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Psalms 65, 66, 67, & 69
Today’s reading puts one in mind of being on Mount Zion with the choir of Levites surrounding the Tabernacle of David. All but Psalm 66 are attributed to David. That one has more of a 1st Temple vibe with its mentions of burnt offerings. Pslam 69 is the overlooked Psalm 22. Let’s get into them,…
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2 Sam. 10, 1 Chr. 19, Ps. 20
Israel vs the Ammonites & the Syrians… This narrative should connect with anyone who has tried to do a good turn and had it blow up in your face. David extends a polite gesture to the neighboring king of Ammon and it triggers war. Recall that the Ammonites are descendants of Lot by his incestuous…
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Psalms 50, 53, 60, & 75
Since I know basically nothing about football (and am only too happy to keep it that way), I had the passing thought that “50, 53, 60, 75” sound like something a quarterback might say before the ball is hiked. 🏈🤷♀️ PSALM 50 Perhaps the football play idea is not that far off. Psalm 50 describes…
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Ps.39, 2 Sam. 8-9, 1 Chr. 18
We’re going to cover a lot of territory today. I’ve got my mug of coffee at the ready. (My mug says, “All I need today is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus.”) Amen to that. Buckle up, Pardner. Yeehaw. 🤠 ☕️ PSALM 39 We left off in the last post…
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Psalms: 25, 29, 33, 36
Today’s cluster of psalms all come from the first section called “Book 1.” And they were all written by David. PSALM 25 There is a type of musical form known as Rondo (Ron-doe). The more familiar name for it is a “round,” like Row Row Row Your Boat. A rondo or round has 2 parts…
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2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17
THE DAVIDIC COVENANT Both of these chapters cover the moment when the Prophet Nathan delivers a message from Yahweh to David. This is the 5th Covenant God has made. Each time God makes a covenant, the plan of redemption and the family tree of Messiah gets a little clearer. With Adam & Eve, God gave…
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Psalm 132 & 2nd Samuel 6
Just like we have the same event covered in more than one Gospel, so we have the event of the moving of the Ark covered in more than one psalm and historical narrative. We have looked mostly at the failed attempt to move the Ark. In the 2nd Samuel passage we get more details about…
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Psalms: 96, 100, 101, 105
We continue with celebratory psalms… There is a LOT of content here today, so I’m actually only going to talk about Psalms 96 and 100. PSALM 96 This is another one of the “Enthronement Psalms” along with 47, 93, and 97-99. I grew up singing “Sing unto the Lord a new song” in that fun,…
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Psalms 68 & 89
PSALM 68 – A TALE of TWO MOUNTAINS This psalm of David is noted as being “A prayer at the removing of the Ark.” The opening line is significant: “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: Let them also that hate him flee before him.”Psalm 68:1 KJV Compare it with this verse at the…
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Psalms: 15, 22, 23, 24, 47
What a glorious quintet of psalms to begin the week! They build upon each other and, taken together, lay out the journey for those who would follow in Jesus’ footsteps. 👣 Let’s go! (It’s kinda a long journey. Might want to pack a travel mug of coffee.) PSALM 15 The summary of this psalm in…
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1 Chronicles 16, Psalms 1-2
The Tabernacle of David This tent that David set up is known as “The Tabernacle of David.” I’m going to put several pictures in this post of how artists think it may have looked. They all show the ark uncovered. It would probably have been covered with a blue cloth, (Num. 4:6). I could be…
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1st Chronicles 13-15
Restoring the Presence of Yahweh Chapters 13 and 15 give us the 2-part account of David bringing the Ark of the Covenant into the City of David. Chapter 14 covers the same material from 2nd Samuel 5; about the 2 battles with the Philistines after David becomes king. So I won’t touch on that other…
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