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?”
Category Archives: Psalms
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: 41-51….’They did not remember his power’
Introduction: I normally try to rotate roughly seven days in Psalms, seven in an OT book and seven days in a NT book. Not thinking far enough ahead I’m caught in the middle of Psalm 78, which has a continuous thought woven into it so I’ll write until I finish the whole of Ps 78Continue reading “Psalm 78: 41-51….’They did not remember his power’”
Psalm 78: 32-41….The Limit is reached!
32 In spite of all this, they still sinned;despite his wonders, they did not believe.33 So he made their days vanish like a breath,and their years in terror.34 When he killed them, they sought him;they repented and sought God earnestly.35 They remembered that God was their rock,the Most High God their redeemer.36 But they flatteredContinue reading “Psalm 78: 32-41….The Limit is reached!”
Psalm 78 : 20-31….A thing not to copy – Complaining!
He struck the rock so that water gushed outand streams overflowed.Can he also give breador provide meat for his people?” – This verse ended yesterday’s reading. It refers to the story in Numbers 20: 1-13 of Moses disobedience to do what God said in frustrated anger! Remember also that this whole Psalm is Asaph (writingContinue reading “Psalm 78 : 20-31….A thing not to copy – Complaining!”
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!”
Psalm 77: 1-9….Does God always hear when we pray?
1 I cry aloud to God,aloud to God, and he will hear me.2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;my soul refuses to be comforted. – If we put the underlined phrases into a sentence, it reads ‘I cry aloud to God, HeContinue reading “Psalm 77: 1-9….Does God always hear when we pray?”
Psalm 76; 1-12….DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY THIS PSALM?
Introduction: I am not a Jew, sometimes it is easy to feel inferior as a Gentile – not of the chosen race! I am a Christian and in the Bible I am told that in Jesus there is neither Jew nor Gentile. We are from either background the forgiven children of our Father God. IContinue reading “Psalm 76; 1-12….DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY THIS PSALM?”