PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:1. This psalm resembles the OT prophets’ oracles, so perhaps it is best to think of it as a prophetic hymn. The primary function of the OT prophets is to challenge God’s people to covenant faithfulness. They tell of covenant blessings or punishments that will come, depe... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:4 THE GOD OF JACOB worked on behalf of his people to deliver them from slavery in EGYPT (see Exodus 6:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:8 I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU UP OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT is very similar to the preface to the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2). The basic warning, THERE SHALL BE NO STRANGE GOD AMONG YOU; YOU SHALL NOT BOW DOWN TO A FOREIGN GOD, summarizes the first two commandmen... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:11 God’s PEOPLE DID NOT LISTEN TO his VOICE (v. Psalms 81:11), which led to sad consequences (v. Psalms 81:12). But God has not given up, and he addresses his people again with the opportunity to LISTEN, to embrace the covenant, and to WALK IN God’s good WAYS (v. Psalms 81:13... [ Continue Reading ]