Psalms 78:12
What meaning of the psalms 78:12 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 78:12 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan."
What does Psalms 78:12 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan."
Verse Psalms 78:12. _THE FIELD OF ZOAN._] "In campo Taneos," _Vulgate_. _Tanis_ was the capital of Pharaoh, where Moses wrought so many miracles. It was situated in the _Delta_, on one of the most eas...
MARVELLOUS THINGS DID HE IN THE SIGHT OF THEIR FATHERS - Things suited to excite wonder and astonishment. Such were all the miracles that he performed, in effecting the deliverance of his people. IN...
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 (Psalms 78:12) 4. The continued provocat...
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...
ZOAN. See note on Exodus 1:10....
Israel's disobedience and ingratitude, in spite of all God's mercies to them at the Exodus and in the wilderness....
FIELD OF ZOAN— _Field,_ or _territory of Tanis._ Mudge. The _land of Zoan,_ in Dr. Shaw's opinion, was only another appellation for the land of _Egypt,_ or the land of _Ham,_ by taking, as usual in p...
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:...
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...
78:12 Zoan. (b-19) i.e. Tanis, a town in Lower Egypt....
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...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ TELL YOUR CHILDREN PSALMS 78 JESUS SAID, "LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME. DO NOT STOP THEM". (MATTHEW 19:14) PSALMS 78:1-8 (This is one) of *Asaph’s Psalms t...
FIELD OF ZOAN. — See Numbers 13:22. It is the classical “Tanis,” merely a corruption of _Tsoan, i.e.,_ low country (LXX. and Vulgate). Tanis is situated on the east bank of what was formerly called th...
נֶ֣גֶד אֲ֭בֹותָם עָ֣שָׂה פֶ֑לֶא בְּ אֶ֖רֶץ מִצְרַ֣יִם שְׂדֵה ־צֹֽעַן׃...
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 especially the Exodus and wilderness wanderings, for purposes of...
LEARNING FROM THE FATHERS Psalms 78:1 This psalm is said to have arisen, from a strong controversy between Judah and Ephraim as to the location of God's sanctuary, and its final transfer within the l...
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,...
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their (i) fathers, in the land of Egypt, [in] the field of Zoan. (i) He proves that not only the posterity but also their forefathers were wicked and rebellio...
_Bosom. Punish them severely (Calmet) in this world. (St. Jerome) --- Many of the surrounding nations were subdued by Nabuchodonosor, five years after he had conquered the Jews. (Josephus, [Antiquitie...
We need only refer to the history of Israel in the wilderness, to discover to what particular period of the church the prophet in these verses refers. Perhaps, as in several other parts of scripture,...
12._He wrought marvellously in the sight of their fathers. _The Psalmist is still to be regarded as condemning the posterity of the Israelites for their guilt; but he very properly, at the same time,...
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...
MARVELLOUS THINGS DID HE IN THE SIGHT OF THEIR FATHERS,.... The Targum is, "before Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes of their fathers, he did marvellous things;'' but these were dead before...
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, [in] the field of Zoan. Ver. 12. _Marvellous things did he, &c._] Whereof they were eye-witnesses, and therefore could no...
_Marvellous things did he in the field_ That is, in the territory or jurisdiction, not excluding the city itself; _of Zoan_ An ancient and eminent city of Egypt. _In the day-time he led them with a cl...
Marvelous things did He in the sight of their fathers, before the exodus, IN THE LAND OF EGYPT, IN THE FIELD OF ZOAN, this being the residence of the Pharaohs at the time of the deliverance from Egypt...
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...
IN THE FIELD, i.e. in the territory or jurisdiction, not excluding the city itself. In the like sense we read of _the field of Edom, and of Moab_, GENESIS 32:3, GENESIS 36:35 NUMBERS 21:20. ZOAN; an a...
Psalms 78:12 things H6382 did H6213 (H8804) sight H5048 fathers H1 land H776 Egypt H4714 field H7704 Zoan H6814 Marvellous - Psalms 78:42-50, Psalms 105:27-38, Psalms 135:9; Exodus 7:1 -...
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...
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 (P...
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...
_The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle._ GOD IN HUMAN HISTORY I. A people is a community that are most favoured with privileges are oftentimes the...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:1. This is a historical psalm (compare Psalms 105:1; Psalms 106:1), recalling events from Israel’s past. It shows how God persevered with his people, even when they disbe...
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_....
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...
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...
Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 6:22; Exodus 12:51; Ezekiel 30:14; Genesis 32:3; Isaiah 19:11; Isaiah 19:13; Nehemiah 9:10; Numbers 13:22;...
Field — In the territory. Zoan — An ancient and eminent city of Egypt....