Introduction: If history is not important for the church why are so many books of the Bible historical books? From Genesis to Job all the books are based on History! Many of the prophetic books mention historical facts and the first five books of the New Testament are historical! And simple reading is not enoughContinue reading “Various Passages …. Are History and Liturgy and study/think-ing important for Christians?”
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Isaiah 41: 1-10….Note the difference that God makes!
1 Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;let the peoples renew their strength;let them approach, then let them speak;let us together draw near for judgment. – Who do you think are the peoples of the Coastlands being referred to here? The descendants of Jacob, or the descendants of Esau who inhabit the surrounding countries? WhoContinue reading “Isaiah 41: 1-10….Note the difference that God makes!”
Psalm 81: 1-7….Shout, shout for joy!
1 Sing aloud to God our strength;shout for joy to the God of Jacob!2 Raise a song; sound the tambourine,the sweet lyre with the harp.3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,at the full moon, on our feast day.4 For it is a statute for Israel,a rule of the God of Jacob.5 He made itContinue reading “Psalm 81: 1-7….Shout, shout for joy!”
Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?
62 He gave his people over to the swordand vented his wrath on his heritage.63 Fire devoured their young men,and their young women had no marriage song.64 Their priests fell by the sword,and their widows made no lamentation. – In three verses Asaph covers all the history from the first disciplinary action of God uponContinue reading “Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?”
Psalm 78: 51-61….Am I/Are you prepared to be enlightened?
Introduction: We are now on our sixth day at looking at Psalm 78. Do you remember what the purpose of Asaph was writing this Psalm? Before spending a long time recounting Israel’s history from Egypt to settlement in Canna, he challenges the people to be earnest in passing on their history to coming generations soContinue reading “Psalm 78: 51-61….Am I/Are you prepared to be enlightened?”
Psalm 78: 9-20….An Example of Foolishness!
Introduction: Asaph apparently died before Solomon died. The nation didn’t split into two kingdoms until after Solomon’s death. The northern kingdom, Samaria, which had its own king after Solomon was often called by the prophets ‘Ephraim’. You may recall that Ephraim was not a son of Jacob. Two of Jacob’s sons don’t have areas designatedContinue reading “Psalm 78: 9-20….An Example of Foolishness!”
Psalm 78: 1-8….Things which our children NEED to know!
Asaph, the author of this and many psalms, was a prominent Levite musician appointed by King David to lead worship music, specifically serving as a chief musician and singer in the Tabernacle (and later the Temple) in Jerusalem. He was known for playing the cymbals to “raise sounds of joy” and was considered a “seer” who prophesiedContinue reading “Psalm 78: 1-8….Things which our children NEED to know!”
Psalm 77: 11-20….Remembering the past helps!
Introduction: Yesterday’s reading, the first part of Psalm 76 ended like this – “Will the Lord spurn forever,and never again be favourable?8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased?Are his promises at an end for all time?9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?Has he in anger shut up his compassion? and thus enter today’s passage withContinue reading “Psalm 77: 11-20….Remembering the past helps!”
Isaiah 36: 11-20….Political ‘hoo-hah’.
Introduction: The purple shows the Assyrian kingdom: the green the conquered area under Assyria at Isaiah’s time: the brown is Judea. Judea spoke Hebrew. Aramaic was the official international language, and even the Assyrians spoke a different language which the Jews didn’t understand. The officials did understand the ‘International’ language. The common Jewish people probablyContinue reading “Isaiah 36: 11-20….Political ‘hoo-hah’.”
Isaiah 36: 1-10….History not prophecy.
Introduction: Timewise we are now talking about the turn from the eighth to the seventh century BC. Sennacherib’s father had conquered Judah but had died about 3 years prior to this historical event occurring. Isaiah prophesied for about 60-65 years, being alive for about 20 years after the historical events which are here recorded forContinue reading “Isaiah 36: 1-10….History not prophecy.”