Asaph’s duet burns with questions, stated and unstated (1). The questions stated are to God. Within are unstated questions asking, Am I a victim or the perpetrator? What is my part in it? If I can ask God, “Why have you rejected me? Why are you angry?”, then I have a part in the answer […]
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Psalm 74:1-3. Why? – 2,500 Years Eyes. Today’s BDBD.
Imagine having double vision, seeing two different days at once, two and a half millennia apart. One eye is witnessing ancient Israel’s past, a day during the Babylonian exile. An old Jew named Asaph is singing his new prayer-psalm with memories from his youth, visions of the Lord’s sanctuary in flaming ruins. Your other eye […]
Psalm 73:23-28. Earth Has Nothing I Desire But You! Today’s BDBD.
Asaph had envied the lifestyle, wealth, possessions, and power of the wicked. Now, after seeing the destiny that awaits the pure in heart, a perfect union with the Holy Almighty Saving God for eternity, Asaph, in peace and contentment, avows with sweet tears, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I […]
Psalm 73:15-22. Till I Entered God’s Sanctuary. Today’s BDBD.
Asaph, perhaps a young to middle-aged man learning the Levitical priesthood, was in the middle of a crisis of faith in the Lord his God. He kept his burden to himself, not wanting to trouble the religion of his family (15). He had kept a pure life, expecting to be rewarded by God with a […]
Psalm 73:12-14. Why Does God Hate Me and Love the Wicked Religious? Today’s BDBD.
Verse 12 stands alone, a conclusion of a man of faith, perplexed and embarrassed. Asaph sums up the prior verses, which also acts as an opening statement to the next section, the resolution. Verses 13 and 14 are a firm conclusion to his initial belief when he saw the lifestyle of the wicked, rich fellow […]
