1 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:10,500 My name is Steve, I'm one of the Elder candidates here. 2 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:16,700 I am also part of the musical, Pastor process that we have 3 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:18,300 going on through the summer here. 4 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:27,000 But I think you visitors for being here today and I pray that 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,100 the the time that you spend with us will be a blessing to you. 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:38,500 I also want to thank you church family, and the elders for again 7 00:00:38,500 --> 00:00:43,000 allowed me the opportunity to speak to you this morning. 8 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:49,300 I was just sitting in my seat thinking about how blessed I am 9 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:56,300 to be able to serve, with a group of men are elders, and my 10 00:00:56,300 --> 00:01:01,500 fellow Elder candidate. How blessed I am to be able to 11 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:07,800 be have those guys at my life and how we are had the 12 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,000 opportunity to get together every week, and in share 13 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:19,900 together, what's going on in our lives and in pray for you, our 14 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:25,200 church family, it's it's an awesome awesome time that we 15 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:30,700 have and I You know, there's a lot of times that the God asks 16 00:01:30,700 --> 00:01:37,300 us to do things that we think that's, that's not good. 17 00:01:37,300 --> 00:01:38,800 After that, I wasn't made for that. 18 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:43,600 This is exactly one of those things that I was for years and 19 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,900 years, and years thought I was not cut out to do. 20 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,500 I never in a million years thought that I would start 21 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:55,500 preaching at the age of 62. So I've got a lot of catching up 22 00:01:55,500 --> 00:02:01,700 to do, but I thank you for the Tunity to do this, and bear with 23 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:06,400 me this morning. So today we're going to continue 24 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,800 in our series. Our summer series of in Psalms 25 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,900 it's called aligning ourselves with God's heart. 26 00:02:17,100 --> 00:02:21,400 So far this summer we've talked about God's Deliverance. 27 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:27,000 God to Integrity, is the blessing of fearing the Lord, 28 00:02:27,700 --> 00:02:30,200 we've talked about cam trust in the Lord. 29 00:02:30,700 --> 00:02:35,400 Praise to the Lord. God's Works God's eternity. 30 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,800 This week, we're going to be looking at Psalm 60. 31 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,600 It will be looking at a time where Israel has disobeyed God 32 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:49,800 and is suffering the consequences of that 33 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:56,600 disobedience. so, again, if you'll turn with me to Psalm 60, 34 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:06,500 the title of our message today is grieving defeat praying for 35 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:10,900 restoration. Grieving defeat praying for 36 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:16,000 restoration. Some 60 tells us of yet. 37 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,600 Another time when Israel has disobeyed God and is 38 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,000 experiencing severe setbacks on the battlefield this time. 39 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:31,400 We may look back at the history of Israel and with some unbelief 40 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:36,800 and maybe a little arrogance. We think, how could they 41 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,800 continually turn from God after all, he's done for them. 42 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:49,600 We're looking at a time period from Moses to David of about 500 43 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,500 years. So there's a lot of things that 44 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:59,400 have happened in that 500 years. Moses led the Israelites out of 45 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:05,000 out of Egypt. They saw countless numbers of 46 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:11,100 Miracles along the way they were given victory over all their 47 00:04:11,100 --> 00:04:17,000 enemies in the Promised Land. We roll up to David's time. 48 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:23,900 David has been given victory over Saul David has even been 49 00:04:23,900 --> 00:04:27,900 given protection from the rebellion of his own son. 50 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,800 And how many more instances can we think of where God has 51 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:38,200 blessed them? But, wait a minute, how can we 52 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:44,400 blame them for their unbelief? When we disobey God, continually 53 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:49,300 just as they did, but instead of blaming them. 54 00:04:50,700 --> 00:04:56,600 Let's learn from God's word. Let's learn from this sins of 55 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:04,000 David and Israel and others. Because that's the reason God 56 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:09,200 gave us his word. I mean, is to learn from those 57 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,800 mistakes. If you're able, would you please 58 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:20,500 stand as we read God's holy word again, we're in Psalms 60. 59 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:30,400 To the choirmaster. According to Sean, Edith emit. 60 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:35,800 Cam of David for instruction when he strove with a ram. 61 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:43,600 Now, horah team and a ram soba. And when joab on his return, 62 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:48,200 struck down 12,000 of Edom, in the valley of salt. 63 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,500 Oh God, you have rejected us broken our defenses. 64 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,200 You have been angry old, restore us. 65 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,600 You have been made, you have made the land to Quake. 66 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:09,100 You have torn it, open repair, its reaches for it tatars. 67 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:15,400 Verse 3, you have made your people see hard things, you have 68 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,000 given us wine to drink that made us stagger. 69 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,800 You have set up a banner for those who fear you Did they may 70 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:29,900 flee to it from the bowl? Selah. 71 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,300 That your beloved ones may be delivered. 72 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,500 Give salvation by your right hand and answer us. 73 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,900 God has spoken in his Holiness with exultation. 74 00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:48,700 I will divide up shechem and Portion out the veil of succoth 75 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,500 Gilead. Is mine manasa is mine. 76 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,900 Judah is my scepter. Moab is my washbasin upon either 77 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:03,000 my cast my shoe over philistia. I shout in Triumph. 78 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:08,100 Who will bring me to the Fortified City who will lead me 79 00:07:08,100 --> 00:07:11,000 to eat them, have you not rejected us? 80 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,800 Oh God, you do not go forth o god with our enemies. 81 00:07:15,700 --> 00:07:21,500 Oh Gran has helped against the Foe for vein is the Salvation of 82 00:07:21,500 --> 00:07:25,300 man. With God, we shall do valiantly. 83 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:29,200 It is he who will tread down our foes. 84 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,900 Let's pray. Father, I thank you for your 85 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:39,300 word. I thank you God, for the 86 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:46,200 stories, the documentation of things that have happened that 87 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:51,900 we have an opportunity to study, and we have an opportunity to 88 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:56,400 learn from I pray now. God is, we take this time to 89 00:07:56,700 --> 00:08:02,500 look through this, Psalm of David, That you prick, our 90 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:06,200 hearts. That we leave here. 91 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:13,300 Closer to you. Realizing that we are blessed 92 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:16,800 beyond measure. To be a child of yours. 93 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,100 Father, I ask these things in the Holy Name of Jesus. 94 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:25,400 Amen. May be seated unless you want to 95 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,000 keep standing and that's okay with me if you want to do that. 96 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:40,400 Okay, did the big idea? The main idea that I'd like for 97 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:45,600 you to leave with today. Is that in order to gain the 98 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:50,000 victory that God desires for us, we must Lift High. 99 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:55,000 The banner of the love of God revealed in the person of Jesus 100 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,700 Christ. Me read that again in order to 101 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:03,800 gain the victory, that God desires for us, we must Lift 102 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,700 High. The banner of the love of God 103 00:09:06,700 --> 00:09:09,800 revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. 104 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:19,500 Tactics have changed recently in military conflicts but before 105 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:25,000 the time of voice Communications will battlefields soldier's 106 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:31,600 always look to find their units by the banner or the flag that 107 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:37,200 they were assigned to. When they saw that Banner, they 108 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:42,000 would know where to regroup. So if the signal was given if 109 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:47,700 the lines broke, if there were was an emergency, they would 110 00:09:47,900 --> 00:09:52,500 look for that banner and move toward that Banner in an effort 111 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:55,500 to get back together with their assigned group. 112 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:05,000 The reason for this was for safety, for the soldiers, it was 113 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:10,900 to strengthen their resolve to fight, but most importantly, it 114 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:16,200 was to regroup and lift the spirits of the soldiers for them 115 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:21,800 to fight again. my prayer this morning is that when you leave, 116 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,600 you will desire to Rally around our Battle Flag which is the 117 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,300 banner of love, which is Jesus Christ. 118 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:36,800 So let's jump in as I've mentioned before we never need 119 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:43,200 to skip over the introduction. And this this passage that we 120 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:48,600 are looking at this morning has a rather long introduction and 121 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,800 got Bunches of hard words in it. But we're going to look at it 122 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:57,100 anyway because there are things that it might tell us that might 123 00:10:57,100 --> 00:10:59,200 be important. So we want to make sure. 124 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:05,300 First off, we're tell you that the battle that David is 125 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,600 involved in David, and Israel is involved in this. 126 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:16,500 Battle is described in second, Samuel and First Chronicles, 127 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:25,300 it's not named specifically. But it is contained in those 128 00:11:25,300 --> 00:11:30,100 accounts. So, this Psalm is written to the 129 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:35,400 choirmaster to the tune of Lily of the testimony. 130 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,600 And it's submit cam. You buy know what AM it? 131 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,000 Cam is? Nobody. 132 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,300 Well, the truth is that nobody knows really what a myth cam is. 133 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:54,700 It can be closely associated with other Hebrew words that can 134 00:11:54,700 --> 00:11:59,700 mean writing engraving or simply a technical term to God, the 135 00:11:59,700 --> 00:12:02,900 singer, or to denote the tune to be played. 136 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:08,200 But the main idea of a myth cam is that it is preserved. 137 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:14,800 It can be. I looked at At one source that 138 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:22,700 said that they have found Psalms written actually on tablets of 139 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:27,500 gold and they think maybe that might be what a mid cam is. 140 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:31,800 So this Psalm is it's written for instruction. 141 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,300 David is the author and he intended this song to be 142 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:39,600 remembered and used in times of trouble. 143 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:45,900 So since it's called a myth cam, it was probably preserved in 144 00:12:45,900 --> 00:12:52,400 some special way to Insurance consistent use Little historical 145 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:57,400 background. Your Bible may say that Israel 146 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:02,300 was fighting with hard word. I'm not gonna lie. 147 00:13:02,308 --> 00:13:04,300 I've already said it once I'm not going to say it again. 148 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:12,200 And with around Zumba or it may say Mesopotamia and Syria of 149 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:16,500 Joba. So this is not a history class 150 00:13:16,700 --> 00:13:19,600 and I am not a professor of Antiquities. 151 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:27,100 So all we're going to do is is say that since Mesopotamia was 152 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:31,800 part of Syria. Israel was in that was at Battle 153 00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:36,200 or in battle with Syria on their northern border. 154 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,100 The next statement is about joab, the edomites and the 155 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:49,700 valley of salt and that refers to edom's almost simultaneous 156 00:13:49,700 --> 00:13:56,300 attack on Israel from the south Israel fights in a lot of wars 157 00:13:56,500 --> 00:14:01,200 that we see in the Old Testament, but it appears as 158 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,700 though they were frequently, fighting Edom. 159 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:10,100 The edomites were the descendants of Esau and the 160 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:12,400 Israelites, the descendants of Jacob. 161 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,100 So those of you that have been in some school over the last 162 00:14:17,100 --> 00:14:21,800 several weeks, what's the relationship between Esau and 163 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,900 Joseph? We were brothers. 164 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:30,100 They were brothers that had disagreements. 165 00:14:30,100 --> 00:14:36,200 They were brothers that had fighting when they were around 166 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,900 and so their descendants are still fighting to this day in 167 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:48,600 David's time. So, let's move on Psalm 66 up 168 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,800 this whole Bible theme of The Promised Land. 169 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:58,500 At stake in this battle in this defeat that Israel is 170 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:05,300 experiencing at stake. Is God's ancient promises to 171 00:15:05,300 --> 00:15:09,400 Abraham that God would give Abraham's Descendants the 172 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:14,100 Promised Land. God placed Adam and Eve on a 173 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:18,000 small portion of the Earth, but their mandate was to spread out 174 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,900 and subdue. All of it. they rebelled against 175 00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:27,100 God and he later called, Abraham to go to the land. 176 00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:30,600 He would show him, Abraham's Descendants. 177 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:35,300 The Israelites would wind up in captivity in Egypt. 178 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:38,700 God brought them back to the land, through Moses. 179 00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:44,000 But even after settling in the promised land, Israel is still 180 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,900 fighting or it God had pledged this land to his people. 181 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,400 So was he going to go back on that promise? 182 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,600 Absolutely not. God can't do that. 183 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,700 Israel's disobedience. In this case was the source of 184 00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:07,400 the continued conflict. Other than our text today. 185 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:12,000 There are many times, many other writers of Psalms, who cried out 186 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,200 for help during times of Defeat of Israel. 187 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,700 Psalm 44 is another cry for help. 188 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:24,800 In this case, Israel has been defeated despite their faith and 189 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:30,600 obedience this time. This Psalm says that you have 190 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,400 given us up like sheep intended for food. 191 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,800 The suffering of Israel though, not understood. 192 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:45,300 May be described as a battle scar that demonstrates loyalty. 193 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:50,900 Psalm 79 is another cry to God, in times of disaster. 194 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,900 The author was angry with God, but even so our trust must 195 00:16:56,900 --> 00:17:01,800 remain in him. Psalm 80 a prayer for Revival 196 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,400 and restoration. After the After experiencing 197 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:13,300 destruction, God is our only hope for salvation. once you to 198 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,400 bear with me for a minute and try to picture this in your 199 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:22,800 mind, Picture this scene. We've got King David. 200 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:29,300 King David. The man who killed lions and 201 00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:32,000 bears as a boy, protecting his sheep. 202 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:40,000 The man who again, is a boy kill Goliath with a single Stone. 203 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:47,500 King David, whose many victories in battle are documented in 204 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:50,700 first and second, Samuel first and second chronicles. 205 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:57,000 King, David described as a man after God's Own Heart. 206 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:06,200 But here in the case of Psalm, 60, this picture him, maybe, 207 00:18:06,300 --> 00:18:09,000 maybe he's on his throne in his Palace. 208 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:12,500 Maybe he's out on the roof of his Palace. 209 00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:17,800 He's looking northward to where the battle is. 210 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:24,000 And he's greatly concerned about how it's going. 211 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:31,400 But then there's a message for ought to him about another 212 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:36,300 battle. The surprise attack of Edom to 213 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:43,300 the South. David has divided his great 214 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:48,600 Army. Between the most, the majority 215 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,900 of his army being in the north, fighting the syrians on that 216 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:56,500 front. But he's left a small contingent 217 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:59,400 there at the palace to guard the king. 218 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,100 And that's all he's got to defend against Edom. 219 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,000 The message that he's just gotten includes casual to 220 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,400 casualty reports that are shocking disheartening. 221 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:22,100 So the king of Israel, Momentarily drops his head. 222 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,700 And then he raises it crying out to his God. 223 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:36,700 Oh God, you have rejected us the most painful words King David 224 00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:42,400 could ever imagine. Verse 1 of of Psalm 68. 225 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,500 Oh God, you have rejected us broken our defenses. 226 00:19:46,900 --> 00:19:50,000 You have been angry over store us. 227 00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:55,100 The song begins by laying out the heart of the matter. 228 00:19:56,300 --> 00:20:01,500 The people of Israel. They see themselves as if God 229 00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:08,400 has completely forgotten them. The word Us in this verse refers 230 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:12,300 to the people of God, as a whole who are supposed to view 231 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:18,000 themselves as God's treasured possession, called for his own 232 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:24,600 purposes. But in his anger against the um, 233 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:29,400 he has smashed down the nation's defenses, leaving it helplessly 234 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:35,100 exposed to enemy attack. Verse 2, you have made the land 235 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,600 to Quake. You have torn it. 236 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,700 Open repair, its breaches for it tatars. 237 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:47,600 The blow that God has struck has convulsed the whole land, and 238 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:52,900 the people in it. We're not told whether this was 239 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:57,600 an actual earthquake. If so, that might have been what 240 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:02,400 caused the defeat in on the northern border? 241 00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:09,600 This may just be. Imagery this used to show the 242 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:13,400 economic political and social Devastation of the defeat. 243 00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:20,300 But regardless, the very walls of their society are cautery. 244 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,200 If Only God would repair the breaches and bring his people 245 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:34,600 back to some level of normalcy. The Bible has used an earthquake 246 00:21:34,700 --> 00:21:39,500 many times to show God's anger, or to display his power. 247 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:44,900 Psalm 18, 7 tells us that the Earth Shook and trembled the 248 00:21:44,900 --> 00:21:48,500 foundations of the hills also, quaked and were shaken because 249 00:21:48,500 --> 00:21:52,500 he was angry. I'll say a 64. 250 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:57,800 One says oh that you would Rend the heavens and come down that 251 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,100 the mountains might Quake at your presence. 252 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:09,900 And then in Joel chapter 3 verse 16, the Lord Roars from Zion and 253 00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:13,000 utters his voice from Jerusalem and the heavens and the earth 254 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,900 quake. Verse 3. 255 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,300 You have made your people see hard things, you have given us 256 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:26,700 wine to drink that made us stagger. 257 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,600 So instead of the wine of blessing from God, God has given 258 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:39,100 them the cup of judgment. God's rejection was intended to 259 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:44,200 bring them back to himself, the outpouring of divine vengeance, 260 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,900 is represented under the figure of presenting a cup, which the 261 00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:55,100 doomed man is forced to drink. The prophet Isaiah writes of the 262 00:22:55,100 --> 00:23:00,700 cup of Staggering describing God's Fury against Judah, say 263 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:10,000 and Isaiah 51 verse 17. He says Wake yourself, wake 264 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,900 yourself, stand up o Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand 265 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:19,500 of the Lord, the cup of his wrath, you who have drunk to the 266 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:22,700 dregs, the bowl, the cup, Cup of Staggering. 267 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,800 In the same chapter of Isaiah verse 22. 268 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,300 He says thus says the Lord, the Lord your God. 269 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:33,600 Who pleads the cause of his people behold. 270 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:38,300 I have taken from your hand, the cup of Staggering the bowl of my 271 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:40,500 wrath. You shall drink no more. 272 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:46,900 The wine of suffering that Israel is experiencing as cause 273 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:55,200 them to stumble like a drunkard. Verse 4, you have set up a 274 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,600 banner for those who fear you that they may flee to it from 275 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:04,600 the bow. So what does it mean for God to 276 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:09,500 be our Banner? If you remember the Israelites 277 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:15,000 as they can't in the wilderness, they pitched their their tents 278 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:20,500 by the standard. The standard is another word for 279 00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:25,400 Banner or flag so they pitched their tents by the standard of 280 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:30,900 their trial meaning that they all gather together under their 281 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:36,900 flag. banners are also used to remember and commemorate, 282 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,000 Banners are rallying points in battle for those of a single 283 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:46,400 allegiance to gather. We as Christians gather together 284 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,200 under the banner of Jesus Christ. 285 00:24:49,900 --> 00:24:53,500 God loves truth and the people who belong to God will rally to 286 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:55,800 truth like soldiers to their flag. 287 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:01,700 The Apostle, John wrote, when he, the spirit of Truth is come. 288 00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:04,000 He will guide you into all truth. 289 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,500 Let the truth of God's word, stir you to action and rally you 290 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:16,900 to his cause Verse 5. There's a change. 291 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,800 David abruptly changes from complaining. 292 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:26,600 To prayer. He calls on God to save them, so 293 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,000 that the people he loves might be delivered from destruction, 294 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:33,900 and he declares the certainty of God's Victory will cause the 295 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:37,000 surrounding nations are subject to him. 296 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:43,900 David reminds God. As if God needed reminding that 297 00:25:43,900 --> 00:25:47,100 these people of Israel are your beloved ones. 298 00:25:48,700 --> 00:25:52,300 It's one of these words are so touching here and why he can 299 00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:55,500 confidently. Pray for restoration, the 300 00:25:55,500 --> 00:25:59,400 Salvation David confidently praised for his success in their 301 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,600 military Endeavors with a view toward Israel. 302 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:07,900 Being able to fulfill its calling and world The Bible. 303 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:13,000 Believers commentary says prayer is born From the Ashes of 304 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,100 humiliation. Speaking for both himself and 305 00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:20,200 his people, the psalmist implores, the Lord for 306 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:29,000 deliverance, Victory, and the renewal of communion verses 6 307 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,000 through 8. Talk about. 308 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,100 The different nations that are involved. 309 00:26:38,500 --> 00:26:44,300 That God wants to speak of here. David and now encourages himself 310 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:49,800 by reference to the aspect and assurances given earlier in 311 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,000 regard to the possession of the land of Canaan and to victory 312 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,800 over his hostile Neighbors And that he has his eyes specially 313 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,300 on the blessing of Jacob and Moses. 314 00:27:02,900 --> 00:27:07,700 If these assurances are to be depended on, Israel, cannot now 315 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:13,300 be about to be defeated by Edom as God is Sovereign Over All 316 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:18,000 Nations. God has also spoken in his 317 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,700 Holiness. As for God is Holy, he cannot 318 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:28,400 cannot falsify his promises. The ESV Study Bible says that 319 00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:33,700 these verses seem to recall an oracle that gives God's plan for 320 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:38,200 Israel's place in the world. The place is mentioned in verses 321 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:44,000 6 and 7, shechem succoth Gilead Manasseh. 322 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,200 Ephraim and Judah are all parts of the land. 323 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:53,800 God promised to Israel. The places in verse eight, Moab 324 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:58,100 Edom and philistia Our neighboring lands which also 325 00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:03,700 belong to the Lord. Israel exists to bring blessing 326 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:06,400 to the Gentiles in the time of David. 327 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,300 This normally happened as the nation's came under Israelite 328 00:28:10,300 --> 00:28:15,200 sovereignty. Thus the military campaign is 329 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:21,400 put in such context of Israel's Mission as mirror territorial 330 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:28,600 expansion as such was not a part of Israel's calling, God said in 331 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,700 the cities and territories of Israel? 332 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,200 Excuse me. God said that the cities and 333 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:41,200 territories of Israel where he is, and he knew the future of 334 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,800 each of these nations. When the world seems out of 335 00:28:44,808 --> 00:28:48,100 control, we must remind ourselves. 336 00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:52,300 That God owns the cities and knows the future of every 337 00:28:52,300 --> 00:28:55,100 nation. God is in control. 338 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:59,500 In and through him, we will gain the victory. 339 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:09,200 Look at verse 7, verse 7 says that Judah is my scepter this, 340 00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:18,400 this comes from versus a verse in Genesis 49:10, that says, the 341 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:24,400 scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the ruler staff from 342 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:29,300 between his feet until tribute comes to him and to him shall be 343 00:29:29,300 --> 00:29:34,600 The Obedience of the people's This verse speaks of the coming 344 00:29:34,900 --> 00:29:39,900 of Jesus Christ. Jacob's son, Judah inherited the 345 00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:42,300 leadership. Aspect of the firstborns 346 00:29:42,300 --> 00:29:44,800 inheritance, the leadership position. 347 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:49,600 Among his brothers myth that the eventual Kings of Israel would 348 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:54,200 come from Judah and from, and that the Messiah would 349 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,600 eventually come from the tribe of Judah. 350 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:03,000 Hence, the land of Judah could never totally be conquered by 351 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:08,100 the enemies of the Lord. God, verse 8 is interesting. 352 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:17,400 Moab is described as a wash pot. That means that Moab will wash 353 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,300 the feet of Israel. They will be enslaved and 354 00:30:21,300 --> 00:30:27,300 treated harshly. Also, interesting over Edom. 355 00:30:27,300 --> 00:30:33,600 I will cast my shoe. to cast a shoe or as sometimes said to 356 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:39,200 draw off a sandal, Was a common way to confirm a transaction. 357 00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:47,500 So Edom is confirmed as a possession of God verses 9 358 00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:50,900 through 12. Outline. 359 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:57,100 God's Redemption. Verse 9 who will bring me to the 360 00:30:57,100 --> 00:31:01,300 Fortified City or the words of David longing. 361 00:31:01,300 --> 00:31:06,000 For the day, when the capital city of Edom will fall into the 362 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:11,500 hands of the Israelites. So to arrive in Edom is the 363 00:31:11,500 --> 00:31:14,600 culmination of the military campaign. 364 00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:21,400 If it is to do God's work, the army of Israel must seek God's 365 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:25,400 help to rely merely on their human capacities. 366 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:31,400 Would not only be fruitless, but as verse 11 says, vain in the 367 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:36,400 salvation of man, It would mean they were rejecting God's 368 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:40,000 calling. Verse 10. 369 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:47,400 Says. That God is no longer a company, 370 00:31:47,700 --> 00:31:51,100 Israel's Army as a guarantee for victory. 371 00:31:53,700 --> 00:31:57,500 But in verse 11, David pleads for God to fight once again on 372 00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,200 behalf of his troubled. People. 373 00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:03,800 Divine help is indispensable, the help of man is useless. 374 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,700 Is David spiritualize, gain their focus? 375 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,000 God's attributes come more clearly into view and his 376 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:16,400 accusations against God are substituted with words of trust. 377 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:23,900 Psalm 44 5 tells us through you. We will push down our enemies 378 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,200 through your name. We will trample those who rise 379 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:33,500 up against us. And in verse 12, David declares 380 00:32:33,500 --> 00:32:37,500 his assurance that although God has appeared for a while to have 381 00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:42,100 abandoned his people, he will now rise and enable them to gain 382 00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:50,900 victory. Seeing God is Refuge David 383 00:32:50,900 --> 00:32:55,000 understands that God's protection God. 384 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,600 Protects his people because he loves them. 385 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,600 Not because they are worthy of his love. 386 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:07,700 David remembers that God is Sovereign over Nations. this 387 00:33:07,700 --> 00:33:11,800 absolute sovereignty is seen in all of Salvation history, 388 00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:18,000 finally, culminating in Jesus Christ, Confessing God's 389 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,800 sovereignty, turns to the believer toward a valiant 390 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,100 courage. That only our God, the ultimate 391 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:33,100 conqueror can give Romans 8:37 reminds us that in all things we 392 00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:36,700 are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 393 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:44,500 Ultimately through Jesus Christ God fulfills his promises to 394 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:49,700 Abraham and the New Testament tells us that God's way of 395 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:54,700 continuing to fulfill his promises is through faithful 396 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:58,600 Christian witness extending not just to the promised land of 397 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,200 Israel with to the ends of the Earth. 398 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,800 Worship team. L can start making your way up 399 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:12,600 here? While they're coming. let's take 400 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:20,100 a quick look back at the big idea or this sermon In order to 401 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:25,100 gain the victory that God desires for us, we must Lift 402 00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:27,900 High. The banner of the love of God 403 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,199 revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. 404 00:34:32,699 --> 00:34:37,600 God is our Banner because we live to celebrate and honor. 405 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:42,900 His faithfulness to us, shown in countless ways from the Rising 406 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:50,199 Sun to the Risen Christ. God through Jesus Christ is our 407 00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:53,300 Banner because we remember all his deeds. 408 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,200 And his words graciously given to us through scripture. 409 00:34:59,300 --> 00:35:04,700 God through Jesus Christ is our Banner because he gives us 410 00:35:04,900 --> 00:35:10,100 identity in our label, as God's children because of the saving 411 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:17,500 work of Jesus. God through Jesus Christ is our 412 00:35:17,500 --> 00:35:21,000 Banner because we are his representatives to the world, 413 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:25,500 making him visible, and showing the beauty of his transforming 414 00:35:25,500 --> 00:35:31,500 work. God through Jesus Christ is our 415 00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:41,000 Banner because all of this is an invitation, a pool, a summons, a 416 00:35:41,008 --> 00:35:44,200 tug to anyone, who would believe. 417 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,400 Jesus Christ. Deeply wants you to join him 418 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:52,900 under his Banner of love. Our enemies are the world and 419 00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:57,000 the Flesh in ourselves, we are powerless to conquer them. 420 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,500 The only Victory is through the Lord. 421 00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:06,800 Jesus Christ, those who trust in him will gain victory over sin 422 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:11,500 and the eternal life available only through the blood of 423 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:16,200 Christ. If you've not made the decision 424 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,800 to follow Christ to gather under his Banner with other 425 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:26,500 Christians, please don't wait do that today. if you have any 426 00:36:26,500 --> 00:36:31,000 questions, Or whatever, just like to talk. 427 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:39,500 You see Kyle or Jasper Allen James myself after the service 428 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:45,000 or call us anytime we'd love to have the opportunity to talk 429 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:45,400 with you.