Davar Kingdom Of God

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers (Ps 1:1-3). One kind of joy we receive from God is joy in the word of God. We rejoice when our needs are met, our problems solved, and sickness cured by God, but the joy we come to have by hearing the word and understanding it is different and more spiritual in its quality. Needless to say, this joy goes along with faith, which comes by hearing the word of God, and God’s power comes to be manifested with this joy and faith. The above psalm says, “He is like a tree … which yields its fruit in season, … Whatever he does prospers.” A word must be said about the verb “to meditate,” hagah in Hebrew. It means to murmur or mutter, and originally come