Hence what Solomon is saying is that God will fill the hearts of those who love Him with His presence and if you seek Him early you will discovery His hidden secrets. Rabbinic writings teach that the hidden mysteries or secrets of God are like the taste of food. It is impossible to describe it to someone who has never tasted it. You can not describe in words exactly what it is, it is hidden. Hence you can see the mysteries or secret of God in Scripture, you can read it and you can even hear teaching on it, but until you actually taste it or experience it, it remains hidden and a mystery until He fills you with His presence.
So what does that mean to seek Him early. The word used for early here is shachar which literally means black as in the night, or dawn, or early morning. One interpretation is that God speaks to us in our dreams. The Talmud teaches that the last dream you have, the one you have as you are awaking is prophetic. So when you seek Him in your early morning dream you will discover his hidden mysteries or secrets.
Another interpretation, which I like better, is found in ancient rabbinical writings which say: “Happy are the Holy people! Their Lord searches them, calls to them to bring them close to Him. So the Holy people should join together and enter the synagogue. Whoever arrives earliest joins himself to Shekhinah in a single bond!”
This is explained in a parable. A king summons a minyan (a quorum ten) to appear before him on a certain day and a certain place at a certain time. While everyone is preparing one individual arrives early and alone. The king is present and waiting. He asks the man where the others are. The man explains that the others are coming but he has arrived early. Therefore the king sits down and shares with the man his thoughts and feelings in an unofficial way. Then when the others arrive he takes on a more formal posture and conducts his business. After a number of such meetings and the continual practice of the one to arrive early, the king recognizes the man’s early arrival as showing his eagerness to serve and his deep love for the king. This causes (hiphil) the king to open up with this man and share with him things that he would not share with the others.
Hence this seeking God early is presented more as a picture than one to be taken literally ie., the earlier you get up in the morning to have your devotions, the better chance of learning the secrets of God. Rather what is being expressed in seeking Him early is the eagerness to serve God and to meet with Him. If you arrive late for a job interview, you can pretty well write off your chances of getting that job. Why? Because your late arrival will be interpreted as a lack of desire for the job. If you arrive early you are conveying the message that you are really interested in that position. You are so interested that you made it a priority over everything else to be on time, even early.
So too with God. If you really love Him and desire to serve Him, He will be a priority over everything else you have to do and He will be the first on your agenda, hence you will arrive in His presence early. To such individuals God will entrust his secret knowledge.
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God is timeless. But, from the book of Genesis, our God has set time in motion for us in SO many different ways. In my walk it seems that the timing is very important. I have had occasions where I have prayed at a certain time and found out later that it was just at the exact time needed by that person. I even had God give me a dream and find out later that a person was praying for me to have that revelation at that exact time. When we are not listening for Him we miss out on blessings. He speaks to us everyday ~ all we have to do is receive. He is gracious, merciful and full of love.
Another great word with incredible timing. GOD is not an angry, overbearing old grumpy man, no HE is a fun-loving, funny and extremely dedicated lover and father. I hope you enjoy.