Quote from the audio series on Hebrews, Gods Last Word. What is required of the student? That means you. All right. You are the student. I’m going to answer that question out of a passage in the Bible. Turn to Proverbs 2:1–5. I am only going to read these direct from the New American Standard. As a matter of fact, this is one of the passages that Ruth and I got into with me reading the Hebrew, and we hardly got out of it again. It is truly fascinating. It isn’t really the purpose of this particular talk to get involved in all that. I want to suggest to you that the method of study or the requirements for how you study or approach are beautifully stated in the first five verses of Proverbs 2. Notice it is God speaking to Solomon and He says, “My son.” And that, in Hebrew, includes “My daughter.” So God is speaking to you as His child about His Word. And the next word is “if,” which sets the condition. And there are four verses, each of which has two related conditions. Four times two is eight. You come up with eight requirements for receiving what God has for you in His Word. But they’re in pairs. Four pairs of requirements, one in each of the first four verses. My son, if you will receive my sayings, and treasure my commandments within you, . . . That’s the first pair of requirements. Number two: [if you will] make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; . . . That’s the second. Number three: . . . for if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; . . . The third pair. Fourth: . . . if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; . . . All right. Those are the requirements. Four pairs of requirements. Then there is the reward in verse 5: Then you will discern the fear of the LORD, and discover the knowledge of God. Let’s just look briefly at the key thought in each verse. I ask you to take this and apply it to yourself in a practical way. Verse 1, the two key words are receive and treasure. Take it in and keep it. Keep it as the most valuable thing that you have. See, begin by receiving. Have a receptive heart and mind. James 1 says, “Receive with meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your soul.” It will save you if you receive it. But if you don’t receive it, it’ll do nothing for you.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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