Ps 91 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. F169
2 I will say F170 of the LORD , "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
The Psalmist is observing the flock of birds as he pins this Psalm. He compares the activity of these birds with two doctrines. One is the Eagle who is a reference to God as our Father. The other is the comparison of the birds who fly in the air with the angels.
We are taught in the revelation that the eagle is a reference to God as our Father. Re 4:7 - The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle." The living creatures were responsible for the work that God did through Israel and in the incarnation. So you have God as a lion protected and defended Israel and as an ox.supplying all of Israels daily needs, and the face of a man is Christ incarnation...then you have the reference to the Eagle...it is God as our Father who is the supreme governor over all creation. He is the Most High. Because the eagle is able to capture and destroy the serpent. "13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent". Its a metaphor for Satan.
So these cherubim are the supreme beings who control the air. They accompany the judgements of God upon the nations throughout the history of the world. They are full of eyes which speaks of Gods knowledge and His eternal vision. So the Psalmist is describing the provision and danger to these flock of birds.He is comparing the danger of disease that kills the flock with the future eternal judgement of the nations.
The Psalmist begins by describing the baby eagles who are in the nest of the adult eagle and are being covered by the wings. He is saying that our Father is both our friend and the judge. Our friend takes care of our daily needs and the judge defends us from the dangers of Satan. He is teaching that he is observing an entire flock of birds that are dead because of a disease. He is saying that God will preserve His people from the curse that over takes the birds. In other words the Psalmist experience in using the curses best described in this kind of allegory. He envisions the spiritual success of the curses like the victories that he has experience in fighting wars. These wars are not just between nations but God has responded throughout the history of the world with Gods invisible armies who control the heavens.
He is saying that because we are in the nest of the Eagle that we are able to appeal to the Most High who governs over all things. He protects us in comparison to the dangers that confront the flock of birds.They are in danger of pestilence, arrows that fly in the air, and the serpent that strikes. In the last days the Revelation says that we will experience opposition from the cross that is like a striking serpent. The Revelation describes the power of the opposition that is unnatural to mankind.
The Psalmist begins his opposition in the pronouncements of the curses. He speaks the curses like he is fighting in war. So he gains confidence in total victory as he rises up in the pronouncements by declaring the future and final judgement of God.In pronouncing the end he is resting in the confidence that there is nothing that rises to the level of this future event. He is teaching that just like these flock of birds are subject to death because of disease so Gods judgement of the wicked will be swift and final. In this way the reality of the teaching of the birds and the protection of the Eagle is His experience of pronouncing the curses and resting in the judgement. Its as if all opposition has been destroyed.
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. F169
2 I will say F170 of the LORD , "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
The Psalmist is observing the flock of birds as he pins this Psalm. He compares the activity of these birds with two doctrines. One is the Eagle who is a reference to God as our Father. The other is the comparison of the birds who fly in the air with the angels.
We are taught in the revelation that the eagle is a reference to God as our Father. Re 4:7 - The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle." The living creatures were responsible for the work that God did through Israel and in the incarnation. So you have God as a lion protected and defended Israel and as an ox.supplying all of Israels daily needs, and the face of a man is Christ incarnation...then you have the reference to the Eagle...it is God as our Father who is the supreme governor over all creation. He is the Most High. Because the eagle is able to capture and destroy the serpent. "13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent". Its a metaphor for Satan.
So these cherubim are the supreme beings who control the air. They accompany the judgements of God upon the nations throughout the history of the world. They are full of eyes which speaks of Gods knowledge and His eternal vision. So the Psalmist is describing the provision and danger to these flock of birds.He is comparing the danger of disease that kills the flock with the future eternal judgement of the nations.
The Psalmist begins by describing the baby eagles who are in the nest of the adult eagle and are being covered by the wings. He is saying that our Father is both our friend and the judge. Our friend takes care of our daily needs and the judge defends us from the dangers of Satan. He is teaching that he is observing an entire flock of birds that are dead because of a disease. He is saying that God will preserve His people from the curse that over takes the birds. In other words the Psalmist experience in using the curses best described in this kind of allegory. He envisions the spiritual success of the curses like the victories that he has experience in fighting wars. These wars are not just between nations but God has responded throughout the history of the world with Gods invisible armies who control the heavens.
He is saying that because we are in the nest of the Eagle that we are able to appeal to the Most High who governs over all things. He protects us in comparison to the dangers that confront the flock of birds.They are in danger of pestilence, arrows that fly in the air, and the serpent that strikes. In the last days the Revelation says that we will experience opposition from the cross that is like a striking serpent. The Revelation describes the power of the opposition that is unnatural to mankind.
The Psalmist begins his opposition in the pronouncements of the curses. He speaks the curses like he is fighting in war. So he gains confidence in total victory as he rises up in the pronouncements by declaring the future and final judgement of God.In pronouncing the end he is resting in the confidence that there is nothing that rises to the level of this future event. He is teaching that just like these flock of birds are subject to death because of disease so Gods judgement of the wicked will be swift and final. In this way the reality of the teaching of the birds and the protection of the Eagle is His experience of pronouncing the curses and resting in the judgement. Its as if all opposition has been destroyed.
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