We hide God’s Word in our hearts (Ps. 119:11) to avoid sin and to learn from others’ experiences:
Bill Taylor We hide God’s Word in our hearts (Ps. 119:11) to avoid sin and to learn from others’ experiences: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7Some people can learn by reading about what happened to other people, some by talking to others about their experiences, and some simply must grab the electric fence for themselves. Strive to learn the Fear of the Lord and the mind of God from the Word of God instead of having to repeat every mistake for yourself. This book draws on the “examples” in the Old Testament to help you avoid the many holes along the pathways of life.https://successful-marriage.blogspot.com/…/dont-step-in…Samson yielded to his temptations and fell into a hole:https://successful-marriage.blogspot.com/…/dont-step-in…
The Old Testament tells how men and women managed their families and how priests, kings, and other leaders handled their affairs. This book focuses on what God wants us to know about the choices people made and how their decisions worked out for them, their children, and their followers.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4
God’s Words are quick and powerful (Heb. 4:12), not the words of men. We’re told to hide God’s Word in our hearts (Ps. 119:11) to avoid sin and so that we can learn from others’ experiences:
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
Some people can learn by reading about what happened to other people, some by talking to others about their experiences, and some simply must grab the electric fence for themselves. Strive to learn the Fear of the Lord and the mind of God from the Word of God instead of having to repeat every mistake for yourself.
Learn from reading what God wrote instead of grabbing the electric fence! You will be judged on how well you received the Word of God so it’s important to learn as much as you can from it:
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:46-48
Bible quotes are from the KJV. Why We Use the King James Bible is explained on page 52 of this book.
Most Old Testament surveys explain how God is working out His plan of redemption. This book emphasizes how God wants to help us avoid holes and pitfalls along the path of our Christian walk. Page 75 explains how God’s ways of managing human history which are illustrated in the Old Testament show us how God’s Plan of Redemption affects many parts of human history that He didn’t write about.
The goal of the book is to show how to apply God’s lessons to families, so the book ends with a series of devotional lessons Drawing Closer to God and Drawing Closer to Each Other which husbands and wives should study together. This will draw them closer to God as they draw closer to each other.
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