ANALYSIS/APPLICATION: The Foundation of Financial GROWth and Blessing

1. Financial Growth and Blessing is built on the Foundation of a Fear of the Lord.
FEAR (morah)- Godly fear, is a profound reverence and AWE for God, recognizing His holiness, majesty, and authority
“I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me”Jer 32:39-40

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ’God is a consuming fire.’” Hebrews 12:28-29

2. Financial Growth and Blessing requires the continual gaining of Knowledge.
The Fear of the Lord is the BEGINNING of KNOWLEDGE,

WORD POWER: Knowledge (da’at) understanding, intelligence, discernment and skill. From eh root yada, to know

Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. Hosea 4:6

3. Financial Growth and Blessing leans into the Wisdom of God!
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7

Wisdom (chochma)- is skillfullness in applying knowledge or truth.

But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. James 3:14-17

Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; Proverbs 9:1