The Willful Rebellion of Man: Psalm 78
“1) Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2) I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3) Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.” Psalms 78:1-3
Jesus quoted these verses in Matthew 13:35 about His teaching. He taught often in parables, but the thrust of Psalm 78 is the rebellion of Israel no matter how many signs and wonders God performed right in front of their eyes.
This Psalm is amazing to read. No matter what God did, they refused to believe or follow His ways. Instead, they rejected Him.
In an eerie sense, they responded the same way to Jesus. He did miracle after miracle and still they rejected Him.
This establishes the point that the sinful heart of man is willfully blind and rebellious toward God. Read the full context of Psalm 78.
Every time I read this Psalm, I marvel at the unbelief and rebellion of Gods people in the Old Testament. The problem was not with God, it was with sinful man. God was constantly at work showing His power and glory.
The same is true today. The reason people reject God is because they love the world and their sinful ways more than God. There are many parallels with this Psalm and our modern times.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“1) Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2) I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3) Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.” Psalms 78:1-3
Jesus quoted these verses in Matthew 13:35 about His teaching. He taught often in parables, but the thrust of Psalm 78 is the rebellion of Israel no matter how many signs and wonders God performed right in front of their eyes.
This Psalm is amazing to read. No matter what God did, they refused to believe or follow His ways. Instead, they rejected Him.
In an eerie sense, they responded the same way to Jesus. He did miracle after miracle and still they rejected Him.
This establishes the point that the sinful heart of man is willfully blind and rebellious toward God. Read the full context of Psalm 78.
Every time I read this Psalm, I marvel at the unbelief and rebellion of Gods people in the Old Testament. The problem was not with God, it was with sinful man. God was constantly at work showing His power and glory.
The same is true today. The reason people reject God is because they love the world and their sinful ways more than God. There are many parallels with this Psalm and our modern times.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
