Comments on: March 8, 2010 http://newlife-glastonbury.org/bibleplan/2010/03/08/march-8-2008/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Stillman http://newlife-glastonbury.org/bibleplan/2010/03/08/march-8-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Eric Stillman Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:34:07 +0000 http://newlife-glastonbury.org/bibleplan/2008/03/08/march-8-2008/#comment-269 Matthew 22:46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. What a great line - Jesus turns the tables and asks them a question, essentially saying, why are there two people worthy of being called "Lord" according to David?, and no can answer Him and they all decide to shut up from there on out. Praise God that the Son of David is not just a man, but the very Lord of the universe. Matthew 22:46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

What a great line – Jesus turns the tables and asks them a question, essentially saying, why are there two people worthy of being called “Lord” according to David?, and no can answer Him and they all decide to shut up from there on out. Praise God that the Son of David is not just a man, but the very Lord of the universe.

]]> By: Eric Stillman http://newlife-glastonbury.org/bibleplan/2010/03/08/march-8-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Eric Stillman Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:32:43 +0000 http://newlife-glastonbury.org/bibleplan/2008/03/08/march-8-2008/#comment-268 Exodus 2:23-24 - The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. Sometimes you can just tell the Hebrew doesn't translate well into English, and v. 24 is one of those. The Israelites cry out in their slavery, and v. 24 says that God "remembered" his covenant. It conjures up an image of God asleep in his recliner or putzing around the house, and then all of a sudden he remembers that he completely forgot to take care of the Israelites, just like someone remembering that they needed to move a load of laundry from the washer to the dryer. The reality is that the word remember is much more active, that God decides to act in accordance with his promises and covenant. The Psalmists ask God to remember them often (e.g. Psalm 25, 106), and it's not because they think God forgot who they are, but because their situation makes them feel forgotten and they wish for God to act according to His promises and covenant. It's a good prayer to keep in mind, calling and asking God to act according to His promises and covenant. Who knows why God chooses to act at this particular time, but as the cries of the Israelites reach up to heaven, He decides it is time to raise up a man who will take the lead in the deliverance of his people from slavery. Lord, I pray that you would remember us, and that you would act according to your great promises and your covenant with us. May you forgive our sins, bring us your peace and joy, and show your kingdom among us, so that you might be glorified in our church and our communities. Exodus 2:23-24 – The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

Sometimes you can just tell the Hebrew doesn’t translate well into English, and v. 24 is one of those. The Israelites cry out in their slavery, and v. 24 says that God “remembered” his covenant. It conjures up an image of God asleep in his recliner or putzing around the house, and then all of a sudden he remembers that he completely forgot to take care of the Israelites, just like someone remembering that they needed to move a load of laundry from the washer to the dryer.

The reality is that the word remember is much more active, that God decides to act in accordance with his promises and covenant. The Psalmists ask God to remember them often (e.g. Psalm 25, 106), and it’s not because they think God forgot who they are, but because their situation makes them feel forgotten and they wish for God to act according to His promises and covenant. It’s a good prayer to keep in mind, calling and asking God to act according to His promises and covenant.

Who knows why God chooses to act at this particular time, but as the cries of the Israelites reach up to heaven, He decides it is time to raise up a man who will take the lead in the deliverance of his people from slavery.

Lord, I pray that you would remember us, and that you would act according to your great promises and your covenant with us. May you forgive our sins, bring us your peace and joy, and show your kingdom among us, so that you might be glorified in our church and our communities.

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