THE BIBLE: PROPHETIC, INFORMATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL

PROPHETIC, INFORMATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL

(This is long, it is repetitive – and it is worth it)

“Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved”. (Romans 10:9-10)

 Saved: In the Greek language is ‘sózó”, (sode’-zo), Strong’s concordance #4982, made safe, rescued; deliver out of danger and into safety; used principally of God rescuing believers from the penalty and power of sin – and into His provisions; saved/rescued from destruction and brought into divine safety“. 

SOZO

“Healed, Preserved, Saved (from destruction, evil, harm), Do well, Made Whole”

According to 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.” Do you notice that “good for story telling” isn’t in these verses, or in the entire Bible?

The Bible is God’s Prophetic Narrative of information, instruction, and inspiration, preparing His people with every good work, perfecting and conforming us into the image of Christ so we may live in His Perfect Presence, in the new heaven and new earth for all eternity.

The Bible contains issues about and discusses topics such as geography, sociology, anthropology, science, philosophy, ethics, the church, God and man, community, family, the state, law, arts and media, labor, politics, history, and race relations. Although the Bible addresses these matters and is our instructions in these matters, the main theme of the Bible is NOT these things. Nor is the Bible a disconnected chronicle of stories, one after another, for us to read and muse about.

The Bible IS ABOUT God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It is about God’s plan and purpose for His creation.

The Bible is causative, creative, prophetic and instructional, telling us to be holy as He is holy.; to have the same mind in us as the mind of Christ; to complete the good works He has prepared for us ahead of time; to be made into the very image of Christ in preparation for an eternity with Him, in His Perfect Presence and with one another.

The Word of God is CREATIVE, CAUSATIVE, PROPHETIC and INSTRUCTIONAL. The entire Bible is PROPHETIC, INFORMATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL and INSPIRATIONAL, “profitable for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.”

Joshua chapter one, is exactly that:, PROPHETIC, INFORMATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL The entirety of chapter one is prophetic in that it foretells us of our journey, instructs us on our way, informs us of and our destiny and inspires us to endure to the end.

• It informs the Believer of God’s plan, purpose, and
• instructs us how we are to navigate life with Him, and
• inspires us to undertake our calling with enthusiastic, confident boldness.

(PLEASE NOTE: The best reading and understanding of the Bible is begun with a ‘plain face-value reading’, when possible, with exceptions for metaphors, idioms and similes.)

Joshua 1:1, “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,

 Verse 2. “Moses, my servant, is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel.

 Verse 3. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.

 Verse 4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory.

Verse 5. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.

 Verse 6. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.

 Verse 7. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

 Verse 8. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Verse 9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Additionally, when you read the Hebrew language and meaning of a word or verse, in  CONTEXT of the preceding and following verses, an amazing picture emerges!

Here are some examples of taking a verse, and transcribing the Hebrew language interpretation into the verse, then reapplying the interpretation into an application of the verse.

VERSE 1

The Verse:   1.  Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

The Prophetic Transcription:  Gods says, I will draw you out of your current circumstances (Moses: drawn out).  God says I will cause you to rise up and become powerful, you will endure to the end, you will pass over all difficulties, as you lay prostrate before me, you will be saved.

​Application:  The old way of drawing me out of my former life, is dead; now therefore I will rise up with Christ, now,  and come into the enduring power and I will cross over from this descended position of being lost without hope to an Eternal Hope in Christ.

VERSE 2

The Verse:  2.  “Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

The Prophetic Transcription:  You are become the sons and daughters of God, I am to build you, to establish you. God prevails, God is mighty, God is giving you His Strength.

​Application:  I and all Christians, to the land which God is giving to us, to us, the eternal sons of God, will prevail, and I.am now made mighty by God in His strength

VERSE 3

The Verse:  3.  “Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.

The Prophetic Transcription:  “Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.  All, in totality, as you bow yourself down before God, walking in His Spirit, every place your foot treads, is yours – you have victory and dominion in Him.​

The Application:  Every place and everything I touch, as I bow myself to God, the touch of God will grant me dominion in His Name and for HIs Sake in all circumstances.

VERSE 4

The Verse:  4.  “From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory.

The Prophetic Transcription:  “From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates,

From the time you lived in wilderness, and the speech of your mouth was dead, I, God, purify and give life to your heart and your mind, and you break forth in fruitfulness.

All the place of terror, the low places that come to you and that you are to enter in, God gives you dominion over

​The Application:  From the time I was wild in my imaginations, without a new heart or a living spirit or a regenerated mind within me, until the time that God broke forth and gave me a fruitful heart and mind, and an awareness of Him. In Him, I have dominion over all the terrors and low places I will encounter during my life, up until and including the time I enter into His Eternal Kingdom – all of this is  mine.

VERSE 5 

The Verse:  5.  “No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.

The Prophetic Transcription:  No man of any kind, neither great or powerful, without exception, can stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you;

The Application:  God will not sink down on me, and He will not relax on my behalf.  He will not drop back; and I will not be disheartened.  I will know that He is always with me and He never forsake me, nor will He let me be alone. He will never show slack toward me or on my behalf!

VERSE 6 

The Verse:  6.  “Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 

The Prophetic Transcription:  Be strong and take hold of my strength, and be strengthened, hardened, and prevail.  Be encouraged, and secure even obstinate in your assurance, for I am making you superior in your strength.  Again, I say, you are strong.

The Application:  The land is now mine, that is all the earth. I have already inherited it. And, this is His oath, that is, God’s Oath which He swore to my fathers.  Now, I possess it.

Here is a repeat of Joshua 1:1-9 in red text, with the approximated Hebrew meaning and interpretation included in the verses within parentheses.

This also gives you the prophetic interpretation for your life:

Joshua 1:1, “After the death of Moses, (‘The drawn out one’. The one whom God found and drew out of the river, giving him a home and a future. And the way God will draw you out of drifting aimlessly, lost), the servant of the Lord, (the self-Existent or Eternal God), the Lord said to Joshua, (Yehoshua, ‘the Lord is salvation’. A type of Jesus) the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,

Verse 2. “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, (this descending, this declension and deterioration ‘of your life’), you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people (sons as a builder of the family name)  of Israel. (he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity: –Israel),

Verse 3.  “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.

Verse 4. “From the wilderness, (desert wildness and in thought and speech), and this Lebanon (when God gives you a new heart and mind), as far as the great river, the river (which is your prosperity), Euphrates (meaning you will break forth; rushing forward, alive, vibrant), all the land of the Hittites (the low places you will encounter in life), to the Great Sea toward the going down, (an entrance and not and end; a coming in, entering into a ‘new beginning’), of the sun, (which is a westward window to your future), shall be your territory.

Verse 5. “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you, (you will become together with God, accomplished, committed). I will not leave you or forsake, (not relax, sink, leave, forsake, or loose), you.

Verse 6. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.

Verse 7. “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand, (turn your eyes away to fix something by your own strength), or to the left, (do not take on the shape of the things that are of the old life), that you may have good success (in your understanding, wisdom, prosperity, skill, insight comprehension, and prudence),  wherever you go.

Verse 8. “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Verse 9. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (God will go with you, walk with you, come with you, proceed ahead of you, move with you, live life through you, lead you and bring you, carry you , and cause you to walk).”

Note: 

This last paragraph is the text of Joshua 1:1-9 in red letters words in  parentheses within the verses,is the approxiamte Hebrew meaning, and is also the prophetic application.

Read it. Mediatate on it. Memorize it. Believe it. Do it and it shall come to pass.

May the reading of God’s Word bless you in body, soul, mind and spirit as it comes to pass in your life.

Your Brother and Friend,

Mike Young

“The Verses” are from the NASB version of the Bible; 

• “The Prophetic Transcription” is translated from the Hebrew language with all the detail and nuances of what is written;
• “Your Application” is the “Prophetic Transcription” to be applied to our lives.