May 3, 2023
Today we are reading Psalms 106 – 107. Both of the psalms are Psalms of praised.
Psalm 106 –
There is joy in the forgiveness of Israel’s sin as recorded in this Psalm. The crossing of the Red Sea is recounted. Israel tested God with selfish desires and cravings. He gave them what they wanted but their craving ended in sickness. Their impatience led to a premature death. We also see the episode of the golden calf reproduced here as in Exodus 32.
No matter all the things Israel did in opposition to God, He never left them. We see a picture of a long-suffering God which is evident in the Psalm.
Psalm 107 –
Psalm 107 is one of deliverance we find in verses 1, 8, 15, 21, and 31. After the Assyrian and Babylonian captivity the Israelites were widely scattered. Thank offerings were a kind of peace offering that an Israelites could offer in gratitude. He recuses the poor from trouble sounds similar to that of marry in Luke 1:51 – 53.
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