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"H ear
th e
In s tru c tio n
o f
a
F a th e r"
(P ro v e rb s
Q ,:1 -9 )
In tro d u c tio n :
I f
th e re
i s
a n y o n e
o u ts ta n d in g
c h a ra c te ris tic
o f
th e
b o o k
o f
P ro v e rb s
i t
i s
th e
m any
tim es
th a t
S o lo m o n
te n d e rly
p le a d s
w ith
h is
d e a r
s o n s
t o
p a y
c lo s e
a tte n tio n
t o
h is
in s tru c tio n ,
th a t
i t
m ig h t
b e
w e ll
w ith
th e m ,
a n d
th a t
th e y
m ig h t
tru ly
p r o s p e r
i n
life .
B ecause
o f
th e ir
y o u th ,
a n d
th e
te n d e r n e s s
o f
th e ir
h e a r ts ,
h e
s o u g h t
t o
c a re fu lly
m o ld
a n d
s h a p e
th e ir
c h a ra c te r
w h ile
th e y
w ere
s till
p lia b le .
H e
w a n te d
t o
im press
th e
im p o rta n c e
o f
a
g o d ly
l i f e
in to
th e ir
c o n s c ie n c e ,
s o
th a t
th e y
m ig h t
a v o id
th e
p a th s
o f
th e
w ic k e d .
A nd
s o
h e
a g a in
a n d
a g a in
adm onished
th e m
t o
lis te n
c a re fu lly
t o
h is
in s tru c tio n ,
fo r
h e
w as
s e e k in g
th e ir
e te rn a l
w elfare.
C h a rle s
B rid g e s
w rite s,
" S u re ly
th e s e
fre q u e n t
re p e titio n s
a re
a s
th e
a n g e l 's
v is it
t o
th e
p ro p h e t
- -
'l" a k in g
h im ,
a s
a
m an
th a t
i s
w akened
o u t
o f
h is
s le e p .
I
(Z ech.
iv .1 .)
A
m in d
lik e
S o lo m o n 's ,
t
la rg e
e v e n
a s
th e
s a n d
th a t
i s
o n
th e
s e a s h o r e '
( 1
K in g s ,
iv .2 9 ),
m ig h t
re a d ily
h a v e
m ade
e v e r y
s e n te n c e
a
f r e s h
d is c o v e r y
o f
h is
k n o w le d g e .
B ut
m ore
s u ita b le
t o
o u r
s lu g g is h
a n d
fo rg e tfu l
h e a r t
i s
'th e
w ord
o f
th e
L o rd ,
p r e c e p t
u p o n
p re c e p t.'
( I s a .
x x v iii.1 3 .)fI
( P r o v e r b s
4 3 ).
W e
a ll
n e e d
th is
re p e titio n
i n
o rd e r
t o
le a rn .
T h is
i s
tru e
o f
y o u
" " h o
a re
a d u lts ,
a n d
i f
o f
a d u lts ,
h o w
m ueh
m ore
o f
c h ild re n ,
a n d
4 ..,.:);'"
e s p e c ia lly .
h o w
m uch
m ore
o f
y o u
c h ild re n
\> lh o
liv e
i n
a
w o rld
w here
th e re
is \u00b7'a
fam in e
o f
s p iritu a l
k n o w le d g e ,
b u t
a
f e a s t
o f
w o rld ly
th in g s
t o
d ra w
y o u r
m in d s
aw ay
fro m
C h rist.
Y ou
n e e d
a g a in
t o
re c e iv e
th e
L o r d 's
in s tru c tio n
fro m
o n e
w ho
i s
a
s p iritu a l
fa th e r.
A nd
s o
p a y
c lo s e
a tte n tio n
t o
w hat
S o lo m o n
i s
a d m o n is h in g
y o u
t o
d o
th is
m o rn in g ,
i n
o rd e r
th a t
y o u
m ig h t
re e e iv e
G o d 's
b le s s in g
i n
life .
W hat
h e
s a y s
is ,
.
~
~
\ue000
Y O ll
m ust{ p a y
c lo s e
a tte n tio n )to
th e
W ord
o f
G od
a n d
le t
H is
L a w
s in k
d e e p
in to
y o u r
h e a r ts .,if
y o u .a re
t o
fin d
" tr u e
b le s s in g
i n
li.fe .
,
~
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~
1
!
~
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A f..r ." ,- 4 1' "
F irst,
t o
Y ou
W ho
A re
Y o u n g ,
L is te n
t o
tl1 e
A d v is e
W h ic h
S o la m o n
G ave
t o
H is
C h iJ d r e n
a n d
L e a r n
H is
L e s s o n s .
A. \ue000
F irst,
H e
T e n s
Y o u
th a t
Y o u
M ust
L is te n
C a r e fu J ly
t o
H is
W ords.
"H E A R ,
a
SO N S,
TH E
IN S T R U C T IO N
O F
A
F L 4 T H E R ,
A N D
G IV E
A T T E N T IO N
T H A T
J'O U
M AY
G A IN
U N D E R S T A N D IN G "
(v .
1 ).
1. \ue000
T h e r e
a re
m any
w ho
c a n
b e a r
w hat
i s
b e in g
s a id ,
b u t
fe li,!
tb a t
w ill
r e a lly
lis te n .
a. \ue000
I f
y o u
a re
n o t
d e a f,
th e n
y o u
c a n
h e a r .
B ut
th e
fa c t
th a t
y o u
c a n
h e a r
d o e s
n o t
m ean
th a t
y o u
w ill
n e c e s s a r ily
lis te n .
b. \ue000
H e a r in g
i s
w bat
th e
e a r
d o e s
a u to m a tic a n y .
T h a t
i s
th e
w ay
th a t
G od
m ade
i t .
W hen
s o u n d
w aves
l1 it
y o u r
e a r
drum s,
th e y
a re
a b .le
t o
c h a n g e
th a t
s o u n d
t o
e le c tr ic a l
im p u ls e s .
T b o s e
im p u ls e s
a re
in te r p r e te d
b y
th e
b r a in
a n d
c o m m u n ic a te d
t o
y o u r
m .in d .
I t
h a p p e n s
a u to m a t.ic a lly .
T h e r e
i s
n o th in g
th a t
y o u
h a v e
t o
d o
t o
m ake
i t
fllo r k ,
c. \ue000L .is te n in g ,
o n
th e
o th e r
h a n d ,
i s
s o m e th in g
w h ic h
y o u
m ust
d o ,
T o
.L is te n
y o u
m ust
p a y
a tte n tio n
t o
w hat
i s
b e in g
s a id
u n til
y o u
u n d e r s ta n d
i t .
2. \ue000
A nd
th a t
w h ic h
i s
g o in g
t o
m ake
th e
d iffe r e n c e
b e tw e e n
y o u r
h e a r in g
o r
lis te n in g
i s
w h e th e r
o r
n o t
y o u
a re
in te r e s te d
i n
w hat
i s
b e in g
s a id .
a. \ue000
I f . it
i s
s o m e th in g
th a t
i s
im p o r ta n t
t o
y o u ,
th e n
y o u
{ - l i l l
lis te n
c a r e fu lly .
B ut
, i fy o u
d o
n o t
th in k
tl1 a t
i t
i s
im p o r ta n t,
y o u
w o n 't
lis te n .
b. \ue000
I f
y o u
w ere
s ta n d in g
o n
a
b r id g e
w h ic h
w as
o n
fir e ,
a n d
th e r e
w as
som eone
w ho
w as
o n
th e
o th e r
s:id e
tr y in g
t o
g iv e
y o u
d ir e c L io n s
o n
h o w
y o u
m ig h t
b e
a
~
d
e
\ue000t o
s a v e
y o u r s e lf,
y o u
w o u ld
c e r ta in ly
p a y
c lo s e
a tte n tio n
t o
w hat
h e
w as
s a y in g .
2
c. \ue000
B ut
i f
y o u
w ere
s ittin g
i n
a
c la s s
r0 0 1 1 1
w here
th e
te a c lle r
w as
te a c h _ in g
s o m e th in g
th a t
y o u
h a d
n o
in te r e s t
in ,
y o u
w ouJd
fin d
. i t
v e r y
h a r d
t o
lis te n .
d. \ue000
T h e
p o in t
is ,
th a t
y o u
w .ilJ
L is te n
c a r e fu J I y
L f
w hat
i s
b e in g
s a id
. i s
.im p o r ta nI
t o
y o u .
B. \ue000
A .l1 d
S o
S e c o n d ly
SoJom on
G iv e s
Y o u
Som e
G ood
R e a s o n s
W hy
Y o u
S h o u .ld
L is te n
t o
H is
In s tr u c tio n .
1. \ue000
F irst,
h e
s a y s ,
"F O R
I
G IV E
yO U
SO U N D
T E A C H IN G "
(v .
2 a ).
a. \ue000
L ite r a lJ y
S o lo m o n
s a y s
th a t
h e
i s
g iv in g
t o
y o u
" g o o d "
te a c h in g .
b. \ue000
T h a t
g o o d
te a c h in g
i s
th e
L a w
o f
G od,
a n d
h o w
t o
a p p J y
i t
i o
y o u r
L ife .
c. \ue000
B ut
i t
i s
m ore
th a n
th e
Law ,
i t
i s
a ls o
th e
G o s p e l.
T h a t
. i s
w hat
la d y
W .isdom
e m b o d ie s :
th e
w ay
o f
b le s s in g
th r o u g h
C h rist.
d. \ue000
T h e
L a w
th r e a te n s
y o u ;
i t
show s
y o u
th a t
y o u
h a v e
s in n e d
a n d
tb a t
th e
w ages
o f
y o u r
s in
: i s
e v e r la s tin g
d e a th .
e. \ue000
B ut
th e
G ospel
show s
y o u
th e
w ay
o f
e s c a p e .
I t
show s
y o u
th e
O ne
w ho
cam e
t o
ta k e
aw ay
s .in ,
a n d
i n
w hom
th e r e
i s
1 1 0
s in .
I t
r e v e a ls
t o
y o u
th a t
G od
h a s
p r o v id e d
a
w ay
o f
e s c a p e
i n
H is
S o n ,
: i fy o u
w iJ I
ta k e
b o ld
o f
H im
a n d
tu r n
fr o m
y o u r
s in s .
f. \ue000
N ow
t o
som e
o f
y o u ,
th is
m ig h t
n o t
s e e m
to o
in te r e s tin g .
A fte ra n
y o u
m ig h t
s a y ,
" I 'm
y o u n g ,
w hy
d o
I
n e e d
t o
d e a l
w ith
th e s e
th in g s
now ?
I
s till
h a v e
p le n ty
o f
tim e ."
B ut
d o
y o u
r e a lJy ?
(1 ) \ue000
O utside
o fC h rist,
y o u
a re
s ta n d in g
o n
th a t
b r id g e
w h ic h
. i s
b u r n .1 n g .
A nd
u n d e r n e a th
th a t
b r id g e
i s
n o t
a
fa ll
tb a t
w ilJ
e n d
o n ly
i n
d e a th ,
b u t
a
fa ll
tv h ic h
g o e s
in to
th e
fie r y
h e lJ
fr o m
w h ic h
y o u
w ill
n e v e r
e s c a p e .
(ii) \ue000Y o u r
p a r e n ts
a n d
y o u r
e J d e r s
a re
th e
o n e s
s ta n d in g
o n
th e
o th e r
s id e
c a n in g
t o
y o u ,
te llin g
y o u
w hat
y o u
m ust
d o
i n
o r d e r
t o
e s c a p e .
B ut
I
fe a r
th a t
m any
o f
y o u
a re
n o t
lis te n in g .
Y o u
d o n 't
r e a 1 J y
s e e
y o u r
d a n g e r ,
a n d
s o
y o u
tu r n
a
d e a f
e a r
t o
i t .
(iii) \ue000A ll
w e
c a n
d o
i s
te ll
y o u
w hat
G od
W ord
s a y s .
B ut
i f
i t
i s
t o
b e
o f
a n y
h e lp
t o
y o u ,
y o u
m ust
1 .is te n
t o
i t
a n d
d o
i t .
(iv) \ue000
T h e
W ord
d o e s
n o t
w ork
lik e
a
g o o d
lu c k
charm .
S im p ly
h a v in g
i t ,
r e a d in g
i t ,
o :r
h e a r in g
i t
w o n 't
d o
y o u
a n y
g o o d .
Y o u
m ust
a J s o
d o
w hat
i t
s a y s .
(v) \ue000
Y o u
m ust
lis te n
t o
i t s
rep ro o fs;
y o u
m ust
trem b le
a t
i t s
th r e a te n in g s ;
y o u
m ust
o b e y
. i t s
com m ands;
y o u
m ust
em brace
i t s
prom ises.
(vi) \ue000
1 'h e
o n c
w ho
sV m d s
o n
tb e
b r .id g e
i s
n o t
h e lp e d
b y
th o s e
s e e k .in g
h is
r e s c u e ,
u n le s s
h e
lis te n s
a n d
r e s p o n d s
a c c o r d in g ly .
A nd
s o
m ust
y o u
. i fy o u
a re
t o
fin d
th e
p a th
o f
J .tfe .
2. \ue000
N e x t,
S o lo m o n
u s e s
b is
ow n
e x p e r ie n c e
t o
g iv e (P is
c \u00a3 " 1 d r e l) )e v e n
fu r th e r
m o tiv e s
t o
s e e k
J a d y
w isdom .
H is
fa th e r
D a v id ,
h a d
v
~
"
"
'
'
'
'
'
ta u g h t
h im
th e
sam e
th :in g s
th a t
h e
i s
n o w
tr y in g
t o
te a c h
fb is~
\ue000
c h ild r e n )(v v .
3 -9 ).
a. \ue000
N o tic e
th a t
h is
fa th e r
d id
th e
m ost
im p o r ta n t
th :in g
th a t
h e
c o u ld
h a v e
d o n e :
H e
to o k
th e
tim e
t o
te a c h
h is
s o n ,
"W H E N
I
W AS
A
SO N
T O
.M Y
F A T H E R ,
T E N D E R
A N D
TH E
O N L Y
SO N
I N
TH E
S IG H T
O F
M Y
M O T H E R ,
T H E N
H E
T A U G H T
M E"
( v v .
3 -4 a ).
b. \ue000
H e
r e a l.iz e d
th e n ,
r v h a t
th e
a p o s tle
P a u l
a ls o
te a c b e s
u s
: in
E p h e s ia n s
6 :4 ,
th a t
i t
i s
p rim a rily
th e
fa tb e r 's
d u ty
t o
3
m ake \ue000s u r e
th a t
h is
c h ild r e n
a re
in s tr u c te d
i n
th e
w ays
o f
th e
Lord. \ue000
P a u l
w rites,
"A N D ,
F A T H E R S ,
D O
N O T
P R O V O K E
YO U R
C H IL D R E N
T O
A N C ;E R ;
BU T
B R IN G
T H E M
U P
I N
TH E
D IS C IP L IN E
A N D
IN S T R U C T IO N
O F
TH E
L O R D ."
c. \ue000
D a v id
r e a liz e d
th a t
th e
y e a r s
o fh is
c h ild r e n 's
y o u th
w as
tl1 e
b e s t
tim e
t o
im press
th (!m
w it:h
th e
tr u th s
o f
a n o th e r
w o r ld .
C h ild r e n
a re
m uch
m ore
im p r e s s io n a b .le .
T h e y
h a v e
n o t
y e t
fo r m e d
th e J r
v a lu e s
fo r
L ife .
T h e y
h a v e
n o t
y e t
becom e
h a r d e n e d
th r o u g h
p r o lo n g e d
s in .
T h e y
a re
lik e
s o ft
c la y
w h ic h
c a n
b e
m o ld e d
a n d
s h a p e d ,
b e fo r e
" it
h a r d e n s
w ith
a g e ,
d. \ue000
S o lo m o n
r e a liz e d
th is
a s
w e ll,
a n d
s o
h e
w rites,
"T R A IN
U P
A
C H IL D
I N
TH E
W AY
H E
SH O U LD
G O ,
E V E N
W H E N
H E
I S
O LD
H E
W IL L
N O T
D E P A R T
F R O M
IT "
(P ro v.
2 2 :6 ).
e. \ue000
T h is
i s
a n
a d m o n itio n
t o
y o u
w ho
a re
p a r e n ts ,
th a t
y o u
s h o u ld
s p e n d
th a t
v e r y
p r e c _ io u s
tim e
w h ic h
i s
n e e d e d
t o
m o ld
y o u r
c h ild r e n
w h ile
th e y
a re
su n
s o fi.
W hy
i s
i t ,
a fte r
a ll,
th a t
th e
L o rd
b a s
p la c e d
tJ ;le m
u n d e r
y o u r
a u th o r ity
a n d
i n
y o u r
h o u s e b o 1 d s
i fi t
i
s
~
o
r
\ue000th is ?
(i) \ue000Y o u
a re
th e ir
m entors;
y o u
a re
th e ir
r o le
m o d e ls ;
y o u
a re
th e ir
te a c h e r s ;
y o u r
c h ild r e n
a re
y o u r
d is c ip le s ;
th e y
a re
i n
th e
p r o c e s s
o f
b e c o m :in g
lik e
y o u .
(ii) \ue000A n y o n e
i s
b o u n d
t o
becom e
lik e
th o s e
tb e y
s p e n d
m ost
o f
th e ir
tim e
w ith .
T h e y
s p e n d
m ost
o f
th e ir
tim e
w ith
y o u ,
a n d
th e y
a re
g o in g
t o
becom e
lik e
y o u ,
J e s u s
s a id ,
"E V E R Y O N E ,
A F T E R
H E
H AS
B E E N
F U L L Y
T R A IN E D ,
W ILL
B E
L IK E
H IS
T E A C H E R "
(L u k e
6 :4 0 ).
(iii) \ue000W hat
a
s c a r y
th o u g h t!
Y o u r
c b ild r e n
a re
g o in g
t o
b e
L ik e
y o u .
M y
c h ild r e n
a re
g o .1 n g
t o
b e
lik e
m e.
(iv) \ue000
W hat
d o
y o u
w ant
y o u r
c h ild r e n
t o
b e
.lik e
i n
th e ir
lo v e
a n d
com m itm ent
t o
th e
L o r d ?
W o u ld
y o u
b e
s a tis fie d
i f
th e ir 's
w ere
lik e
y o u r 's ?
I f
y o u r 's
i s
n o t
w hat
y o u
w ant
th e ir 's
t o
b e ,
y o u
w ill
n o t
b e
a b le
t o
e n g e n d e r
i t
i n
th e m
e ith e r .
T h e
c a u s e
c a n n o t
b e
g r e a te r
th a n
tb e
e ffe c t.
Y o u
c a n n o t
p r o d u c e
s o m e th in g
g r e a te r
th a n
w hat
i s
fo u n d
i n
y o u .
W hen
y o u
c h o s e
y o u r
ow n
r o le
m odeJs,
d o
y o u
lo o k
fo r
th o s e
w ho
a re
w eaker
th a n
y o u
o r
stra n g er?
W hen
y o u
lo o k
fo r
som eone
t o
te a c h
y o u
a b o u t
s o m e th in g ,
d o
y o u
p ic k
th o s e
w ho
k n o w
le s s ,
o r
m ore
th a n
y o u ?
Y o u
p ic k
t.h e
s tr o n g e r
a n d
m ore
k n o w le d g e a b le ,
o fc o u r s e .
(v) \ue000
O u tsid e
o f
th e
L o r d 's
e x p r e s s
com m and
t o
J o v e
R im
w ith
a ll
o t\u00b7y o u r
b e in g ,
I
c a n' t
th in k
o f
a
b e tte r
r e a s o n
th a n
y o u r
c h iJ d r e n 's
w e .lfa re
fo r
y o u
t o
s e e k
th a t
th e
L o rd
w ouJd
k in d J e
H is
lo v e
a f r e s h
i n
y o u r
h e a r ts ,
O utside
o f
th e
L o r d 's
com m and
t o
g r o w
i n
th e
g r a c e
a n d
Im o w .le d g e
o f
o u r
L o rd
a n d
S a v io r
J e s u s
C h rist ,
.rc a n 't
th in k
o f
a
b e tte r
r e a s o n
fo r
y o u
t o
s e e k
th e
k n o w le d g e
o f H is
w ill
a n d
o b e d ie n c e
t o
i t
th a n
fo r
th e
s a k e
o f
y o u r
c b ild r e n .
I f
y o u
w :i1 l
n o t
d o
i t
fo r
y o u r
ow n
s a k e ,
m aybe
y o u
w ill
fo r
th e
s a k e
o f
y o u r
c l1 ild r e n .
(vi) \ue000M any
p a r e n ts
h a v e
s u d d e n ly
becom e
m ore
r e lig io u s
o u t
o f
.lo v e
fo r
th e ir
new born
c
f
J
i
.
l
d
~
'
.
,
.
,
.
\ue000
(v.Ii) \ue000
Y ou
s h o u ld
w ant
y o u r
c h iJ d r e n
t o
h a v e
th e
v e r y
b e s t
p o s s .ib le
s ta r t
i n
life .
P ra y
th a t
th e
L o rd
w ill
b u ild
y o u
u p
. i l 1
h o lin e s s
s o
th a t
Y O ll
m .ig h t
h a v e
a
g o o d
e ffe c t
o n
th e ir
liv e s
fo r
C h rist!
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