Daniel 5:4 ESV –They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
Daniel 5:5-6 ESV – Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote.
Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin
MNMNTKLPHRSN
Mene= numbered
Tekel= weighed
Parsin= divided
Daniel 5:28 ESV – your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel 5:29-30 ESV – Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom….
Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV – Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise– making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Hunger for Wisdom (and stay hungry)
Psalm 42:1-2 ESV –
As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
Proverbs 4:17 ESV – The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get insight.
Commit Yourself to Never Stop Learning
Proverbs 3:13-15 ESV –
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Proverbs 1:5 ESV – Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance….
Understand Wisdom
What is Wisdom?
Isaiah 5:21 ESV –
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
1 Corinthians 8:1 ESV – This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.
Can increased knowledge actually decrease wisdom?
How to Stay Hungry for Wisdom
- Desire Success
Psalm 1:1-3 ESV –
Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
Ecclesiastes 10:10 NKJV –
If the ax is dull,
And one does not sharpen the edge,
Then he must use more strength;
But wisdom brings success.
- Hunger for God
Romans 1:19-22 ESV – For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
How To Grow In Wisdom
- Slow Down
“Most of one’s life… is one prolonged effort to prevent thinking,” – Aldous Huxley
multi-phrenia
Proverbs 4:7-8 ESV,
Getwisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
- Ask God for Wisdom
Proverbs 2:6 ESV – For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
1 Kings 3:11 ESV – “Because you have asked this and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold now I do according to your word.”
Daniel 2:23 ESV – To you, O God of my fathers,
I give thanks and praise,
for you have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what we asked of you
James 1:5 ESV – If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
- Read The Bible
Psalm 19:7 ESV – The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”
Where is the life we have lost in the living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
The cycles of heaven in twenty centuries
bring us farther from God and nearer to dust.
–T.S. Eliot
- Find a Mentor (be a Mentor)
2 Timothy 2:2 ESV – what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also
“Let us make it our task to think well: here is the principle of morality.” – Pascal
Measure Your Wisdom (and raise your expectation)
- Godly Wisdom Produces the Fruit of Wise Decisions & Good Reputation
Daniel 5:11-12 ESV – There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, 12 because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”
James 3:13 ESV – Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conductlet him show his works in the meekness of wisdom
James 3:17-18 ESV – But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- Godly Wisdom Produces the Fruit of Joy
Proverbs 3:13 ESV – Blessed [happy] is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
Proverbs 24:13-14 ESV –
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
Proverbs 8:32,34 ESV –
O sons, listen to me:
blessed [happy] are those who keep my ways.
Blessed [happy] is the one who listens to me
