Feb. 5, 2013

1. By: John Medina

2.  To define and illustrate key words

3.  But if any of you lacks wisdom, ask
God, who gives to all generously and
without reproach, and it will be given to
him.
 You – is you - if you are hearing this message or
reading a passage, then the writer is speaking to you.
 Lack – Leipo – to leave, or be absent, or be left behind
 Wisdom – Sophias – means broad and full of
intelligence; it is used of the knowledge of very diverse
matters***

4.  The word intelligence in Hebrew is (Biyn)
(bene) means to separate mentally or
distinguish
 Biyn – basically means to understand, be able, deal
wisely, consider, pay attention
to, notice, discern, perceive, inquire.
 Intelligence (N) “Faculty of understanding” power
of discerning; art, skill
 Intelligere –Latin verb derives from (inter-between)
and ( Legere- meaning to pick out choose (lecture)
 Lecture – an exposition of a given subject delivered
before an audience or a class, as for the purpose of
instruction

5.  Instruction – Hebrew word is Muwcar
(moosawr) it means
warning, correction, discipline, doctrine
 Instruction (law) as discipline it teaches how
to live correctly in the (fear –see) the Lord, so
that the wise man learns his lesson and
considered it well
 *** Proverbs: 24:32) I looked upon it, and
received instruction – this discipline is
training for life; hence, paying attention to
MUWCAR - instruction is important.( What
is the it?) Illustrate ***

6.  *** Ask – Aiteo – suggests the attitude of a
suppliant the petition of one who is lesser in
position, than he to whom the petition is made.
 Child asking a parent
 Man asking God
 So many people have a fear of
asking, sometimes we ask the wrong person
(give example)

8.  God – Theos – deity, supreme divinity (the
word God is a title) same as the President
 In the old testament “ G-D” comes from the
Hebrew words Elohim and Yahweh (YHVH)
 Elohim indicating power and preeminence
(superiority, greatness, excellence)

9.  Theology - from Greek Theo “ GOD “ and
Logy “ Study of “ is systematic and rational
study of concepts of God and its influences and
of the nature of religious truth. Also means
utterance, sayings, oracles
 Augustine of Hippo defined the Latin
equivalent, Theologia as Reasoning or
discussion concerning deity.

10.  YOD
 The image is hand with stretched
fingers, hand is symbol of power of creative
and directed energy that maintains
individual existence

11.  RESH
 The image of the letter is a head. The head is where
illumination takes place
 Is the movement of the things by destruction and
generation. The old is left behind and the new comes
forth


12.  HE
 The image is window. The letter stems from a root
that means “to breath” in the sense of allowing air
and light to see and breath are two vital aspect of
life. A window allows light and air to come in. It is
an opening by which the light outside can reach us.

13.  Yarah –
 Teach, flow as water, i.e (to rain) to lay or
throw (an arrow) to shoot to point out also
to cast, to direct --- The concept of teaching
as to pointing out of facts and truth. To
throw seems to further extend, mean to
point by which a finger is thrown in a
certain direction (Gen: 46:18)

14.  Verse 6, 7, 8 (NASB)
 But he must ask in faith without any
doubting, for the one who doubts is like the
surf or wave of the sea, driven and tossed by
the wind.
 For that man ought not to expect that he will
receive anything from the Lord.
 Being a double minded man, unstable in all
his ways.

15.  For your information the bible is
comprised of 66 books 1,189
Chapters, 31,173 verses, and 774,746
words