![]() But since Solomon’s wisdom was a gift from God this would seem to indicate that acquiring true wisdom requires assistance from God. So it would seem that Solomon is the human epitome of wisdom. God gave Solomon “a heart so wise and discerning that there has never been anyone like you until now, nor after you will there be anyone to equal you.” And because Solomon asked for wisdom instead of wealth, God also made him wealthy. Solomon realized that he was young and inexperienced when it came to being a leader, so he replied, “Give me, therefore, wisdom and knowledge to govern this people, for otherwise who could rule this vast people of yours?” His love of God was so great that right after he became King God appeared to Solomon in a dream and told him whatever he wanted would be given to him. We read in 1 Kings 3:5-12 and in 2 Chronicles 1:6-12 that Solomon truly loved God. Solomon’s story is told in 1Kings, Chapters 2 through 11, and in 2 Chronicles, Chapters 1 through 9. The Bible – the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, and Sirach, and the story of Solomon – has a lot of advice for us about wisdom and how we can become wise. He received the gift of wisdom directly from God. King Solomon is the exception to this rule. But such thinking is often self-delusion. Of course, some people think the ability to prosper does show wisdom, and many who prosper think they are wise. In both cases the terms imply a capability to survive and possibly prosper. Similarly, a person might be ‘streetwise’ or even ‘wise in the ways of the world’ but neither term connotes true wisdom. It does not mean the individual is a truly wise person. But this only means that the individual excels in a specific field of endeavor. The Cambridge Dictionary defines wisdom as the “ability to make good judgments based on what you have learned from your experience, or the knowledge and understanding that gives you this ability.” This is not a bad way to define wisdom, but it does not quite hit the mark.Ī person can indeed make good judgments in a specific field of endeavor based on what he or she has learned, and on experience and understanding. In fact many do not even appear to be blessed with good old fashioned common sense.īut this is not about politics and politicians. Then again, the vast majority of politicians these days, Democrats and Republicans alike, do not seem to be all that wise. ![]() ![]() Holding positions that are contrary to God’s Laws does not seem very wise at all. Their positions on a variety of moral issues are contrary to God’s Laws. Just look at the two old guys and one old gal running for the Democratic presidential nomination. The aphorism “With age comes wisdom” is often times not true.
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