Article August 14, 1976 Issue

Words of Current Interest

Related to the Lesson-Sermon for August 22, 1976, in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY Subject: Mind

Wisdom (Dan. 2:20)

The Hebrew noun chokmah is rich with meaning. It signifies technical skill in arts and sciences; effectiveness in leading, teaching, and counseling; the ability to assess information and make appropriate decisions; the order of the universe in creation and history. Accordingly, in ancient Israel, wisdom was a quality of artisans, kings, learned persons, administrators, and of God Himself. Moreover, it connoted the process of education in the art of effective, successful living.

Who hath measured the waters...? (Isa. 40:12)

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