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People Called "Wise" in the Bible |
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The special description "wise" is used for 12 significant people in the Bible. They can be helpful models in our own pursuit of wisdom. |
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The Person |
Their Role |
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How They Practiced Wisdom |
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Joseph |
Wise leader |
Prepared for a major famine; helped rule Egypt |
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Moses |
Wise leader |
Learned all the Egyptian wisdom, then graduated to God's lessons in wisdom to lead Israel out of Egypt |
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Bezalel |
Wise artist |
Designed and supervised the construction of the Tabernacle and its utensils in the wilderness |
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Joshua |
Wise leader |
Learned by observing Moses, obeyed God, led the people into the Promised Land |
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David |
Wise leader |
Never let his failures keep him from the source of wisdom—reverence for God |
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Abigail |
Wise wife |
Managed her household well in spite of a surly and mean husband |
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Solomon |
Wise leader |
Knew what to do even though he often failed to put his own wisdom into action |
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Daniel |
Wise counselor |
Known as a man in touch with God; a solver of complex problems with God's help |
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Astrologers |
Wise learners |
Not only received special knowledge of God's visit to earth but checked it out personally |
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Stephen |
Wise leader |
Organized the distribution of food to the Grecian widows; preached the gospel to the Jews |
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Paul |
Wise messenger |
Spent his life communicating God's love to all who would listen |
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Christ |
Wise youth |
Not only lived a perfect life but died on the cross to save us and make God's wise plan of eternal life available to us |
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