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Psalm 93: Celebrating God’s Eternal Kingship
Celebrating God’s Eternal Kingship – a writtenexposition.org commentary on Psalm 93 highlights this short song, emphasizing the reign of God and his supremacy over creation.
Divine Judgement on Tyre: Lessons from Ezekiel 26
INTRODUCTION Chapters 25-32 form a distinct unit in the Book of Ezekiel. This unit, composed of oracles against Judah’s neighbours, lies between the prophecies given before the fall of Jerusalem (chps.1-24) and those spoken after the fall of the city (chps. 33-48). These oracles against foreign nations therefore fill the gap between the announcement that the siege of Jerusalem has begun (24:1-2) and word of the fall of the city (33:21). Chapter 25 dealt with…
When Fear Says ‘Run,’ Faith Says ‘See’ – Psalm 11 Explained
INTRODUCTION Of all the psalms Psalm 11 is possibly the one to which scholars have paid the least attention and into which they have conducted the least research. The prevailing attitude towards this poem is expressed by Morgenstern (1950, p.22) in the opening paragraph of a paper entitled ‘Psalm 11:’ Psalm 11 has always seemed to commentators, and on the whole with ample justification, as just another psalm, rather conventional and in no way outstanding…
When God Seems Far Away: Understanding Psalm 10
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 10 Psalm 10 is a biblical lament which wrestles with the problem of injustice. The psalmist describes the arrogance and violence of the wicked while asking why God appears distant. He eventually concludes that God does see the suffering of the oppressed and the wrongdoing of the oppressor and will ultimately bring justice. Thus the psalm moves from complaint to confidence. THE STRUCTURE OF PSALM 10 Psalm 10 has no superscription. In…
Why Jesus Told Peter to Mind His Own Business
Reading: John 21:20-22 Do you ever fail the Lord? If so, how does the realisation that you have let him down affect you? Do you feel regretful, ashamed, embarrassed, dejected, discouraged, sad? All of these things? Imagine how Simon Peter must have felt! A disciple and follower of Jesus, he had insisted that he was willing to lay down his life for him: Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I…
Psalm 9: A Song of Thanks and a Plea for Justice
INTRODUCTION Due to ancient textual traditions Psalms 9 and 10 are often treated as one psalm. Although two individual psalms in the Hebrew Bible they appear as a single acrostic poem in the LXX (Septuagint Greek translation) and the Latin Vulgate. Taken together they constitute an almost complete irregular acrostic on the Hebrew alphabet. The two psalms share similar themes and also have word similarities (e.g. the phrase in times of trouble, 9:9; 10:1). Psalm…
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