Posts made in August, 2007

Hear, O My People

Posted on Aug 31, 2007 in Blog | 142 comments

“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me. . . . open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it” (Psalm 81:8,10). This psalm was evidently used as an introduction to one of Israel’s feasts and begins on a note of joy (vv.1-4) and a reflection on God’s sovereign provision for the people (vv.5-7). But then it merges into a warning not to leave the God of their fathers, sternly reminding them of the commandment, “There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god” (v.9). Such rebellion...