The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 29
Levi 13
Knowing the law of God brings honour and ensures a person is never a stranger wherever he goes.
1nd now, my children, I command you that ye fear our Lord with your whole heart, and walk in simplicity according to all His law.
2 And do ye also teach your children learning, that they may have understanding in all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God; for every one who shall know the law of God shall be honoured, and shall not be a stranger wheresoever he goeth.
3 Yea, many friends shall he gain more than his forefathers; and many men shall desire to serve him, and to hear the law from his mouth.
4 Work righteousness, my children, upon the earth, that ye may find treasure in the heavens, and sow good things in your souls, that ye may find them in your life.
5 For if ye sow evil things, ye shall reap all trouble and affliction.
6 Get wisdom in the fear of God with diligence; for though there shall be a leading into captivity, and cities be destroyed, and lands and gold and silver and every possession shall perish, the wisdom of the wise none can take away, save the blindness of ungodliness and the palsy of sin: for even among his enemies shall it be to him glorious, and in a strange country a home, and in the midst of foes shall it be found a friend.
7 If a man teach these things and do them, he shall be enthroned with kings, as was also Joseph our brother.
Did You Know?
Knowing the law of God brings honour and ensures a person is never a stranger wherever he goes.
One who knows the law gains many friends more than his forefathers, and men desire to hear the law from his mouth.
Though captivity comes and cities, lands, gold, and silver perish, none can take away the wisdom of the wise.
Wisdom proves glorious among enemies, becomes a home in a strange country, and is found a friend amid foes.
Teaching these things and doing them elevates a person to be enthroned with kings, just as Joseph was.
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