A Virtuous Partner

--- www.lifebibleministry.com Sue LeBoutillier – Women of the Word Bible Studies The Way of Wisdom Questions for Discussion: Session #2 The following are questions that can be used after you have watched the Session #2 Video. #1 Do you agree or disagree with the Oxford study that described the health benefits of women gathering together on a regular basis? Why or why not? #2 Read Leviticus 10:9 for an understanding of God’s guidelines for priests. Then read Isaiah 28:7 for an example of their later disobedience. How did their disobedience in the area of strong drink negatively affect the whole community? #3 Not to harp on the strong drink message, but read Ephesians 5:15-18. How does the Apostle Paul’s words in that passage bring a similar warning in a more modern tone? #6 Before we even begin studying the character qualities found in Proverbs 31, what character qualities would you say that you want the Lord to grow in you? #4 Before watching this message, did you view yourself as a leader? Do you view yourself as a leader now? Share with your group some of the people that you regularly influence. #5 Sue mentioned that Proverbs 31 is a picture of wisdom in action – what it looks like when wisdom rules a woman’s life. Share about someone in your life that has been an example of wisdom in action. Proverbs 7 Proverbs 8 Proverbs 9 Proverbs Reading Assignment for this Week: Proverbs 10 Proverbs 11 Proverbs 12 Who can find a virtuous woman, For her price is far about rubies (Prov. 31:10)

The Way of Wisdom Study & Prep for Session #3 #1 Proverbs 7 is the perfect follow up to the mother’s advice in the first half of Proverbs 31. Did you notice both are addressed to ‘my son‘? On a natural level, the chapter is an appeal for a young man to embrace the wisdom that would spare him from foolish and destructive relationships. On a broader level, what other types of folly might one be spared from by embracing wisdom? www.lifebibleministry.com Sue LeBoutillier – Women of the Word Bible Studies #2 After expressing the warnings of folly in chapter seven, chapter eight reminds us that wisdom isn't hidden from sight, it's actually fairly accessible. #3 Proverbs 9:10 gives that final bookend for the first nine chapters regarding the Fear of the Lord. Read Proverbs 9:11 and 10:27. These seem like a promise for anyone who has really embraced wisdom in their life, yet we all know people whose years have been cut far too short. Discuss how to handle verses like this. Is it a promise? Is it a probability? How would you explain it to a child? #5 In preparation for Session #3, ponder these three verses from Proverbs 31 and consider what they have in common: verse 13 verse 16 verse 19 #4 As you begin to read chapters 10-30, there will be themes that the Holy Spirit will uniquely draw your attention to – things that make sense for your life. Be prepared to note those things in your journal, remembering you can’t study everything all at once. You might want to choose 3 concepts or 5 concepts for this pass through the book – things like your words, use of money, diligence, pride & humility. Consider how you might mark your themes and share one of them with your group, explaining why you’re highlighting that theme. List some of the ways that you have observed wisdom to be easy to find and readily accessible in your life. List some of the ‘noise’ in your life that may conceal wisdom and cause you to have to look harder. ---