Psalm 78:1-39 Meditation: Genesis –The Pharaoh and his servants (or officials depending on your version) were pleased to hear about Joseph and his brothers reconnecting. We can guess that Joseph has been in his position for at least 7 years since the famine has started. He has obviously created a relationship with the Pharaoh and …
Tag: Psalm 78
Tuesday, February 9
Psalm 78:1-39 Meditation: Hebrews – This is not the first time, nor is it the last, in which the Bible instructs us to follow our leaders and authority figures. Do you believe that God is infallible, that His plans our for our benefit even if we don’t understand them at the moment? Then regardless of …
Wednesday, November 11
Psalms: 78:40-72 Meditation Nehemiah: The “Book of the Law of Moses” spoken of here are the first 5 books of the bible AKA the Pentateuch. Nehemiah and Ezra had positioned the priests and Levites in the whole assembly of Israel in Jerusalem (maybe 50, 000 not counting women and children) to help explain what Ezra …
Tuesday, November 10
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation Revelation: I have seen the like of this before in Scripture: the fall of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. The description of the fall of Babylon has been found in virtually every epoch in history – if not to us then certainly to those who lived through it. Take Paris, for example, during the …
Wednesday, September 23
Psalms: 78:40-72 Meditation 2 Kings: This reading covers a series of miracles performed by Elisha. The first was that a borrowed axe head could be retrieved from the Jordan (it floated); the second was that the LORD told Elisha the king of Aram’s plans, who then told the king of Israel; the third was that …
Tuesday, September 22
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation 1 Corinthians: As if to underscore yesterday’s reading in Matthew 5 about sin, the situation here is far more serious and worse: flagrant sexual immorality is rampant in Western society – no one sees anything wrong with it. The mantra "if no one is getting hurt then there is nothing wrong” represents …
Wednesday, June 17
Psalm: 78:40-72 Meditation Samuel: Elkanah was a Levite (1 Chronicals 6:27) married to Hannah, who was, alas, barren. He also had another wife, Peninnah who had children. Something like the problems of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. Hannah finally gives birth to a son whom she called Samuel. She then brings him to live in the …
Tuesday, June 16
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation Acts: Here may begin the notion of tradition in the Church. There was a vacancy among the twelve caused by Judas’ demise. Peter, the recognized spokesman, speaking through the Holy Spirit quotes Psalm 109:8 “May another take his place of leadership”. Perhaps Jesus Himself prompted this tradition for in Luke 22:30 he …
Wednesday, May 20
Psalm: 78:40-72 Meditation Luke: These verses raise some serious ethical questions. What they do not say is that one can shed his responsibility to himself nor his family. What it does say is that all too often we become enmeshed with our concerns that we lose sight of the God who cares for us and …
Tuesday, May 19
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation James: Most people, at this time (in Jeru-salem) were either agrarian, fishermen, or merchants. The “first fruits” James speaks of are the very early believers who were a promise of a greater harvest yet to come. The birth spoken of in v. 18 is the one “born of the Spirit” the regeneration …
