VERSE:
1 Kings 4:30
30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
LESSON:
Wisdom - Where do I get that?
There is a difference between "Knowledge" and "Wisdom" just like there is a difference between "Data" and "Information". One is more "Facts oriented", while the other is more "Practical Life Application oriented". In the first case, you have bits of facts and figures...that are not necessarily useful to you, unless you know how to apply them in your every day life. "Knowing" the ingredients for a chemical experiment...without having the "Wisdom" of the proper order of adding the next ingredient, or the temperature to subject the compound to (and for how many minutes)...results in either an entirely new chemical breakthrough...or the fiery end to your existence here on earth. In this verse, we are told that the Old Testament icon, Solomon, had wisdom that "...was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt". If you will read the secular history books (not the Bible), you will find countless stories of the wisdom of both the Eastern philosophers...and of the wisdom of Egypt. This verse gives a certain "world view"...that the Wisdom of Solomon may have been the greatest of his time. We will spend the next few Blog entries examining some of the words of Solomon. Wisdom? Where do you get that? Be careful what sources you search for the answer to the question of what is "Wisdom". All sources are not equal. Know your sources!
