THE POSITION CALLED HOLINESS
“Man’s holiness begets God’s blessings” Rev. George Varughese
“Man’s holiness attracts God’s blessings” Rev. George Varughese
Holiness Series
Psalm 24:4
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah Psalm 24:3-6
Word Study 1:
- Psalm 24:5, a blessing
- 1293. berakah
- blessing
- KJV Lexicon benediction; by implication prosperity — blessing, liberal, pool, present.
Word Study 2:
- Psalm 24:4, clean
- innocent — blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
Word Study 3:
- Psalm 24:4,deceitfully
- fraud — craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 1:1-6
Word Study 1:
- Psalm 1:6, blessed
- 835. אַשְׁרֵי esher
- happiness, blessedness
Word Study 2:
- Psalm 1:6, the wicked / the ungodly
- 7563. רָשָׁע rasha
- wicked, criminal
- KJV Lexicon morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person — + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Word Study 3:
- Psalm 1:6, righteous
- 6662. צַדִּיק tsaddiq
- righteous
- Brown-Driver-Briggs just, righteous, in conduct and character:
Key Lesson:
1. The Blessing of Holiness Psalm 24:5, Psalm 1:3
- Recipient of God’s blessings
- Recipient of God’s righteousness
2. The Requirement of Holiness Psalm 24:4
- He who has clean hands
- He who has a pure heart,
- He who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
- He who has not sworn deceitfully.
3. The Privilege of Holiness Psalm 24:3
- He has rights to enter God’s temple
- He has rights to stand in God’s presence
4. The Posture of Holiness Psalm 1:1
- The way he walks
- The place he stands
- The position he sits
5. The Intent of Holiness Psalm 1:3
- To love for God’s word
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