Psalm 79:1-4 - "We Have Become a Reproach..."

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Jul 30, 2023 · 5m

The Asaph who wrote Psalm 79 most likely lived in the time of Jeremiah the prophet when the Babylonians captured the city of Jerusalem and destroyed it. His Psalm is a cry of anguish and despair as he surveys the terrible destruction of the temple and massacre of thousands of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Prophetically, of course, the Psalm anticipates the coming of the Antichrist and his desecration of the temple.

Personally, I just finish reading the Old Testament books of Jeremiah and Lamentations in the New Living Translation. If you want to get a full and complete picture of the history…