccles. 9:17-18); (4) sagacity, learning, experience (Job 12:2, 12; Job 38:37; Psalm 105:22); (5) the current pagan philosophy of the apostolic age (1 Cor. 1:20; 1 Cor. 2:5; 1 Cor. 3:19; 2 Cor. 1:12). Dominant Uses. An attribute of God, wisdom is intimately related to the divine knowledge, manifesting itself in the selection of proper ends with the proper means for their accomplishment. Thus not only the world of nature but especially the economy of redemption is a manifestation of divine wisdom (see Psalm 104:24; Romans 11:33; 1 Cor. 1:24; Rev. 7:12). Thus the OT appeal of wisdom to men is the appeal of the only wise God (see Proverbs and Psalms). In men wisdom is not only practical understanding of matters relating to this life (1 Kings 3:12), but in the highest sense it is the theoretical and practical acceptance of divine revelation. Wisdom is in the deepest sense a divine gift (see Acts 6:10; 1 Cor. 2:6; 1 Cor. 12:8; Ephes. 1:17; Col. 1:9; Col. 3:16; James 1:5; James 3:15-17). New Unger's Bible Dictionary |
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