Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
Consider the force of the illustrations I have given from the soldier, the contender in the games, and the husbandmen, as applying to thyself in thy ministry. and the Lord give, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "for the Lord will give thee understanding." Thou canst understand my meaning so as personally to apply it to thyself; for the Lord will give thee understanding when thou seekest...
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. (5) All these things cannot be understood, and much less practised, unless we ask of God and he gives us understanding.
Verse 7. Consider what I say. . The sense is, "Think of the condition of the soldier, and the principles on which he is enlisted; think of the aspirant for the crown in the Grecian games; think of the farmer, patiently toiling in the prospect of the distant harvest; and then go to your work with a similar spirit." These things are worth attention.