God’s Law: Oppression or Obsession?
What if the secret to joy is found in loving God's commands? Listen as Staci and Elizabeth kick off this new series on Psalm 119 Psalm 119 Debate about when it was written Could have been David written over his entire life but more modern commentators believe it was written over a period of time after the Babylonian exile Probably doesn’t matter too much Acrostic poem Charles Supergon says it is like a kaleidoscope Not moving in linear fashion but designed so that the beauty is witnesses when light hits it and it is seen from different angles In the kaleidoscope you look once, and there is a strangely beautiful form you shift the glass a very little, and another shape, equally delicate and beautiful, is before your eyes. So it is here. What you see is the same, and yet never the same: it is the same truth, but it is always placed in a new light, put in a new connection, or in some way or other invested with freshness. Charles Spurgeon 22 Stanzas Each 8 line stanza begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet Only other close example in Scripture is Lam 3 also in 22 stanzas 8 Words Describe God’s Word Law or Torah refers to any of God’s written rules 25 times Word (debar) spoken word 24 times Judgements 23 times to determine, to discern, judge Testimonies loyalty to terms of covenant Commandments 22 times give orders Statues written word and declares God’s authority Precepts instructions of the Lord Word anything to God has spoken, commanded or promised Demonstrates love of God and His Word and connects with God through His Word God is identified with His Word and Jesus is God in human form Jesus is the Word John 1 Savor Moment https://allwaysdelicious.com/thai-pumpkin-curry/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=msn Psalm 119 Debate about when it was written Could have been David written over his entire life but more modern commentators believe it was written over a period of time after the Babylonian exile Probably doesn’t matter too much Acrostic poem Charles Supergon says it is like a kaleidoscope Not moving in linear fashion but designed so that the beauty is witnesses when light hits it and it is seen from different angles In the kaleidoscope you look once, and there is a strangely beautiful form you shift the glass a very little, and another shape, equally delicate and beautiful, is before your eyes. So it is here. What you see is the same, and yet never the same: it is the same truth, but it is always placed in a new light, put in a new connection, or in some way or other invested with freshness. Charles Spurgeon 22 Stanzas Each 8 line stanza begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet Only other close example in Scripture is Lam 3 also in 22 stanzas 8 Words Describe God’s Word Law or Torah refers to any of God’s written rules 25 times Word (debar) spoken word 24 times Judgements 23 times to determine, to discern, judge Testimonies loyalty to terms of covenant Commandments 22 times give orders Statues written word and declares God’s authority Precepts instructions of the Lord Word anything to God has spoken, commanded or promised Demonstrates love of God and His Word and connects with God through His Word God is identified with His Word and Jesus is God in human form Jesus is the Word John 1 Savor Moment
Make this amazing fall soup and invite a friend over to discuss how loving God's law can bring real freedom
