My people are destroyed by the lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea, Chapter 4, Verse 6.
God tells us His people are destroyed for the lack of KNOWLEDGE. However, when quoting this verse of scripture most people leave out the part which says His people have rejected knowledge. Because they have rejected knowledge God also rejects them. The problem is not that knowledge is not available to His people, but that they reject the knowledge He has given them. The knowledge which the Bible is talking about is not just knowledge in general, but the KNOWLEDGE of God. The Bible is full of scripture concerning the knowledge of God and how we are to conduct ourselves as people of God.
God’s people reject His knowledge in several different ways. Some people reject knowledge because they do not want to accept and follow the precepts and principles found in the Word of God. They are more concerned about fulfilling their own wants and desires than they are in pleasing God. Others reject the knowledge of God by failing to study His Word to find out what pleases and displeases Him. To their detriment they leave themselves vulnerable to the plans and schemes of the Devil and become the target of his fiery darts.
The Bible has many things to say regarding knowledge. One of the most important virtues we can possess is the knowledge of God and what He tells us in His Word. People reject the knowledge of God because they love darkness rather than light. When people reject the knowledge of God they are rejecting eternal life. If we are going to receive eternal life, we must accept the knowledge of how to obtain eternal life. That knowledge has been laid out in the pages of God’s Word.
God offers us knowledge, wisdom and understanding so we will be able to live a life free from the cares of this World and the schemes of the enemy. God gives us knowledge, wisdom and understanding so we can live a life of freedom, peace and joy. When we experience the fullness of His knowledge, His love is shed abroad in our hearts. We are told to “study to show ourselves approved unto God.”
When we reject the knowledge of God we are rejecting God. When we reject God, He in turn rejects us. He told Israel they would no longer be priests to Him because they had rejected and forgotten His law. When we reject the knowledge of God we are also leaving our children vulnerable to the plots and schemes of the enemy. Rejecting the knowledge of God has many dire consequences.
As Christians, the Law of God has been written upon our hearts. When we sin we are rejecting the law of God and perpetrating sin against God. However, this is not to say we cannot confess our sins and find forgiveness of our sins from God. When we repent with a sincere heart God is just and merciful to forgive us of our sins.
Sometimes our biggest problem is not the sin problem, but the lack of wisdom, knowledge and understanding of how to deal with and overcome sin. Many Christians have a sin problem because they do not KNOW how to get free of the sins which so easily besets them. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Through KNOWLEDGE we can obtain a greater understanding of who God is, how we can KNOW Christ in the power of His resurrection and what Christ did for us at the cross. To KNOW God is to love Him. The more we KNOW about God and the great love He has for us, the more we will understand how to walk in the freedom and joy of the Holy Spirit. For those who have a problem with sin, the principles of knowledge, wisdom and understanding will set them free from the bondage of sin.
Knowledge is important. What is equally important is that we understand how to apply the knowledge of God’s Word to our life. The Bible gives us the information of what we are to do in order to become Christ-like. Through the knowledge of God, we will find the true character of Christ. Through the knowledge of God we will find how the true character of Christ in us becomes the hope of glory for us.
The Bible is a book which is filled with knowledge. It takes years of studying the Bible to find all the treasures which are hidden in God’s Word. The Word of God cannot be discerned or understood just by reading. We must study the Word to “show ourselves approved.” With wisdom and understanding we can “dig up” the treasures of knowledge which are buried in the Word of God.
The Bible is the best-selling Book of all time. More books have been written ABOUT biblical history, precepts, perceptions and principles than any other book in history. If we tried to interpret and explain what the Bible says in one book, the book would probably be over ten stories high and fifty feet in width. The Bible is full of the KNOWLEDGE, wisdom and understanding of God. The books of the Bible have been interpreted and misinterpreted for millennia.
This book will attempt to explain the most important issues the Bible addresses. While all scripture is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness, Jesus said there are some issues that were more important than others. There are not enough pages in any book which can expound on all the Bible teaches.