Bible Study 20241219 Wisdom of Solomon 2:1-24
Bible Study 20241219 Wisdom of Solomon 2:1-24
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New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Wis 1:1.
CHAPTER 2
1 For, not thinking rightly, they said among themselves:*
“Brief and troubled is our lifetime;a
there is no remedy for our dying,
nor is anyone known to have come back from Hades.
2 For by mere chance were we born,
and hereafter we shall be as though we had not been;
Because the breath in our nostrils is smoke,
and reason a spark from the beating of our hearts,
3 And when this is quenched, our body will be ashes
and our spirit will be poured abroad like empty air.b
4 Even our name will be forgotten in time,
and no one will recall our deeds.
So our life will pass away like the traces of a cloud,
and will be dispersed like a mist
Pursued by the sun’s rays
and overpowered by its heat.
5 For our lifetime is the passing of a shadow;
and our dying cannot be deferred
because it is fixed with a seal; and no one returns.c
6 Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are here,
and make use of creation with youthful zest.d
7 Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes,
and let no springtime blossom pass us by;
8 let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
9 Let no meadow be free from our wantonness;
everywhere let us leave tokens of our merriment,
for this is our portion, and this our lot.e
10 Let us oppress the righteous poor;
let us neither spare the widow
nor revere the aged for hair grown white with time.f
11 But let our strength be our norm of righteousness;
for weakness proves itself useless.
12 * Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us;
he opposes our actions,
Reproaches us for transgressions of the law*
and charges us with violations of our training.g
13 He professes to have knowledge of God
and styles himself a child of the Lord.h
14 To us he is the censure of our thoughts;
merely to see him is a hardship for us,i
15 Because his life is not like that of others,
and different are his ways.
16 He judges us debased;
he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure.
He calls blest the destiny of the righteous
and boasts that God is his Father.j
17 Let us see whether his words be true;
let us find out what will happen to him in the end.k
18 For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him
and deliver him from the hand of his foes.l
19 With violence and torture let us put him to the test
that we may have proof of his gentleness
and try his patience.
20 Let us condemn him to a shameful death;
for according to his own words, God will take care of him.”m
21 These were their thoughts, but they erred;
for their wickedness blinded them,n
22 * And they did not know the hidden counsels of God;
neither did they count on a recompense for holiness
nor discern the innocent souls’ reward.o
23 For God formed us to be imperishable;
the image of his own nature he made us.p
24 But by the envy* of the devil, death entered the world,
and they who are allied with him experience it.q 1
In this speech the wicked deny survival after death and indeed invite death by their evil deeds.
c c Ps 144:4.
d d Is 22:13; 1 Cor 15:32.
e e Jer 13:25.
f f Ex 22:21–23; Lv 19:32.
From 2:12 to 5:23 the author draws heavily on Is 52–62, setting forth his teaching in a series of characters or types taken from Isaiah and embellished with additional details from other texts. The description of the “righteous one” in 2:12–20 seems to undergird the New Testament passion narrative.
Law: the law of Moses; “training” has the same meaning.
g g Hos 8:1.
i i Mt 9:4.
j j Jer 6:30.
k k Gn 37:20.
m m Jas 5:6.
n n Rom 1:21.
This verse announces the subject of the next section.
o o Ps 18:24–25; Prv 11:18; Mt 11:25.
p p Gn 1:26–27; Is 54:16 LXX.
Envy: perhaps because Adam was in the image of God or because Adam had control over all creation. Devil: the first biblical text to equate the serpent of Gn 3 with the devil.
1 New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Wis 2.
Revelation From God
Author
The earliest mention of the book is perhaps found in p. 11 a, line 8 of the Muratorian Canon (a.d. 200). There the title is ‘Sapientia’, with the added words ‘ab amicis Salomonis in honorem ipsius scripts’. Clement of Alexandria, head of the Catechetical School a.d. 190–203, speaks of it under the title Wisdom of Solomon. Tertullian (circa 200) quotes it as the Wisdom of Solomon. Origen (d. 250) speaks of it in the same way as Clement. Cyprian (d. 258) quotes it as Solomon or the Wisdom of Solomon. The Latin version has ‘Liber Sapientiae’; the Peshitta, ‘The great Wisdom of Solomon.’11 Robert Henry Charles, ed., Apocrypha of the Old Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913), Wis.
No one knows the true author of the Wisdom of Solomon as it was clearly not Solomon, as the text was written in a Hellenistic Greek style and believe to be written around Alexandria in the middle to late First Century! Most believe that either Philo of Alexandra or Paul of Tarsus (The Apostle) wrote it. As the structure suggest that we are to love justice, that would appear to be more of a Philo writing then Paul, whom promotes Love of God, period, not just justice, one element of God.
Date
The difficulty of arriving at a satisfactory date for the book is seen from the differences which exist between scholars as to the period of its composition. Grimm dates it 145–50 b.c., Thackeray 130–100 b.c., Gregg 125–100 b.c., Gfrörer 100 b.c., Bousset under the Empire, Farrar 40 a.d.11 Robert Henry Charles, ed., Apocrypha of the Old Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913), Wis.
We can only assume that Wisdom of Solomon was written in the 1st Century by Philo or Paul, which of course is the subject of much debate!!!
Structure
Wisdom of Solomon was written in a Hellenistic Greek Style and stresses that Justice is contextual, and we must honor our calling to do what is right, since those, "who do right are in God's Hands, and no torment will ever touch them." Wis3:1!
Wis 2 which stands for YHWH the Son, YHWH Bane, Christ Jesus, YHWH Yeshua, Joh 8:12, Joh 10:30-34, Joh 14:10-14, Joh 17:20-26, Rev 22:1-5!!!! It has (1) pericope, (Theological Idea), YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Isa 41:10, Isa 43:11-12, Isa 45:11-25, Zec 14:9, John 17:20-26!!!! There are (24) verses whose sum is (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31!!!! (24) is the product of (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Rom 8:9-10, Rom 12:1-8, 1 Co 3:16, 1 Co 6:12-20, 1 Co 12:1-31, 2 Co 5:17-21, 2 Co 6:14-18, times (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31} !!!!
Purpose
The over all purpose of The Wisdom of Solomon is to direct all to seek wisdom and to respond to it in righteous behavior, or Seek Mat7:7-8 and walk in their righteousness, Rom8:1-9!!! When we do we will receive God's Love, but we must be open to receiving God's Love, 1Jn4:8, 1Jn4:19, and then responding to God's love in obedience, Joh14:15 by repenting of our sins 1Jn1:9, and sharing God's love with all Mat22:39 and 1Jn4:20-21!!!
The purpose of Wis 2, is to teach Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31, that we are imperishable; the image of his own nature Eph 2:1-22, Eph 3:14-21, Eph 4:1-32, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 John 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21, thus do not be a fool like Nabel and declare there is no God, Prov 30:11-15, Ecc 2:1-26, Wis 1:4, Wis 2:1-24!!!!
Exegesis / Hermeneutical
Application
YHWH, thank You for teaching us that we are the imperishable; we are the image of Your own nature, for we are (1) in Your body!!!! YHWH continue to fill us with the Light of Day that is You, that we are filled with Your Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge, in all manner of workmanship, that we shine a as bright a Moses, coming down off the mountain with the 10 Commandments. Let us be filled with Your Light, Let us be filled with You, Lord Heavenly Father, Come into us and Guide and Direct us to always walk in Theophilus. In YHWH Yeshua Holy and Precious Name i pray and I claim this petition Amen Amen Amen Amen !!!!
Conclusion
Wis 2, teaches Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31, that we are imperishable; the image of his own nature Eph 2:1-22, Eph 3:14-21, Eph 4:1-32, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 John 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21, thus do not be a fool like Nabel and declare there is no God, Prov 30:11-15, Ecc 2:1-26, Wis 1:4, Wis 2:1-24!!!!
Bible Study Question
Do you know and believe that You are the imperishable; the image of his own nature?
I truly pray that You are not A fool that says there is no God, Don’t Be a Nabal, Job 4:1-21, Job 35:1-16, Ps 14:1-3, Ps 36:1-4, Ps 53:1-3, Ps 119:65-72, Prov 1:29, Prov 19:1-29, Prov 26:1-28 , Prov 30:11-15, Ecc 2:1-26, Wis 1:4, Wis 2:1-24, know and believe we are the imperishable; the image of his own nature, for we are (1) in the body of, YHWH Ab, YHWH Bane, YHWH Ruach, YHWH Qahal, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Church, Gen 1:4-5, Gen 1:27-31, Gen 3:22, Exo 34:9, Exo 36:18, Lev 26:42-46, Lev 27:1-34, Deut 18:2, Deut 33:26-29, Enoch 35:1, Enoch 36:1–4, Enoch 38:2, Enoch 38:4,Enoch 39:1–14, Enoch 40:1–10, Enoch 48:1, Enoch 70:1–4, Enoch 71:1–17, Enoch 83:10–11, Enoch 92:1–5, Enoch 105:1–2, Enoch 106:1–5, Enoch 108:1–15, Tobit 13:10-11, Tobit 13:16-17, Judith 14:10, Esther 10:1–13, 1 Mac 4:36-40, 2 Mac 2:9, Ps 2:12, Ps 15:1, Ps 45:1-17, Ps 46:1-11, Ps 48:1-14, Ps 65:4, Ps 69:35-36, Ps 74:2, Ps 84:1-12, Ps 122:9, Jos 13:1-33, 1 Sa18:1-5, 1 Ch 28:1-2, 2 Ch 3:1-17, 1 Ch 4:1-22, 2 Ch 5:1-14, 2 Ch 6:1-11, 2 Ch 30:6-9, 2 Ch 36:22-23, Job 1:6, Job 33:26-30, Job 38:1-41, Ps 16:5, Ps 24:7-10, Ps 26:8, Ps 27:1-14, Ps 34:15-22, Ps 56:9-13, Ps 61:3-4, Ps 62:6-8, Ps 68:22-26, Ps 82:1, Ps 85:4, Ps 87:1-7, Ps 90:1, Ps 91:1-2, Ps 92:12-13, Ps 94:22, Ps 114:1-2, Ps 119:161-168, Ps 125:1-2, Ps 126:1-6, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 133:1-3, Ps 141:8, Ps 142:7, Prov 20:27, Prov 21:21, Ecc 7:11-12, Ecc 12:7, Wis 2:23, Ezr 1:1-3, Neh 1:9-11, Eze 1:1-28, Eze 10:1-22, Eze 40:1-49, John 8:12, Joh 10:30-38, Joh 14:1-31. Joh 15:1-27, Joh 17:20-26, Rom 8:9-10, Rom 12:1-8, 1 Co 3:16, 1 Co 6:12-20, 1Co 12:1-31, 2 Co 5:17-21, 2 Co 6:14-18, Col 1:15-19, Eph 2:1-22, Eph 3:14-21, Eph 4:1-32, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 John 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21!!!!