Books of the Old Testament: Lesson 12 Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon (Cloze test 12)

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Solomon was a great king, famous for his and riches. He wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs (1 Kings 4:31,32). Solomon was a philosopher, a scientist, an architect of a temple that was one of the wonders of the world, and a king. is filled with words of wisdom. It can be divided like this:

1. Counsel for , chs. 1-10.

2. Counsel for , chs. 11-20.

3. Counsel for , chs. 21-31.

is the record of all that thinking and religion have been able to discover about the meaning and goal of life. The arguments in the book are not , but God’s record of . The writer is Solomon, and the book is a dramatic autobiography of his experience and reflections while he was . Solomon may have been wise, but he did not follow his own wisdom. The key words are“vanity”() and “”.

has been called the Christian’s Love Song. There are four important meanings found in this book:

1. It sets forth the “glory of ”.

2. It sets forth the love of for Israel.

3. It is a of Christ and the Church.

4. It depicts the of Christ and the individual believer.

to Christ is the greatest need of the church today.


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