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“THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD IS SURE,
MAKING WISE THE SIMPLE.”
Psalm 19:7

Look carefully at these two passages of TESTIMONIES TESTIMONIES
Scripture.
One carries a very positive promise while the “FOR WHATEVER THINGS “NNOW ALL THESE TTHINGSS
other caries a very negative warning. You may WERE WRITTEN BEFORE BECCAAMME OUR EXAMPPLEES,
remember from Psalm 19 that the two benefits TO THHE INTENT THATT WWEE
stated about these subjects were, (1) “By them WERE WRITTEN FOR
your servant is warned,” and (2) “In keeping OUR LEARNING, SSHHOOUULLDD NNOOTT
them there is great reward.” These two concepts LUST AFTTER EVIL THHINGS
can easily be overlaid upon these passages as THAT WE THROUGH AS THEY ALSO LUSTTED…
conveying “the moral to the story.” THE PATIENCE AND COMFORT NOW ALL THESE TTHHINGS

Notice both passages carry a similar statement OF THE SCRIPTURES HAPPENED TO TTHEM
(1) they were “written for our learning” and MIGHT HAVE HOPE… AS EXAMPPLEESS,
(2) “they were written for our admonition”
(strong warning). NOW MAY ANDD TTHHEEYY WWEERREE WRIITTTTEEN
THE GOD OF HOPE FOR OUUR ADMONIITTION,
FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND OON WHOM THHEE EENNDDSS OOFF TTHHEE
PEACE IN BELIEVING,
AAGGES HAVE COMMEE.
THAT YOU MAY THEREEFFOORREE LLEETT HHIM WHO
ABOUND IN HOPE THINKS HE STANDS TAKE
BY THE POWER OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT.” HHEEEED LEST HE FFALL.”
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Rom. 15:4,13

TESTIMONIES TESTIMONIES “…IN KEEPING THEM “BY THEM YOUR
ABEL THERE IS GREAT REWARD” SERVANT IS WARNED”
ENOCH LUCIFER
NOAH CAIN Psm 19:11 Psm 19:11
ABRAHAM LOT- LOT’S WIFE
ISAAC SAMSON-DELILAH The “Testimonies of the Lord” are the positive and
JACOB KING AHAB-JEZEBEL negative accounts of all the various people
MOSES KING SOLOMON
JOSHUA KING SAUL recorded in the Bible who either (1) lived their lives
JOB CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FOR God or (2) Lived their lives AGAINST God.
DANIEL IN THE WILDERNESS
DAVID HEROD THE KING Here is a sample listing of men and women in the
JONATHAN JUDAS Bible than had either “positive” testimonies in
THE PROPHETS ANANIAS-SAPPHIRA harmony with God and His Word, or they had
THE APOSTLES
“negative” testimonies of lives lived in defiance of
God and His Word. What happened to them, the

“moral to their stories” become “our examples”
either to emulate or to avoid.

“…FOR BY IT (FAITH) THE ELDERS OBTAINED HEBREWS CHAPTER 11
HEBREWS 11:2
A GOOD TESTIMONY.” Heb. 11:2

“…BEFORE HIS TRANSLATION HE (ENOCH)

HAD THIS TESTIMONY,

THAT HE PLEASED GOD” Heb. 11:5
“…AND ALL THESE HAVING OBTAINED

A GOOD TESTIMONY THROUGH FAITH,

DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROMISE” Heb. 11:39

The above passages convey that it is the recorded HEBREWS 11:5 HEBREWS 11:39
“TESTIMONY” of the various saints that Hebrews 11, the
chapter of the heroes of faith, is emphasizing. These are
summarizations of lives lived for God. Even Revelation begins
by stating that it is the record of “the TESTIMONY of Jesus
Christ” (Rev. 1:2).

The Greek word translated as “TESTIMONY” is also translated as “WITNESS.” God has appointed the
church to “…be witnesses to Me…” (Acts 1:8). We all have a “testimony” (a witness) before God and before
the world. We are to learn from what is recorded as “the testimonies of the Lord.” We are to emulate the
positive “testimonies/witness” and avoid following the example of the negative.