“In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, We would to everlasting days, Make all His glories known.” —S. Medley The next six psalms (113-118) are treated almost as one by the Jewish people, called the Egyptian Hallel (from halal, “praise”). This name is derived from the beginning of Psalm 114, “When Israel went out of Egypt.” Alfred Edersheim says […]
THE LOWLY JESUS: “I am…lowly” (Mt 11:29). Here are statements made by and about the Lord Jesus during His earthly sojourn that show His amazing humility. As to His career path, they said with derision, “Is this not the carpenter?” (Mk 6:3), but He explained, “I am among you as the One who serves” (Lk […]
“I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies” (Ps 119:125). Verses 129-130 add: “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” The word “testimonies” is one of eight words used in this psalm to describe the […]
There is today a pale, pathetic, and unflinching interpretation of the blessed gospel, which guarantees salvation as “a financially and socially upgrading experience”; then it finalizes the offer by “a superlative bonus in eternity and comfort world without end.” How different was Paul’s concept of a disciple of Christ! Look at his vivid interpretation: “I […]
We don’t naturally think that fear and delight would be in the same sentence (Ps 112:1). But they’re twins! Many of the psalms we have studied recently begin as Psalm 112 does: “Praise the Lord!” or “Hallelujah!” (v 1). But as noted, the psalmists not only tell us that we should praise the Lord, but how and why and […]
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CHRIST the TIME REDEEMER: “The hour has come” (Jn 12:23). No one did as much in life as the Lord Jesus. Born in a stable, He opened heaven’s palaces to us. Rejected by His own people, He provided salvation sufficient for every sinner. Living in obscurity, He realigned the whole universe. Ted Engstrom crammed a […]
“For You have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall” (Isa 25:4). What is the world’s greatest wall? Some years ago, I stood on […]
Is the Bible to be taken literally? Yes. And no. Like any great piece of literature, there are some literal, some figurative and metaphorical sections. If something is metaphorical, it does not mean it isn’t true; it is true but is being described in a different way. For example, we read about “chains of darkness” […]
CHRIST the CREDIT HOLDER: “We are debtors” (Rom 8:12). In Luke 7, the Lord told a story that declares every sinner in debt to God. Wonderfully, our debt can be paid by the Savior’s death. But Paul explains that there are certain debts we still owe, and are called upon to pay up ourselves, through […]