Psalm 108, 109, and 110 and Peacock in Flight

Psalm 108, 109, and 110

God’s unfailing love and faithfulness, a recurring theme of David’s, once again are mentioned in Psalm 108. David confidently asks God to rescue his “beloved people” because “God has promised this by his holiness.”

In Psalm 109, David mentions God’s unfailing love and asks God to save him because of that love. He asks God not to stand silent and aloof while the wicked slanders him and tells lie about him. He talks about his love for the wicked and how they try to destroy him with accusations. He calls for God to punish those who repay evil for good and hatred for his love. David calls on God for specific action against these folks and their families. His final words in this Psalm include praise to God for how he stands beside the needy, “ready to save them from those who condemn them.”

When you read Psalm 110, did you catch the reference to Melchizedek? If you recall, Lot had been captured and Abram and his friend, Mamre the Amorite, track down the kidnappers and bring back Lot and the people from Sodom. At that time, Abram gave Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God most high, a tenth of all the goods he recovered. This all took place before God through Moses established the Levitical priesthood.

Psalm 110 is prophetic, looking forward to Christ who is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:5-10 says about this:

“That is why God did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.’ And in another passage God said to him, ‘You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.’”While Mesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Pries, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.”

The last four words of the Psalm are also prophetic: “… He will be victorious.”

Tomorrow, it’s I Chronicles 23, 24, and 25.

Peacock in Flight

Have you ever seen a peacock in  full flight? like a phoenix in fairy tale!! Please save and share with good  friends for good omens as it is not every day we can see a  phoenix.