Biblical Reflections

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Join host Andrew as he walks us through sections of scripture allowing us to reflect on what God is telling us. Yeah, he is one of those guys who knows Greek. But coming out of a working-class home, he speaks plainly and clearly. His podcasts are thought-provoking and entertaining. His passion for God’s Word comes out in every episode.

  1. -23 ч

    Psalm 79: A great disaster had befallen Jerusalem

    Psalm 79 is a community lament because of a great disaster had befallen Jerusalem, likely the Babylonia destruction.  Psalm 79 is similar to Psalm 74.  Disaster came to Jerusalem because Israel did not keep the covenant in faith.  This is also a psalm of confession, that seeks forgiveness and promises to be faithful in the future.   1-4 – Gentile nations have defiled the Temple and slain the people.    5-7 – Query, how long of God will you let this destruction go on?   8-10 – Forgive us, help us, let the nations know that God has allowed this.   11-13 – Preserve us and return the taunts of the gentiles.  We will praise you.

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  2. 30 июн.

    Psalm 78: A historical psalm

    Psalm 78 is a historical psalm recounting historical events when God preserved his people, even in their disbelief, and purged them of unbelievers along the way.  The point is so that future generations will take these lessons to heart and that they will faithfully embrace the covenant.   1-8 – We must recount past deeds so that our children do not forget and fail to keep covenant commandments.    9-16 – The Ephraimites forgot God’s great deeds of the past and turned back on the day of battle.   17-31 – The people sinned against God during the Exodus despite his provision for them during their journey.   32-39 – God showed compassion after compassion to the people of Exodus, but they sinned even more.   40-55 – Remembering the plagues in Egypt and how God freed them from slavery, the people forgot and continued to rebel and to grieve God.   56-64 – The people tested and rebelled against God in the promised land.  They made and worshipped idols.     65-72 – Finally, God rejected all and chose the Tribe of Judah, Mount Zion.  God choose David to be king.

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  3. 23 июн.

    Psalm 77: Is a community lament

    Psalm 77 is a community lament, perhaps because the people were suffering under God’s anger for some unfaithfulness.  Each person singing acknowledges that they are part of the congregation and that their individual well-being is bound up with the well-being of the whole congregation.   1-3 – I cry aloud to God in the day of my trouble.  I cry, moan, meditate, and faint, with my hand outstretched.   4-9 – Has God forgotten to be gracious?  I consider the days of old when God was gracious.    10-20 – Now an appeal to what God has done in the past for his people, remembering God’s deeds, wonders, and works to preserve and to save his people.

    10 мин.

  4. 16 июн.

    Psalm 76: A hymn celebrating Zion

    Psalm 76 is a hymn celebrating Zion as the place God has chosen for his people and his Temple. The people sing at the privilege of going to Zion and there worshipping God. 1-2 – God has made his abode in Zion. 3-9 – No one can stand against God on Zion. God rebukes the Gentile invaders. 10-12 – All the people should praise God and bring him gifts for his saving power to protect, Zion, the city, the people and the Temple.

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  5. 9 июн.

    Psalm 75: A hymn of praise

    Psalm 75 is a hymn of praise.  The psalm thanks God for the wonderful things he has done for Israel and celebrates that God is judge of all the earth and will one day put down the wicked and lift up the faithful.   1 – We give thanks to God and recount his wonderous deeds.   2-5 – God declares that at the set time he will judge the earth, rebuking the boastful and the wicked.   6-8 – It is God who executes judgment, lifting up the faithful and putting down the wicked.  All the wicked of the earth will be put down.     9-10 – And the singer will declare God’s praises forever.

    7 мин.

  6. 2 июн.

    Psalm 74: A Cry of Anguish

    Psalm 74 is a community lament, a cry of anguish over a disaster that has fallen on the people and destroyed the Temple of God. There is the plea that even though this may come from God in punishment, yet do not let the Gentiles scorn God for this tragedy. 1-3 – Why God did you let this tragedy happen to us? 4-8 – A description is presented of how the Temple of God, the dwelling place of god’s name, was destroyed. 9-11 – Puzzlement over why God is silent during this destruction. 12-17 – Recalling the past wonders that were worked by God and acknowledging that salvation comes from God. 18-23 –For the sake of the covenant, deliver us.

    10 мин.

  7. 26 мая

    Psalm 73: the question of why do the wicked prosper

    Psalm 73 is a psalm of wisdom and the first psalm in Book 3.  Asaph struggles with the question of why do the wicked prosper.  Spoiler alert, ultimately the faithful and the wicked have different destinations.   1-3 – The wicked prospered and Asaph envied them.   4-12 – The wicked are free from the troubles that the faithful face on a daily basis.   13-15 – Asaph had bitter feelings and felt that he had lived a faithful life in vain.   16-17 – Asaph found the answer to his anguish in the sanctuary of God.    18-20 – The destiny of the wicked is destruction.   21-28 – The destiny of the faithful is four-fold.  God is continually with us.  He holds our right hand in protection.  God guides us with counsel.  After death, God will take us into glory.  Our treasure is in heaven not in this world.  God is our strength and our inheritance forever.  In this life it is good to be near God, and to make him our refuge.

    16 мин.

  8. 19 мая

    Psalm 72: The End of Book 2, A Royal Psalm

    Psalm 72 is last psalm of Book 2.  It is a royal psalm praying for the heirs of David to have success in their assigned tasks as king, such tasks include:  ruling God’s people well, protecting the poor and needy, and bringing blessing to all the nations of the world.  This psalm anticipates the Messiah and his worldwide rule of all peoples.   1-4 – Let the king rule/judge the people justly.  The attributes of the king should be righteousness and justice.   5-7 – May they fear you means may they honor and obey you.  Metaphors are used like while the sun shines and till the moon is no more to mean always. 8-11 – May all the kings fall down and serve him, so that they will be under the rule of God. 12-14 – Bring justice and relief to the poor and needy and put down oppression and violence.   15-17 – May all nations be blessed in this king. 18-20 – Not part of Psalm 72, rather it is the closing doxology of Book 2. May the whole earth be filled with the glory of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Join host Andrew as he walks us through sections of scripture allowing us to reflect on what God is telling us. Yeah, he is one of those guys who knows Greek. But coming out of a working-class home, he speaks plainly and clearly. His podcasts are thought-provoking and entertaining. His passion for God’s Word comes out in every episode.

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