What is the best gift that you have ever received? Mine? A ladder. I know what you’re probably thinking…” man, this guy has a boring life.” But hear me out. I bought my first (and only) home when I was 20 years old. The first Christmas in my home, I was gifted an 8-foot A-frame…
The end. The crescendo of a song. A doxology of theological confession. All of this and much more is found at the conclusion of this psalm. This todah or thanksgiving psalm was a formal song used in congregational worship for God’s covenant people, Israel. It is the remembrance of God’s blessings communicated through song, a…
Long days. Short years. Then life ends. Man, that’s depressing, so maybe we should add some context to better understand this portion of Psalm 103. In verses 15-19, David makes some comparisons. The days of man are like that of grass or the flower in a field. In this part of the world, vegetation sprung…
A long of nose God. Yes, that is, thankfully, the God we worship. I should probably explain… In our previous article, we learned that Psalm 103 is a “todah” or thanksgiving psalm meant to be sung in formal worship as moral mandate to renew or refocus the heart and mind on the covenant that God…
The weekly gathering of the saints on the Lord’s Day is more than a worship service. It is covenantal remembrance. There are three points of context to understand to introduce the subject matter of this article. These points will help us interpret the text and make proper application. First, there are primarily three types of…
“None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an…
