Monday, June 15, 2009

Psalm 83

What God establishes we are not at liberty to tear down. This song tells about those who sought to exploit and abuse Israel. The call is for God to act on behalf of his promises. He told Abraham that he would curse those who cursed him and his descendants. So God's justice should bring down judgment on those who sought to destroy the Israel of the Abrahamic covenant. Is it any less true for the "Israel" of God's new covenant of grace? Does that mean a persecuted church has fallen from grace? On the contrary; it may be refined into a more glorious witness of God's power through such troubles. The end of the psalm should be the end message of the church; the LORD is Most High over all the earth.
It took me almost 2 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart

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