Five Elements of Biblical Meditation
In this episode we discuss Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness(Waiting), Pondering & Imagination as being foundational elements of Biblical Meditation & entering God's Presence
“Five Elements of Biblical Meditation”
Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness (waiting),Pondering, Imagination
REVERBERATION:
is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space – which could include furniture, people, and air.(Wicki)…also echo
Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
HAGAH—Ha-ga ….to roar, groan, growl (a low over & over sound like a lion growling over its prey, or the echoing sound of a turtle dove)…also to speak, utter, meditate, mutter, imagine, mourn, ,muse, devise ….to murmur in pleasure , anger, or pain (sore speak)…can be + or -
Joshua 1:8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
[Job 27:4 KJV] 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter[H1897] deceit.
[Psa 2:1 KJV] 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine[H1897] a vain thing?
[Psa 35:28 KJV] 28 And my tongue shall speak[H1897] of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.
[Psa 38:12 KJV] 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine[H1897] deceits all the day long.
[Psa 63:6 KJV] 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate[H1897] on thee in the [night] watches.
[Psa 71:24 KJV] 24 My tongue also shall talk[H1897] of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
[Psa 77:12 KJV] 12 I will meditate[H1897] also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
[Psa 143:5 KJV] 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate[H1897] on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
[Pro 8:7 KJV] 7 For my mouth shall speak[H1897] truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
[Pro 15:28 KJV] 28 The heart of the righteous studieth[H1897] to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
[Isa 8:19 KJV] 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter:[H1897] should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
[Isa 16:7 KJV] 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn;[H1897] surely [they are] stricken.
[Isa 31:4 KJV] 4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring[H1897] on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
[Isa 33:18 KJV] 18 Thine heart shall meditate[H1897] terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers?
[Isa 38:14 KJV] 14 Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn[H1897] as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
[Isa 59:3, 11, 13 KJV] 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered[H1897] perverseness. ... 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn[H1897] sore[H1897] like doves: we look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it is far off from us. ... 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering[H1897] from the heart words of falsehood.
REPETITION : Repeating over & over, ‘Repetition is the Mother of ALL Learning
SIYACH –Se-akh ..The KEY= REPITITION…To rehearse, repeat or commune on a matter to oneself over & over (both in the mind & out loud)also declare talk, speak, meditate, pray, converse, ponder, sing, consider, put forth thoughts—‘to germinate or flourish & put forth shoots & buds like a plant’ with ones thoughts…to DARE to LIFT Oneself UP!...again can be + or -…also refers to complaints
[1Ch 16:9 KJV] Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk[H7878] ye of all his wondrous works.
[Job 7:11 KJV] Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain[H7878] in the bitterness of my soul.
[Psa 55:17 KJV] Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray,[H7878] and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
[Psa 69:12 KJV] They that sit in the gate speak[H7878] against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.
[Psa 77:3 KJV] I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained,[H7878] and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
[Psa 77:6 KJV] I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune[H7878] with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
[Psa 77:12 KJV] I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk[H7878] of thy doings.
[Psa 119:15 KJV] I will meditate[H7878] in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
[Psa 119:23 KJV] Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.
[Psa 119:48 KJV] My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.
[Psa 143:5 KJV] I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse[H7878] on the work of thy hands.
[Isa 53:8 KJV] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare[H7878] his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
STILLNESS (Waiting)
DAMAM (Da-Man)….utter silence, stilled like a dumb man/statue, to cease, cut off or cut down…also peace, rest, forbear quieted, tarry, wait
[Psa 4:4 KJV] Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
[Psa 46:10 KJV] Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
QAVAH (WAITING) –Ka-va to bind together by ‘twisting’ (this will make one strong & robust, applied to strength)also an EAGER anticipation ( see Usain Bolt) also to expect, hope for, look for
[Psa 25:5 KJV] Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait[H6960] all the day.
[Psa 25:21 KJV] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait[H6960] on thee.
[Psa 27:14 KJV] Wait[H6960] on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait,[H6960] I say, on the LORD.
[Psa 130:5 KJV] I wait[H6960] for the LORD, my soul doth wait,[H6960] and in his word do I hope.
[Isa 40:31 KJV] But they that wait[H6960] upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
PONDER ..PALAC (Pa-las) to weigh or balance something out, to make level or smooth, also to revolve , a ‘feeling’ of the truth; thinking deeply of a concept, an intuitive sense of a thing…a resonation of something w/in you
[Pro 4:26 KJV] Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
[Pro 5:6 KJV] Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them].
[Psa 58:2 KJV] Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh[H6424] the violence of your hands in the earth.
[Psa 78:50 KJV] He made[H6424] a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
[Pro 5:21 KJV] For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth[H6424] all his goings.
[Isa 26:7 KJV] The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh[H6424] the path of the just.
Ps. 77:6 my soul made a diligent search
GREEK….
Dialogizomai…de-ä-lo-ge'-zo-mi…..to bring together different reasons, to reckon up the reasons, to reason, revolve in one's mind, deliberate consider a thing, to muse reason, think, dispute
[Luk 1:29 KJV] And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind[G1260] what manner of salutation this should be.
Symballō …süm-bä'l-lo to ‘throw together’ ,,,consult together, in ones mind (in oneself or w/others), ponder, encounter, meet with, help
[Luk 2:19 KJV] But Mary kept all these things, and pondered[G4820] [them] in her heart.
[Luk 14:31 KJV] Or what king, going to make[G4820] war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
IMAGINATION “YETSER” To form ideas & plans in the mind much like a potter creates pottery vessels also being inventive like a scientist, to plot or devise a scheme…NT refers more to arguments & logical meanings
Romans 12:1,2 Renewing of The Mind..( greek points to renewal of the imagination)
I Timothy 4:16
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