02/06/2025 – Day 220 – Psalms – Chapter 93 – 95 / Psalm 93: “God’s Eternal Reign”
Powerful sublime messages can come in small text passages!
Here is the chapter 93 commentary from “The Apologetics Study Bible”:
“Psalm 93. The expression ‘the Lord reigns,’ common in the enthronement psalms (47: 93; 95-99), can also be translated ‘Yahweh has become King.’ The expression could be taken in several ways. It could express the general truth that, as Creator, He is sovereign over all things. It could be the celebration of some great victory that has revealed His rule. It could be an expression associated with a festival celebrating Yahweh’s enthronement. Or it could be eschatological, as in Isaiah 52:7 which refers to the salvation or deliverance to come. The imagery of the Lord’s reigning corresponds to phenomena that accompany the coming “Day of the Lord” (J1, Am), often called the second coming. The psalmist lavishly praised God’s sovereignty with poetic language, and all these options could apply simultaneously; it is not necessary to choose between them.”
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’ / (Isaiah 52:7)
Questions for fellowship generation, the lifelong sanctification process:
- What does the text reveal about God’s character?
- How has this reading generated prayer for you and/or us?
- What themes stand out to you in this bible study?
- How does our reading fit into the bigger picture (creation, the fall, restoration, etc.)?
- What verse(s) jumped out at you like never before? Is it explainable at this point?
- Do you have any questions you would like to put before the group as to how to interpret any particular verse(s) in our reading. Let scripture testify to scripture: Share with us where you sense contradiction between passages elsewhere.
- What did you find convicting and inspiring at the same time? Share with us how the Spirit of God is working within you as a messenger, both within and outside of our fellowship group.
- Share with the group how our study is calling or confirming to you a new mission to glorify God in our times.
Thoughts? Reflections? Questions? Prayer.
Soli Deo Gloria!