5/21/2023 0 Comments Illuminations bible translation![]() Fifteen times in this psalm, God is asked to teach or give understanding regarding His laws. Similarly, verse 73 says, “Your hands made me and formed me give me understanding to learn your commands.” The plea is for personal understanding and application of God’s laws as they are studied by the individual. Verse 18 says, “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” These are not new revelations, but things which have been written and revealed long before, and just now understood by the reader (one of those “aha!” moments). In Psalm 119 we also find another type of God’s illumination. This is the first method of God’s illumination and the starting point for us all. Regular study of the Word of God will give direction and understanding in the issues of life. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.” Psalm 119:11 says “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Verses 98 and 99 say “Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. For this reason, we are repeatedly told to study the Word of God. When God’s Word enters the heart of a person, it gives light and understanding to them. In verse 130, it says “The unfolding of your words gives light it gives understanding to the simple.” This verse establishes the basic method of God’s illumination. Psalm 18:28 says, “You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning my God turns my darkness into light.” Psalm 119, which is the longest chapter in the Bible, is a song about God’s Word. The most basic level of enlightenment is the knowledge of sin, and without that knowledge, everything else is pointless. ![]() ![]() Regarding illumination of the latter type, the question arises, “How does God do it?” When that enlightenment deals with understanding and applying knowledge already given, we call it illumination. When that enlightenment deals with new knowledge or future things, we call it prophecy. Throughout the ages, people in every culture and religion have claimed some kind of revelation or enlightenment from God (whether true or not). Simply put, illumination in the spiritual sense is “turning on the light” of understanding in some area. ![]()
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