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- Psalm 24 is a resounding testimony to God's sovereignty, holiness, and majesty. It inspires believers to seek purity and truth, honoring the King of Glory in their lives. This psalm encourages us to recognize our place within God's creation, urging us to prepare ourselves and the world around us for the arrival of the glorious King.
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Psalm 24 is a powerful psalm in the Biblical canon that explores the sovereignty and glory of God. Written by King David, it is a triumphant proclamation of God's authority over the earth and its inhabitants.
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Psalm 24:1. The earth is the Lord’s — The psalmist begins...
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- A. The Great and Sovereign God.
- B. Received by The Great and Sovereign God.
- C. Receiving The Great King.
1. (1) The declaration: The whole world belongs to the LORD God.
The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. a. The earth is the LORD’s: David was a noble, successful king – but of a relatively small and insignificant kingdom. One might easily think that the gods of the Egyptians or Assyrians were greater because those kingdoms were greater. Yet David rightly knew that the LORD, Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, was God of all the earth. b. The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness: It wasn’t enough for David...
2. (2) The reason: God is creator.
For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. a. For He has founded it upon the seas: God has the right to the earth and all who dwell upon it because He created both it and them. Specifically, David looks back to the creation account of Genesis 1and remembers the creation of land in the midst of earth’s waters on the third day of creation. b. And established it upon the waters: To the best of our knowledge, David had never ventured more than a few hundred miles bey...
1. (3) The question asked – whom does God receive?
Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? a. Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? In light of God’s sovereign ownership of the earth and all who live upon it, David wondered exactly who had the right to stand before God. This wasn’t about mountain climbing or hill ascending ability, but about the rightto come before God. b. Who may stand in His holy place?David here clarified his previous question. David asked, “Who has the right to stand before God at...
2. (4) The answer to the question: the moral character of the one whom God receives.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,Nor sworn deceitfully. a. He who has clean hands and a pure heart: This speaks of a man or woman who is pure in both their actions (hands) and intentions (heart). This one can ascend the hill of the LORD and stand in His holy place. i. David already established that God ruled the earth; now he declared that God rules the earth on a moralfoundation. He is concerned with the moral behavior of mankind. ii. Clean ha...
3. (5) The promise of blessing to the righteous man.
He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. a. He shall receive blessing from the LORD: God knows and cares about the moral behavior of men and women. He rewards those who honor Him with their lives. i. This blessing may be understood sometimes in rewards that God grants to the obedient; other times it may be understood as the natural resultof living according to God’s wise order. ii. “It is here very observable, that the character of a right and...
1. (7-8) A call to welcome the God who reigns over all the earth.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.Who is this King of glory?The LORD strong and mighty,The LORD mighty in battle. a. Lift up your heads, O you gates: The first section of this psalm declared the greatness of God. The second section spoke of how man can come into relationship with this great God. Now the third section welcomes God unto His people by the opening of the gates. i. “When the King of England wishes to enter t...
2. (9-10) Repetition for the sake of emphasis.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!Lift up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.Who is this King of glory?The LORD of hosts,He is the King of glory. Selah a. Lift up your heads, O you gates: As is common in Hebrew poetry, repetition communicates emphasis. The ideas of Psalm 24:7-8were important and glorious enough to repeat. i. When Jesus entered Jerusalem at the Triumphal Entry, Matthew tells us that the city asked, “Who is this?” (Matthew 21:10). If they had known who He...
Jun 18, 2021 · Psalm 24:1 tells us "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it". The verse has two themes: ownership and belonging. In terms of ownership, it talks about how God owns, and yet in terms of belonging it talks about how we belong to God because God first loved us.
The answer comes. God says, “I’ve made you a little lower than angels. I’ve crowned you with glory and honor. I’ve given you dominion over what I created.” God says, “You have royal identity; you have divine appointment, you have a reason for living, your life matters, you have value in my sight!”
What does Psalm chapter 24 mean? In this psalm King David extols God as the eternal King, the Lord of hosts. This psalm has traditionally been associated with David's relocation of the ark of the covenant, from the house of Obed-edom to Mount Zion (2 Samuel 6).
Nov 1, 2009 · Psalm 24 is about the advent of human beings into the presence of God, and the mutual advent of the King of glory into the presence of “those who seek the face of God.” The psalm bears a three-part structure:
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Psalm 24:1. The earth is the Lord’s — The psalmist begins with a representation of God’s dominion over this world in general, and his providential presence in every part of it. After which follows a declaration of his special presence in his tabernacle.
