” ‘ “You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you…
Month: June 2019
Psalm 69
This Psalm is a roller coaster of emotion – it begins quite sorrowful and desperate, but gradually builds into praise and hopefulness at the end. “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and…
Exodus 18
“Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, ‘What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till…
Psalm 68
This is a challenging Psalm to read and understand. I had to do some research on various views/commentaries before attempting to comment on it. I came across this interesting quote from Adam Clarke (famous Methodist theologian and biblical scholar from late 1700’s to early 1800s’): “I know not how to undertake a comment on this…
Exodus 17
It’s a shorter chapter, though a great deal happens. Section 1:“But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, ‘Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?’ So Moses cried to the Lord, ‘What shall I do…
Psalm 67
This Psalm was short enough that I quoted all 7 verses. This Psalm is apparently highly overlooked – I found this tidbit: Martin Luther wrote five large volumes of exposition on Psalms, yet for some reason he skipped Psalm 67 entirely. Interesting. “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face…
Exodus 16
“And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, ‘Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for…
Psalm 66
This Psalm is all about praising God – it is a worship song in the truest sense. “Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.’ Come and…
Exodus 15
A good portion of the chapter is a song Moses and Israel sing after God delivers them from the Egyptians though the Red Sea. “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed…
Psalm 65
“By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might; who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of…