THE HASTY TONGUE

James chapter 3






Today we are walking in: The Hasty Tongue










Jos 22:24




And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying: In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying: What have ye to do with Yahuah Elohai of Yashar'el? Yahusha (Joshua) 22:24
















Today we look to the word- SPEAK- H559 'amar--to say, speak, utter, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend







The Torah testifies.......................................









Gen 18:27




And Avraham answered and said: Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto Adonai, which am but dust and ashes: Bere'shiyth (Genesis) 18:27




Gen 24:45




And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rivqah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her: Let me drink, I pray you. Bere'shiyth (Genesis) 24:45









Exo 4:14




And the anger of Yahuah was kindled against Mosheh, and he said, Is not Aharon the Leviyiy your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you: and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. Shemoth (Exodus) 4:14











Exo 12:3




Speak ye unto all the assembly of Yashar'el, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for a house: Shemoth (Exodus) 12:3




Lev 7:29




Speak unto the children of Yashar'el, saying: He that offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto Yahuah shall bring his oblation unto Yahuah of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. Vayiqra (Leviticus) 7:29









Lev 17:2




Speak unto El-Aharon, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Yashar'el, and say unto them; This is the thing which Yahuah has commanded, saying: Vayiqra (Leviticus) 17:2







Deu 27:14




And the Leviyiym shall speak and say unto all the men of Yashar'el with a loud voice, Devariym (Deuteronomy) 27:14












The prophets proclaim..................





2Sa 14:12




Then the woman said: Let your handmaid, I pray you, speak one word unto my el-adoniy the king. And he said: Say on. Shemu'el Sheniy (2 Samuel) 14:12







Isa 30:10




Which say to the seers: See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Yesha'yahu (Isaiah) 30:10







Jer 1:7




But Yahuah said unto me: Say not, I am a child, for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you, you shall speak. Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:7







Jer 5:14




Wherefore thus says Yahuah Elohai Tseva'oth: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 5:14







Jer 18:11




Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Yahudah, and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, saying: Thus says Yahuah; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now everyone from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 18:11







Eze 3:10




Moreover he said unto me, son of A'dam, all my words that I shall speak unto you receive in your heart and hear with your ears. Yechezq'el (Ezekiel) 3:10





the writings bear witness.............



1Ki 12:7




And they spoke unto him, saying: If you will be a servant unto this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever. Melekiym Ri'shon (1 Kings) 12:7







1Ki 22:14




And Miykayahu said, As Yahuah lives, what Yahuah says unto me, that will I speak. Melekiym Ri'shon (1 Kings) 22:14







2Ki 6:12




And one of his servants said, None, my adoniy, O king: but Eliysha, the prophet that is in Yashar'el, tells the king of Yashar'el the words that you speak in your bedchamber. Melekiym Sheniy (2 Kings) 6:12







Psa 45:1




My heart is indicting a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Tehilliym (Psalms) 45:1




Psa 94:4




How long shall they utter and speak hard things? And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Tehilliym (Psalms) 94:4













Grand Rising Fiveamprayer Family! Happy Day 5! His Grace is Sufficient! It is going to take His Grace to control our Tongue! Today we are teaching on The Hasty Tongue!




“Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of Gey Hinnom. Ya`aqov (James) 3:5-6 | את Cepher.




In James 3, the apostle James deals with a very important subject, which Citizens and non-Citizens are often guilty of. It is the danger of an uncontrolled tongue. The apostle James says, “For in many things we offend all. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Ya`aqov (James) 3:2 | את Cepher.




This tells us that everyone is at the risk of not controlling his tongue. James says we all stumble in many things including in words. The Cepher says, “we offend all.” The Greek word translated offend is ptaio, which means to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation) (Strong’s Concordance). We all trip, err, sin, or fail in many things, including in the use of the tongue. James says if anyone does not stumble in words, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.




James describes the tongue as a small member of our body, which boasts great things (James 3:5). He says just as a tiny spark can set a forest on fire, so the tongue is a flame of fire, which can set on fire a whole life. Fire is good but uncontrolled fire is dangerous. It can wreak havoc. The tongue is not evil but an uncontrolled tongue is dangerous. It can cause enormous damage.




The apostle James puts it this way: “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of Gey Hinnom. Ya`aqov (James) 3:5-6 | את Cepher.




He continues: “For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we Elohiym, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of Elohiym. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Does a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? Either a vine, figs? So can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Ya`aqov (James) 3:7- 12 | את Cepher







The tongue we use to bless is the same tongue we use to curse and the apostle James says this should not be so. Although people can tame every kind of beast, bird, and reptile, and creature of the sea, nobody can tame the tongue. It is full of deadly poison. It can only be controlled or tamed by the RUACH , not by human power.




Self-control is part of the fruit of the RUACH (Galatians 5:23). When the RUACH controls someone’s life, he will be able to control his tongue so that he will not poison his life and the lives of others. He will not ruin his life and that of others. Lack of self-control can lead one to sin as one easily falls into temptation. What is true of lack of self-control with regard to sexual immorality is also true of the uncontrolled tongue (1 Corinthians 7:5, 9).




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue! Don’t set your life or the lives of others on fire. “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of Gey Hinnom. Ya`aqov (James) 3:6 | את Cepher.




The ability to control one’s tongue is a mark of spiritual maturity. The apostle James says, “If any man among you seems to be observant, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's observance is vain. Ya`aqov (James) 1:26 | את Cepher, “If you claim to be citizens but don’t control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your citizenship is worthless.”If any man among you seems to be observant, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's observance is vain. Ya`aqov (James) 1:26 | את Cepher




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue. Don’t say what you’re not supposed to say just because you’re provoked, careless, or trying to impress or please another person or other persons. Exercise self-control in the use of your tongue. Someone said, “Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” The Bible says, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: Ya`aqov (James) 1:19 | את Cepher.




Control your tongue. YAHUSHA says, “But I say unto you: That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say: You fool, shall be in danger of the fire of Gey Hinnom. Mattithyahu (Matthew) 5:22 | את Cepher.This is the danger of an uncontrolled tongue.




Don’t play to the gallery and speak unadvisedly just to please those who are applauding you. You could regret it later and be seeking forgiveness. Think before you speak, not the other way round. “See a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Mishlei (Proverbs) 29:20 | את Cepher. The Cepher, “Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue. YAHUSHA says, “But I say unto you: That every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned. Mattithyahu (Matthew) 12:36-37 | את Cepher. Proverbs 13:3 says, “He that guards his mouth guards his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction. Mishlei (Proverbs) 13:3 | את Cepher.




Quoting Psalm 34:12-14, the apostle Peter says, “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. Kepha Ri'shon (1 Peter) 3:10-11 | את Cepher.




Yield to the RUACH and exercise self-control in the use of your tongue. Proverbs 16:32b says he who rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city. “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his ruach than he that takes a city. Mishlei (Proverbs) 16:32 | את Cepher. In other words, “A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls” (The Cepher).




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue. In Numbers 20:1-13, Moses didn’t control his tongue when he spoke to the Israelites to bring them water from the rock as Yah had commanded him. He said, “And Mosheh and Aharon gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them: Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? Bemidbar (Numbers) 20:10 | את Cepher. Instead of speaking to the rock, he struck it twice with his rod.




Although water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank, Yah was displeased with him. He said because he did not believe Him, to hallow Him in the eyes of the Israelites, he would not bring them into the Promised Land (verse 12). This incident terminated the ministry of Moses and Aaron. They didn’t enter the Promised Land.




David ordered the execution of the Amalekite, who claimed to have killed Saul. He told him, “And David said unto him: Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying: I have slain Yahuah's anointed. Shemu'el Sheniy (2 Samuel) 1:16 | את Cepher.




David did the same thing to Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, who stabbed the king of Israel, Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, to death in his house. They brought his head to David at Hebron, telling him the LORD had avenged David of Saul and his descendants. But David commanded his young men to execute them. They executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron (2 Samuel 4:5-12).




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue. Before David died, he told his successor, Solomon, his son, to arrange a bloody death for Shimei (1 Kings 2:8-9). Shimei had cursed David with a malicious curse after he had fled Jerusalem following Absalom’s rebellion (2 Samuel 16:5-13). Shimei never thought David would return to the throne.




However, after Absalom’s rebellion was defeated, Shimei met David on his way back to Jerusalem and begged for forgiveness (2 Samuel 19:18-23). David forgave him, but he didn’t forget. Later, Solomon killed Shimei when he disobeyed his command never to go out of Jerusalem (1 Kings 2:36-46).




Also, the unguarded utterance of the men of Succoth and Peniel who mocked Gideon when he asked them for bread for his weary men led to their punishment. After he had captured Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian, over whom he was mocked, he punished the men of Succoth and Peniel with thorns and briers from the wilderness. He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the city (Judges 8:4-17).




Beware of the danger of uncontrolled tongue. Yield your tongue to the RUACH . Be controlled by the RUACH , not your emotions. Don’t speak unadvisedly. Avoid unguarded utterances. ALL PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH YAH!!!!