Bible Study?20250220 Sir 36:1-31
Bible Study?20250220 Sir 36:1-31
Book of Wisdom of Yeshua Ben Sirach (Ben Sira)
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??New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Sir 1
??CHAPTER 36
A Prayer for God’s People*
1?Come to our aid, O God of the universe,
2?and put all the nations in dread of you!
3?Raise your hand against the foreign people,
that they may see your mighty deeds.
4?As you have used us to show them your holiness,*
so now use them to show us your glory.
5?Thus they will know, as we know,
that there is no God but you.
6?Give new signs and work new wonders;
7?show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm.
8?Rouse your anger, pour out wrath;
9?humble the enemy, scatter the foe.a
10?Hasten the ending, appoint the time,
and let people proclaim your mighty deeds.
11?Let raging fire consume the fugitive,
and your people’s oppressors meet destruction.
12?Crush the heads of the hostile rulers
who say, “There is no one besides me.”
13?Gather all the tribes of Jacob,*
16?that they may inherit the land as in days of old.
17?Show mercy to the people called by your name:
Israel, whom you named your firstborn.b
18?Take pity on your holy city:
Jerusalem, your dwelling place.c
19?Fill Zion with your majesty,
your temple with your glory.
20?Give evidence of your deeds of old;
fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.
21?Reward those who have hoped in you,
and let your prophets be proved true.
22?Hear the prayer of your servants,
according to your good will toward your people.
Thus all the ends of the earth will know
that you are the eternal God.
Choice of Associates*
23?The throat can swallow any food,
yet some foods are more agreeable than others.
24?The palate tests delicacies put forward as gifts,
so does a keen mind test deceitful tidbits.
25?One with a tortuous heart brings about grief,
but an experienced person can turn the tables on him.
26?A woman will accept any man as husband,
but one woman will be preferable to another.
27?A woman’s beauty makes her husband’s face light up,
for it surpasses all else that delights the eye.d
28?And if, besides, her speech is soothing,
her husband’s lot is beyond that of mortal men.
29?A wife is her husband’s richest treasure,
a help like himself and a staunch support.e
30?A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun;
and a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
31?Who will trust an armed band
that shifts from city to city?
Or a man who has no nest,
who lodges wherever night overtakes him?f 1
? A prayer that God hasten the day for the gathering of the tribes of Israel, and Zion once more be filled with the divine glory. All the earth will then know that the Lord is the eternal God.
? Show … holiness: this cultic language is used to indicate God’s liberation of his people; cf. Ez 20:41; 28:25.
? This verse marks the end of a major dislocation in the Greek text of Sirach (which is followed here) at the head of chap. 33. The verse numbers 1–13 come from the placement of these verses in Greek. Verse 13 here is the first half of a bicolon, the matching half of which is numbered in the Greek 36:16b. Thus although the numbering for vv. 14–15 is not used, none of the text is missing.
b?b Ex 4:22.
c?c 2?Chr 6:41; Ps 132:8, 14; Is 2:1–3; Mi 4:1–3.
? In the choice of wife, friend, or associate, experience is a discerner of character (36:23–26). Beauty and soothing speech make a woman desirable as wife (36:27–28). The good wife becomes her husband’s richest treasure, his help in establishing his household (36:29–31). Good friends fight for comrades and share the spoils with them (37:5–6); false friends deceive and abandon in time of need (37:1–4). A true counselor and associate should be sought among those who keep the commandments, not among those who break them and seek their own advantage (37:7–12). In all things one should pray to God for light and follow conscience (37:13–15).
d?d Sir 26:13–18; Prv 12:4; 18:22; 19:14.
e?e Gn 2:18.
f?f Prv 27:8.
1?New American Bible, Revised Edition (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Sir 36.
Revelation From God
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Author
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The author of Sirach is self identified in Sirach 50:27 "Instruction in understanding and knowledge I have written in this book, Jesus son of Eleazar son of Sirach of Jerusalem, whose mind poured forth wisdom." But most know him by his common name as Ben Sira. His grandson transcribes the book from Hebrews to Greek.
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Date
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Sirach is believed to be oral tradition of more than 30 years that the Grandson son transcribes. The original work by Ben Sira is believed to be completed around 180BC and the Grandson completing the transcription around 132 BC.
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Structure
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Sirach is written in several literary forms including proverbs, hymns, prayers, and teaching narratives, (almost like a parable).?We must keep these in mind when reading through Sirach.
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We must also keep in mind that the text takes a gendered, heterosexual perspective regarding the acquisition and benefits of wisdom, which is feminine both in Hebrew (h.okma) and Greek (sophia). Sirach Sir 4:14?"Those who serve her minister to the Holy One; the Lord loves those who love her. Sir 4:15?Those who obey her will judge the nations, and all who listen to her will live secure." Both occupations described, the priest and judge, belong to men in second century Palestine. Wisdom is also the mother whom teaches her sons how to prosper (Clifford 326). We must keep in mind that Ben Sira views the Holy Spirit, (Wisdom) in a feminine manner, with all the attributes of a Female, Gal 5:22?But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:23?gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Gal 5:24?Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Gal 5:25?If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Rom 8:1-12 !!!! This is the goal of Ben Sira that we walk by the Spirit!!!!
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Sir 36 whose sum is (9) {(3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen1:2. Rev 22:17, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach, Joh 14:15-31, Joh 16:4-15}. (36) is the product of (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31} times (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31}. It has (2) Pericopes (Theological Idea) YHWH the Son, YHWH Bane, Christ Jesus, YHWH Yeshua, Sir 31:8-11, Isa 9:7, Isa 53:5, John 1:1-5. There are (31) verses whose sum is (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 Jn 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21 !!!! (31) is the product of (5) The Broken, Rom 3:23, Rev 2:5, The Fallen, Gen 1:4-5, Rev 12:4-9, The Lost, Mat 18:10-14, Joh 10:27-30, The Sinner, Gen 6:16, 1 Ti 1:8-9, The Unbelieving, Luk 15:1-32, John 3:18 times (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31} plus (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, John 17:20-26, Eph 3:14-21, 1 John 1:5, Rev 1:8, Rev 22:13 !!!!
Purpose
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The over all purpose of Sirach is to demonstrate to Jews and Gentiles that wisdom comes from God and not Athens or Jerusalem. God is the source of all wisdom and God gives wisdom to all whom seek it, Jews and Gentiles alike. Col1:9!!!
The purpose of Sir 36 is to teach YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 Jn 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21 to declare YHWH as Lord, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, that You are YHWH Yeshua richest treasure, (His Bride), Tobit 7:1-16, Ps 45:1-17, Wis 8:1-21, Sir 36:29, 2 Co 11:2, Eph 5:27, Rev 19:7, Rev 21:1-21!!!!
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Application
YHWH teach me to become Your richest Treasure, teach me to love You and declare You as my Lord my God, My Creator. Teach me to be (1) in You as Your Bride. In YHWH Yeshua Holy and precious name I pray and I claim this petition Amen Amen Amen Amen !!!!
Conclusion
Sir 36 teaches YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 Jn 3:11-24, 1 Jn 4:7-21, Rev 22:1-21 to declare YHWH as Lord, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, that You are YHWH Yeshua richest treasure, (His Bride), Tobit 7:1-16, Ps 45:1-17, Wis 8:1-21, Sir 36:29, 2 Co 11:2, Eph 5:27, Rev 19:7, Rev 21:1-21!!!!
Bible Study Question
Are you YHWH Yeshua’s Richest Treasure?
When You Declare YHWH as Lord Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, You become The Bride of YHWH, YHWH Yeshua, and YHWH Ruach, Tobit 7:1-16, Ps 45:1-17, Wis 8:1-21, Sir 36:29, 2 Co 11:2, Eph 5:27, Rev 19:7, Rev 21:1-21, thus You are His richest Treasure, Sir 36:29!!!!