4 : B V O V
This entire book concerns the godly teachings of a
wise man who is instructing his son how to live a
righteous life.
The Bible says God chose to establish His
covenant with Abraham because He knew
Abraham would teach his children to "keep the
way of The LORD"; that is, to live a life based upon
and fi lled with honor for God (Genesis 18:17-19).
To do so is to be in right-standing with God.
Right-Standing With God
"He that followeth after righteousness and
mercy fi ndeth life, righteousness, and honour"
(Proverbs 21:21). Jesus echoed these same words
in the New Testament when He said, "Seek ye fi rst
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew
6:33).
He told us to seek not after the things of this
world, but after God and right-standing with Him.
He promised that if we would do so, all the things
we need would be added to us.
Proverbs 21:21 is written in the same light. It
assures us that anyone who follows, or seeks, after
mercy and right-standing with God will receive
both with honor.
Now, most Bible interpretations of the word
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This article was
adapted from the
newly revised
and expanded
book by Kenneth
Copeland titled
Honor: Walking in
Honesty, Truth
& Integrity.
mercy give a false impression of its real meaning.
Before we can talk about mercy, we have to look at
some other words, as well. Remember, the Bible
is a book of covenants. Both the Old and New
Covenants were written to people who understood
the meaning and signifi cance of covenant
relationship.
English translators have used the word
testament in place of covenant. The word
testament, in the legal fi eld, refers to the will
or desires of a person regarding their personal
property, to be carried out after his or her death.
That is why this word was chosen rather than
covenant. The English translators were showing
that the New Testament is the "Last Will and
Honor
Covenant
The Bible, literally, is a book about
covenants. Both the Old and New
Testaments have honor as the primary
point of focus. Honor is central to all the
other principles of the Bible.
It is very interesting that we fi nd so much
about honor and the covenant in Proverbs.
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