Have you asked the lord to build your home, to be your master builder. The majority of us realize that a christian life is not a passive one, and the words jesus spoke in the sermon on the mount give a clear indication of what one. As we have seen, peters being the rock is not the only valid interpretation of this verse. When a flood threatens it, the house remains intact on its secure base. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, i will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Build your lives, your thoughts, your efforts, your hopes there. Rocks are common there, however, so it is not hard to find a solid foundation. During his sermon on the mount, jesus told a story about two men.
He then describes this wise man as building his house, that is, his whole life. Right as i woke i heard the words in my mind, build your house on the rock. Peters words brought a word of commendation from the lord. Built into the rock, his house could endure the inevitable storms that would come. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Jesus was telling a story to explain what it means to obey him. Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, i will show you what he is like. The man who made the better decision about where to build was a wise builder because he chose the rock as his foundation. In this well known passage, our lord teaches about the value of living out his commandments namely the sermon on the mount. All one needs is a simple kjv bible and matthew henrys commentary. Build on the rock by franklin belden well build on the rock, the living rock, on jesus, the rock of ages. Let me bring your attention to a verse in the holy bible in mathew chapter 7 verse 24 which states therefore whosever hears these saying of mine and does them, i will liken him unto a wise man who builds his house on a rock and the rain descende. In whatever you do, before you begin it, you must first think about what you want to accomplish and then begin carefully and thoughtfully. What the bible says about parable of the two builders bible tools.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Well, saying that jesus is your rock is a great confession of faith but that is not what jesus. This childrens bible lesson is based on jesus parable of the wise and foolish builders. But the wise man seems to have considered such factors and to have believed it would be worth the effort. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded. I will build my church part 1 teaching notes matthew 16. Parable of the wise and the foolish builders wikipedia. World english bible he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. Dubler here is the parable as we find it in matthew. Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, i will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. The roman catholic church uses the argument that peter is the rock to which jesus referred as evidence that it is the one true church. What does it mean that the wise man built his house upon a. A man who builds his house upon a rock, shews that, however.
A free bible commentary on the book of deuteronomy in easyenglish. They stop seeing the bible as just a book of unique stories and start seeing scripture as the litmus test for every idea they encounter. We know the wise lay their foundation on a rock while the foolish on the sand, but what is the rock. The wise man, and the foolish man where is your foundation. Read the shepherd, the stone of israel commentary using the book of genesis. Jesus is my rock, so i am gonna stand and not fall. Our series on the sermon on the mount ends today with a warning in parable form. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. You must build your lives in all areas with god, because of god, and for god. With this in mind, jesus concludes the sermon on the mount by illustrating the benefit. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
Many people think that building your house on the rock means saying that jesus is your rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. What is the meaning of the bibles passage build gods. The wise man built his house upon the rock object lesson. The house they build is destroyed by the storms that come against it, and its fall is great. The house that is built on the rock is the life lived according to jesus teaching. What did jesus mean when he said, upon this rock i will. The wise man built his house upon the rock sunday school lesson. The lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my god, my rock, in whom i take refuge, my shield. The devil does not want you to read this book cause it can change your life. In this parable, jesus describes one who hears his words and does them as a man who, when building his house, digs his foundation deeply and upon rock. The house founded on the rock will stand though wind and rain from above smite it, and floods. This bible commentary is for pastor chuck smith from his 70008000 series that was given to me personally by chuck, many years ago.
Chuck smith bible commentary robert clifton robinson. Read again the words of jesus at the top of psalm 40. He explained that when we hear his words and do what they say we are like a wise man who builds his house on the rock. The wise man builds his house upon the rock, and the rains came down and the floods rose up, and the house on the rock stood firm. Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. This one volume edition by zondervan is especially helpful as it is more manageable than the six volume one. This verse in scripture is from the first reading for mass today, from the book of isaiah. Place the other on sand, styrofoam peanuts, or some other loose object. But jesus sermon was not concerned with house construction or building code violations. Parable of the wise man who built his house on rock. Through this framework, students begin seeing all of reality from a biblical viewpoint. I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. If you build your house on the rock you remain standing its the people who have prayed, fought and suffered to obey jesus commandments like, do not worry about tomorrow, and love your enemies, who have built on the rock and remain standing.
God told moses to speak to a rock and then the rock would provide water. Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock. Even if you do not purchase any other devotional book in your whole life, these 2 would be more thanno abundantly enough. Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Moses did not get in because he did not obey god about another matter. Take your bible with me and lets look together for the last time at matthew chapter 7, matthew chapter 7. Make sure that you build your life on a rock, not on sand. Parable of two builders the house built on the rock vs.
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house. Sinking sand or the solid rock, where is our foundation. The story of the wise man who built his house upon a rock is found in matthew 7. The always present financial worry can destroy your joy. The following comment on this verse from the bible knowledge commentary sums up the issue. He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock. I woke up in the middle of the night from a deep sleep.
Such is obviously the primary meaning of the parable here, but, like most other. Remember, the bible tells us that jesus is a rock in i corinthians 10. Free bible commentary on deuteronomy in simple english. We want you to build your spiritual house on the rock solid word of god so that it will be able to withstand the fiercest storms. It would have been challenging to build on rocky terrainit would have taken time, patience and hard work. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and. Building on the rock bible curriculum summit ministries. The shepherd, the stone of israel commentary the book of. New living translation it is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock.
The wise man built his house on the rock, but the foolish man built his house on the sand. And that general idea may be followed out in various details. Building on the rock is constructed in a spiral sequence, built around twenty biblical truths found throughout scripture. Sing the wise man built his house or there stands a rock craft recreate the parable. So shall we abide the fearful shock, when loud the tempest rages. But, if you build your life on faith in jesus christ, and on his death and resurrection, your house will stand and you will be saved. Build your house upon the rock many will say to me in the day, lord, lord, have we not prophesied in your name, cast out demons in your name, and done many wonders in your name. In building a house, if you dont build properly, your house will not stand. And the best way to prepare for the inevitable trials of life is to build your life on a rock solid foundation. We began a look at the closing portion of the sermon and we want to finish that look in our. He does not say upon you, peter or upon your successors, but upon this rockupon this divine revelation and profession of faith in christ. Admit to jesus your helplessness to build anything that stands a chance of surviving his endtime judgment.
Refrain well build on the rock, well build on the rock. Luke says, he is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation a rock. Moses did not trust god enough just to speak to the rock. Life application bible commentary, matthew jesus teaches about. Every day look to his death on the cross, and see there the death of all your attempts to make yourself acceptable to god. Improving your serve is a great little exhortational book i found it good for a. Make a house from paper patterns, a paper cup, or small box. And i tell you, you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And i will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the wise and the foolish builders also known as the house on the rock, is a parable of jesus appearing in the gospel of matthew and luke the parable illustrates the importance of building ones life on obedience to the teachings and example of jesus. I will build my churchteaching notes faithlife sermons.
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