The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word that describes what happens to an enlightened understanding when blindness, ignorance and alienation have taken their toll. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each response.
1. Something in which an unblemished captive lad had understanding. [1]
2. Something natural that is lacking from those who are without understanding. [1]
3. That which men of understanding may very well find hard to come by. [1]
4. A man of understanding is said to have an excellent spirit. What does a man possess who spares his words? [1]
5. That which the Lord of hosts has made by His power as well as having stretched the heaven by His understanding. [1]
6. The name of the man whose wife was a woman of good understanding. [1]
7. To what degree did God give Solomon wisdom and understanding, as well as largeness of heart? [2]
8. Wisdom is declared to be the fear of the Lord. What is someone to do to gain understanding? [3]