1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard www.GraceDoctrine.org Thursday, November 1, 2012

2. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

3. The Book of Proverbs Chapter 3 Prov 3:9-10 Giving Unto the Lord!

4. The Fifth Command, Vs. 9

5. “Honor” כָּבֵד KABED, Piel Imperative. The command to, “honor or glorify” God, often, consistently, habitually.

6. Num 18:12, “All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.”

7. The mentality we must have when giving our offerings is not giving it to a man, or a church, or a cause, or a program, but, “I am giving to my LORD.”

8. “Wealth” הוֹן HON, “wealth, riches, or substance.” It means money, materialistic things.

9. “First” רֵאשִׁית RESHITH, “beginning or first.” The first products of a harvest, “first fruits”, e.g., Lev 2:12; Num 15:20; Deut 26:2.

10. “Produce”, תְּבוּאָה TEBUAH, “produce, product, or revenue.”

11. The law of “first fruits” required all Israelites to present a sample of their first crop to the Lord in token of their redemption from Egypt, Ex 23:19; 34:26; Lev 23:9-14; Deut 26:1-11.

12. Their failure to do this would lead Isaiah to condemn them, Isa 43:23.

13. “First fruits” was a reminder that what they reaped was the gift of God. It represents the mental attitude believer’s should have when giving unto the Lord.

14. Our attitude should be to honor, glorify and thank God for all that He has done for us, by giving back to Him the first, highest and best of all that He has given to us. Cf. Ex 23:19a; Deut 18:4; 2 Cor 9:13.

15. Deut 18:4, “You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first shearing of your sheep.”

16. 2 Cor 9:13, “Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all.”

17. It is a way of expressing gratitude to God for His provisions, Deut 26:1-3, 9-11, and acknowledging His help, Prov 3:6.

18. In return, God, cf. v. 4, promises to fill our “barns” (with grain) and the “vats…with new wine.”

19. The Fifth Blessing, Vs. 10:

20. “They will be filled” מָלֵא MALE Niphal Imperfect, “To be filled or be satisfied.”

21. Our materialistic blessings will be continually given to us by God when we have a generous heart in giving to Him.

22. “Plenty” שָׂבָע SABA,, “plenty, abundance or satiation.” You will not have any want. All will be provided.

23. Psa 23:1, “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.”

24. Psa 34:9, “O fear the LORD, you His saints; for to those who fear Him there is no want.”

25. Psa 34:10, “The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.”

26. Prov 11:24, “There is one who scatters (gives), and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.”

27. “Overflow” פָּרַץ PARATS, “To break through, breach, burst, etc.” God will increase and multiply what you have if you give graciously and of your first fruits to Him.

28. “New Wine” תִּירוֹשׁ TIROSH, “grape juice.” A picture of blessing, Joel 2:24; Yet scanty supplies are an element in Divine judgment, Isa 16:10; Jer 48:33; Hos 9:2; Hag 2:16.

29. Joel 2:24, “The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil.”

30. Hos 9:2, “Threshing floor and wine press will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.” cf. Mal 3:7-12.

31. Mal 3:10, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.”

32. The normal routines of life will be blessed so that the righteous do not go hungry, Prov 10:3.

33. Prov 10:3, “The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, but He will reject the craving of the wicked.” Cf. Prov 3:2; Deut 28:1-14; Mat 6:33.

34. Mat 6:33, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

35. Luke 6:38, “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over.”

36. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, November 1, 2012 Tape # 12-125 Proverbs Chapter 3 Giving Unto The Lord James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012 Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, November 1, 2012 Tape # 12-125 Proverbs Chapter 3 Giving Unto The Lord Prov 3:9-10; Duet 18:4; 2Cor 9:13 Joel 2:24 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012