Divine Design
[Ps. 117:1] O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Ps. 117 is both the shortest chapter and the middle chapter with 594 chapters before it and 594 chapters after it. There are 39 Books of the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
[118:8] It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
This Psalm contains the middle verse of the entire Christian Bible.
There are 1189 Chapters in the Christian Bible, making a total of 1188 chapters apart from the middle chapter – making the number 1188 compare with uncanny accuracy, it is located between the shortest chapter and the longest chapter in the Bible This must be a product of Divine inspiration.
These three psalms were planned to come together for a definite reason – that reason evidently being that the relation of such coincidences would sooner or later strike some searcher of truth, as an illustration of Divine Design and Consequently proof of the Divine inspiration that guided not only the writer of the Psalms, but thousands of years later, the translators of this book into other language.
The design could not have been made by the psalmist who compiled this portion of the Psalms centuries before the New Testament was written or by the others who organized the order of the books. The Old Testament was compiled in its accepted form hundreds of years before the New Testament was compiled in its accepted order.
Psalms 117-119 fit into the center of the Scriptures. By that time they were already there. Only Divine design could have ordered this phenomenon.
This middle verse actually sets the theme of the entire Bible. It’s teaching is the epitome of all Scripture!
[119:11] Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps. 119 has 176 verses and it is located in the fifth book of the Psalms corresponding to the fifth book of Moses – Deuteronomy. The Hebrew title of Deuteronomy is ‘Dabarim’ meaning words taken from Deut. 1:1, These be the words.
The emphasis is upon the Word – the Dabar. Prophetically, it points to Y’Shua HaMashiach who was introduced in the Gospel of John as the Word of G-d! the term is used forty two times (6x7) to highlight the significance of this great psalm. IIt must represent the L-rd Y’Shua. It was He, who, on the evening of resurrection day said all things must be fulfilled concerning Me in (Lk. 24:44; John 1:1, 14: Rev. 19:13).
Ps. 119 follows the theme of the great Dabar as He would be called in Hebrew, or Logos as He is called in Greek. Both are terms translated into English as Word.
The term is found 42 times in this psalm. What a perfect number! It is a multiple of 6 and 7 – six representing the number of man and seven representing the number of G-d. Y’Shua HaMashiach is both man and G-d.
These 176 verses are divided into 22 portions, each containing 8 verses, and named according to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Each section is subdivided into 8 verses, each verse being an iambic tetrameter, namely 16 syllables alternately short and long in the Hebrew language. Still more extraordinary is the fact that every one of the 8 verses of the first section begins with the letter of the Hebrew alphabet: Aleph. Each of the verses of the second section begin with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet: Beth. Each of the 8 verses of the third section begin with the third letter of the alphabet: Gimel. This extraordinary precision continuing until all the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet are employed.
Not only do they declare the Word 42 times, they are subtitled according to the letters which make up those words. May we reminded that our Savior referred to Himself as the great author of all things when He used the first and last letters of the alphabet to represent all that He is and all that He does. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the L-rd, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty…I m Alpha and Omega, the first and the last (Rev. 1:8,11).
The very name Jesus (in the Greek language) has a numerical value of 888, as opposed the number of the antichrist which is given in Rev. 13:18 as 666. Ps. 119 is the eighth and final acrostic psalm in the great songbook of the Bible. There are two basic numbers found in Ps. 119. There is a nineteen and there is a hundred. How perfect is our G-d! He never misses an opportunity to emphasize the mathematical precision of His great design!
Typicy Antichrist
[Ps. 118:12] They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Two symbols are used in this verse which typify the antichrist – bees and thorns. Midrash described the bees as typical of that final war when G-d gathers all the nations of the world and brings them against Jerusalem. The symbol of the bees was first used in the riddle of Samson the Danite in Jug. 14:14. His bees made honey in the carcass of a lion. Prophetically, they are believed to represent the tribe of Dan killing the Lion of Judah, then producing a utopian world government, represented by the honey. Rabbis considered the possibility that the lost tribe of Dan might produce the antichrist. Could his symbol be the bee?
An example, Joseph Smith, founder of the Morman Church had a group of bodyguards who called themselves ‘Danites.’ When the state of Utah was founded, the Mormon state adopted the honeybee as its symbol
The historic tie goes back to the Spartans of Southern Greece and their cousins, the Trojans. Honey was used as a sacrifice to their idols. Furthermore, Flavius Josephus recorded a letter from the king of the Spartans to the High Priest in Jerusalem claiming descent from the ‘stock of Abraham.’ Could the Spartan king have been a Danite? According to Homer’s ILIAD, the first Spartan king was named DAN-aus. He came by boat from Phoenicia with his fifty daughters who were called DAN-ades. They invented the cult of the mother goddess known as Diana! The people loved their king so much they called themselves DAN-aans before they were called Spartans. History records that they wore their hair long as a symbol of their magical power – just like Samson.
The first Trojan was Dar-DAN-us (another use of Dan) who built the city of Troy along the Dar-Dan-elle waterway leading from the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea. Such uses of the words Dan may be clues to tracing the lost tribe. In the year A.D. 448, a Frankish king named Merovee claimed descent from the Trojans and wore his lair long as a symbol of magical power. His symbolic bees were retrieved from the tomb of his son in 1653. Those three hundred bees became the motif of Napoleon’s reign. They belonged to the Habsburg Dynasty, who were of Merovingian descent. This famous family provided the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire for five hundred years. In fact, all European royalty are cousins.
The thorns take us back to a parable given by Jotham, son of Gideon in Jud. 9:8-15. His wicked brother, Abimelech, became king in Israel and killed almost all of Gideon’s seventy sons. Only Jotham escaped to stand before the elders of Israel on Mount Gerizim where he comparled Abimelech to a bramble bush of thorns. The story is a phophetic scenario of he future dictator who will seek the extermination of all Jews. When Micah described the future day of G-d’s visitation, He wrote in Micah 7:4; the best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. The wicked thorn hedge will attempt to enslave the world. Perhaps that is why Y’Shua was made to wear a humiliating crown of thorns on the day of His crucifixion. The true Messiah was rejected as an antichrist!
Final Judgment
[PS. 116:14] I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
[15] Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
During the Tribulation Period, many of the Jewish remnant may be martyred. This passage is alluded to in the Revelation as the faithful martyrs refuse the mark of the beast in Rev. 14:13. Many of the psalms express, prophetically, the joys and sorrows of the tribulation remnant.
[16] O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
[17] I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
[18] I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
[19] In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
The Talmud explains how this psalm describes the day of Final Judgment at the time of the Resurrection of the Dead. The events of these verses are thus placed at the end of this dispensation of Gentile Christianity. Two thousand years ago Israel was set aside by the messiah for the purpose of bringing salvation to Gentiles (Rom. 11:11, 12, 15, 25).
The Jewish nation was not forever forsaken. Their blindness in part was only for the purpose of bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles. The day will come when the fullness of Gentiles will have arrived. At that time, Israel will be reconciled to G-d.
Talmudic scholars say that I will pay my vows unto G-d means they will invoke the ineffable Name of G-d. This is the Name which Jews reverence to be so holy that will not pronounce it or write it. They refer to G-d only as HASHEM (the Name). Jewish publications render G-d as ‘G-d” for fear they will be guilty of taking the Name in vain, thus breaking the written Third Commandment. On the day of their reconciliation, they will speak the Holy Name. The Jewish sage says it will be in the presence of the Gentile Nations, called in verses 14 and 18 as ALL His people. This is a most important admission by Talmudic scholars that Gentile Christians are indeed children of G-d through faith in the Messiah. This recognition will come in the future when Israel pays their vows to G-d in courts of His house that is in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount. The vows will be paid in the location of the Holy Ark.
[117:1] O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
[2] For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
The Gentile Christianity will observe this praise celebration of the Great Hallel!
The prophet Amos 9:11-12 gave an indication of how and when this great Praise celebration will take place. Implications are the same day the Ark of the Covenant will be returned to Jerusalem. The Jews will secure a place on the Temple Mount (perhaps north of the Mosque of Omar) and raise the Tabernacle of David. Gentile Christianity will be invited to join Israel in a great praise celebration as the processional brings the Ark back to its resting place on the Holy Mount. This prophecy records the concluding event which closes the fullness of the Gentiles, when Israel is prepared to be reconciled to G-d.
Prophetically, it symbolizes the simplicity of the world order which will prevail after the Advent of the Messiah. Presently, the world is filled with many different groups and nations but in the Messianic Era, there will be only two Groups – Gentile nations who will serve the L-rd and the Children of Israel who will be exalted at eh head of the nations. They will again be our priest and guide teaching us all of G-d’s 613 commandments on how to live godly lives.
Better days are coming!
Refuse To Assimilate
Psalms 114 discusses the first three of five themes highlighted in the Hallel (Praise) Psalms –the exodus from Egypt, the splitting of the sea, and the revelation at Mount Sinai. The fourth theme, the resurrection of the dead, is addressed in Psalm 116:3-9 and fifth theme, the coming of the Messiah, is given in Psalms 118:26. These are Israel’s most revered events both past and future. They constitute their reasons for praise.
This psalm (second of the Hallel) carries the same theme as Psalm 113 – G-d lifts the needy and destitute and gives them nobility. The Chosen People attained this exaltation by their willingness to plunge into the Red Sea. According to verse 1, Israel refused to assimilate themselves into the culture of Egyptians. When Israel went out indicated that the Jewish nation remained Israel, retaining their Jewish names. They maintained their distinct and holy language, refusing to use the language of Egypt. After 210 years, they could still refer to the Egyptians as a people of strange language.
G-d singled out the Tribe of Judah to be royalty. They became His sanctuary because, it is said, they led the way to jump into the Red Sea. At first, Benjamin’s people ran toward the sea and the royal tribe of Judah cried out, “You are committing suicide by jumping into these waters. You deserve to be stoned for this crime.’ But Benjamin argued, “G-d commanded the Children of Israel, to descend into the sea. The forerunners of the other tribes were born while our father was still called Jacob. Only Benjamin was born after Jacob was awarded the title, Israel. Thus, only we Benjaminites are the true Children of Israel and only we are fit to lead the Jewish people triumphantly across the sea.” Though the psalm states that Judah is G-d’s sanctuary, the Temple was built on Mount Moriah at the border between Judah and Benjamin-just inside the territory of Benjamin. Could the fact that Benjamin was changed to Israel be the reason why?
Verse 4-7 Some believe that the entire earth trembled at the splitting of the Red Sea and that every person on the planet felt the tremor. Someday, the earth will again tremble – at the appearance of the Messiah!
The time is running shorter; people need to refuse to assimilate to the worldly ways for it is advancing from bad morals to unbelievable un-godly ways. May we learn from the history of the Chosen People.
Homemade Cough Remedy
The powerful ingredients in this remedy are common everyday items: ginger, cayenne, cider vinegar and honey. Yet they work together to create a potent remedy for cold symptoms. It's definitely worth trying before turning to the medicine cabinet once again this winter.
The serving size (or dosage) will vary depending on the person. Children are able to drink 1-2 teaspoons without a problem. A full tablespoon worked great for me.
Homemade Cough Remedy
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (preferably Bragg's, if available)
2 tablespoons honey (locally produced raw honey is best, if available)
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Place all the ingredients in a small jar and shake to combine. Leave at room temperature for a few days or place in the refrigerator for longer storage. Shake well each time, before using. The spices will not dissolve into the liquid. It will not be thick syrup, it should remain watery. Take as needed !
Blasphemy
Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
Matt. 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Matt. 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Strongs G988 = blasphemy properly signifies detraction, or slander and reproachful speech damaging to divine majesty.
It is not to be conceived that this arises from any greater sanctity in the one blessed Person than the other. These remark so narrow the question that the true sense of our
L-rd’s words seems to disclose themselves at once. It is a contrast between slandering "the Son of man" in His veiled condition and unfinished work--which might be done "ignorantly, in unbelief" ( 1 Timothy 1:13 ), and slandering the same blessed Person after the blaze of glory which the Holy Ghost was soon to throw around His claims, and in the full knowledge of all that. This would be to slander Him with eyes open, or to do it "presumptuously." To blaspheme the Messiah in the former condition--when even the apostles stumbled at many things--left them still open to conviction on fuller light; but to blaspheme Him in the latter condition would be to hate the light the clearer it became, and resolutely to shut it out; which, of course, precludes salvation. Pharisees had not as yet done this; but in charging Y’Shua with being in league with hell they were displaying beforehand a malignant determination to shut their eyes to all evidence, and so, bordering upon, and in spirit committing, the unpardonable sin.
That sin was the sin against the Holy Spirit. It consisted in charging him with being in league with the devil, or accusing him of working His miracles, not by the “spirit” or “power” of G-d, but by the aid of the prince of the devils. It was therefore a direct insult, abuse, or evil speaking against the Holy Spirit - the spirit by which Y’Shua worked His miracles. That this was what he intended by this sin, at that time, is clear from Mark 3:30, “because they said he had an unclean spirit.” All other sins - all speaking against the Savior himself - might be remitted. But this sin was clearly against the Holy One; it was alleging that the highest displays of G-d‘s mercy and power were the work of the devil; and it argued, therefore, the deepest depravity of mind. The sin of which he speaks is therefore clearly stated. It was accusing Him of working miracles by the aid of the devil, thus dishonoring the Holy Spirit.
All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven - That is, only on condition that people repent and believe. If they continue in this sin they cannot be forgiven, Mark 16:16; Romans 2:6-9.
A word against the Son of man - The Jews were offended at the humble life and appearance of the Savior. They reproached Him as being a Nazarene - sprung from Nazareth, a place from which no good was expected to proceed; with being a Galilean, from Galilee, a place from which no prophet came, John 7:52. Y’Shua says that reproaches of this kind could be pardoned. Reflections on His poverty, on His humble birth, and on the lowliness of His human nature might be forgiven; but for those which affected His divine nature, accusing Him of being in league with the devil, denying His divinity, and attributing the power which manifestly implied divinity to the prince of fallen spirits, there could be no pardon. This sin was a very different thing from what is now often supposed to be the sin against the Holy Spirit. It was a wanton and blasphemous attack on the divine power and nature of the Messiah. Such a sin G-d would not forgive.
Speaketh against the Holy Ghost - The word ghost refers here to the divine nature of the Messiah - the power by which He performed His miracles.
Neither in this world, nor in that which is to come - The Savior meant simply to say that there were “no possible circumstances” in which the offender could obtain forgiveness. He certainly did “not” say that any sin unpardoned here would be pardoned hereafter.
Kinsman-Redeemer
[Ps. 108:6] That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
[7] God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
[8] Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
[9] Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
[10] Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
[11] Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
[12] Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
These verses are basically a repetition of Psalm 60:5-12. Prophetically, they represent an overview of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. These verses will ultimately be fulfilled as the Messianic Era develops. The processes for their fulfillment are underway today. Schechem (Nablus) represents an area in Northern Israel occupied since the Six Day War in 1967. It is a part of that territory once known as the West Bank. Gilead is a mountainous area east of the Jordan River Valley. It lies in the territory of Northern Jordan. Half the tribe of Manasseh lived in the Gilead region, and the other half, along with Ephraim, lived in the area around Shechem. All of this, writes David, will one day be given to Israel and Judah, for Judah, he said, is my lawgiver.
Verse 9 puts a prophetic claim upon Moab, Edom, and Philistia. Moab and Edom represent the territory of modern Jordan, south of the capital city, Amman. Philistia, on the other hand, may represent not only the acquisition of Gaza Strip, but also a victory over the militant Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Moab is my washpot, said washpot, said the L-rd – indicating a boiling cauldron. It may refer to a coming conflict between Israel and Jordan.
Over Edom will I cast out my shoe, may be a reference to the Mosaic covenant wherein a kinsman-redeemer has the option to restore the land of a brother in need. If he refused, his shoe is removed in the presence of the town council. Since the children of Esau (twin brother to Jacob) consistently refused to help the Jews in those early centuries it appears that G-d will refuse to redeem Edom. G-d’s shoe is removed as a testimony against them.
The offspring of Edom may comprise at least part of the Palestinians of this generation. The PLO are actually fighting to deprive Israel of its Promise Land. The law of the casting off the shoe may be a prophecy that Israel’s cousins will fall under G-d’s judgment for their unkind actions. In fact, the Jewish remnant will occupy Edom’s ancient capital city of Petra during the last half of the Tribulation Period.
Who will bring me the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom? This verse seems to refer to the fight of the 144,000 Jews who will witness the abomination of desolation perpetrated by the antichrist. The strong city must surely represent the ancient capital of Edom. The rose-red city of Petra carved out of solid rock high in the mountains of Edom may well be destination of the 144,000.
Four Blood Moons
Prophetic Amen’s and Hallelujahs
[Ps. 106:48] Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.(Hallelujah)
Here is the concluding Amen of the seven to be found in the Psalms and the concluding Hallelujah of the four which conclude this Numbers section. These four Hallelujahs and the four Hallelujahs in Revelation 19 declare a rejoicing on the part of
G-d’s people over the fact that the problems which have plagued the human race since the fall of Adam are now ended. Paradise is regained. The Garden of Eden is restored. Humankind is no longer plagued by the great tempter. Satan is bound in the bottomless pit and Messiah sits upon the throne of this world.
These four Hallelujahs in the Numbers section added to the 18 Hallelujahs in the Deuteronomy section make a total of 22 Hallelujahs in the Psalms – one for each of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. It is so fitting since the book of Deuteronomy was originally called “Ha Dabarim,” meaning. “The Words,” and since our Savior was referred to as the Greek equivalent “Logos,” as well as the Alpha and Omega! Hallelujah befits the nature and character of our Savior!
The term Amen was used seven times in the presentation of the Psalms. As insignificant as it may seem on the surface, it is by no means trite. The world Amen used very carefully in the Psalms and throughout the Old Testament to represent prophetic passages. The very word itself has a future tense. It means, “so be it.” Wherever you see the tem Amen in the Old Testament, it has a prophetic implication. It is saying, ‘Let the thing that is done or said come to pass in the future.’
The Psalms are divided into five books which correspond with the five books of Moses. They, in turn, present an outline of future events. A Genesis Period (Ps. 1-4) was predicted for the land of Palestine to be prepared for the Chosen People. And Exodus period (Ps. 1-41) was predicted for the land of Palestine to be prepared for the Chosen People. And Exodus period (Ps. 42-72) was predicted when the Chosen People would return to their land. A Leviticus period (Ps. 73-89) was predicted for the restoration of Temple worship. A Numbers period (Ps. 90-106) was predicted for the world to suffer unparalleled tribulation. Finally, a Deuteronomy period (106-150) was predicted for the Messiah to establish the kingdom.
The first forty-one psalms correspond with the book of Genesis, the last verse of which is closed with two Amens – declaring the Genesis section of the Psalms to be a prophesy.
Ps. 41:13 Blessed be the L-rd G-d of Isael from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Ps. 42-72 corresponds to Exodus. Like the first book, it is also concluded with two Amens and it thus declared to be a prophecy.
Ps. 72:19 And blessed be His glorious name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.
Ps. 73-89 make up the third book, corresponding with Leviticus. Again the section is designated as a prophecy. The psalmist declared, ‘so be it, so be it.’
Ps. 89:52 Blessed be the L-rd for evermore. Amen and Amen.
Ps. 90-106 make up the fourth book of the Psalms, which compares with Numbers. It is a prophecy of seven dreadful years at the conclusion of this dispensation. It represents the time of G-D’s wrath. At the end of the Tribulation Period, Messiah will return to this earth to establish a new golden age – the millennial reign of Messiah. Therefore, the Numbers section of the Psalms concludes with a single Amen, followed by a Hallelujah.
Ps. 106:48 Blessed be the L-rd G-D of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the L-RD (Hallelujah).
Though the previous prophetic Psalms conclude with Amen and Amen, the Numbers section ends with a single Amen followed by Hallelujah. By concluding with only one Amen the psalmist declares this section to be the final prophetic passage containing the judgment of G-d.
‘So be it,’ he wrote, but then adds a Hallelujah, for the next and fifth book of the Psalms (107-150) declares not he judgment of G-d, but the blessings of the millennial kingdom.
When you come to Psalms 150, which concludes all five books, you do not find the word Amen. Instead, you find the same word which followed the last Amen of Numbers section. The last word of Psalm 150 declares, Hallelujah.
So there you have it – seven Amens found in the Psalms which declare them to be a prophetic design.
Ps. 106 offer a humbling reminder of how the Chosen People have provoked the anger of G-d, only to be forgiven and avenged.
The number 106 means ‘a rule for measuring the wicked’, men will be judged by the rules. There will be a basis or rule of Law by which Messiah judge (judgment meaning is ‘meted out,’ another word for ‘vomit,’ the judgment will be concluded and the Messiah will get the job of setting up the kingdom as depicted in the Deuteronomy book, Ps 107-150.
Allegiance to Him
[Ps.104:1] Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
This fourth occurrence of the phrase, Bless the L-RD, O my soul compares with the Mosaic book of Numbers and describes the coming of Messiah at the conclusion of the Tribulation in power and great glory. This Numbers refrain also compares with the soul’s struggle between good and evil. It is manifested in the trails and difficulties of live.
[2] Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
[3] Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
[4] Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
[5] Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
David describes the beauty of Eden and predicts the glory of the kingdom age. The six days of creation with all of its activity brings forth praise to G-d. It is a magnificent planet made in perfect harmony.
[8] They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
Ecc. 1:7 states: All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. What an accurate description of the facts of the absorption and condensation of water from the sea into clouds and then into rain, by which the equilibrium of sea and land is maintained. Here it states the water going up the mountains as well as down the valleys. 135:7 says He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: He maketh lightnings for the rain: He bringeth the wind out of His treasuries. The watery vapor is rising from the ocean’s breast in such volume as no pumps ever imagined by man could produce. In the upper sky the cold air condenses the watery vapor and holds it in the clouds. If left there the water will fall again upon the sea, but the verse tells us how this is averted. G-d has made preparation. He brings the wind out of His treasuries. The clouds are borne in silent majesty to the mountains. How are these clouds to become rain? The shock precipitates the rain upon the waiting earth. Thus the Psalmist, inspired by G-d, describes in simple but accurate language what science is today revealing.
[19] He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Ps. 104 was chosen to be the ‘Song of the Day’ used on Rosh Chrodesh, the first day of every month. Perhaps it was picked because David made a reference to the new moon in verse 19. Each month in the Jewish calendar begins with a new moon.
[31] The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
[32] He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
[33] I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
[34] My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
It is believed that David’s very purpose for existing was to sing praises to
G-d. In the kingdom age all of the redeemed will praise Him.
[35] Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
The fifth occurrence of Bless the L-RD, O my soul compares with the Mosaic Deuteronomy and implies a fifth and final stage of the soul’s development. The soul is released from the body at death and returns to G-d.
This verse also begins the first in a series of four Hallelujahs which declare the end of this section of the Psalms – that portion called the Numbers book. These Hallelujahs.
The Beacon
Does your life sometimes seem to be in turmoil? Everything you do seem to be criticized!
But if one can focus in and look far into the horizon you would see a beacon of light. It appears very far away and very small but if you head towards the Light and focus on it all things will come to pass.
Sure you may have to walk through a lot of turmoil and you may even get blown from side to side but if you keep your eyes on that small beacon it will get larger and brighter.
The Light will keep you on the right path and plant your feet on firm ground.
Many fowl will surround you but focusing on the Light, they will scatter far from you and cause you no harm.
Romans 8:35 says ‘Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?’
It is through our trials in this life that we grow to maturity. Without any pain we would never know happiness.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecc. [3:2] A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
[3] A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
[4] A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
[5] A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
[6] A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
[7] A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
[8] A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
[9] What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
[10] I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
[11] He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
[1 Cor. 24] Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
[25] And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
[26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
[27] But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
As in the days of Noah?
[Ps. 93:3] The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
[4] The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
There are two possibilities for the fulfillment. Either or both could be under development during the Tribulation Period. First, the flood could be indicative to the world’s most overwhelming war. Rashi, a twelfth century rabbi, wrote that the term is a metaphor for the ‘enemy hordes who seek to sweep Israel away. They raised their voices and threaten Israel with extinction. Even today, Jewish scholars say this refers to the Gentile nations’ who will gather outside the gates of Jerusalem for the final war of Gog and Magog.
G-d is mightier than the noise of many waters, is the subject of Isaiah’s prophecy in 17:12-13. ‘Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; but G-d shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off…’
Second, the description may well be that of a worldwide flood-perhaps not as devastating as Noah’s deluge, but global, nevertheless. Such a flood could occur during the Tribulation Period when G-d pours out His seven vials of wrath upon an unbelieving world. An exploding sun could melt the polar caps. You may recall Y’Shua said in Matt. 24:37, But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.’ Furthermore, the angel Gabriel spoke of a flood to Daniel 9:26, when he said …and the end thereof shall be with a flood….
The Revelation account of seven angels pouring out seven vials of G-d’s wrath could produce a flood which would update all of the coastal areas of the world. As the fourth angel pours out his vial of wrath upon the sun, mean are scorched with fire. This could be describing a nova or explosion of our sun. if such a thing were to occur, it is estimated that temperatures could get as high as six hundred degrees. The heat of the sun could melt the polar caps, thus raising the levels of eh oceans some fifteen to twenty feet. This would produce a worldwide flood.
As the fifth angel pours out his vial of wrath, darkness covers the earth. This could be the result of such a nova. Were our sun to explode, the brilliance would last only a short time, then there would be darkness. Joel described such a scene in 2:31, ‘The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the G-d. Isaiah 30:26 put it this way, ‘The light of the moon, shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold..’ Yet in another passage, Isaiah 13:10 depicted the opposite, ..’the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.’
Thus the fourth and fifth vials become clear. When the sun explodes, there could be a short period of heat that would melt the polar caps, dry out the rivers (including the Euphrates), and create huge clouds around the world producing hurricanes, tornadoes, and hailstones weighing a hundred pounds a piece. Tectonic pressures will cause earthquakes, level mountains, and move coastlines as described in Rev. 16. one thing is certain, Ps. 93 prepares the world for the day of G-d’s vengeance.
This psalm is a direct continuation of Ps. 92 and is designated as the ‘Song of the Day’ for the sixth day of the week, because on that day G-d completed His work and donned the grandeur of His creation. The footsteps of Sabbath begin to be heard. It is the fourth psalm of Moses and is dedicated to Benjamin, in whose territory (Jerusalem) the Temple will build. Indeed, the Temple will be rebuilt- apparently in the near future.
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