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Sincere Worship
The Psalm is concluded with the words "The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!". God does not desire cold dead…
Created 4 months ago
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The Warning
As scripture and history shows us the Israelites would persist in their obstinate rebellion against God and forsake the covenant they made with him at Sinai. Therefore just as God warned he first raised…
Created 4 months ago
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Covenant Abadoned
Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not commit adultery. These are only two of the commandments of the covenant. Yet while offering the ritual sacrifices required by the law, as described in earlier verses,…
Created 4 months ago
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Discipline Despised
God repeatedly disciplined his people by war, famine, plague, pestilence, and raising up enemies to be a thorn in their side yet they failed to recognize or take these matters to heart. Time and again…
Created 4 months ago
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The Lips of the Wicked
Isaiah 29:13 "The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men."
Created 4 months ago
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The Heart of the Matter
Ahh, at last. We finally get to the heart of the matter. The offering God seeks is one that comes from a genuine heart of thanksgiving. Psalm 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken…
Created 4 months ago
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Gods Reproval
It is not for lack of sacrifices of bulls and goats that God reproves his people. They were indeed faithful to offer those sacrifices that were required by the law. However this was not his area of contention…
Created 4 months ago
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The Prosecution
Here God specifies who he will enter into judgement against; Israel. He is about to testify against them and present his accusations.
Created 4 months ago
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The Righteous Judge
God is a righteous judge and in righteousness he will judge the wicked.
Created 4 months ago
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The elect
Here in verse 5 he calls for his saints who have made a covenant with him to "gather unto me". God is judging his people Israel but more specifically the "wicked" as mentioned in verse 16. Reminds me…
Created 4 months ago
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The ancient witnesses
God calls forth the ancient witnesses heaven and earth prior to judging his people.
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-15
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Imagery
Notice the imagery the author employs to describe the coming of God. His coming is not described in words of peace and tranquility but is described in images of fire and a tempest. This signifies the…
Created 4 months ago
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Doctrine / Truth
He calls the worlds attention to Zion. God shines forth from Zion. How? In what way does he shine forth? He shines forth by his Law. Out of all people's it was the Israelis who God revealed himself to.…
Created 4 months ago
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Literary Analysis
Here the author uses phenomenological language when he says "from the rising of the sun to it's setting. He is calling the attention to all the earth.
Created 4 months ago
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Messiah is greater than David
David was king and so there was no one greater than he yet when he speaks of the future messianic figure who would be one of his descendents he calls him "Lord". So if the messiah is Davids son how is…
Created 7 months ago
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The Destruction of Jerusalem
Here the leaders essentially pronounce judgement upon themselves. This was literally fulfilled in AD 70 when the army of Rome besieged Jerusalem killing 1.1 million Jews and destroyed the temple. Read…
Created 7 months ago
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The Prophets
The servants the master sent to the tenants were the prophets of old. Some of the prophets were beaten and others they killed. The tenants were the political and religious leaders in the days of the prophets.
Created 7 months ago
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A Steadfast Faith
They demonstrated a steadfast faith in the truth of Jesus Christ in the midst of trials and afflictions. Here in America we have been blessed with the freedom of religion and have not suffered persecution…
Created 11 months ago
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A Growing Faith
They were becoming increasingly more convinced of the truth of the divine gospel which was presented to them by Paul therefore their faith is said to be growing abundantly. Our conviction of the truth…
Created 11 months ago
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Deserting God
To desert the truth of the message of Christ is in essence to desert God himself for there is no other way to God but through his messiah. Any other way, no matter how well intentioned, is in essence…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-06-18
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Morally Culpable
To deliver us from a world that is morally guilty. Peter states that the corruption in the world is caused by evil desires.
Created 12 months ago