Matthew 10
We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation--When A Protégé Learns To Sit, He Will One Day Stand!! The Principle of the Protégé, Part 10 the conclusion!
Witness sit throughtout the Bible: H3427 yashab spelled yod, shin, beit--to dwell, remain, sit, abide,
to sit, sit down, to be set, to remain, stay
Genesis 18:1 [ The Son of Promise ] Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
Torah: Genesis 27:19; Exodus 18:14; Deuteronomy 6:7
Prophets: 1 Samuel 20:5; 2 Samuel 19:8; Ezekiel 33:31; Micah 7:8; Zechariah 3:8, 6:13
Writings: Judges 3:20; Ruth 3:18; 1 Kings 1:13
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Matthew 10:24 “A talmid is not greater than his rabbi, a slave is not greater than his master.
As we look to the mentor and protege relationship we must shift from the Western understanding to an Eastern one! A great example is seen in the Karate Kid movies. We see that Daniel the protege/karate student in a variety of seemingly meaningless chores. He even complains as we would as well, with our Western eyes, are you gonna teach me anything except how to wax your car?!? But is goes farther than that--there was a specific way he was to do each of the chores. Can you imagine getting instructions on what you already know how to do?! Yet as the movie progresses we find that Daniel may have done those chores before but not correctly. The Most High sends you to a mentor to bring correction. We don't really want correction we want to hear that we are doing a good job whether it is true or not! The mentor does not want a mediocre protege yet the desire to excel resides with the protege in following the instruction of the mentor. So we get to see that Mr. Miyagi made Daniel build a room onto his house, paint the fence and wax his car. All the while preparing him mentally and physically for the skills to enter the next level of training led by his Master.
As can be seen that in each movie, the student/protege had to be learn to sit at the feet of the master/mentor in this close relationship the skill transfer begins and grows as the student later becomes a master themselves!! Eventually they stood undefeated and developed the skill set, technique, and wisdom of their Master… ( Knowledge wisdom and understanding)
1 Corinthians 11:1 try to imitate me, even as I myself try to imitate the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
Principles from the Jewish Method of Mentoring
1) The mentor and protégé must form a close, personal Bond
Mark 10:28 Kefa began saying to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you
Mark 14:31 But Kefa kept insisting, “Even if I must die with you, I will never disown you!” And they all said the same thing.
2) The protégé should seek to serve the mentor
2 Kings 3:11 God said to him, “Because you have made this request instead of asking long life or riches for yourself, or your enemies’ death, but rather asked for yourself understanding to discern justice
Matthew 10:24 (KJV) The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
Luke 6:46 (KJV) And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
3) The protégé will study under the mentor
Finally, the posture of a protégé will be as that of a hungry student of God’s Word. Many rabbis consider the study of God’s Torah the highest form of worship. When the protégé comes before the
mentor to learn, he humbly submits himself to learn God’s Word.
When A Protégé Learns to Sit, He Will One Day Stand
Acts 22:3 (KJV) I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Paul was faithful to his mentor, Gamaliel. As was customary for the Hebrews, Paul served, followed, and learned from his rabbi. The bond between Paul and Gamaliel was so strong that history tells us that Gamaliel as a strict Pharisee would eventually worship and serve his protégés Savior, Jesus the Christ. Paul was a faithful and loyal protégé when he sat at the feet of Gamaliel. One day, Paul the mentor taught the same Jewish principles of mentoring to the Gentile church of Corinth.
1 Corinthians 4:15-17 (KJV) 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into. Shema Selah let us pause and consider this weekend meditation!!! The time for sitting before the protege can stand!! Facebook LIVE video
As we look to the mentor and protege relationship we must shift from the Western understanding to an Eastern one! A great example is seen in the Karate Kid movies. We see that Daniel the protege/karate student in a variety of seemingly meaningless chores. He even complains as we would as well, with our Western eyes, are you gonna teach me anything except how to wax your car?!? But is goes farther than that--there was a specific way he was to do each of the chores. Can you imagine getting instructions on what you already know how to do?! Yet as the movie progresses we find that Daniel may have done those chores before but not correctly. The Most High sends you to a mentor to bring correction. We don't really want correction we want to hear that we are doing a good job whether it is true or not! The mentor does not want a mediocre protege yet the desire to excel resides with the protege in following the instruction of the mentor. So we get to see that Mr. Miyagi made Daniel build a room onto his house, paint the fence and wax his car. All the while preparing him mentally and physically for the skills to enter the next level of training led by his Master.
As can be seen that in each movie, the student/protege had to be learn to sit at the feet of the master/mentor in this close relationship the skill transfer begins and grows as the student later becomes a master themselves!! Eventually they stood undefeated and developed the skill set, technique, and wisdom of their Master… ( Knowledge wisdom and understanding)
1 Corinthians 11:1 try to imitate me, even as I myself try to imitate the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
Principles from the Jewish Method of Mentoring
1) The mentor and protégé must form a close, personal Bond
Mark 10:28 Kefa began saying to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you
Mark 14:31 But Kefa kept insisting, “Even if I must die with you, I will never disown you!” And they all said the same thing.
2) The protégé should seek to serve the mentor
2 Kings 3:11 God said to him, “Because you have made this request instead of asking long life or riches for yourself, or your enemies’ death, but rather asked for yourself understanding to discern justice
Matthew 10:24 (KJV) The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
Luke 6:46 (KJV) And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
3) The protégé will study under the mentor
Finally, the posture of a protégé will be as that of a hungry student of God’s Word. Many rabbis consider the study of God’s Torah the highest form of worship. When the protégé comes before the
mentor to learn, he humbly submits himself to learn God’s Word.
When A Protégé Learns to Sit, He Will One Day Stand
Acts 22:3 (KJV) I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Paul was faithful to his mentor, Gamaliel. As was customary for the Hebrews, Paul served, followed, and learned from his rabbi. The bond between Paul and Gamaliel was so strong that history tells us that Gamaliel as a strict Pharisee would eventually worship and serve his protégés Savior, Jesus the Christ. Paul was a faithful and loyal protégé when he sat at the feet of Gamaliel. One day, Paul the mentor taught the same Jewish principles of mentoring to the Gentile church of Corinth.
1 Corinthians 4:15-17 (KJV) 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into. Shema Selah let us pause and consider this weekend meditation!!! The time for sitting before the protege can stand!! Facebook LIVE video
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