1Tim 4:13 Attention to Scripture

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Attention to Scripture

1Tim 4:13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

More explicitly, these are:

Public reading of Scripture
Declaring applications of Scripture
Teaching explanations of Scripture

We all need to regularly listen to what the Bible actually says - not just commentary, not just exposition. But explanation and declaration of applications in combination with hearing the Word, generally leads to greater edification than simply only the hearing of the Word.

Consider Ezra's time:

PUBLIC READING OF SCRIPTURE

"Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law." Neh 8:2,3

EXPLAINING THE SCRIPTURES

But also they fulfilled the two other points Paul made here. First in terms of explanation: "Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law; and the people stood in their place. So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading." Neh 8:7,8

APPLYING THE SCRIPTURES

And in terms of application: "Now on the second day the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law. And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month" Neh 8:13,14 ... and they so they reestablished the feast of tabernacles, and continued to do so even unto New Testament times.