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Hebrews 11:6. “…Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”. “Diligently Seek” ekzeteo (¤kzht¡v).
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Hebrews 11:6 “…Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
“Diligently Seek”ekzeteo (¤kzht¡v) “1. To seek in order to find; a. to seek a thing; b. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into; c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after; …”
“Diligently Seek”ekzeteo (¤kzht¡v) “…2. to seek i.e. require, demand, a. to crave, demand something from someone” (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, 195).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) I. General Usage. A. Papyri & Non-literary Sources. Death seeking to change man Seeking the guilty Seeking money
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) I. General Usage. B. Literary sources (zeteo). Xenophon, seeking divine things (Memorobilia, 1.1.15). Plato, seeking and inquiring to expose false wisdom (Apology 23b).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) II. Greek Old Testament. A. Divine reckoning (Gen. 9:5). B. Seeking Divine judgment (Exodus 18:15). C. Seeking reconciliation to God (Deuteronomy 4:29).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) II. Greek Old Testament. D. Keeping statutes (Psalm 119:145, 155; LXX 118). E. Seeking salvation (Amos 5:5-7).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) III. New Testament. A. Divine reckoning (Luke 11:47-51). B. Gentiles seeking the Lord (Acts 15:15-20).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) III. New Testament. C. What the wicked to not do (Rom 3:10-12; Psalm 14:1-2). D. Seeking to change choices (Hebrews 12:14-17).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) III. New Testament. E. Seeking to understand the plans of God (1 Pet 1:10-12).
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) IV. Application. This demands our attention. It involves obedience. The sinner must seek God quickly.
“Those Who Diligently Seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6) IV. Application. We should seek to know more and more of the things of God. One day it will be too late to “diligently seek” Him.