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934. Bible Study: Psalm 20 (A Psalm for Victory) · Faith by annm2705

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  Psalm 20 from the book of Psalms.
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  Dear Lord, please be with us and open our minds and our hearts to
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  you. As we read through this, we ask
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  this in Jesus name, Amen, for the director of Music, a Psalm
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  of David. As I've mentioned in past
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  podcast, I've been looking at through blueletterbible.org to
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  see the original Hebrew words in the translation and just to
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  review this wherever it says Lord and where it says God and
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  what is what the original Hebrew word is.
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  So in this Psalm, I'll just give an overview overview.
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  Every time it says may the Lord, it's actually the name of God
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  and the name of God was given to us.
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  I believe in Exodus 3 where the name of God is YHWH.
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  And we've talked about this in the past two.
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  I don't know that we have the correct pronunciation, but if
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  you sound out those letters, it almost sounds like a breath and
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  that appears to be the name of God.
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  And so this is wherever it says Lord, the actual name of God is
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  being used. And then where it says God, it's
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  actually the plural reference to God, Elohim, ELOHIM.
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  And there's different versions. Sometimes there's L, sometimes
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  there's Elohim, sometimes there's Elohim.
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  And so there's variations. And I think this helps us to
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  understand. So Elohim appears to be
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  acknowledgement of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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  And we know that all Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
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  So therefore the words that were written down in Hebrew were
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  inspired by God and revealing. And I think that's why it's so
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  important for us to look at the original Hebrew words.
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  And thankfully we have that available through
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  blueletterbible.org. So now as I read through this, I
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  will just read what it says, but just know that Lord and God have
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  the name of God and then also the plurality of the like one in
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  spirit, Elohim. So I will read through it as it
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  is written. Now may the Lord answer you when
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  you are in distress. May the name of the God of Jacob
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  protect you. May He send you help from the
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  sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
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  May He remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt
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  offerings. May He give you the desire of
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  your heart and make all your plans succeed.
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  May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners
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  in the name of our Lord. May the Lord grant all your
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  request. Now this I know.
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  The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
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  He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious
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  power of his right hand. Some trust in Chariots and some
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  in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
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  They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and
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  stand firm. Lord, give victory to the King.
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  Answer us when we call. And that ends Psalm 20.
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  So I'll read what the study Bible says on about this chapter
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  because there's not a lot that I have to add.
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  So how does God's name offer protection?
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  God's name is not a magical charm, but it represents His
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  authority and all that He is. His name is synonymous with His
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  power and it protects us. What is this sanctuary?
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  A holy place suggesting? 1 The tent in Jerusalem that
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  housed the ark. This the symbol of God's
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  presence or two Zion, the holy mountain where the temple was
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  later built. Does God, Does God?
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  Does knowing God guarantee success?
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  So I'm going to read a couple of articles that are in the Study
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  Bible and let me turn to those and let's see, it says I just
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  need to get to the pages and then I will start reading them.
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  All right. Does seeking God guarantee
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  success? Yes and no.
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  Faithfulness and seeking God does not guarantee that God will
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  grant us success if we define success as acquiring wealth,
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  prestige, and power. That is not to say, however,
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  that God doesn't sometimes bless us with those gifts, as it is
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  clear from King Uzziah's case it was This is written in them.
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  If you want to go to like Second Chronicles chapter 26, that's
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  where this is referencing. And what what God does guarantee
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  is that when we seek him, we will enjoy the success of
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  finding the source of love and peace and the reason for hope.
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  That's referencing Jeremiah 29, verses 11 through 13.
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  Whether or not God blesses us with the kind of success that
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  society cherishes, the Chronicler makes it clear that
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  we must focus not on seeking success, but on seeking God.
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  So God, you know in other parts of Scripture it says first seek
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  God and his righteousness and all will provided.
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  I'm paraphrasing that. But God takes care of our needs
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  and I think sometimes our request may be selfish.
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  They may be fleshly as opposed to spiritually significant in
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  the what God values. And so sometimes when we ask for
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  those kinds of things, they don't really align with God's
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  will. And so God may not give those
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  things. But in other times where what we
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  ask for is within God's will, I believe that God does respond
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  and he does answer our prayers. Sometimes we don't understand
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  when we think something is God's will, but it may not be because
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  God knows things that we don't know.
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  And that's when we need to trust God in that whatever he does is
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  the best for us because God takes all bad things and turns
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  them to good for those who love him.
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  And, and so that it, that is a truth that's found in Scripture.
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  So our biggest, our greatest, I guess our greatest focus should
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  be on God and seeking his righteousness.
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  And it says that, you know, when we do that, then all of these
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  other things will be given to us and that we shouldn't worry
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  about anything because God will take care of us because he takes
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  care of us out of his love for us.
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  So let's see the pay. I need to go back to another
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  section and I'll read that question and answer to that the
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  study Bible refers to. So it says this.
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  The question is, is success guaranteed to those who obey
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  God? In a general sense, yes, but the
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  promise was made to the nation as a whole, not to individuals.
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  Personal fortunes or misfortunes could vary widely from the
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  overall prosperity of the nation.
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  The blessings and curses in Deuteronomy 28 are part of God's
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  covenant with Israel. If Israel obeyed God, he would
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  bless them with success and prosperity.
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  If they disobeyed Him, God would punish them.
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  Such blessings and curses were common entreaties between
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  nations and peoples in ancient times.
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  The promised prosperity was not primarily intended for
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  individual comfort and material gain.
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  It was intended to witness to the surrounding nations that
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  Israel served the one true God. God would make Israel powerful,
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  a leader among the nations. The head, not the tail, at the
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  top, never at the bottom. In addition, prosperity was to
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  be shared among the less fortunate of the community so
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  that all might have their needs met.
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  We see in Deuteronomy 28 a basic principle, not an absolute law.
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  Typically, when we follow God's ways, we will experience more
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  success than when we go our own way.
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  Still, suffering may come to those who are righteous.
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  Matthew 5, verses 10 through 12. In fact, sometimes suffering
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  comes because of godly living. Living Second Timothy chapter 3,
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  verse 12. God has promised to eternally
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  bless those who obey Him. Matthew 25 verse 34 And when
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  God's people see the wicked prosper, they can remember two
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  things. Number one, God's patience and
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  grace permit many to enjoy things they do not deserve.
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  Matthew 545 and #2 God's justice will one day be accomplished.
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  Matthew 25, verses 31 through 46.
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  And then I'm going to go back to our chapter where we were.
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  And I think the other question is who is His anointed?
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  Anointed. When the Israelites read this
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  verse, they likely thought of their king.
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  Interestingly, the word Messiah comes from the Hebrew word for
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  His anointed. So the early followers of Jesus
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  recognized these words as a foreshadowing of the Son of God.
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  So why refer to God's right hand?
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  This was a figurative way to speak of God's great strength,
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  and you can find that in Exodus 15, verse 6.
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  What does it mean to trust in God's name?
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  Trusting in God's name means placing one one's confidence in
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  who he is. And then were they praying for
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  the King's salvation? This was salvation in a
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  physical, not spiritual sense. The Psalm was sung by the
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  ancient Israelites as a prayer of blessing for the king as he
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  went out to battle. When Israel had a godly,
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  successful king whose prayers were answered, the whole nation
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  benefited. You can find that in Second
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  Chronicles chapter 20, verses one through 30.
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  And that will conclude Psalm 21 for today.
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  Psalm 21. Thank you.