Sunday, September 16, 2018

Ps 147 10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of a man;
  11 the LORD delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.


The Psalmist is teaching that the law of God which governs the creation has been given to the nation of Israel. The law of God controls the balance of power in creation and the nations. Gods pronouncement of reality into existence cannot be thwarted. The same God who holds the stars in their place is the God who controls the balance of nature and the powers of nations. God has spoken His law, covenants, decrees, curses and promises in order to establish His statutes. The cardinal rules of God that promote stability in the community of the elect are evidence that God has established the recreation of all things in His law, covenants etc.

The Psalmist is teaching that in order for man to be successful, there must be a solid foundation that has been created without the aid of any other power. God created the garden in order to unite the success of His statutes in promoting mans ability as man experienced ongoing obedience. As man experienced the greater effects of Gods power and protection, he illuminated a greater effervescent of God glory. Gods eternal attributes were united with the process of time as the building blocks in establishing His statutes. Man pronounced the law, covenants etc in order to rise up to the highest praise of God as the seal to prevent him from falling into destruction. But when sin and destruction entered into the garden, mans glorious estate fell into disrepute and darkness. The entire creation was cursed.

Because God is absolutely sovereign at all times, He has predetermined fall of man and the remedy from before the foundation of the earth. God who upholds His law was never thwarted from establishing the foundations of the creation. He upholds His statutes by pronouncing death to the corruption in order to renew the creation. The Psalmist is teaching that God has reestablished the ability of man to rise up in greater praise to God in cursing the curse. As God created man in the garden to rise up in the highest praise in order to be sealed in perfect righteous,  He has once again given man absolute power in overcoming the opposition by growing up and down. 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.As man pronounces the curses , He experiences the stability of Gods government in the perfect defense of Gods law. As man pronounces the law, covenants, curses , etc, he rises up in praise to God as the instrument of recreating the foundations of the garden. 15He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly......   19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.


No comments: