Psalm 114:7-8: The Repentance Demanded by Jesus Christ
Psalm 114 closes with a roaring finale: [7] Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, [8] who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water. (Psalm 114:7-8) What you might not have noticed up to this point is [...]
Psalm 114:3-6: Creation’s Response to the Salvation of Jesus Christ
When God brought Israel out of Egypt, making Judah his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion (and when he ultimately made Jesus his sanctuary and his dominion), we read that creation was incapable of remaining silent: [3] The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. [4] The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. [...]
Psalm 114:1-2: Jesus Christ, the Sanctuary and Dominion of God
Psalm 114 bursts with anticipation for the glorious salvation that would be accomplished by Jesus Christ. Psalm 114, however, is not what we would typically consider a “Messianic Psalm”–that is, a psalm that refers explicitly to some aspect of the life of Jesus, such as Psalm 22, where the crucifixion imagery throughout climaxes in the [...]
