Read Psalm 52 (Part 1- The Introduction)
Read Psalm 52 (Part 2- The Puzzle)
Who is David referring to in the opening verse of Psalm 52? David says that this man is a hero or mighty man who boasts of evil, whose tongue plots destruction, who is deceitful, loving evil more than good, lying more than truth and loves words that devour. David wrote this Psalm after the unfortunate incident recorded...
28 July 2011
25 July 2011
Psalm 52 (Part 2- The Puzzle)
Read Psalm 52 (Part 1- Introduction)
Psalm 52 was written after the tragic tale recorded in 1 Samuel 21 & 22. Part 1 of this series of posts narrates the story and is necessary in appreciating the Psalm. To read Part 1 click here.
Psalm 52 reads as follows (ESV):
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech." 1Why...
21 July 2011
Psalm 52 (Part 1- The Introduction)
I find the Psalms abit puzzling. It seems that for most of them there is a central theme and yet, they tend to strike me as somewhat incoherent. I often wonder how each part of the given Psalm fits into the overall portrait the Psalmist is painting.
Psalm 52 is also puzzling except in a different way. Or maybe even in the same way.
David wrote Psalm 52 after an incident that...
01 July 2011
Who Killed Goliath?
I haven't been doing much writing lately, I wish I could say I have been doing a lot more reading instead but that wouldn't be true. Truth be told, I have glanced at a few pieces of writing here and there, and this particular set of articles has been most intriguing to me. Dr. Mariottini, a Professor of the Old Testament, runs a blog I follow and has done a few articles an apparent contradiction in...
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