March 2013 Proverbs 30:5 Euery word of God is pure: he is a shield vnto them that put their trust in him.

God’s Word: Psalm 12:6 The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes: as siluer tried in a fornace of earth purified seuen times. 7 Thou shalt keepe them, (O Lord,) thou shalt preserue them, from this generation for euer.

God’s Word: Psalm 119:140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy seruant loueth it. Proverbs 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the wordes of the pure, are pleasant words.

In a few verses, we learned the following about God’s Word: *Is pure *Is like Silver tried (Molten) in a furnace. *Is preserved. *Is contrasted with an abomination. *Loved by the servants. *Is a shield.

Other interesting observations about God’s Word: *Pure gold is mentioned 39 times. *Pure oil *Pure spices *Pure river of water *”Isaiah 1:25 … purely purge away thy drosse,…”

Other interesting observations about God’s Word: Iron Furnace=Egypt=Babylon=Rome (see Rev 11:8, Deu 4:20) Iron=Corrupt (See Jer 6:28, Dan 5:4) Dross=Corruption (Ezekiel 22:18, Prov 25:4, Isaiah 1:22, )

Other interesting observations about God’s Word: *Scum=Lies (Ezekiel 24:12) *Read Job 17:14 Lets study as a class with Prov 1:8, 7:4, 20:20, 30:17, Lam 5:3, Mat 23:9