THE BOOK OF WISDOM – PART XII

SOLOMON'S PRAYER FOR WISDOM

I. Chapter 9 is Solomon's prayer for Wisdom, in which he asks God to give him the wisdom needed for his position, and broadens notion, recognizing that all people need Wisdom.

II. The first section of the prayer reflects upon the glory of man, but upon our need for Wisdom to live out that glory.

A. The prayer begins by addressing God in four ways.

3. Third, the prayer refers to God as creating all things by His word.

III. Solomon then turns specifically to his role as king and special need for Wisdom in that calling.

B. Solomon then turns to Wisdom in praise and asks for her help.

2. Solomon describes the benefits of Wisdom in three phrases.

IV. Solomon then proceeds onto a discussion of why we need Wisdom to carry out God's will and become worthy of our calling.

B. The first section dwells upon the weakness of the human mind.

C. But the final verses conclude that we can understand divine matters with Wisdom