The Bible Bloke

Psalm 2:4 - He who sits in the heavens. THE BIBLE BLOKE · MONDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2019 · READING TIME: 3 MINUTES The voices of men heeding their own counsel give way to the voice of God. His immanence becomes manifest. Seated in heaven, yes, but watching as men go about their business of sin and of disobedience, and indeed, yes, also of righteousness. But we do not find that here. As we move into verse 4 of Psalm 2, we have a change not just in the voice, but in the rule that holds. The kings of the earth must give way to the Sovereign Lord of Heaven. He who has created everything we see cannot be ignored. The lack of acknowledgment of the rulers of the earth leave them blind to God’s True and Awesome majesty. The words of the song sing out: “O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed.“ How then do we view the leaders ...

Psalm 2:3 - Rebellion THE BIBLE BLOKE · MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2019 · 4 MINUTES The key idea in these, the first three verses of Psalm 2, is that of rebellion. Reaching for the trusty dictionary reveals that a rebellion is an organised resistance against an established authority. In the first Psalm we saw that the delight of the Lord happens as a result of our contemplation of His Word. This deep meditation is satisfying. We are fulfilled by God and His Love for us. His guidance manifests in those laws and statutes He gave to Moses on Mt Sinai. God’s authority is clear. It has been shown to us. As the second Psalm opens, it becomes plain that not everyone is happy with God’s authority. The contrast between good and evil, between the blessed man and the wicked that formed the basis of the first Psalm, expands to outright conflict between the good of The Lord and His Anointed and the evil of the Nations, and by inference the leaders of those Nations. ...

Have you ever been in on a completely pointless discussion, or a pointless activity? I’m sure if I thought about it I might come up with a personal example, however, I decided to Google it and see what I came up with. Top of the list was pre-peeled bananas in plastic wrappers, followed closely by the goldfish walker, or perhaps even the treadmill bicycle or my favourite “The most annoying box in the world.” (I have give the link to the page below.) The interesting part of the exercise was the realisation that someone somewhere thought it was a good idea. Why? Now, I will be honest and say these things aren’t quite in the same league as the nations raging and planning a pointless thing. I can view these with a certain wry amusement, or laugh at the better ones, but the difference here is that in someway, the person who invented each item thought they were doing something good, something that might be useful. That’s very different from the attitude of the Nations in Psalm 2. Certai...