BC 11: Godliness and the Good Life B (The Wisdom Literature)

Here we discuss the books of Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes on the question - does God secure the good life for those who live in accordance with God’s wisdom? Each book has a very unique perspective. Study Questions: 1) Read Job 38:1-11 Who is “darkening my counsel with words without knowledge?” (See v. 2) 2) How does mystery in Job provide a real answer for him? 3) Read Job 42:1-6. Describe how Job feels at the end of this whole process he’s gone through. 4) Flip through Ecclesiastes and name all the things the author (Qohelet) says are pointless. 5) In 1:2, Qohelet says “Vanity of Vanities, all is vanity.” Why does he say it this way? Put this message into your own words. 6) Describe the role played by Wisdom in creation as described in Prov 8:22-31.