Sunday, September 27, 2020 Lesson Text: Genesis 45:1-8, 10-15 King James Version (KJV) I. JOSEPH REVEALS HIS IDENTITY (Genesis 45:1-4) 1. Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out. Exodus 1 King James Version (KJV) 1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Colossians 3:2 - Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Proverbs 4:25 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Psalms 1:1-6 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth. In terms of the two test verses we considered, four of the seven proved best. In terms of the translation of Jas 2:14, the KJV, NKJV, and the HCSB were best. For 1 Cor 5:11 the best three were the KJV, NKJV, and the ESV. All of the seven translations considered are well done and can be used profitably by believers.
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House Built on Rock and on Sand (Wise and Foolish Builders)
Matthew 7: 24-27 / Luke 6: 48-49
The Household Watching (Day and Hour Unknown)
Mark 13: 34-37
The Persistent Widow
Luke 18: 1-8
Laborers (Workers) in the Vineyard
Matthew 20: 1-16
The Leaven (Mustard Seed and the Yeast)
Matthew 13: 33 / Luke 13: 20-21
The Lost Piece of Money (The Lost Coin)
Luke 15: 8-10
The Lost Sheep
Matthew 18: 12 / Luke 15: 1-8
The Marriage of the King's Son (The Wedding Banquet)
Matthew 22: 1-14
The Master and Servant
Luke 17: 7-10
The Mustard Seed
Matthew 13: 31-32 / Mark 4: 31-32 / Luke 13: 18-19
The New Cloth on Old Garment (Jesus Questioned About Fasting)
Matthew 9: 16 / Mark 2: 21 / Luke 5: 36
New Wine and Old Bottles
Matthew 9: 17 / Mark 2: 22 / Luke 5: 37-38
The Pearl of Great Price (The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl)
Matthew 13: 45-46
The Pharisees and the Publican (the Pharisee and the Tax Collector)
Luke 18: 9-14
The Pounds (the Ten Minas)
Luke 19: 12-27
The Rich Fool
Luke 12: 16-21
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Luke 16: 19-31
The Servants Watching (Watchfulness)
Luke 12: 35-40
The Sheep and Goats
Matthew 25: 31-46
The Shepherd and the Sheep (The Shepherd and His Flock)
John 10: 11-19
The Sower
Matthew 13: 3-9 / Mark 4: 1-14 / Luke 8: 4-16
The Steward on Trial (Interpreting the Times)
Luke 12: 42-48
The Talents
Matthew 25: 14-30
The Tares (The Weeds)
Matthew 13: 24-30
The Ten Virgins
Matthew 25: 1-13
Tower and the Warring King
Luke 14: 28-33
The Two Debtors
Luke 7: 36-50
The Unjust Steward (the Shrewd Manager)
Luke 16: 1-13
The Unmerciful Servant
Matthew 18: 23-34
The Vine and the Branches
John 15: 1-27
The Vineyard and Husbandman (Parable of the Tenants)
Matthew 21: 33-46 / Mark 12: 1-13 / Luke 20: 9-27
Young Leaves of the Fig-Tree (Day and Hour Unknown; Signs of the End of the Age)
Matthew 24: 32-36 / Mark 13: 28-32 / Luke 21: 29-34
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PSALM 91
OBSERVATION STAGE
The purpose of the observation stage is to maintain focus on the text at hand within the normative rules of language, context and logic which limits the observer to the content offered by the book of Psalms. This will serve to avoid going on unnecessary tangents elsewhere; and more importantly, it will provide the framework for a proper and objective comparison with passages located elsewhere in Scripture.
Remember that something elsewhere may be true, but in the text at hand it may not be in view.
David is the most probable author.
The changes of person allowable in poetry are here frequently made.. for Ps. 95 is expressly said to be penned by David and Ps 91 seems to be in a series by the same author. Note Psalm 27 has the same message. Consider Pr 3:5-6.
(Ps 91:1 NKJV) 'He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High.. [abides] under the shadow of the Almighty.
(Ps 91:2 NKJV) I .. say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in Whom I trust'
(Ps 91:3 NASB) For it is [He,] He Who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence.
Focus 1 9 14 Nkjv Bible Gateway
(Ps 91:4 YLT) With His pinion [feathers] He [covers] you over, and under His wings [you do trust], A shield and buckler [is] His truth.
(Ps 91:5 YLT) [You - believers] are not afraid of fear [lit., terror] by night, [nor from] arrow that flies by day.
(Ps 91:6 NKJV) Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
(Ps 91:7 YLT) There fall at [your] side a thousand, and [ten thousand] at [your] right hand, unto [you] it [does not come near].
(Ps 91:8 YLT) But with [your] eyes [you look], and the reward of the wicked [you see].
(Ps 91:9 NKJV) Because you have made the LORD, Who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
(Ps 91:10 YLT) Evil [happens] not [to you], and a plague [comes] not near [your] tent.
(Ps 91:11 YLT) For His messengers [angels] He [gives charge] over you, to keep [you] in all [your] ways.
(Ps 91:12 YLT) On [their] hands they bear [you] up, lest [you] smite against a stone [your] foot.
(Ps 91:13 YLT) On lion and asp [you] tread, [you trample upon the young lion and the serpent].
(Ps 91:14 NKJV) Because he has set his love upon Me [the LORD]; therefore I.. deliver him; I .. set him on high, because he has known My name.
(Ps 91:15 YLT) He [calls upon] Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and [honor] him
(Ps 91:16 NKJV) With long life I.. satisfy him, And show him My salvation.'
(Ps 91:1 NKJV) 'He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High.. [abides] under the shadow of the Almighty. (Ps 91:2 NKJV) I .. say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in Whom I trust' (Ps 91:3 NASB) For it is [He,] He Who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence. (Ps 91:4 YLT) With His pinion [feathers] He [covers] you over, and under His wings [you do trust], A shield and buckler [is] His truth. (Ps 91:5 YLT) [You - believers] are not afraid of fear [lit., terror] by night, [nor from] arrow that flies by day. (Ps 91:6 NKJV) Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. (Ps 91:7 YLT) There fall at [your] side a thousand, and [ten thousand] at [your] right hand, unto [you] it [does not come near]. (Ps 91:8 YLT) But with [your] eyes [you look], and the reward of the wicked [you see]. (Ps 91:9 NKJV) Because you have made the LORD, Who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, (Ps 91:10 YLT) Evil [happens] not [to you], and a plague [comes] not near [your] tent. (Ps 91:11 YLT) For His messengers [angels] He [gives charge] over you, to keep [you] in all [your] ways. (Ps 91:12 YLT) On [their] hands they bear [you] up, lest [you] smite against a stone [your] foot. (Ps 91:13 YLT) On lion and asp [you] tread, [you trample upon the young lion and the serpent]. (Ps 91:14 NKJV) Because he has set his love upon Me [the LORD]; therefore I.. deliver him; I .. set him on high, because he has known My name. (Ps 91:15 YLT) He [calls upon] Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and [honor] him (Ps 91:16 NKJV) With long life I.. satisfy him, And show him My salvation.' =
Psalm 91:1, rendered 'He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High.. [abides] under the shadow of the Almighty,' is in the third person, singular. The phrase rendered '[abides] under the shadow of the Almighty' conveys an image of the protective wings of a mother bird under the shadow of which her baby birds find safety, (Ps 91:1). It conveys that while anyone is the dwelling one (participle) in the 'secret place,' a place of intimacy and close personal relationship with the Most High God; he is abiding (imperfect = indefinite action) in the comfort, protection and blessings of the Almighty. The words 'Most High,' (Elyon), and 'The Almighty,' (sadday), in Psalm 91:1 refer to God's unsurpassed, superlative and sovereign power and majesty, as Creator-God. The writer of Psalm 91 declared in verse 2 in the first person singular that 'the Most High,' 'the Almighty' of verse one, was 'the LORD, [Yahweh], 'My refuge and my fortress, my God [elohay], in Whom I trust.' ' The words rendered 'the LORD' and 'my God' in that verse refer to the personal covenant-God Whose love blesses and protects those who trust in Him. The writer included himself in the group of individuals who were dwelling in the secret place of a close personal relationship with the Most High referred to in verse one. This implies a godly kind of righteousness in order to have such a relationship with God, (Ps 91:1-2).
Since God is righteous;
1) [Compare Ps 11:7a]:
(Ps 11:7a NKJV) 'For the LORD is righteous,'
and since no man is righteous;
2) [Compare Ps 14:1-3]:
(Ps 14:1 NKJV) 'The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.
(Ps 14:2 NKJV) The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
(Ps 14:3 NKJV) They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not one;'
and since individuals who are trusting in the LORD for comfort, blessing and protection are declared to dwell in the secret place of intimate fellowship with the LORD, the Most High, Almighty God which implies a godly righteousness in order to have that relationship with God in the first place;
(Ps 91:1 NKJV) 'He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High.. [abides] under the shadow of the Almighty.
(Ps 91:2 NKJV) I .. say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in Whom I trust' '
and since Psalm 4:1 declares that God is the source of man's righteousness;
4) [Compare Ps 4:1a]:
(Ps 4:1a NKJV) 'Hear me [David] when I call, O God of my righteousness!'
then it is implied in Ps 91 that God must impute His righteousness to the ones trusting in Him - trusting in His righteousness, not ones own. For no individual can measure up to the righteousnesss of God required to dwell in the secret place of the Most High, no matter how relatively faithful they are. Their transgressions have to be forgiven, and their sin covered;
(Ps 32:1 NKJV) 'Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
(Ps 32:2 NKJV) Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.'
This further implies that there must be an atoning sacrifice for the unrighteousness of all mankind, in order for a righteous God to provide His righteousness to men who trust in Him.
Ps 91:14-16 corroborates Almighty God's protection, comfort and blessing for those who trust in Him. The verses stipulate that 'Because he has known My [the LORD's] name..' i.e., was trusting in Who God is - His Righteous Character and Almighty Capacity - the LORD will be 'with him in distress.. deliver him, and honor him with long life.. satisfy him, and show him [His] salvation, [i.e., deliverance from temporal difficulties]:'
6) [Compare Ps 91:14-16]:
(Ps 91:14 NKJV) Because he has set his love upon Me [the LORD]; therefore I.. deliver him; I .. set him on high, because he has known My name.
(Ps 91:15 YLT) He [calls upon] Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and [honor] him
(Ps 91:16 NKJV) With long life I.. satisfy him, And show him My salvation.'
The verbs in Psalm 91 which convey being protected, comforted and blessed by the LORD in the secret place of the Most High through trusting in Him are all in the imperfect tense - an action which is incomplete, i.e., ongoing for an indefinite period of time - conditioned upon the continuation of trusting in the LORD. Therefore, it is implied that one who is not trusting in the LORD is not dwelling in the shelter of the Most High, i.e., he is estranged from a personal relationship with the LORD which would have afforded him comfort, blessing and protection in the secret place of close personal fellowship with the Most High, (Ps 91:1-2).
The writer elaborated in verse three on the comfort, blessing and protection of the LORD afforded those who were trusting in Him: 'For it is [He,] He Who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence.' The extra third person singular pronoun rendered 'He,' was used in this verse to amplify that it is solely and exclusively the LORD Who delivers those who dwell 'in the secret place of the Most High' from all kinds of destruction. The phrase 'snare of the trapper' refers to the adversity perpetrated by evil men. The phrase 'deadly pestilence' refers to the deadly plagues which come upon individuals in their mortal lives. But the one who is trusting in God will 'dwell in the shelter of the Most High and be delivered / saved from the consequences of these things by the LORD, (Ps 91:3).
Verse 4 continues this message: 'With His pinion [feathers] He [covers] you over, and under His wings [you do trust], A shield and buckler [is] His truth.' In the first part of this verse, God is pictured as a mother hen under whose feathers and wings is a refuge of blessing, comfort and protection for her young. This implies that there is a potential harm at hand all the time for mortal individuals. Hence all men constantly require God's protection. The word rendered 'buckler' is a small protective shield of which multiples were used to cover a warrior all over his body for protection. The words rendered 'shield' and 'buckler' are stipulated as the truth of God which constitute the protection, blessing and comfort provided by God to the ones trusting in it - this includes God's commands and the truths of Scripture, (Ps 91:4).
Focus 1 9 14 Nkjv King James Version
The next three verses corroborate that God provides His almighty, supernatural protection without limit for the faithful - for He is the Most High, Almighty God: '[You - who trust in Him] are not afraid of fear [lit., terror] by night, [nor from] arrow that flies by day. Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. There fall at [your] side a thousand, and [ten thousand] at [your] right hand, unto [you] it [does not come near].' The phrases rendered 'terror by night,' 'arrow that flies by day,' 'pestilence (disease) that walks in darkness,' and 'destruction that lays waste at noonday,' portray security from fear of every kind of evil - natural and supernatural - for those that trust in the LORD. The phrase rendered 'There fall at [your] side a thousand, and [ten thousand] at [your] right hand, unto [you] it [does not come near],' emphasizes God's supreme protection of those that are trusting in Him. Individuals trusting in the LORD will see the calamity all around them; but they will not suffer the consequences of it, (Ps 91:5-7).
And according to verses 8-11, God's justice will always be meted out in an absolutely righteous and gracious manner. The one trusting in the LORD will see that the wicked get their reward. The phrase rendered 'and the reward of the wicked you see' in verse 8 implies that those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High, (vv. 1-2) are not wicked, hence righteous. In view of the fact that no one is righteous, (Ps 14:1-3), then this can only come about if this righteousness is imputed by God to the believer when he trusts in the LORD for it. The writer goes on to say, that because one has made the LORD - the Most High ones refuge - ones dwelling place, evil happens not to one, nor does a plague come near to ones tent. For His messengers - God's angels are given charge over one who trusts in Him, to keep one in all his ways, i.e., throughout his day. This is further portrayed in verse 11, 'On their hands they [the angels] bear you up, lest you smite against a stone your foot.' The extent to which the angels of God went to protect those trusting in the LORD was furthered pictured in verse 13 with the imagery of protection from wild lions and deadly snakes, (Ps 91:8-13).
Kodak preps 8 4 0 build 182 chevy. Verses 14-16 summarize the passage: If an individual set his love upon the LORD, God would deliver him from trouble. Because an individual has known His name in the sense of acknowledging Who the LORD was by the meaning of His names: His Holy and Righteous and Almighty Character, the LORD would set him on high in the sense of putting him on safe / high ground. As an individual calls upon the LORD, in the sense of relying upon Him for comfort, blessing and protection because of Who He is, the LORD answers him in his distress, i.e., delivers him from that distress, and honors him with long life - he will live out the length of his years - and the LORD shows him His salvation in the sense of temporal salvation / deliverance from tribulations in his mortal life. All of this corroborates the beginning of the passage which portrays those who are trusting in the LORD for comfort, blessing and protection make the Most High ones secret dwelling place. This suggests an ongoing close relationship with the LORD. The word salvation in this context is salvation from the temporal difficulties as stipulated in all 16 verses. Salvation unto eternal life is not in view as the context does not mention this available meaning of salvation, (Ps 91:1-2, 14-16).
