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Defining Biblical Meditation
Old Testament terms
1. HAGAH - Hebrew term for meditate
Hagah can be translated as: MOAN, GROWL, ROAR, UTTER, MUSE, MUTTER, MEDITATE, DEVISE, PLOT, SPEAK or IMAGINE.
It is an internal brooding over something in the heart.
(brood - think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
Thinking about something that worries you.)
In what word did the Psalmist as a parallel to the term “meditate?”
Delight - to take pleaseure
A person’s “object of delight” distinguishes him between those who are godly and those who are not.
2. SIYACH - another Hebrew term for meditate
Psalm
In the above verse the word “meditation” is tied to “love.”
Siyach - to lovingly rehearse or go over in one’s mind.
In contrast to HAGAH, Siyach ca be either spoken out loud or said silently in one’s heart.
Siyach can be translated: TALK, SPEAK, COMPLAIN, DECLARE, PONDER, or PRAY.
See example when David clearly explained it’s practice:
NEW TESTAMENT
NT has many ways of expressing meditation.
NT use of the concept of MEDITATION:
1. Dwelling or thinking
Think (logizomai) - to give careful thought to a matter, think (about), consider, ponder, or let one’s mind dwell on.
2. Considering
The writer of Hebrews exhorted God’s people to consider spiritual truths in order to persevere in the face of persecution and trials.
The writer reminded them not to fear death for God can raise people from the dead.
Likewise the writer commands Christians to “consider” the suffering of Christ otherwise you will be discourage.
In the above verse the writer wants the the believers to carefully think of being responsible in spiritually building up one another.
Consider (katanoeo) - means to “direct one’s whole mind to an object, also from a higher standpoint to immerse oneself in it and hence to apprehend it in it’s whole compass.
3. Pondering
What did Mary do as she thought deeply about the unusual event and circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth and youth.
In the verse above the word pondered is derived from the Greek verb “sumballomai”, which means to think about seriously, ponder, reflect on, or debate.
4. Setting One’s Mind or Affections
In the above verse Paul exhorted the believers in Colosae to “set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
“Set your affection” is a translation fo the Greek verb PHRONEO, which means “to keep on giving serious consideration to something - to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about, to fix on’e attention on.
5. Remembering
This term is used extensively in the NT.
The “remembering” kind of meditation is the first step toward evangelical repentance.
The use of remembering does not suggest the a person has forgotten, rather, it commands the believer to recall or to think about it again.
See other examples of reminders:
Meditation is presented in the NT as a key aspect for the godly renewing of the mind.
It is also used as a primary means to comfort and encourage Christian perseverance.
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