Instruction: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah, …

For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, …

They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways. …

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, …

Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; …

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— …

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. …

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— …

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams. …

One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.

…if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.

He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

…to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,