Ex 34 28" And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments".
What is the relationship between the law and the covenants? Here we are taught that the Ten Commandments are the words of the covenant. All the covenants that God made with His elect are one sided. God established His covenants with the promise that Ps 94 14 For the LORD will not reject his people;he will never forsake his inheritance." Salvation is a covenant that God makes with His elect in which Christ has satisfied the demands of the law for those who are delivered. The righteous mans confession is that Ps 9 10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." The covenant teaches us that we are to place all of our confidence on Gods eternal love. Gods covenant is His promise to act on our behalf in order to deliver us from all opposition. The Psalms teach that God acts toward us according to His covenant by being the law keeper.94 12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD ,the man you teach from your law;13 you grant him relief from days of trouble,till a pit is dug for the wicked.14 For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance." The Psalmist is giving us the reason why God disciplines His elect. The last statement in verse 14 is the governing purpose of God as we experience the troubles of this life. The purpose for God disciplining His elect is so that He will protect them from being forsaken.
The Psalmist is teaching a relationship between the law and the covenants. He is teaching that we are in a world where God is demanding an account for those who violate Gods law. The Psalmist is teaching a very distinct difference between covenant and law. Because God works all events to" never forsake His inheritance" , He has turned His law toward the wicked. He is teaching that the troubles that the elect experience are related to this conflict that God has with the wicked. We are taught here the the covenant that God makes with His elect is only understood when it is enforced by Gods law as our defense. And this defense is Gods curses. Here there is a contrast between the way that God deals with His own people and the wicked. These verses are put in the form of a curse against the opposition. God is not only justly declaring a breach of His covenant but He is actively reducing the length and the health of the lives of the wicked. And His people are caught in between.
The Psalmist uses our discipline in the context of our trusting in Gods curses. Because the Psalmist is using the phrase" teaching of the law" in the same way that he expresses "grant him relief." The Psalmist is using the law as an instrument of destruction that the elect use to find relief. The curses rise up to the line of Gods mysterious enacting of His justice. They are Gods expression of divine wrath. God has given us an instrument in which we are strengthened and at the same time the wicked are weakened. 11 Sam. 3 1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker". Gods covenant blessing is His governing success in every culture through His elect.
What is the relationship between the law and the covenants? Here we are taught that the Ten Commandments are the words of the covenant. All the covenants that God made with His elect are one sided. God established His covenants with the promise that Ps 94 14 For the LORD will not reject his people;he will never forsake his inheritance." Salvation is a covenant that God makes with His elect in which Christ has satisfied the demands of the law for those who are delivered. The righteous mans confession is that Ps 9 10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." The covenant teaches us that we are to place all of our confidence on Gods eternal love. Gods covenant is His promise to act on our behalf in order to deliver us from all opposition. The Psalms teach that God acts toward us according to His covenant by being the law keeper.94 12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD ,the man you teach from your law;13 you grant him relief from days of trouble,till a pit is dug for the wicked.14 For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance." The Psalmist is giving us the reason why God disciplines His elect. The last statement in verse 14 is the governing purpose of God as we experience the troubles of this life. The purpose for God disciplining His elect is so that He will protect them from being forsaken.
The Psalmist is teaching a relationship between the law and the covenants. He is teaching that we are in a world where God is demanding an account for those who violate Gods law. The Psalmist is teaching a very distinct difference between covenant and law. Because God works all events to" never forsake His inheritance" , He has turned His law toward the wicked. He is teaching that the troubles that the elect experience are related to this conflict that God has with the wicked. We are taught here the the covenant that God makes with His elect is only understood when it is enforced by Gods law as our defense. And this defense is Gods curses. Here there is a contrast between the way that God deals with His own people and the wicked. These verses are put in the form of a curse against the opposition. God is not only justly declaring a breach of His covenant but He is actively reducing the length and the health of the lives of the wicked. And His people are caught in between.
The Psalmist uses our discipline in the context of our trusting in Gods curses. Because the Psalmist is using the phrase" teaching of the law" in the same way that he expresses "grant him relief." The Psalmist is using the law as an instrument of destruction that the elect use to find relief. The curses rise up to the line of Gods mysterious enacting of His justice. They are Gods expression of divine wrath. God has given us an instrument in which we are strengthened and at the same time the wicked are weakened. 11 Sam. 3 1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker". Gods covenant blessing is His governing success in every culture through His elect.
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