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Studies in the Psalms Vol 2 Part 2 - Only The Word

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STUDIES IN PSALMS<br />

is not only to rob Israel, but it is to degrade <strong>the</strong> Church from<br />

her heavenly call<strong>in</strong>g and to throw all scripture <strong>in</strong>to confusion.<br />

It is respectfully submitted that Christian <strong>the</strong>ologians ought to<br />

know <strong>the</strong> Paul<strong>in</strong>e Epistles better than thus to teach.<br />

<strong>The</strong> above allusion to <strong>the</strong> ‘(<strong>The</strong>ocratic <strong>Psalms</strong>” suffices to<br />

rem<strong>in</strong>d us that, here as well as <strong>the</strong>re, what is affirmed of Jehovah<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> psalm is <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Epistle to <strong>the</strong> Hebrews alleged to<br />

have been spoken “of <strong>the</strong> Son.’’ Some expositors of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Psalms</strong><br />

have shewn solicitude to discover this reference to <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>in</strong><br />

this psalm as clearly as by <strong>the</strong> statement <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Epistle it might<br />

seem it ought to be discoverable; and it was partly from sympathy<br />

with that expectation, that care was taken to admit that all<br />

doubt could not at present be said to have ‘been conclusively set<br />

at rest as to <strong>the</strong> exact terms of <strong>the</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>al resumption. of Hezekiah’s<br />

psalm at verse 23. One able critic, at any rate, sees <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> circumstance that <strong>the</strong> Div<strong>in</strong>e name <strong>in</strong> verse 24 is El ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />

than Elolhim, a probable note of transition to “<strong>the</strong> Son.” However<br />

this may be, it will probably be a relief to pla<strong>in</strong> Christians<br />

to rest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> apparently well-warranted copclusion, that <strong>the</strong><br />

radical signlficance of <strong>the</strong> Memorial name JehovaLas “Yahweh,”<br />

“<strong>the</strong> Becom<strong>in</strong>g One,” renders <strong>the</strong> transition easy, when<br />

context and circumstance require it, to Him who <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> fulness<br />

of time “became flesh and tabernacled among us.” As already<br />

suggested when expound<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>The</strong>ocratic psalms, whenever<br />

visible Div<strong>in</strong>e Manifestation is implied, <strong>the</strong>n some veil<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

Absolute Deity must also be understood; and this veil Christians<br />

already possess <strong>in</strong> Jesus on whom our Apostle Paul explicitly<br />

teaches “was graciouly bestowed <strong>The</strong> Name which is above every<br />

name” (Philippians 2 :9).<br />

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION<br />

Please try to appreciate <strong>the</strong> historical circumstances of this<br />

psalm, Discuss possibilities,<br />

Evidently at least three persons had a part <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g this<br />

psalm and three periods <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> history of Israel are contemplated.<br />

Discuss.<br />

“One th<strong>in</strong>g which noth<strong>in</strong>g can hide is <strong>the</strong> grandeur of <strong>the</strong><br />

psalm: “. . . just what is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> this grandeur and<br />

how is it expressed?<br />

Just what is (or was) <strong>the</strong> national hope of Israel? Discuss<br />

Ro<strong>the</strong>fiam’s view po<strong>in</strong>t and o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

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