08/07/2024 – Day 067 – Psalm – Chapters 27 – 29 / 29: 3-9 – “The voice of the Lord.”
“The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Siren like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth. And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, ‘Glory!'” Psalm 29: 3-9
Let’s take a look at the commentary for these verses in “The Evidence Study Bible”:
“29: 3-9. The voice of the Lord. It was the ‘vote of the LORD’ (His Word) that brought creation into existence (see Genesis 1:3; John 1: 1-3). God’s voice then became flesh in the person of Jesus of Nazereth (John 1:14; 1 John 1: 1-3). That’s why Jesus said strange things about His voice: ‘Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear [My] voice’.(John 5:28). He said, ‘The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life’ (John 6:63). It was the voice of the Savior that brought Lazarus back to life (John 11:43) and it is His voice that will bring the dead out of their graves at the final resurrection (John 5: 28,29). His voice brings life.
This is just one example of a wonderfully unique aspect of the Bible. One can study a multitude of subjects in its different books, and fin incredible continuity, despite the fact that the books were written thousand of years apart.”
Thoughts? / Reflections? / Questions?:
- 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.
Soli Deo Gloria!