THE LORD'S COVENANT WITH ISRAEL Psalms 105:1 This psalm and the next are a pair, probably composed during the Exile in Babylon. They are evidently derived in part from the old Tabernacle service, in which is found the beginning of this psalm and the end of the next, 1 Chronicles 16:1. Here we have... [ Continue Reading ]
WONDERS IN EGYPT Psalms 105:16 The psalmist retells the story of Joseph, as a link in the chain of providences which secured the fulfillment of the Covenant. It may be that it was also introduced to comfort Israel amid the afflictions of the Captivity. Another reading of the second clause of Psalm... [ Continue Reading ]
LED BY A MIGHTY HAND Psalms 105:31 Notice in this enumeration of the plagues that the emphasis in each is laid on God's direct act. _He_ is the great agent of his own purposes. The tenth plague, Psalms 105:36, is followed by the triumphant exodus, when Israel went forth, enriched with treasure and... [ Continue Reading ]