SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 Psalm 2:10-12 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in the way. At the beginning of this Psalm, the kings and rulers of the earth stood firmly opposed to God’s authority […]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 Psalm 2:6 Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. In the beginning, when man first fell, the Creator declared that there would come a Redeemer, the Seed of the Woman, who would destroy the Adversary, his seed and their rebellion. Since that time, the Adversary has sought to […]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 Psalm 2:4-5 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure. In contrast to the kings of the earth who “set themselves” (or stand if you will), against the Almighty and […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 Psalm 2:2-3 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” Without a doubt, Satan is fully aware of who God has anointed, whether it be the Messiah Himself, or those […]
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 Psalm 2:2-3 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” Previously, we mentioned that these verses address the fact that the kingdoms of this world stand in opposition to the […]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed. There are some Jewish commentators who believe that Psalm 1 & 2 are one Psalm because they address a common message: the blessings bestowed upon the […]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 Psalm 1:4-5 The ungodly are not so but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. This statement is made in contrast with the man whose fruit is abundant and whose leaf does not wither — it is […]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The Hebrew word translated as rivers or streams of water comes from a root word that means “to split” indicating […]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. In Jewish commentary, there is a notion that the Hebrew word translated as planted should actually be rendered as replanted […]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. I’ve always found it interesting that, in the Bible, men are often likened to trees (see Deut. 20:19, Mark 8:24). […]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. As we shared in the previous devotion, a happy or blessed […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law, he meditates day and night. Within Judaism it is said that while Moses presented Israel with […]
