Thursday, February 15, 2018

Psalm 15

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill? v.1


Read chapter 15
This psalm seeks to answer this question.  A most important question indeed.  Who is it that may abide and dwell in God's tabernacle and holy hill?  The tabernacle or tent was the center of operations for Israel where God dwell and the priest ministered from, where offerings took place and the law was put forth.  Hill in scripture is a metaphor for government so here speaks of who may dwell or have a pace in God's government.  Before the tabernacle was only for priests to be allowed.  God's government to come is the kingdom of God we wait and pray for.  So David is asking who will be allowed to help govern in His future government, what criteria will be used to choose God's leaders.  The rest of the psalm gives that answer.  It's not a "perfect" person, but one who fears God and works righteousness, one whose heart is after God.  Is this a place you desire?  That the center of our lives will be God's rights decrees.  Is God in our future idea of the kingdom or just a place where we're "lazy"?

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