This is a basic principle that we should all follow. The Bible is written so that we can look at past examples and learn from them, so that we don’t fall into the same traps or consequences. It is God trying to protect us.

Those that don’t want to see that what they are doing isn’t the best choice are usually the ones who fail. They refuse to consider the past for help but rather think that they know best. The sad part is that they usually end up in a place that they wish they weren’t in, which could have been easily avoided if they had simply look for help from others with more experience.

Don’t look at the past as outdated. Look at it as the examples of what to do and not to do for your future. God wants us to prepare ourselves, that is why he gave us the perfect examples in His Word.