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THOUGH HE HAD COMMANDED THE CLOUDS FROM ABOVE - Though he had showed
that he had absolute control over the clouds, and had only to command
them and they would furnish rain in abundance. Compare the no...
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PSALM 78-83
Psalms 78
A Historical Retrospect
_ 1. The call to hear (Psalms 78:1)_
2. Ephraim's failure (Psalms 78:9)
3. His dealings in power and mercy ...
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LXXVIII. THE LESSON OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY. The northern tribes have been
perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the
schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary, ha...
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CLOUDS. skies.
OPENED THE DOORS. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. Compare
Genesis 7:11....
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PSALMS 78
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Didactic Poem, Counselling the Re-union of the Tribes.
ANALYSIS
Part I.THE PRELUDE
(1) An Invitation to Attend to a Series of Problems Drawn from
AntiquityPsalms 78:...
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Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land
of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
-The unbelief of the Israelite fathers is detailed as a sad contrast
to God's marvels performed i...
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This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and
with Deuteronomy 32. It traces the course of God's relations with His
people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells on...
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
TELL YOUR CHILDREN
PSALMS 78
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them".
(Matthew 19
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וַ יְצַ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִ מָּ֑עַל וְ
דַלְתֵ֖י
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Psalms 78:1
THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1; Psalms 106:1; Psalms
107:1. Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and esp
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“A TABLE IN THE WILDERNESS”
Psalms 78:13
Throughout this wonderful recital there is a perpetual contrast
between God's unswerving goodness and the incessant backsliding of His
people; and as we read...
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The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its
measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's
persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the
psalm,...
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Though he had commanded the (o) clouds from above, and opened the
doors of heaven,
(o) So that they had that which was necessary and sufficient: but
their lust made them cover that which they knew Go...
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Our Lord's discourse (John 6:31) throws a complete light upon this
passage, considered with reference to the typical and sacramental
design of it, and plainly shows thy it was the slight that the
Isra...
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23._But he had commanded the clouds from above. _It is a mistake to
suppose that this miracle is related merely in the way of history. The
prophet rather censures the Israelites the more severely from...
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In Psalms 78 the conduct of Israel is discussed by wisdom,
historically as regards the whole people, but with very important
principles brought out. There was not only a redemption of old, to
which fa...
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THOUGH HE HAD COMMANDED THE CLOUDS FROM ABOVE,.... Which were round
about him, his chariots, and the dust of his feet; and which were at
his command to go here and there, and carry and let down provis...
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Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of
heaven,
Ver. 23. _Though he had commanded the clouds_] Though he had served
them as never prince was served in his greatest stat...
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_Though he commanded the clouds_, &c. It was a great aggravation of
their unbelief and distrust, that they had had great experience of his
power and goodness to them. For he had given them undeniable...
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The Narrative of God's Deeds...
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though He had commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of
heaven,...
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1-8 These are called dark and deep sayings, because they are
carefully to be looked into. The law of God was given with a
particular charge to teach it diligently to their children, that the
church m...
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Which he compares to a granary or store-house, where God keeps the
key, and either shuts or opens the doors it, either gives or withholds
provisions, as he sees fit....
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Psalms 78:23 commanded H6680 (H8762) clouds H7834 above H4605 opened
H6605 (H8804) doors H1817 heaven H8064...
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The story of how the children of Israel behaved themselves towards
their gracious God.
Psalms 78:10. They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk
in his law; and forgat his works, and his w...
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This story of the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, is
like a looking-glass in which we may, with great sadness, see
ourselves reflected.
Psalms 78:9. _The children of Ephraim, being...
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CONTENTS: Israel's sins wherewith they had provoked God. The tokens of
God's displeasure as the result.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: God's people limit Him by forgetfulness of His benefits
(Ps...
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Title. _Maschil of Asaph._ Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which
signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or
melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice o...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:1. This is a historical psalm (compare
Psalms 105:1; P
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:17 In spite of the deeds the people had
seen, YET THEY SINNED STILL MORE AGAINST God.
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph_,” _i.e._, an instruction of
Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the
celebrated Asaph in the time of David.
_Occasion_.—...
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EXPOSITION
This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the
rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period
subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed by mo...
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Psa 78:1-72 is a psalm that rehearses the history of God's people. And
the psalm was written in order to remind the children, the coming
generation, of the works of the Lord. One of the important obli...
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2 Kings 7:19; 2 Kings 7:2; Genesis 7:11; Isaiah 5:6; Malachi 3:10;...
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Heaven — Which he compares to a store — house, whereof God shuts
or opens the doors, as he sees fit....