The importance of worship is clearly enunciated in the first eight verses of Psalm 115. Here, it is written: “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. Why should the Gentiles…
The foundation of acceptable worship is a proper reverence for God’s sovereignty and might. The final psalm recited by a Hebrew prior to his observance of the Passover was Psalm 114. It reads: “When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people…
At the Passover meal, the faithful Jew would traditionally sing Psalms 113 and 114 at the beginning of his observance and then sing Psalms 115, 116, 117, and 118 at its close. Matthew 26:30 lends credence to the possibility that Jesus did this…
From the outset of the book of Psalms, there is a clear distinction between the righteous and the wicked. Psalm 1 declares that it is like the difference between a deep-rooted, healthy tree and chaff which can easily be blown about by the…
Living your life so that you are blessed is important to God. Therefore, the Bible has a host of beatitudes informing you how you live so as to be abundantly blessed by God. The book of Psalms begins with a beatitude and contains…
The ultimate litmus test of your faith is how extensively it transforms your character and conduct into the imitation of God. Send article as PDF
The popularity of ingratitude and irreverence can be easily seen in society today; however, its folly may not be as readily apparent. Therefore, Psalm 111 is most helpful. It is a brief tutorial on why such attitudes and actions are foolish. Send…
Ten psalms begin with the Hebrew exclamation “Hallelujah” (Psalms 106, 111, 112, 113, 135, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150); the English translation is “Praise the Lord!”. At least two of these psalms—111 and 112—are acrostic. This means that each of their lines begins with a…
According to each of the Synoptic writers, Jesus posed two questions to the Pharisees about the Christ which they found unanswerable: “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand till I make…
Jesus’ high priesthood is vastly superior to the Old Testament’s Levitical priesthood. The promise of “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Psalm 110:4) is such a blessing because: Send article as PDF
