Shalom,
Psalm 76:1-2:
1 IN JUDAH God is known and renowned; His Name is highly praised and is great in Israel. 2 In [Jeru]Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place is in Zion.
This is from the Bible Exposition Commentary:
Jehovah had chosen Judah to be the ruling tribe (Isa 49:10) and Jerusalem to be the site of His holy sanctuary (Ezra 7:19; Zech 3:2).
THAT was under the Old Covenant. His sanctuary is now the born-again believers in the earth! he lives IN US! AMEN! BUT, don't ever forget that He will NEVER turn His back on Israel! They will always be His chosen people because His gifts and callings are without repentance (Romans 11:29)! We need to remember THIS from the Bible Exposition Commentary:
"Salvation is of the Jews" (John 4:22), and if we are to know the true and living God, we must read the Bible, a Jewish book, and trust the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God who came through the Jewish nation and died for the sins of the world. The true and living God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Cor 1:3; Eph 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3).
Psalm 76:4:
4 Glorious and excellent are You from the mountains of prey [splendid and majestic, more than the everlasting mountains].
Here are some pictures of the beautiful mountains of Israel!
They are beautiful, but HE is MAJESTIC! Glory to God! His plan for our salvation is awesome, too! Hebrews 10:8-10:
8 When He said just before, You have neither desired, nor have You taken delight in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings -- all of which are offered according to the Law -- 9 He then went on to say, Behold, [here] I am, coming to do Your will. Thus He does away with and annuls the first (former) order [as a means of expiating sin] so that He might inaugurate and establish the second (latter) order. 10 And in accordance with this will [of God], we have been made holy (consecrated and sanctified) through the offering made once of all of the body of Jesus Christ (the Anointed One).
Jesus fulfilled all of the Old Testament Law on our behalf! Verses 12-13:
12 Whereas this One [Christ], after He had offered a single sacrifice for our sins [that shall avail] for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 Then to wait until His enemies should be made a stool beneath His feet.
THAT is now our job! We are to encourage each other to fulfill HIS plan for our lives! Verses 24-25:
24 And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities, 25 Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching.
Are YOU ready for MORE services at Church? You better be! God is moving! There is a very great Awakening going on all over the world right now, and it is going on RIGHT HERE! Jump in!
Isaiah 65-66 continue speaking of the what God has planned for Israel. Isaiah 66:8:
8 Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Or shall a nation be brought forth in a moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she brought forth her children.
This has been fulfilled! When Israel declared themselves a nation again, May 14, 1948, after not being a nation for 2000 years, they were re-born in a day! God's Word IS Truth! Everything He said in His Word WILL take place! We need to find what His plan is for our lives and get to it! And while we are doing that, remember to continue to pray for the peace and prosperity of the nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem! AMEN!
Shalom in Him
