10. SUBJECT: Covetousness TITLE: The Rich Man and Lazarus Type: Expository. But seeing, brethren, so long as we are at home in this body, we are absent from the Lord; 2Corinthians5:6 and the corruptible body presses down the soul, and the earthly tabernacle weighs down the mind that muses on many things; Wisdom9:15 even though we have some way or other dispersed the clouds, by walking as longing leads us on, and for a brief while have come within reach of that sound, so that by an effort we may catch something from that house of God, yet through the burden, so to speak, of our infirmity, we sink back to our usual level, and relapse to our ordinary state. My God is the saving health of my countenance. John 4:14). The enemy is called a "loveless nation." I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? The locality thus designated is too far north for the scene of Davids retreat before Absalom, unless we give an unusual southward extension to the names; and this makes a difficulty in the way of accepting the hypothesis of the authors having been in his retinue. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: sermonseeds-subscribe@associate.com. The waves in what I already feel, the overhangings in that You denouncest. It begins with a cluster of seven psalms (reckoning Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5, as one) of which the superscription is most probably regarded as ascribing their authorship to "the sons of Korach." It is not however one individual, but it is One Body; but Christ's Body is the Church. It is a faith that hungers and thirsts for God and yet remains empty. This is not inconsistent with righteousnessit is righteousness. When spiritually dry, we who are believers should remind ourselves that God is sufficient for all our needs. For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts Psalm 41:7. Were probably alert to the fragile desire for things. For there are already many things that I admire in the tabernacle. a Levite, led the festal march to the Temple, and in listening in fancy again to the shrill cries of joy which broke from the tumultuous crowd. Both psalms are individual laments. Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. settled. Rather than drinking from God, he had to drink the water of his own tears. See how great wonders I admire in the tabernacle! Again the psalmist encouraged himself with the rhetorical refrain (cf. He affirms God's sovereign love. But, considering that lovingkindness is in the Psalter mainly a Divine attribute, and that, when a human excellence, it is regarded as derived from and being the echo of experienced Divine mercy, it is best to take the passive meaning as the principal, though sometimes, as unmistakably here, the active is more suitable. the heights of Hermon from Mount Mizar. He who has life in Himself is the Giver and Rescuer of our lives, and to Him they are to be rendered in thankful sacrifice. This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt 18:3.) Psalm 3: You are a shield around me, O Lord, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head. Thus tremulous, timid, mobile, it is beautifully compared to a hind. So, he asks Why? Its a legitimate question. Faith may have a long struggle with fear, but it will have the last word, and that word will be "the help of my countenance and my God. The twofold emotions of Psalms 42:6 recur in Psalms 42:7-8, where we have first renewed despondency and then reaction into hope. I, so long as I do not see, so long as my happiness is postponed, make my tears my bread day and night. While they say daily unto me, Where is your God? Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hear what else there is in the hart. My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. Fourth, the psalmist preaches to his own soul. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Nevertheless, it appears to me, my brethren, that such a longing is not fully satisfied even in the faithful in Baptism: but that haply, if they know where they are sojourning, and whither they have to remove from hence, their longing is kindled in even greater intensity. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. Why have You rejected me? For I will confess unto Him. Who shall bring any charge against you as Gods elect? restoring the joy. . If man then is an abyss, in what way does abyss call on abyss? Not many of us can compose songs when were discouraged and weeping day and night. God-Centred As we have seen, the immediate cause was his separation from the temple of God. Why sons of Korah? HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY DESIRE GOD? A second purpose is that you want to leave something lasting in the minds of the congregation when a sermon is over. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99 1. This conflict of opposite emotions is the characteristic of the second part of the psalm, while that of the first part is an all but unrelieved predominance of gloom, and that of the third an all but undisputed victory of sunshine. Assuredly it is from your seeing me labouring, that you labour with me: for I am labouring not for myself, but for you. God is close to us and cares for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep. Once more, too, the higher self repeats its half-rebuke, half-encouragement. I shall not want for refreshment, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." 3. Download File. Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5). For I am suffering here, even as if You had forgotten me. For I will go into the place of Your wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (Heb. He prays now; he had only remembered and complained and said that he would pray before. 11-22. The title then of it is, On the end: a Psalm for understanding for the sons of Korah. Psalm 27. putting God first. 334.]. But that just isnt the way we are. So once more the wave of emotion rolls over the psalmist, but with a new aspect which makes all the difference. Why, that the wicked, when reprieved here, are reserved for punishments without end; and the good when they suffer here, are being tried in order that they may in the end obtain the inheritance. Are they not a kind of harts that the Apostle addresses, saying, Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the Law of Christ? Verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. In verses 5 and 11, he calls God my salvation [or Savior] and my God. And even though he says it looks as if God has forgotten him, he never stops believing in the absolute sovereignty of God over all his adversity. They are sons of the bridegroom, sons of Christ. What I am saying, that as the hart pants after the water-brooks, so longs my soul after You, O God, means this, My soul is thirsty for the living God. Where, I pray, is your God? And we are told in answer, that it is some festival. This morning, I want us to take just a few minutes to consider Psalm 42. Let there be no sloth in your running; run with all your might: long for the fountain with all your might. For there is some great mystery in the matter that the name sons of Korah is given to Christians. It may have been so, but the supposition is unnecessary. I may perhaps finish the Psalm, aided as I am by your attention, whose fervour I perceive. She lays up in summer what will be useful to her in winter. That day of extrication will surely be followed by a night of music and of thankful prayer (for supplication is not the only element in prayer) to Him who by His deliverance has shown Himself to be the "God of" the rescued mans "life." On which account too this Psalm is ordinarily chanted on those occasions, that they may long for the Fountain of remission of sins, even as the hart for the water-brooks. A new regime, new management, a new . In the midst of the tumult of emotions, were not always careful with our words. Original setting not known. Again, verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. This is not a song of jubilant hope. The Jordan Valley is quite wide north of this sea and the mountains of Hermon rise up to the east from it. BOOK 2: CHS. This too proceeds from that longing, of which in another place comes that cry, One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. What is going on here? Psalms 42:3)." This man was in exile and it depressed him. It is reported of stagsthat when they either wander in the herds, or when they are swimming to reach some other parts of the earth, that they support the burdens of their heads on each other, in such a manner as that one takes the lead, and others follow, resting their heads upon him, as again others who follow do upon them, and others in succession to the very end of the herd; but the one who took the lead in bearing the burden of their heads, when tired, returns to the rear, and rests himself after his fatigue by supporting his head just as did the others; by thus supporting what is burdensome, each in turn, they both accomplish their journey, and do not abandon each other. Therefore the psalm must be pre-exilic; and while there is no certainty attainable as to date, it may at least be said that the circumstances of the singer present more points of contact with those of the supposed Korachite follower of Davids fortunes on the uplands across Jordan than with those of any other of the imaginary persons to whom modern criticism has assigned the poem. For example, Isaac Watts wrote these verses to be sung: Thats not a jubilant song. A quick reading of this Psalm suggests there are two divisions: (1) vv. The writer remembered with great delight the times when he found spiritual refreshment at the sanctuary in Jerusalem, but he was not able to return there yet. * By Rev. And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? Psalm 42 STROPHE DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS READING CYCLE THREE (see "Guide to Good Bible Reading") FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVEL This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. Nature reflects the poets moods, and overmastering emotion sees its own analogues everywhere. He never loses this grip on the great truths about God. The form of the verbs "remember" and "pour out" in Psalms 42:4 indicates set purpose. THE second book of the Psalter is characterised by the use of the Divine name "Elohim" instead of "Jehovah." I hope it speaks for you in this time of remembering. Tries to ignore thirst. 1. When away from the stream makes it a priority to rediscover it.. It suggests that the psalmists faith will bridge over the interval between himself and the sanctuary: I can send my thoughts to Thee from the distant frontier" (in loc.). It is on my own account it is disquieted. To what mortal's lot has it fallen? It is sufficiently distinct in tone to explain its separation from the preceding, inasmuch as it is prayer throughout, and the note of joy is dominant, even while an undertone of sadness links it with the previous parts. I have now had the perception of something that is unchangeable; why do you disquiet me still? let me put two sayings of Scripture side by side, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God,'-'Father Abraham! They who trouble me cast me in the teeth. Perhaps because expository sermons take much diligence and study, many preachers look for an easier way. And because he has the Lord for his shepherd, he does not lack anything he needs. The kingdom of Israel was first united under David, and it is appropriate that David would write a psalm about living together in unity. {Nehemiah 11:19} The ascription of authorship to a group is remarkable, and has led to the suggestion that the superscription does not specify the authors, but the persons for whose use the psalms in question were composed. That is the worlds way with the calamities of a devout man, whose humble cry, "My God," it resents as presumption or hypocrisy. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. They rush upon him, multitudinous and close following; they pour down on him as with the thunder of descending cataracts; they overwhelm him like the breakers and rollers of an angry ocean. Each swing of the gymnast lifts him higher until he is on a level with a firm platform on which he can spring and stand secure. "My soul is cast down; therefore let me remember Thee." With wise resolve he finds in dejection a reason for nestling closer to God. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. For were it to rest in itself, it would not see anything else beyond itself; and in seeing itself, would not, for all that, see God. He was a captive in Babylonia and preached to the exiles about the fall of Jerusalem, and after having heard. Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. A Psalm Of The Have-Nots (Audio) Download File. Here, the Psalmist is making an eschatological statement that even in the midst of powerful opposition, God will rule and prevail over that which is unjust in both the short-term as well as the long-term (v. 3-4). When tribulation shall actually come, He will not leave you destitute of His help; He will show you that which He commended to you in the daytime is true. seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. How does the Psalmist know this? This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. All unrest of longing, all fever of thirst, all outgoings of desire, are feelers put out blindly, and are only stilled when they clasp Him. The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. This is not so yet, because the salvation which is promised, is not as yet in being; but it is in hope that I confess unto God, and say, My God is the saving health of my countenance. AS THE DEER PANTS FOR STREAMS OF WATER. I have within a victim to sacrifice; I have within an incense to place on the altar; I have within a sacrifice wherewith to propitiate my God. But isnt it amazing that hes singing his prayer! Esther 1 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish. His dwelling-place is above my soul; from thence He beholds me; from thence He created me; from thence He directs me and provides for me; from thence he appeals to me, and calls me, and directs me; leads me in the way, and to the end of my way.. .. 8. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. Romans8:24-25. Romans6:12-13 I admire the sight of the bodily members warring in the service of the soul that serves God.And wonderful though the tabernacle be, yet when I come to the house of God, I am even struck dumb with astonishment. The stimulus serves for a moment; but once more courage fails, and once more, at yet greater length and with yet sadder tones, plaints and longings are wailed forth. So, let me invite you to take your copy of Gods Word and turn to Psalm 42. Psalm 41:9. For what is it thirsty? I think an abyss may not unreasonably be understood of man, of whom it is said elsewhere, Man shall come to a deep heart, and God shall be exalted. I seek my God in every corporeal nature, terrestrial or celestial, and find Him not: I seek His Substance in my own soul, and I find it not, yet still I have thought on these things, and wishing to see the invisible things of my God, being understood by the things made, Romans1:20 I have poured forth my soul above myself, and there remains no longer any being for me to attain to, save my God. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. Oh, how crucial this is in the fight of faith. scenes of glory on a sea of gloom. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. And its shaped by thinking and feeling with God in the Psalms. The psalmist was far from Jerusalem and the central sanctuary. Deep calls on deep with the voice of Your water-spouts. silence is not always golden. Hear what else there is in the hart. Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmist's prayer in response to the lament. These loveless people are not further defined, and may either have been Israelites or aliens. For I should be in error were I to seek for my God without the place of His tabernacle. God being what He is, no longing soul can ever remain unsatisfied. We don't know when the psalms were gathered into five books, but the separation dates back to before our oldest manuscripts, compiled in the Masoretic Text. It is sometimes right to pray for the defeat of enemies. It had been so far strengthened by the encouragement of the refrain that the reflux of sadness at once rouses it to action. Translated by J.E. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. Who shall separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:3135 paraphrased), Fifth, the psalmist remembers. It is God who justifies. He does not show that He is your Helper, unless tribulation come, from whence you must be rescued by Him who promised it to you in the day-time. If by abyss we understand a great depth, is not man's heart, do you not suppose, an abyss? Hope thou in God; for I will yet confess unto Him Psalm 41:11. Verse 1 begins: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." This phrase one of the most famous in the whole Bible. All of the psalms in Book 2 have a title assigned to them except psalm 43, making it more likely that it . Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. Run to the fountain; long for the fountain; but do it not anyhow, be not satisfied with running like any ordinary animal; run thou like the hart. Clearly the superscriptions rested upon some tradition or knowledge, else defective information would not have been acknowledged as it is in this one; but some name would have been coined to fill the gap. Emotion varies, but God is the same. "Korah, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan are all associated with the service and music of the sanctuary in Davids reign. The difference between the devout and the worldly man is just that the one can only say, "My soul pants and thirsts," and the other can add "after Thee, O God." In this that I suffer are all Your waves; in the severer punishment that Thou threatenest, all Your overhangings have come unto me. So thats a sermon for me, today. The superscription identifies the sons of Korah as the writers (or recipients) of this psalm. Contact information. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. In the former part, memory was the handmaid of sorrow, and came involuntarily, and increased the singers pain; but in this part he makes an effort of will to remember, and in remembrance finds an antidote to sorrow. My brother! And because he so remembers with humility, he shall earn his exaltation to fruition, for he is not exalted in himself, who glories in the Lord. The writer viewed his troubles like waves cascading down on him, as if he were standing under a waterfall. Lecture 1: Expository Preaching of the Psalms - Dr. Steven Lawson The Master's Seminary 104K subscribers Subscribe 598 Share Save 45K views 10 years ago TMS Archives: Expository Preaching. 7. Has experienced the joy of long refreshing drinks in a cool mountain stream. They who trouble me cast me in the teeth, while they say daily unto me, Where is your God? There are at least three reasons why we can assume psalms 42 and 43 were originally joined together. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. 18. Is it disquieted on account of God? PROPOSITION: To study the story of the rich man and Lazarus and notice: 1) The characters, 2) The circumstances, 3) The cries of the rich man, 4) The conclusions of the story. But When shall I come? And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. Does man call on man as God is called upon? The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. For you do not doubt of your God. The certainty of return to the Temple overbears the pain of absence from it, and the vivid realisation of the gladness of worshipping again at the altar takes the place of the vivid remembrance of former festal approach thither. For what is there more profound than that abyss? Why then does Korah stand for Christ? Psalm 23 Funeral sermon: A Letter to the Deceased (Molin) I knew there would be many voices heard today, sharing stories and memories; laughter and tears with you who knew and loved Steve. Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) It has been much disputed whether its proper signification is active (one who shows lovingkindness) or passive (one who receives it). Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads. Those very tears were sweet unto me: being thirsty for that fountain, inasmuch as I was not as yet able to drink of it, I have eagerly made my tears my meat. I know this is a given but prayer prepares the preacher's heart for the studying of God's word (1 Peter 2:1-2) and it prepares the preacher's mind to receive clarity and insight into God's word (Psalm 119:18). 1 As the deer pants for streams of water. Unnamed foes taunt the psalmist with the question, "Where is thy God?" Therefore the refrain comes for a third time; and this time the longing, trembling soul continues at the height to which the better self has lifted it, and silently acknowledges that it need not have been cast down. 15. To see those who were thought to have some stability, giving way under temptations, so that the rest of the weak brethren despair when they see those who are strong succumbing; how great, my brethren, are the dangers! Yet, with the strange but universal love of summoning up remembrance of departed joys, the psalmist finds a certain pleasure in the pain of recalling how he. 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