Psalm 78:33-39 - Consumed in Futility and Fear

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Jul 27, 2023 · 5m

Psalm 78 is called a “History Psalm” that gives us the story of the failures of the nation of Israel over many years. Asaph is writing this Psalm during a dark and dismal time, and he wants the new generations to remember their past, and not repeat the sins of their forefathers. He begins this history with the apostacy of Ephraim (vv. 9-11), and then recounts the nation’s sins in the wilderness (vv. 12-39).

God had told Abraham in Genesis 15:13-14 after he died, his descendants would end up in Egypt. “Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land…