descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but from Hobab, the brother-in-law of Moses,

and were known as Kenites (Numb. 10: 29; Judges 1: 16). Thus the last example of the

"man of God" sets its seal upon the extreme importance of loyal obedience to the will of

God in spite of all external pressure and inducement.

There is more, much more, in these passages, than we can hope to include in such an

article as this, but let us summarize what we have seen.

MOSES, the first example of the "man of God", brings before us a warning

concerning "striving" and the teaching of II Timothy concerning the difference between

"living" and reigning".

SAMUEL as the "man of God" witnesses in a day when God is rejected and a human

king occupies His place, Israel desiring to be "like the nations". The stress is placed upon

DAVID is referred to by Nehemiah as the "man of God" in connection with the

appointment of the Levites for praise and thanksgiving, these being acceptable and

possible, even though there was much that led to weeping, when the temple built after the

captivity was compared with that of Solomon's day. We live in a day of small things, but

should serve to the fullest of our ability.

ELIJAH and ELISHA emphasize the wonderful way in which the dearth of spiritual

power may be overcome by the God of resurrection. SHEMAIAH warns against any

attempt to re-unite christendom, and IGDALIAH commends simple, whole-hearted,

Let all who would be "men of God", "throughly furnished unto all good works",

ponder these heart-searching lessons.

We have examined the word translated "throughly furnished", and considered some of

the ways in which the Apostle himself exemplified, both in matter and in method, the

completeness of the equipment provided. By comparing scripture with scripture, we now

discover that the full preparation of the believer for Christian service falls under three

heads, or in other words, it is a threefold preparation that is required.