Title Psalm 105:1~11 God's Covenant
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Psalm 105:1-11 God's Covenant Topic: 18. Covenant. 2006. 12. 24.
◎ Introduction
: We are urging people to praise and praise God by declaring God who is faithful to the covenant. (Purpose)
※ The history of the people of Israel, from the time of Abraham to the entry into Canaan, the history of the covenant providence accomplished by God.
Through this, we are increasing the faithfulness of God and leading us to trust in God.
※ This psalm (1-15) with the theme of “Jehovah, the Lord of history” is quoted in 1 Chronicles 16:8-22.
Evidence cited in the communal worship.
1. Declare God's covenants and deeds. (1~4)
※ In order to praise God who was faithful in his covenant relationship with his people, the poet
Looking back on the origins, the Exodus, and how God led Israel until they got the land of Canaan.
Because.
One). The giving of the land of Canaan was the culmination of God's faithful and gracious acts, and the existence of Israel was
Only by God's total salvation.
※ The poet's intention goes beyond the limits of the people of Israel and applies to all believers, which means that the believer's life
Because it should be interpreted only in terms of God's faithfulness and grace.
2). The hallmark of praise is the proclamation of God's wonderful work.
※ It is to exalt God by proclaiming God's wonderful works.
※ Looking back on the process of forming the nation of Israel, it all depends on God's faithful grace and saving power.
Realize that it is by you and thank you.(1)
* “Thanks” has the character of evidence.
* “Called on his name” does not mean calling on God, but a proclamation.
* “Manmin” means people or nations.
* Therefore, it is to inform the world. (From the point of view of Israel, all the surrounding nations and nations)
3). The evidence proclaimed among Manmin takes various forms.
※ “Song” and “Praise” and “By speaking all the articles”. (3)
① “Be proud of your name” It is to glorify God through all the works of salvation.
② “Ask” and “those who seek the Lord” (3) “Seek a face always” (4) are more earnest than seeking gold and silver.
means to find
* “Seeking a face” is a concrete expression of the act of visiting God’s sanctuary,
It is an outward expression of attitude.
* The meaning of “ask” in “ask for the power” does not mean to seek. is to request Witnessing and worshiping God
This attitude requires the full dedication of the believer.
2. The subject to bear witness is “the descendants of Abraham, the descendants of Jacob.” (5-6)
※ “You, the descendants of Abraham his servant, the descendants of Jacob, whom he has chosen, remember the wonders he performed and the signs he
Roast” (5-6) This title focuses on covenant and election.
1) “Servant” refers to God’s choice and his position as a person entrusted with God’s work.
“Slave” refers to Abraham, but “descendants” also share the blessings and responsibilities of the covenant.
They must inherit the covenant and engrave, reproduce, and materialize the covenant.
2) “Elected” directly refers to Jacob, but also refers to the selection of the Israeli community through ancestry.
※ The covenant made with God and Abraham was reproduced and embodied again in Jacob, and Jacob, who made up the twelve tribes, was
Through this, Israel finally laid its national foundation.
※ The fact that the poet goes all the way back to Abraham and Jacob shows that the covenant relationship with God cannot be easily broken.
It is to emphasize the faithfulness of the covenant as God's chosen people.
3) “Remember the wonders he performed, the signs he performed, and the judgments of his mouth.”
Because it was proved not through the covenant, but through “miracles and miracles” and “the judgment of his mouth,” the history of the covenant is detailed.
He hoped to become a capable witness by looking at it.
※ God’s work of salvation, its signs and wonders, are not already over in the past, but will continue to be presented and revealed more clearly.
will be.
3. The reason we should praise God is the fulfillment of the covenant. (7-11)
One). The judgment of the covenant is made by God.(7)
※ “He is Jehovah.” The repeated use of the name of Jehovah is to remind the Israelites of the covenant.
to be.
※ “His judgment is in all the earth” God's judgment toward the world was also subordinated under God's covenant.
It shows that God is sovereign and at the same time uses that sovereignty over Israel.
2). God's covenant spans a thousand generations. (8)
※ “Thousands” literally means eternity, not thousand.
※ The covenant was fulfilled by giving “the land of Canaan” to Israel to “become the land of their inheritance”.
※ All that God did for Israel was because he remembered the covenant.
3). It is emphasized again and again that God remembers Israel forever. (9-11)
※ “Abraham-covenant”, “Isaac-oath” and “Jacob-law” are God’s eternal covenant to the children of Israel
It was emphasized again and again that God remembers this covenant forever. (11)
※ The Israelites are the beneficiaries of God's covenant with their ancestors.
① Promises concerning the land of Canaan (Gen. 15:18, 17:8, 35:12)
② Promise of descendant prosperity (Gen. 12:2, 15:5, 22:17, 26:4, 28:14, 32:12)
③ Promise of blessing to all descendants of the earth (Gen. 12:3, 18:18, 22:18, 26:4, 28:14)
※ Considering God's covenant, the Canaanite Party, and the relationship between the Israelites
The poet's point of view is that
※ Grace is not only present in the past, but is being reproduced in the most appropriate way in the present as well. (Galatians 3:14)
“For in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham may come upon the Gentiles, and that we
that you might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit through faith” (Galatians 3:14)
◎ Conclusion: