Psalm 82:1-8 - A Message for Corrupt Judges

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Aug 8, 2023 · 5m

From the title, we know a man named Asaph wrote Psalm 82. He is one of many men with this same name, and who are descendants from the same family of Levites who were gifted poets, musicians, and appointed leaders for worship in the temple. We have no idea of when Asaph wrote this Psalm in Israel’s history. In Psalm 82, Asaph the poet becomes Asaph the preacher and he has a direct message for the corrupt and dishonest judges of his day.

In the previous Psalm, Asaph described the Lord judging His people during one of their feast days, but in this Psalm, it is the judges of the people that He…