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PSALM 19
LESSON #14
GODS REVELATION TO MAN
MEMORY VERSE: PSALMS 19:14
THIS PSALM IS CALLED THE PSALM OF CREATION. HOWEVER, THERE IS MORE IN THIS PSALMBESIDES CREATION. SPECIFICALLY IT TELLS US HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO MAN.
READ HEB 1:1-3
THIS PASSAGE TELLS US GOD REVEALED HIMSELF THROUGH THE PROPHETS AND THROUGH JESUS CHRIST,THE CREATOR.
READ PSA 19:1-6 GOD IS REVEALED THROUGH CREATION
THE NAME FOR GOD USED IN THIS SECTION IS “ELOHIM” IN HEBREW.
THE FIRST PART OF THIS WORD IS THE SINGULAR, “EL”, WHICH IS A NAME FOR ANY GODIN GENERAL. IT MEANS, “THE MIGHTY ONE”.
THE PLURAL WORD FOR “EL” IS ELOHIM.
READ GEN 1:26.
NOTICE THE PLURAL. “LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE.”
GOD, THE FATHER, JESUS, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WERE ALL PRESENT AT CREATION. EACHONE HAD A PART IN CREATION.
READ COL 1:15-17
THIS PSALM BY DAVID IS A MORNING PSALM BECAUSE IT SPEAKS ABOUT THE SUN. (4)
“THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD” (1)
READ ROM 1:18-20
GOD ORIGINALLY PUT THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IN THE HEAVENS SO THAT ALL MEN COULD SEE ITEVERYWHERE ON THIS PLANET. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT LIMITED TO WORDS, LANGUAGES, OR SPEECH. (3)
FOR EXAMPLE:
1. THE ORIGINAL JEWISH ZODIAC WAS CALLED “MAZZEROTH” IN HEBREW. IT WAS BASED ONA HEBREW WORD, “SODI” WHICH FOLLOWED THE PATH OF THE SUN ACROSS THE SKY.”SODI” MEANS = THE WAY.
2. “TSEMECH”, THE NAME OF A CONSTELLATION WITH THE BRIGHTEST STAR WAS THEPICTURE OF A VIRGIN WITH A BRANCH IN HER RIGHT HAND AND CORN IN HER LEFT HAND. OF THE 20HEBREW WORDS USED FOR “BRANCH”, THE HEBREW WORD “TSEMECH” IS THE ONLYONE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE MESSIAH IN THE BIBLE. (ISA 7:14 JER 23:5)
THE MESSAGE IN THIS CONSTELLATION IS THAT THE VIRGIN WILL BEAR A SON, THE MESSIAH, WHOWILL DIE LIKE A SEED OF CORN THAT FALLS TO THE GROUND. (JOH 12:24)
THERE ARE MANY MORE CONSTELLATION PICTURES OF GODS PLAN THROUGH JESUS CHRIST THATORIGINALLY WERE GIVEN TO THE JEWS. HOWEVER, ABOUT THE TIME OF THE TOWER OF BABEL, THEJEWISH ZODIAC WAS CORRUPTED BY SATAN AND USED TO WORSHIP PAGAN GODS. THEREFORE, GODFORBADE THE USE OF THE ZODIAC.
READ DEU 18:10
ASTROLOGY OR THE USE OF THE ZODIAC IS LISTED UNDER THE PHRASE, “OBSERVER OFTIMES” ALONG WITH OTHER FORMS OF WITCHCRAFT AND SATAN WORSHIP. THE VIOLATION OF THISPROHIBITION WAS PUNISHED BY DEATH. THIS CORRUPTED ZODIAC IS WHAT WE SEE IN NEWSPAPERS ANDSUPERMARKETS TODAY AND IS STILL FORBIDDEN BY GOD.
HOW DO THE HEAVENS DECLARE GODS GLORY TODAY?
THE MORE YOU LEARN ABOUT ASTRONOMY, THE MORE YOU MARVEL AT THE SUPREME POWER AND KNOWLEDGEOF OUR CREATOR. THE INTRICATE DETAILS OF CREATION ARE HIS “HANDIWORK” (HISFINGER WORK). THEY ARE PROOF THAT ALL OF THIS COULD NOT HAVE COME INTO BEING BY ACCIDENT.
FOR EXAMPLE:
IN COMPARISON TO OUR SUN, IT WOULD TAKE 1,300,000 EARTHS TO FILL THE VOLUME OF OUR SUN.THE SUN IS ENORMOUS, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST STARS IN OUR GALAXY. ANOTHER STAR,ANTARES, IS SO GIGANTIC IT TAKES 90 MILLION TIMES AS MUCH SPACE AS OUR SUN. IT IS 390MILLION MILES IN DIAMETER. ANTARES IS ONLY ONE IN AT LEAST 100 BILLION STARS IN OURGALAXY. OUR GALAXY IS SO BIG THAT IT TAKES 100,000 YEARS FOR LIGHT TO TRAVEL 186 THOUSANDMILES PER SECOND TO GO FROM ONE END OF IT TO THE OTHER END. OUR GALAXY IS ONLY 1 IN ATLEAST 1 BILLION GALAXIES.
“THEIR LINE IS GONE OUT THROUGH ALL THE EARTH” (4)
THE WORD “LINE” MEANS A MEASURING LINE BY WHICH ALL OTHER THINGS IN THIS WORLDARE MEASURED.
THE CONTINUOUS, UNIVERSAL MESSAGE IN THE HEAVENS IS GODS PLAN THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
IT IS KNOWING WHO IS JESUS CHRIST BY WHICH ALL THINGS (PEOPLE, ALL ANGELS, GOOD AND EVIL,SATAN, DEMONS, ETC.) IN THIS UNIVERSE ARE MEASURED.
“HE HATH SET A TABERNACLE FOR THE SUN” (4)
THE SUN IS A SYMBOL OF JESUS CHRIST (4-6)
READ MAL 4:2
THE SUN COMES UP IN THE MORNING JUST AS JESUS CHRIST, THE BRIDEGROOM, WILL ONE DAY Return TO THIS EARTH FOR HIS BRIDE, THE CHURCH. (4-6)
THE MOON IS AN EXAMPLE TO BELIEVERS. THE MOON FOLLOWS THE SUN AROUND THE SKY GAINING ITSLIGHT FROM THE SUN, JUST AS WE MUST CONSTANTLY FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST GAINING OUR LIGHT FROMHIM.
“THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN FROM THE HEAT THEREOF” (6)
WHILE IT IS TALKING ABOUT THE SUNS RAYS TOUCHING EVERY PART OF THE EARTH, THE WORD”HEAT” IN HEBREW MEANS = POINTING THE FINGER AT. IN OTHER WORDS, EVEN THE BLINDPERSON, WHO CANNOT SEE THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS, CAN FELL THE HEAT OF THE SUN. HE, TOO, ISPOINTED TO JESUS CHRIST.
READ PSA 19:7-11 GOD IS REVEALED THROUGH THE WORD (THE BIBLE)
THE NAME FOR GOD USED IN VERSES 7-14 IS “JEHOVAH” WHICH REFERS TO THECOVENANT-MAKING GOD. THIS NAME IS USED 7 TIMES IN THIS SECTION.
IN THIS SECTION WE LEARN THE BENEFITS OF THE WORD OF GOD, THE BIBLE. THE WORD OF GOD ISCALLED BY MANY NAMES IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FACETS TO GODS WORD.
THE WORDS “LAW”, “TESTIMONY”, “STATUTES”,”COMMANDMENT”, AND “JUDGMENTS” ALL REFER TO THE INSPIRED, HOLY SPIRITBREATHED, WORD OF GOD.
“THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT” (7)
IF THE MOSAIC LAW WAS PERFECT, WHY COULD IT NOT SAVE US?
THE MOSAIC LAW COULD SAVE US IF WE WERE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO ITS PERFECTION. HOWEVER, NOHUMAN CAN LIVE UP TO THE PERFECTION OF GOD OR HIS LAW.
IF THE MOSAIC LAW WAS PERFECT, WHY DID IT PASS AWAY?
WE NOW LIVE IN AN AGE OF GRACE AND NOT UNDER THE MOSAIC LAW.
READ GAL 3:24
THE LAW WAS TO POINT TO SIN IN THAT IT WOULD TEACH US WE CANNOT LIVE UP TO IT. IT WAS TOSHOW US THAT WE NEEDED A SAVIOR.
THE BENEFITS OF THE WORD OF GOD (7-11)
THESE SIX AGENTS OF CHANGE ARE PROGRESSIVE IN YOUR LIFE:
1. THE “LAW” SHOWS YOU YOUR SIN AND YOUR NEED FOR A SAVIOR. THEREFORE, ITCHANGES YOUR LIFE (“CONVERTING THE SOUL”).
2. THE “TESTIMONY” IS SURE SO THAT YOU HAVE A STABLE STANDARD THAT GOD AND HISWORD DO NOT CHANGE WITH THE CHANGES IN SOCIETY. THE WORD OF GOD MAKES YOU WISE. THROUGHTHE WORD OF GOD YOU BEGIN TO LEARN WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO GOD.
3. THE “STATUTES” ARE RIGHT AND MAKE YOU HAPPY.
THESE ARE THE PRECEPTS OF CIVIL CONDUCT: HOW YOU LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU STUDY THE WORD OF GOD AND LIVE BY IT, YOU KNOW YOU ARE DOING THINGS RIGHT. THEREIS PEACE WITHIN YOU, WITH GOD, AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
4. THE “COMMANDMENTS” ARE PURE AND OPEN YOUR SPIRITUAL EYES TO TRUTH AND CAUSEYOU TO FEAR GOD.
WHEN YOU SEE A COMMAND IN THE WORD OF GOD, YOU OBEY IT BECAUSE YOU FEAR GOD.
5. THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN. WHEN YOU FEAR GOD, YOU CLEAN UP YOUR LIFE. THATRIGHTEOUSNESS IS WHAT ENDURES FOREVER.
6. THE “JUDGMENTS” ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS.
IF THE FIRST FIVE ELEMENTS ABOVE DO NOT BRING CHANGE TO YOUR LIFE, GOD WILL JUDGE ANDDETERMINE TO CHASTISE YOU.
THE CONCLUSION (10-11)
READ 2TIM 3:16
THE WORD OF GOD IS MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD.
THE WORD OF GOD IS SWEETER THAN HONEY.
THE WORD OF GOD IS A WARNING.
OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD BRINGS A GREAT REWARD.
GOD IS REVEALED THROUGH JESUS CHRIST (“THE WORD”)
READ JOH 1:1-3,14 REV 19:13
THE BIBLE IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD, BUT “THE WORD” IS THE ETERNAL NAME OF JESUSCHRIST.
THEREFORE, EVERYTHING THAT VERSES 7-11 SAY ABOUT THE INSPIRED WORD (THE BIBLE), ALSO APPLYTO JESUS CHRIST AS “THE WORD”.
HE IS PERFECT (7)
HE IS SURE (7)
HE IS RIGHT (AND DOES NOT LIE) (8)
HE IS PURE (8)
HE IS TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS (9)
HE IS TO BE DESIRED (10)
HE IS SWEET (10)
READ PSA 19:12-14 THE APPLICATION
THESE VERSES HELP US RESPOND AND TELLS US HOW TO APPLY WHAT THIS CHAPTER TEACHES US ABOUTCREATION AND ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD.
1. WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE A PERFECT CREATOR WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING AND REVEALS HIMSELF TO YOUIN CREATION AND IN THE BIBLE, YOU BEGIN TO SEE YOURSELF COMPARED TO THAT PERFECTION. YOUTHEN RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE A SINNER WHO COMES SHORT OF GODS GLORY. (12)
2. YOU WONDER WHAT SECRET, UNCONSCIOUS SINS YOU HAVE COMMITTED. (12)
3. YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE COMMITTED CONSCIOUS SINS…THINGS YOU DID ON PURPOSE KNOWINGTHEY WERE WRONG. (PRESUMPTUOUS SINS) (13)
IT IS THESE SINS THAT BECOME SIN HABITS AND EVENTUALLY DOMINATE YOUR LIFE.
4. THERE IS A DESIRE TO BE INNOCENT OF “THE GREAT TRANSGRESSION”.
WHAT IS THE GREAT TRANSGRESSION?
IT IS THE REJECTION OF JESUS CHRIST.
IT IS THE REJECTION OF THE CREATOR REVEALED IN THE STARS OF HEAVEN.
IT IS THE REJECTION OF THE WORD OF GOD PERSONIFIED IN “THE WORD”, JESUS CHRIST.
5. VERSE 14 SHOULD ALWAYS BE OUR PRAYER.
HOMEWORK
PSALMS 20 AND 21
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.
APPLICATION OF PSALM 19
HOW VALUABLE IS THE WORD OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE? IS IT MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD?
COMPARE THE TIME YOU SPEND IN THE WORD WITH THE TIME YOU SPEND WORKING FOR LUXURIES ANDSHOPPING FOR LUXURIES.
IS THE WORD SWEETER THAN HONEY?
COMPARE THE TIME YOU SPEND IN THE WORD WITH THE TIME YOU SPEND ENJOYING PURSUITS OFENTERTAINMENT.
PREPARATION FOR PSA 20 AND 21
READ PSA 20
WHAT HELP COMES FROM THE SANCTUARY?
READ PSA 21
WHAT EVENT IN THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST DO YOU THINK THIS PSALM REFERS?
MEMORY VERSE: PSALMS 20:5
