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Psalm 1:1–6 — Two Ways to Live · A Tithe of Time Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to a tithe of time, rooted in wisdom, growing wiser, one passage at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we'll be looking at Psalm 1, 1 to 6, reading from the ESV.
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  SPEAKER_00: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.
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  SPEAKER_00: In all that he does he prospers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
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  SPEAKER_00: Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's look closer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalm one opens with a contrast between two ways to live.
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  SPEAKER_00: One way is rooted in God's instruction, the other is shaped by the wicked and ends in destruction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice the movement in verse one walks, stands, sits.
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  SPEAKER_00: The person first listens to the counsel of the wicked, then begins to remain in the path of sinners, and finally takes a settled place among scoffers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The picture is not just about isolated bad choices.
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  SPEAKER_00: It shows how influence can become direction, and direction can become a settled way of life.
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  SPEAKER_00: The righteous person is different because his delight is in the law of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Hebrew word translated law is Torah.
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  SPEAKER_00: It can mean God's instruction, not merely a list of rules.
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  SPEAKER_00: This person does not simply obey reluctantly, he delights in what God teaches and meditates on it day and night.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's word becomes the steady influence shaping his thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then comes the tree.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is planted by streams of water.
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  SPEAKER_00: The picture is stability, nourishment, and a dependable source of life.
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  SPEAKER_00: The tree still has seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: It does not produce fruit every moment, but it yields its fruit in its season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Faithfulness does not mean every season looks the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: The wicked are pictured completely differently.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are like chaff that the wind drives away.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chaff is the light outer material separated from grain during threshing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grain has weight and value.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chaff is easily blown away.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalm 1 contrasts a rooted tree with something that has no root at all.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verse 6 explains the deepest difference.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord knows the way of the righteous.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here, knows carries more than simple awareness.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is not merely informed about their path.
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  SPEAKER_00: The verse presents the righteous way as one under his care, while the way of the wicked moves toward ruin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's the picture Psalm 1, 1-6 leaves us with.
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  SPEAKER_00: A life rooted in God's instruction becomes like a planted tree, stable, nourished, and fruitful in its proper season.
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  SPEAKER_00: A life shaped by wickedness may appear free, but Psalm 1 says it has no lasting root.
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  SPEAKER_00: This concludes Psalm 1, 1 to 6, two ways to live.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next, we'll continue with Proverbs 1, 1 to 7.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, tithe your time.