Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, There shall no evil befall thee. It may have the appearance of evil; but it shall turn out to thy good. 5. Psalms 91:8-10. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Champions of Conditional Immortality in History, Conditional Immortality - Its Relation to Final Retribution, Conditional Immortality - Samuel M. Ohmart, Fallacies In The Annihilationism Debate: A Critique Of Robert Peterson, Important Forgotten History - Roots of Opposition to Conditionalism, Life in Christ - A Summary of Conditional Immortality, Summing Up the Case for Biblical Conditionalism - Froom, The Hypothesis of Conditional Immortality - William R. Huntington - 1878, Why I Believe In Conditional Immortality - by Sidney A. Hatch, Death and the Afterlife by Robert A. Morey - A Review by Edward Fudge, Martin Luther & William Tyndale On the State of the Dead, Near Death Experiences - Samuele Bacchiocchi. - Oscar Cullmann, Immortality of the Soul - by Kaufmann Kohler, Technical Terms and Usages Preclude Innate Immortality - Froom, The Development of the Doctrine of Immortality from the Apostolic Fathers to Augustine, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. Note, 1. A wicked worldly man is not satisfied, no, not with long life; he still cries, Give, give. This is the verse that Satan used to tempt the Lord in the Wilderness to tell Jesus to throw Himself off the highest part of the temple (Matt 4:5) because the angels are commanded to protect Him (Matt 4:6). It goes beyond head-knowledge to heart-knowledge. The Hebrew word hasaq (set his love) means to attach, love, delight, or bind. The Great Lie: What about the Immortal soul? II. If Jehovah be our God, our refuge, and our fortress, what can we desire which we may not be sure to find in him? The Lord's Supper - A Historical Overview, Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church - Paul Washer - Video, The Bible Without Comment - William E. Cox, Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman, Everybody Loves Jesus: The Culture Cherishes a Counterfeit Christ, Historian David Barton on Jon Stewart Show, Hollywood's War on Traditional Values - Video, Homosexuals Brainwashing Our Children in Elementary Schools, The Homosexual Propaganda Campaign in America, The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code), The New England Primer - First Elementary School Textbook - 1777, What same-sex "marriage" has done to Massachusetts, Why Does Socialism Always Fail? They shall be the special favourites of God himself, ver 14-16. A good read. A soldier would be equipped with one shield or the other, but the psalmist perceives Yahwehs truth as embodying the advantages of both. You remember how the devil misapplied this text to Christ. Children and the Rod of Correction - Dave Miller, Ph.D. Christian Practice - Evidence of Grace - Edwards, Meditating On The Future Life - John Calvin w/ audio, Others May, You Cannot - by G. D. Watson w/audio, The Bible Doctrine of the Separated Life - by Johannes G. Vos, The Christian and Entertainment - Rev. and from the deadly pestilence. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. (3.) They shall be enabled, by the grace of God, to look down upon the things of this world with a holy contempt and indifference, to look up to the things of the other world with a holy ambition and concern; and then they are set on high. God truly is our fortress and our refuge. When multitudes die round about us, though thereby we must be awakened to prepare for our own death, yet we must not be afraid with any amazement, nor make ourselves subject to bondage, as many do all their life-time, through fear of death, Heb 2 15. The word sagab (set him on high) means to raise, exalt, or defend. Psalms 91:15. A sinnah is a large rectangular shield. All these promises, some think, point primarily at Christ, and had their accomplishment in his resurrection and exaltation. I will be with him in trouble; Whatever that trouble is, I will be with him in it. To whom these promises do belong; they are described by three characters:(1.) Nay, it is promised to God's people that they shall have the satisfaction of seeing, not only God's promises fulfilled to them, but his threatenings fulfilled upon those that hate them (v. 8): Only with thy eyes shalt thou behold and see the just reward of the wicked, which perhaps refers to the destruction of the first-born of Egypt by the pestilence, which was both the punishment of the oppressors and the enlargement of the oppressed; this Israel saw when they saw themselves unhurt, untouched. That they shall have a sufficiency of life in this world (v. 16): With length of days will I satisfy him; that is, [1.] I will say of Yahweh, He is my refuge (Hebrew: manseh) and my fortress (Hebrew: mesudah); my God, in whom I trust' (Hebrew: batah) (v. 2). The wonderful thing is that God is love (1 John 4:16). 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Psalms 91:4. For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence." Psalms 91 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. The second meaning (equipping, to include equipping for war) has God providing us with the resources to handle the situation ourselves. 4. Is Hell eternal torment or eternal death. That he will, in due time, deliver them out of trouble: I will deliver him (v. 14 and again v. 15), denoting a double deliverance, living and dying, a deliverance in trouble and a deliverance out of trouble. They shall be the charge of the holy angels, ver 10-12. It is probable that this psalm also was penned by David; it is a writ of protection for all true believers, not in the name of king David, or under his broad seal; he needed it himself, especially if the psalm was penned, as some conjecture it was, at the time of the pestilence which was sent for his numbering the people; but in the name of the King of kings, and under the broad seal of Heaven. But those promises are conditional on making Yahweh your refuge and the Most High your dwelling place. Verse 9 assumes that the reader has complied with these conditions, so the promises apply. All rights reserved. However, the words shadow and shade also acknowledge that the faithful person dwells in a world that is sometimes dark. That is worth noting. So first, Psalm 91 means I'm invincible till God is done with me. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. The "Clergy/Laity" Distinction: A Hindrance to the Church? Salem Media Group. A. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Registered User You can also change some of your preferences. The Hebrew word sadday means almighty or the Almighty. The psalmist can feel secure, because he is confident that Yahweh will deliver him from the snare (pah) of the fowler (a person who sets traps to catch birds, usually for eating). And those who have found the comfort of making the Lord their refuge, cannot but desire that others may do so. The charge given to the angels concerning the saints. On their hands they will bear you up,lest you strike your foot against a stone. God (Hebrew: elohim). (9b means the second part of verse 9). Dale Kuiper, The Christian and the Mosaic Law - Philip Mauro, The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It. Vaccines and other medical treatments have almost eliminated them for us. Many people have told me that only the supernatural intervention by angels commanded by God could explain certain miraculous situations that they were involved with, some having their lives being spared. They are such as make the Most High their habitation (v. 9), as are continually with God and rest in him, as make his name both their temple and their strong tower, as dwell in love and so dwell in God. To know Yahwehs semhis name or reputationis to know Yahweh. In that culture, as today, a persons name referred to the essential character of the personin this case, Yahweh. We may request cookies to be set on your device. I will deliver him, and honor him. He assures us that we can enjoy the same confidence if we dwell in he secret place of the Most High (v. 1). How could any arrows, how could any pestilence, ever be able to reach that secure abode of God? In our experience, most hunting is done with guns instead of traps. Jesus ChristUnique Savior or Average Fraud? Does God value such feeble and imperfect knowledge of his name as we possess? It is to know relationally or by experience, and is therefore an intimate kind of knowledge. Yahweh is the psalmists manseh (refuge or shelter). What Is The Evidence For/Against The Existence Of God? Let us come boldly there; and, when we once enter, let us dwell there. The care which the angels take of the saints, pursuant to this charge: They shall bear thee up in their hands, which denotes both their great ability and their great affection. "Nothing can ultimately hurt me." If Christ's life is the interpretive lens through which we read Psalm 91, then the promises of protection found in that psalm must have something to do with resurrection. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. If these verses sound familiar, it is probably because Satan quoted them as part of Jesus second temptation. Observe, [1.] 10 no evil shall happen to you, "Here, after the carefree delight of Psalm 98, we recollect how exalted and holy he is, and how profound is the reverence we owe him." (Derek Kidner) A. Plagues and pestilences of various kinds are still occasional threats in first world countries, and are frequent threats in less developed countries. We sent you an email. The young lion and the dragon, but the child of God shall overcome them. ; and Briggs, Charles A., The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1906, 2004), Doniach, N.S. - Curtis Dickinson, Do we have an immortal soul? The MacArthur Bible Commentary. Sadday often appears with the Hebrew word el, which is a generic word for a godany god. In this verse, resting in the shadow of the Almighty is the blessing that the faithful person experiences for dwelling in Yahwehs presence. Psalm 91 Inductive Bible Study Guide and Questions for Small Group It would have served Israel well during Davids reign, when Israel was beset by many enemies. Theologian Paul on Life, Death, and Immortality - Froom, Gravity of Ascribing False Teachings to Christ - (refernce to Dives and Lazarus), The Old Testament Use of the Word Sheol (Hell), The Rich Man and Lazarus: An Intermediate State? I have often noticed how long Gods people live. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. When the child is in perfect health she can leave it in the hands of the nurse; but when it is sick she will attend it herself; she will say to the nurse, You may attend a while to some other business, I will watch over the child myself. (Dawson, cited in Spurgeon), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. HELL: Thank you. Used by permission. However, we must guard against angel worship and the trivialization of angels popular in some circles today. We ought to ask ourselves, Now, am I in Gods way? 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. All rights reserved. That he will, in the mean time, be with them in trouble, v. 15. Under his wings you will take refuge (v. 4ab). b. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. His books are include: Teaching Children The Gospel/How to Raise Godly Children, Do Babies Go To Heaven?/Why Does God Allow Suffering?, "The Great Omission; Reaching the Lost for Christ," and Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?, Empirical Methodologies & the Bible.". Many think that to Christ, as Mediator, these promises do primarily belong (Isa 49 2), not because to him the devil applied one of these promises (Matt 4 6), but because to him they are very applicable, and, coming through him, they are more sweet and sure to all believers. Towns across the country closed their swimming pools. In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church. Some think that this promise had its full accomplishment in Christ, and the miraculous power which he had over the whole creation, healing the sick, casting out devils, and particularly putting it into his disciples' commission that they should take up serpents, Mark 16 18. The MacArthur Bible Studies provide intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture. Others make idols their refuge, but I will say of Jehovah, the true and living God, He is my refuge: any other is a refuge of lies. And from the noisome pestilence. Once again, the idea is of the protection afforded by the Almighty God. Psalms 91:15. 9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, Popular media today portray angels as lovely, delicate, and feminine, but Biblical writers either cite masculine names for angels or give no clue to their gender. Some of the most powerful evidence that proves Jesus to be Whom he claimed to be is found in the historical fulfillment of the prophsies He foretold in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Wings and feathers, though spread with the greatest tenderness, are yet weak, and easily broken through, and therefore it is added, His truth shall be thy shield and buckler, a strong defence. Hell Under Fire - CIANZ Annual Conference Address, Jesus' Teaching on Hell - Samuel G. Dawson, The Nature of Hell - Evangelical Alliance, The Origin of Hell-Fire in Christian Teaching, The Bible Verses the Traditional View of Hell - Babu G. Ranganathan, Applying the Resurrection
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