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Saturday, April 25, 2009,9:17 p.m.
THE VOICE OF THE LORD
I've been pondering for a while now the absolutely profound nature of the voice of God. Psalm 29 lists some of the incredible things that the voice of God is and also that the voice of God does.
Firstly, the voice of the Lord is....
... over the waters
... powerful
... full of majesty
That's pretty good, but here are some of the things that the voice of the Lord does....
Verse 5: It breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Cedars from Lebanon were what Solomon used to build his lavish palace and his government buildings. It represents wealth and extravagance. The voice of the Lord destroys the power of riches.
Verse 8: It shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. When the Israelites wandered around in the desert for 40 years, they passed through Kadesh a number of times. Kadesh is a place of wilderness, desert. The voice of the Lord destroys loneliness. Kadesh is the place where the spies from Israel reported back about Canaan -and where all of them except Joshua and Caleb said that Canaan couldn't be taken. Kadesh was a place of fear. The voice of the Lord destroys fear. Kadesh was one of the places that the Israelites complained for lack of water, and the Lord gave enough to drink and water their livestock. The voice of the Lord destroys need. Kadesh was the place where Miriam (Moses' sister) died and was buried. The voice of the Lord destroys death.
Verse 9: It causes the deer to give birth. (Uh, no explanation needed on that one.....) The voice of the Lord brings things into being.
It is no wonder that this Psalm starts with a call to ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name....
Firstly, the voice of the Lord is....
... over the waters
... powerful
... full of majesty
That's pretty good, but here are some of the things that the voice of the Lord does....
Verse 5: It breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Cedars from Lebanon were what Solomon used to build his lavish palace and his government buildings. It represents wealth and extravagance. The voice of the Lord destroys the power of riches.
Verse 8: It shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. When the Israelites wandered around in the desert for 40 years, they passed through Kadesh a number of times. Kadesh is a place of wilderness, desert. The voice of the Lord destroys loneliness. Kadesh is the place where the spies from Israel reported back about Canaan -and where all of them except Joshua and Caleb said that Canaan couldn't be taken. Kadesh was a place of fear. The voice of the Lord destroys fear. Kadesh was one of the places that the Israelites complained for lack of water, and the Lord gave enough to drink and water their livestock. The voice of the Lord destroys need. Kadesh was the place where Miriam (Moses' sister) died and was buried. The voice of the Lord destroys death.
Verse 9: It causes the deer to give birth. (Uh, no explanation needed on that one.....) The voice of the Lord brings things into being.
It is no wonder that this Psalm starts with a call to ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name....
