Through the Psalms

Old Testament

Recounting How God Has Delivered Us from Slavery of Sin - (Psalm 81:4-7)

Daily Praise
For this is a statute for Israel, a law of the God of Jacob. This He established in Joseph as a testimony, when He went throughout the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not understand. "I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

Reading Notes
In these passages God is speaking with a poetic description of how He delivered Israel from Egypt. From a land where they did not know the language, a land of strange gods. A century or so after Joseph moved Jacob and his family into the land of Goshen the people grew tremendously in number. In addition, the Egyptians became afraid of the people and the leaders forgot how Joseph had saved the nation. As a result, they enslaved the Israelites and put their shoulders to the burden of building the Egyptian cities. The Jewish people cried out to God who raised up Moses and God delivered the Jewish people from the Egyptians. God defeated the most powerful nation known at the time and delivered His people from their slavery.

These passages speak of how God, heard their cries, and saw the burdens of His people. How he sent Moses to do His work and how He sustained them throughout the years of the wilderness wanderings. During the forty years spent in the wilderness, God sustained the people daily with food in the form of manna, gave them water to drink and their clothes and shoes never wore out. The waters of Meribah is a location on the route to Mt. Sinai, where the people tested the Lord. This is something they often did because of their lack of faith. This psalm was a reminder to each generation. As the people would sing this song they remembered what God had done for them and how their forefathers were completely unfaithful to God in return. And as we read these passages we are reminded of what Jesus has done for us. He has freed us from our slavery to sin and removed the sentence of death that was upon us. Through God's grace and mercy, Jesus has restored our relationship with God the Father, by our faith in Him.

http://www.dailybibleonline.com

Why We're Here
Our goal is to help Christians grow in their faith and Bible knowledge, while helping them to explore and study the meaning of scripture as it relates to the entire Bible. Taking into context the meaning of the surrounding chapter, book and verses as well as the historical and culture times of the writer, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Visit us at: www.dailybibleonline.com
Email us at: info@dailybibleonline.com
Prayer Request: prayerrequests@dailybibleonline.com