It was certain to happen after years of going back and forth between words in the Strong's Concordance and Hebrew Lexicon. I am studying Hebrew. And, boom, I have LIFE now because I understand this one verse from the wisdom Scriptures that YHVH gave me to meditate on in 2010.
Proverbs 18:20 (KJV) A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
From studying Learn Biblical Hebrew, I learned that navi was the word for prophet, and it made me think that James Cameron, creator of the movie Avatar must be Jewish, but he claims no religion...sure...
My understanding is fruitful of this verse now because of the website Jew FAQ the page about the word navi shared this bit of information about a root word:
"The Hebrew word for a prophet, navi
(Nun-Beit-Yod-Alef) comes from the term niv
sefatayim meaning "fruit of the lips," which emphasizes the prophet's role as a
speaker."
Fruit of the lips? Where had I seen that phrase before? My mind went to Proverbs 18:20, which as not exact, but I see it again in other verses, and I am certain the intent was the same in Proverbs 18:20.
Proverbs 13:2 (NIV) From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
Proverbs 12:14 (NIV) From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
Read the other translations of those verses; it's good food for the soul. I meditate on faithfulness because of Proverbs 13:2. Recently, I was listening to the audio series Spirit Driven Success by Dani Johnson again and she spoke of being unfaithful to one's business. The curse more is not being faithful to one's vision.
For: "Without a prophetic vision, the people throw off all restraint; but he who keeps Torah is happy." (Complete Jewish Bible, Proverbs 29:18)
Again: "Where there is no chazon (prophetic vision), the people cast off restaint [i.e., perish ungovernable], but he that is shomer over the torah, happy is he. (Orthodox Jewish Bible, Proverbs 29:18)
And, finally: "When
prophecy faileth, the people shall be destroyed; but he that keepeth
the law, is blessed (but he who obeyeth the Law, is blessed)." (Wycliffe Bible, Proverbs 29:18)
May the Word of the LORD sustain us. Made meditating on His Word be our delight that we may have abundant life.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Proverbs 18:20 - The Navi
Friday, July 20, 2012
Luke 6:23 | Matthew 5:12
rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great in the
heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the
prophets. (Luke 6:23, YLT)
rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for
thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:12, YLT)
This is something the Holy Spirit brought to my attention a few days ago. We are always thinking about heaven in the sense of someplace that we will go and live with Yeshua after we die or after He returns, and so we have this understanding of these verses that Yeshua preached as a means to get a reward later.
HOWEVER
The Holy Spirit was showing me that God does not delay rewards. He's just that good. We are rewarded now; we are rewarded later. And, this idea that we have of heaven is a little skewed. Heaven or "the heavens" are the source of everything on earth.
The Lord opens the windows of heaven and pours us out blessings (Malachi 3:10). When does He do this? NOW. He doesn't pour us out blessings in heaven and give not rewards to us now. If Yeshua could say "the workman is worth of his wages in one instance, do you think He would then withhold reward or compensation in another instance (Luke 10:7)?
I have a very big misconception of God and heaven for the longest time! But, going to a few of Dani Johnson's seminars and being told over and over that "you reap what you sow, always." Things became clearer. Entering the Kingdom of God is a thing that is done in the spirit when the truth comes to someone and that person walks in it. The Truth is the Way of Life. Yeshua is the Way, the Life and the Truth. He showed us how to live in the Kingdom of God on earth so that we might have abundant life!
It's so good it gives me chills!
This is FREEDOM, knowing that whatever happens, you are rewarded here and in the age to come because heaven is bigger than earth. The One that lives in you is more powerful than anything on earth. This is why you can rejoice and be exceeding glad because you know that its all good for those that love God and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28)
