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THEY KEPT NOT THE COVENANT OF GOD - The covenant which God had made
with the entire Hebrew people. They did not maintain their allegiance
to Yahweh. Compare Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy 4:23;...
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PSALM 78-83
Psalms 78
A Historical Retrospect
_ 1. The call to hear (Psalms 78:1)_
2. Ephraim's failure (Psalms 78:9)
3. His dealings in power and mercy ...
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LXXVIII. THE LESSON OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY. The northern tribes have been
perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the
schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary, ha...
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KEPT NOT. See note on Psalms 78:9....
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Israel's disobedience and ingratitude, in spite of all God's mercies
to them at the Exodus and in the wilderness....
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_the covenant of God_ See Exodus 19:5; Exodus 24:3; Exodus 24:7-8....
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PSALMS 78
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Didactic Poem, Counselling the Re-union of the Tribes.
ANALYSIS
Part I.THE PRELUDE
(1) An Invitation to Attend to a Series of Problems Drawn from
AntiquityPsalms 78:...
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The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back
in the day of battle.
-The Israelites failed to realize the high destination which was the
very object for which God called them...
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This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and
with Deuteronomy 32. It traces the course of God's relations with His
people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells on...
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
TELL YOUR CHILDREN
PSALMS 78
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them".
(Matthew 19
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לֹ֣א שָׁ֭מְרוּ בְּרִ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּ֝
בְ תֹור
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Psalms 78:1
THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1; Psalms 106:1; Psalms
107:1. Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and esp
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LEARNING FROM THE FATHERS
Psalms 78:1
This psalm is said to have arisen, from a strong controversy between
Judah and Ephraim as to the location of God's sanctuary, and its final
transfer within the l...
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The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its
measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's
persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the
psalm,...
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_Their God. Let him rescue his people. Cicero (pro Flacco) speaking of
the Jewish nation, says, "How dear it was to the immortal gods,
appears from its being overcome, enslaved," &c. --- Shed. He spea...
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We need only refer to the history of Israel in the wilderness, to
discover to what particular period of the church the prophet in these
verses refers. Perhaps, as in several other parts of scripture,...
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10._They kept not the covenant of God. _This is the reason assigned
for the Ephraimites turning their backs in the day of battle; and it
explains why the divine assistance was withheld from them. Othe...
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In Psalms 78 the conduct of Israel is discussed by wisdom,
historically as regards the whole people, but with very important
principles brought out. There was not only a redemption of old, to
which fa...
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THEY KEPT NOT THE COVENANT OF GOD,.... Either the covenant of
circumcision, which was neglected during their travels through the
wilderness, Joshua 5:5 or the covenant made with the people of Israel
a...
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They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
Ver. 10. _They kept not the covenant, &c._] And so betrayed themselves
into the hands of divine justice, they were worthily worsted....
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_They kept not the covenant of God_ Their cowardice was the effect of
their unbelief and disobedience; _and refused to walk in his law _
Their disobedience was accompanied with obstinacy and contempt...
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A REVIEW OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY AS A SOURCE OF CONSOLATION.
Maschil of Asaph, a didactic poem, intended to instruct the children
of Israel in the wonderful ways of the Lord and to warn them against
apos...
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They kept not the covenant of God, they were backsliders almost from
the start, permitting idolatry within their coasts almost immediately
after the conquest of Canaan, AND REFUSED TO WALK IN HIS LAW;...
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1-8 These are called dark and deep sayings, because they are
carefully to be looked into. The law of God was given with a
particular charge to teach it diligently to their children, that the
church m...
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Their disobedience was accompanied with obstinacy and contempt of
God's laws....
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Psalms 78:10 keep H8104 (H8804) covenant H1285 God H430 refused H3985
(H8765) walk H3212 (H8800) law...
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The story of how the children of Israel behaved themselves towards
their gracious God.
Psalms 78:10. They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk
in his law; and forgat his works, and his w...
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This story of the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, is
like a looking-glass in which we may, with great sadness, see
ourselves reflected.
Psalms 78:9. _The children of Ephraim, being...
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CONTENTS: Israel's sins wherewith they had provoked God. The tokens of
God's displeasure as the result.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: God's people limit Him by forgetfulness of His benefits
(Ps...
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Title. _Maschil of Asaph._ Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which
signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or
melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice o...
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_The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back
in the day of battle._
GOD IN HUMAN HISTORY
I. A people is a community that are most favoured with privileges are
oftentimes the...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:1. This is a historical psalm (compare
Psalms 105:1; P
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 78:9 The first historical section recounts an
otherwise unknown incident in which THE EPHRAIMITES... TURNED BACK ON
THE DAY OF BATTLE. Presumably this was a battle in which all Is...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph_,” _i.e._, an instruction of
Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the
celebrated Asaph in the time of David.
_Occasion_.—...
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EXPOSITION
This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the
rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period
subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed by mo...
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Psa 78:1-72 is a psalm that rehearses the history of God's people. And
the psalm was written in order to remind the children, the coming
generation, of the works of the Lord. One of the important obli...
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2 Kings 17:14; 2 Kings 17:15; Deuteronomy 31:16; Deuteronomy 31:20;...