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Seeking God’s Kingdom: What Matthew 6:33 Teaches Us

But see ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you Matthew 6:33

What Does it Say

It says we should seek God Kingdom.

WORD MEANINGS

  • Seek: G2212
    • ζητέω zētéō, dzay-teh’-o; of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):—be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.
  • Kingdom: G932
    • βασιλεία basileía, bas-il-i’-ah; from G935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):—kingdom, + reign.
  • Righteousness: G1343
    • δικαιοσύνη dikaiosýnē, dik-ah-yos-oo’-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.

What does it mean?
When you do God, work he Will the give you things you need

Context

Author: Audience:When :Style: Purpose:
Matthew Jews70 ADTeaching To instruct

What happening in the verse

Jesus was teaching

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

  • Amplified
    •  But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also. Matthew 6:33
  • Holman  Christian  Standard
    •  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33

RELATED VERSES

  • Matthew 5:6
    • Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
  • Luke 12:31
    • But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • Matthew 3:2
    •  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
  • Romans 1:17
    • For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

What should we do?

We should seek God’s Kingdom and his righteousness. When we do this God will provide for ours needs.

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Understanding Psalm 37:3-4 Trust and Delight in the Lord

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart Psalm 37:3-4

What does it say?

  • It says that we should trust in the Lord, do good and delight our self in the Lord.

What does it mean?

  • God is the provider
  • It means we should trust in the Lord and do good if we do this, he will give us what we need, and if we delight our self in him, he will give us our desires of our heart.

Key Words

  • Shalt
    • Will, Willing
  • Dwell: H7931
    • שָׁכַן shâkan, shaw-kan’; a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):—abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
  • Verily: H530
    • אֱמוּנָה ʼĕmûwnâh, em-oo-naw’; or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה ʼĕmunâh; feminine of H529; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity:—faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
  • Fed: H7462
    • רָעָה râʻâh, raw-aw’; a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):—× break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
  • Delight: H6026
    • עָנַג ʻânag, aw-nag’; a primitive root; to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious:—delicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self.
  • Desire: H4862
    • מִשְׁאָלָה mishʼâlâh, mish-aw-law’; from H7592; a request:—desire, petition.

CONTEXT

AuthorDate Who the audience Purpose
David 100 B.C.IsraelitesTo encourage the Israelites to follow God

Translations

  • Amplified Holy Bible
    • Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart. Psalm 37 :3-4
  • Holman Holy Bible
    • Trust in the Lord and do good so shall thou dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desire of thine heart. Psalm 37: 3-4

What going on in the verses?

The before these two verses are explaining to you that you do not need to fret or worry about wrong doers. God in his time will take care of them. In these two verses it is telling you what to do instead. You are supposed to just trust in God and do what is right in his sight.

Cross References

  • Isaiah 58:14
    • Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
  • Song of Solomon 2:3
    • As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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Bible Verse Mapping: Psalm 149:5-6

Psalm 149:5-6 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

LANGUAGE EXPLORATION

  • Two-edged: H6374
    • פִּיפִיָּה pîyphîyâh, pee-fee-yaw’; for H6366; an edge or tooth: —tooth, two-edged.
  • Beds: H4904
    • מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb, mish-kawb’; from H7901; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse:—bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
  • Glory: H3519
    • כָּבוֹד kâbôwd, kaw-bode’; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness:—glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
  • High: H7319
    • רוֹמְמָה rôwmᵉmâh, ro-mem-aw’; feminine active participle of H7426; exaltation, i.e. praise:—high.
  • Joyful: H5937
    • עָלַז ʻâlaz, aw-laz’; a primitive root; to jump for joy, i.e. exult:—be joyful, rejoice, triumph.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS ABOUT THIS VERSE?

You wrote it?

  • Unknown but some people believe that David wrote it.

What was it written for?

  • Psalm 149 celebrates Israel’s Joyful relationship with God
  • Anticipates God’s Ultimate victory.

When was it written?

  • Unknown but it’s generally thought it was written around 600 B.C. or 500 B.C.

Where was it written?

  • It was written in Israel, some say around the time of David.

WHY?

God told them to write it down. 

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT: CULTURE AND HISTORY?

  • Psalm 149 is the fourth of the final five “Hallel Psalms” forming the conclusion of Psalter in the Hebrew Bible.
  • It’s a hymn of praise that celebrates God’s power.

Other Translations

  • Holman Chrisian Standard Bible
    • Let the Godly Celebrate In triumphal glory; Let them shout for Joy on their their beds. Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths and a two-edged Sword in their hands, Psalm 149:5-6
  • Amplified Holy Bible
    • Let the godly ones exult in glory; Let them sing for joy on their beds. And a two-edged sword in their hands, Let the high praises of God be in their throats,

Related Verses

  • Job 35:10 is related to Psalm 149:5
    •  But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
    • In Psalm 149:5 it says, “let them sing aloud upon their beds.”
  • Hebrews 4:12 is related to Psalm 149:6
    • For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
    • In Psalm 149:6 it says, “a two-edged sword”.

Biblical People who Model this Verse.

  • Paul and Silas
    • Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
  • Jesus’s Disciples/ Apostles
    • Acts 5:17-25 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told, Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
  • David
    • David wrote many Psalms praising God.
      • Psalms 100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Stephen
    • Acts 7:54-60 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

How Does God Want me to apply this verse to my life?

  • Even if you are sick or going through a hard time, we should still be joyful and have high praise for God in our mouths.
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