Psalms Class by Neal Pollard Part 4

October 8, 2023 - Sunday AM Bible Class

This quarter the auditorium bible class over the next 13 weeks will look at the 150 Psalms. Today Neal looks at Psalms 15-29. 

 

Studying The Songbook of Israel

• Ch. 15—Moral Integrity
• Ch. 16—Christ’s resurrection
• Ch. 17—Prayer of a sufferer
• Ch. 18—A song of praise, thanksgiving, & royalty
• Ch. 19
  • It Contains A “Chiasm”
  • Nature’s Declaration (1)
  • Very Public Word (2-6)
  • The Praise of the Word (7-9)
  • Very Private Word (10-13)
  • Psalmist’s Declaration (14)
• Psalm 22 - "The Messianic Trilogy"
  • Ch. 24—A psalm of sovereignty
  • Ch. 23—A psalm of shepherding
  • Ch. 22—A psalm of suffering

  • TEXTUAL EXPOSITION:

    • Tone of 1-21—somber, sorrowful, negative, despairing
    • Tone of 22-31—hopeful, joyful, thankful

  • OUTLINE

    • A _________ (1-5)— “Why…?”
    • A __________ (6-10)—Despised
    • A pitiful ________ (11-18)
    • A _________ (19-21)— “Be not far…”
    ___________ (22-31)

  • KEY WORDS

    • Far (1,11,19)
    • Delivered (1,4,5,8,20)
    • Trust (4,5,9)
    • Praise worship (6 times in the last 10 verses)

  • PERSONAL APPLICATION

    • We may misunderstand God when we suffer (1-2)
    • Suffering is a severe emotional test (surrounded, solitary, spent, scorned)
    • We can find hope in the most difficult trials (3-5, 9-10)

  • MESSIANIC IMPLICATION

    • Not about David (11,17, 14-17,16,18) or Nation
    • Messianic Verses:
    • vs. 1 (Mat. 27:46); vs. 7 (Lk. 23:35); vs. 7 (Mk. 15:29); vs. 8 (Mat. 27:43); vs. 16 (Jn. 20:25); vs. 17 (Lk. 23:27,35), vs. 18 (Mk. 15:24); vs. 22 (Heb. 2:12)
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  • Interesting Facts about Psalms and the N.T.
    • 350 direct quotes of Psalms in NT
    • 500 of 2450 verses of Psalms reflected in NT (20%)
    • 120 of 150 Psalms found in NT.

  • MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS

    • Tone goes from despair to hope.
    • Jesus quotes Bible at lowest pt.
    • Fruit of relationship with God
    • Writer speaks of praise after detailing his troubles.
• Psalm 23

  • WHAT SHEPHERD DOES FOR US

    • He keeps me satisfied (1-2)
    • He keeps me safe (2b)
    • He keeps me steered (3b)
    • He keeps me serene (4)
    • He keeps me supported (5)
    • He keeps me secure (6)
    • The Actions of The Shepherd
    • The Attributes of The Shepherd
    • The Amenities of The Shepherd
• Psalm 29

  • THE VOICE OF THE LORD

    • Where can you hear His voice? vs. 3
    • How is that voice described? vs. 4
    • What does He do with His voice? vs. 5-9
    • What makes His voice stand out? vs. 1-2, 10-11

 

Duration 42:36