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Trivia:

Way to go everyone, this slogan "Betcha can't eat just one" was made famous when speaking about Lay's potato chips as you all said.


Here is another trivia to muse over; Which airline has the largest fleet in the world? United Arab Emirates; American Airlines; United Airlines; Delta Airlines. Name which one you think is true of this statement.


Challenge:

Psalm 80:1-3 "Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock. You who dwell between the cherub, shine forth! 2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, Stir up your strength, and come and save us! 3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!"


This short beginning of a national lament has much background that is left to us to gain many issues and to give us a deep understanding of God's caring hand that's is upon the nation.


Here the psalmist is calling on God to take a caring position over the Northern Kingdom, Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh the dominant tribes of this kingdom.


"O Sheperd of Israel" as an exact phrase is only used in this verse. God is refered to as their shepherd but not in this exact formal title.


These three tribes were descendants from Rachel and many times were spoken of representing the Northern Kingdom.


Elsewhere in the Bible similar figurative language is used, such as Genesis 49. Here Joseph was likened to a fruitful bough whose branches grew over the wall, illustrating the blessings that God desires to bring on others through His bounty that is past onto others through our lives. (By the way this is where the present day logic of fruit growing over the neighbors fence being free gain for that neighbor to enjoy.)


Also in John 15 Jesus taught that He desired for us believers to bring refreshment and nourishment to our world as a direct result of His love and goodness, graciousness, and patience which flows through His children who walk in His ways. (John 15:8)


This next phrase, "you who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth." As we remember in Exodus 25:22 God reminds us that "He will meet us there and talk with us above the atonement cover, between the gold cherubim that hovers over the Ark." It was there that the gracious Lord teaches us His wisdom.


History tells us that after Solomon's death, civil war broke out in Israel, which divided the nation into two kingdoms; Northern and Southern kingdoms. From 605 -586 B.C. Judah and Benjamin we driven away into Babylon. In this Psalm the writer intercedes for these two tribes. as well as, the other ten tribes that had already been driven away in 722 B. C. by the Assyrians.


Have you noticed the way that when we go through hard times, how suddenly we also experience a new compassion for others who are facing hardship? Maybe before this time we felt no connection with them previously. or even felt rebuffed by them? Now, when we experience our own "Babylonian captivity" we find ourself caring for others. Maybe even in ways that we were unable to before this experience.


This was why Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 1:3 "Blessed be the Father of mercy, the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our troubles that we might comfort others with the comfort we ourselves have received."


SO GO WITH GOD my dear child for nothing that we go through in life is wasted, or is unfruitful. For as we grow deep through hardship, we send our life roots deep into the loving care of our Father, Then this will cause us to bear a fruit that has the richest, sweetest fruit that only trials can bring into existence in our life. Then this fruit will be received by others who are only brought to salvation after experiencing the richness of the fruit that is borne by these trials in our lives.


beck5454
beck5454
Nov 21, 2024

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