iii. According to other passages, after the Philistines defeated the Israelite army they went on to destroy the city of Shiloh itself (Psalm 78:60-64, Jeremiah 7:12 and 26:9). 2. (19-22) More tragedy among the family of Eli. Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with chi...
d.For He is good, for His mercy endures forever: This familiar refrain is connected withPsalm 136andPsalm 118, and with2 Chronicles 5:13. Seeing all they could of God’s great works, they could not help having this strong emphasis on the goodness and mercy of God. ...
Forsake me not! I trust Thy Word.” Bible Passage: “I love you, O Lord, my strength.” Psalm 18:1 ENCOURAGEMENT Inside Message: Peace be with you, full and free, now and through eternity. Inside Left: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. ...
i.Psalm 62seems to come from a time of trouble, yet itasks God for nothing. It is full of faith and trust, but has no fear, no despair, and no petition. ii. “There is in it throughout not one single word (and this is a rare occurrence), in which the prophet expressesfearorde...
iii. Psalm 119:128 says: Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right. With great confidence, the Psalmist proclaimed the inerrancy of God’s Word. It was right, not wrong; and it was right concerning all things. · When the Bible gives us history, it is rig...
(Genesis 1:26), who would be beneath the angels in dignity (Hebrews 2:6-7a; 2 Peter 2:11), yet would be served by angels in the present (Hebrews 1:14; 2:7-8; Psalm 91:11-12) and would one day be lifted in honor and status above the angels (1 Corinthians 6:3; 1 John 3...
One of the most common Christian epitaphs from the catacombs was IN PEACE, quoting Psalm 4:8: I will both lie down in peace and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. We should look at death the same way those early Christians did. iii. Sadly, not all Christians ...
By nature, our lips are violent: Swords are in their lips (Psalm 59:7). By nature, our lips bring death to others: The poison of asps is under their lips (Psalm 140:3). ii. Isaiah did not think for a moment that this was his only sin, but he saw that this was an example ...
· Since the ark of the covenant represented the presence of God among Israel, Yahweh was sometimes called He who dwells between the cherubim (1 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 6:2; 1 Chronicles 13:6; Psalm 80:1, 99:1; Isaiah 37:16). This was an earthly artistic expression of a heavenly rea...
i. Thelightmentioned here isn’t the normal ancient Greek word for light. It is a word used in the Septuagint inPsalm 44:3forthelightof Your countenanceand inPsalm 78:14forIn the daytime also He led them with the cloud, and all the night with alightof fire. Hodge observes, “The wor...