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The Language of KINGS

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Contents

Chapter 1. The Origin of Language.....................1Chapter 2. The Origin of Kings........................9Chapter 3. The Heart of a King........................17Chapter 4. The Power of Kings.........................21Chapter 5. The Language of Kings......................27Chapter 6. The Dominion of Kings......................41

Chapter One

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (KJV)

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (KJV)

Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (KJV)

Here we see in Genesis that when God created things, He "spoke" them into existence. God is recorded as the first speaker in history. In order to speak, one must have words to say, and those words must be understood in order for them to be carried out.

The word language comes from the Latin word lingua, meaning tongue. Language therefore is what is spoken or talked about. Language is usually applied to a nation or people group. So a language is a specific way of speaking by a people group.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines language as "a body or system of words and phrases used by a large community or by a people, a nation, or a group of nations." Language is what ties humanity into social groups. People who speak the same language seem to flock together; language makes this possible. There are common languages of nations and people groups such as Spanish, French, and German. Each of these people groups (nations) has a language that is named after the nation where it is spoken.

Wherever there is human society, there is language. Most forms of human activity depend on the cooperation of two or more people. A common language enables human beings to work together in an infinite variety of ways. Language has made possible the development of advanced, technological civilization. Without language for communication, there would be little or no science, religion, commerce, government, art, literature, and philosophy.

"All languages have certain things in common. These include (1) sound patterns, (2) words, (3) grammatical structure, and (4) syntax and morphology."

A sound pattern refers to sounds that the human speech organs can utter; there are twenty to sixty such patterns.

Words are sounds that have a meaning; they represent objects, actions, or ideas.

Grammatical structure is the manner in which certain elements of language are related to others in forming larger, meaningful units such as sentences; there are two aspects of grammatical structure, called syntax and morphology.

Syntax involves arrangement of words in a particular orderstructure.

Morphology deals with elements that serve as building blocks for words. It uses a variation in the form of a word to show the function of the word in a group.

No one knows all the reasons that languages change, but they continue to do so as long as people speak them. In a few cases, the changes can be explained. For example, words are added to a vocabulary to refer to new ideas or objects. Contacts between speakers of different languages may cause words from one language to enter another language.

Most language changes occur for unknown reasons. Languages do not become better or worse, only different. The change is very slow.

Only when a language loses all its speakers does it stop changing completely. "A language that is no longer spoken is called a dead language."

Such languages include:

• Sumerian

• Ancient Egyptian

• Akkadian

• Hittite

• Etruscan and Gothic

The [language of kings] had all but died until Jesus came to earth and as the King of Kings who single-handedly reinstated a language that had not been totally embraced for thousands of years.

Acts 3

19 Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you,

21 whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. (NAS)

Slang is a language that is used by certain smaller people groups. It is a type of sub-language to the normal language of the times spoken by the major people group. This language is a way of communicating that is specifically and uniquely important to each group. Doctors, attorneys, coaches—all use their own language called slang.

Communication is the act of releasing, sharing, and imparting an idea or thought once exclusive, making it common to others. Thus the language of kings must be totally restored before Jesus comes again.

The word language also means discourse, which means to discuss. In order to have discussion, people must speak the same language. Language also communicates emotions. Love is most communicated by language. Jesus says:

John 13

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (KJV)

In essence, Jesus is saying that, by speaking the language of kings one to another we will release, share, and impart our love to each other. By doing so, people will know that Christ has disciplined us ... taught us how to speak again the language of kings.

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. (KJV)

We are also told to speak the truth in love. This is the language of kings.

Ephesians 4:11-15

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [in: or, into] [stature: or, age]

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: (KJV)

The five-fold ministry gifts are supposed to teach how to speak the language of kings ... to talk the way God talks. This is called spiritual maturity—agreeing with God in word and deed.

James 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. (KJV)

Now that we understand some of the specifics of language, let's turn our attention again to Genesis, Chapter 1. God is the first speaker in history. As such, He must have had a language that was spoken and understood by everyone and everything.

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