At least I think that’s what Solomon means when he asks us to “write them upon the table of thine heart.” The King advised this in Proverbs chapter 7, verse 3 to be exact.

In the Old Testament the “heart” (in Hebrew the noun is spelled “leb,” meaning one’s “innermost being”) is the seat of one’s intellect, one’s thinking.

Hence I deduce that we are expected to memorize God’s Word, as much as possible anyway.

But isn’t this a lovely word picture? “Writing the very Words of God onto our hearts!”

And doing so deberately, with obvious effort, record (the verb here translated “write” is “kathyab,” meaning “to engrave, to inscribe”) God’s Word in your mind!

Another Proverb, concerning any human being … “For as he THINKETH in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7

The Psalmist, in praise of God’s Word anyway, reminds us of one benefits of memorizing Scripture … “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11 (The verb “hide” means to treat Scripture as a “treasure!”)

Wow!

I suppose here I now should discuss methods of Bible memory. But for me anyway, though I have tried several procedures through the years, just studying the Word of God “day in” and “day out” familiarizes me with Blocks of Scripture. So much so that soon I have it in my mind (excuse me, heart) and can recall it when the Holy Spirit needs me to.

Any method will work, but do remember this adage … “Repetition is the mother of all learning.”

Getting that familiar with the Word!

Wow … 31,102 Verses in the Bible … what a challenge. What an honor to get to learn some of them.

Class, let’s get to “writing,” to “engraving” them into our hearts!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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