A Psalm of Asaph
I Chronicles 15:19, Nehemiah 12:46, 2 Chronicles 29:30
1. All await a future judgment by Almighty God (1-6).
EL – ALMIGHTY
ELOHIM – REVERED ONE
JAHVE – ABSOLUTE IN EXISTENCE
Israel’s covenant contrasted with the new covenant:
See Hebrews 7:22-8:13
“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” 1 Peter 4:17
2. Instruction and rebuke from God to His people (7-23).
a. Religious formalism with no heart devotion (7-15).
(2 commandment – Exodus 20:3-5)
b. Religious instruction with no heart obedience (16-21).
Romans 2:21-23
(7th –9th commandments – Exodus 20:14-16).
3. A call to repentance and salvation (22-23).
Application: How does this apply to my life today?