Psalm
105 – “Here am I, Send Me”
When
you read the history of Israel, you are encouraged by God’s mighty and marvelous
deeds for His needy people. (Rom. 15:4) You want to praise Him, rejoice in Him,
seek Him, and tell others about Him.
God
bound Himself by an oath to only one nation, Israel. He gave His promise to
Abraham and then reaffirmed it to his descendants. The covenant was their
assurance that they would inherit the land. God’s new covenant people have the
assurance that their future inheritance is secure (Matt. 26:26-29).
God
sent Joseph to Egypt to preserve Jacob’s family so they could become a nation.
He sent Moses to Egypt to deliver His people. He sent Aaron to assist Moses and
serve as high priest for a sinful people. God always has a man or woman ready
to send when a job must be done. He wants to hear you say, “here am I, send
me.” (Isa. 6:8).
Psalm
106 – Consider God’s Goodness
Considering
God’s goodness to Israel, you would have expected the nation to submit to Him
and serve Him gratefully. Instead they
sinned and had to be disciplined many times.
God
delivered Israel from Egypt, but they soon forgot His mercy and ignored His
counsel. He gave them manna, and they craved meat. They criticized their
leaders. They worshiped a golden idol and would have been destroyed had Moses
not interceded for them.
They
came to the border of the Promised Land and refused to go in. While wandering
in the wilderness, they compromised with the heathen nations. Their stubborn
attitude even made Moses sin. Once in the land, they compromised with the
wicked nations, and God had to chasten them repeatedly.
Were
it not for His covenant, God would have destroyed them. But He forgave them and
allowed them to have many new beginnings. Finally He had to disperse them among
the Gentiles.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah
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