Proverbs 2:5
"Then thou shall understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God"
The verses preceding verse 5 are the 5 conditions and steps to attaining understanding and reverence of God.
2. Retain it / remember it.
3. Apply your heart to search for it. condition is: “Incline thine ear unto wisdom” (Pr 2:2). Hear submissively, by taking correction meekly. Learning and wisdom require you to admit you are wrong. Humble yourself; get down; soberly identify the faults in your life. Apply correction to yourself, not to others.
4. Apply your heart to understanding - don't sleep in class !
5. : “If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding” (Pr 2:3). Wisdom is applied knowledge and is the gift of God, and He will give it liberally to those who ask. But few truly cry out for wisdom. We need to ask and pray for it in complete intensity, as we would seek gold or silver, or as in our case, a job maybe.
With these conditions given in verses 1- 4 , one can become completely reverential to God, work hard to get knowledge and the wisdom to apply that knowledge in our life.
The blessed Lord Jesus Christ, even as a child, applied himself in these very same steps (Luke 2:42-51). And by these He grew in wisdom and favor with God and men (Luke 2:52).
"Then thou shall understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God"
As we continue our study of the Book of Proverbs, we have already established that fear is referring to reverence and love and respect, not fear as we know it in the world today. It's not the fear of a dictator but reverence for God who has given us free will.
The verses preceding verse 5 are the 5 conditions and steps to attaining understanding and reverence of God.
"My son,(A) if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God".
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God".
So five things -
1. Accept Gods word, through hearing or reading or listening, and above all having a teachable spirit.
1. Accept Gods word, through hearing or reading or listening, and above all having a teachable spirit.
2. Retain it / remember it.
3. Apply your heart to search for it. condition is: “Incline thine ear unto wisdom” (Pr 2:2). Hear submissively, by taking correction meekly. Learning and wisdom require you to admit you are wrong. Humble yourself; get down; soberly identify the faults in your life. Apply correction to yourself, not to others.
4. Apply your heart to understanding - don't sleep in class !
5. : “If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding” (Pr 2:3). Wisdom is applied knowledge and is the gift of God, and He will give it liberally to those who ask. But few truly cry out for wisdom. We need to ask and pray for it in complete intensity, as we would seek gold or silver, or as in our case, a job maybe.
With these conditions given in verses 1- 4 , one can become completely reverential to God, work hard to get knowledge and the wisdom to apply that knowledge in our life.
The blessed Lord Jesus Christ, even as a child, applied himself in these very same steps (Luke 2:42-51). And by these He grew in wisdom and favor with God and men (Luke 2:52).
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