{"id":3227,"date":"2014-08-27T22:23:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T22:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2018-09-23T19:59:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T19:59:21","slug":"tehillim-psalms-48-part-2-connecting-to-the-land-and-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-48-part-2-connecting-to-the-land-and-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 48, Part 2, Connecting to the Land and the People"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48:1-14,<\/span> David opens the Psalm saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e7\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7: <\/span> A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. (NASB)<\/span> David then says <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8-\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: <\/span> 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. (NASB)<\/span> It is interesting how the psalmist directs our attention to praising the Lord, the city Jerusalem, and the holy mountain. Notice how the land, the people, and the place are connected to the Lord and His praises. The psalmist continues saying <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8-\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d9\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05ea \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1: \u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1: <\/span> 8:2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. 48:3 God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. (NASB)<\/span> Modern replacement theology today however say it is a mistake to believe God is connected to a people, a land, a city, and a place. The Psalm continues saying <\/span>448:4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together. 48:5 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. 48:6 Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. 48:7 With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. (NASB)<\/span> The nations flee and are terrified at the presence of the Lord in this place. David says <\/span>\u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc | \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span>48:8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah. (NASB)<\/span> The city of God will be established forever. The land, the city, and the people are a reminder of the lovingkindness of God who saves His people and brings blessing to the land and the people by establishing a place for them to live (<\/span>48:9<\/span>). The psalmist continues saying <\/span>\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05d7 | \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8-\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05e1\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d4\u05b8 \u05e1\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd | \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d2\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea:<\/span> 48:11 Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. 48:12 Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; 48:13 Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation. 48:14 For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. (NASB)<\/span> The psalmist equates the number of towers in the holy place, in the city of God, as a picture of blessing upon God\u2019s people. <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48 <\/span>speaks of the Torah\u2019s connecting the land, the people, and mount Zion to God, a relationship with God, and blessing. He concludes saying that the Lord is eternal and He will guide us until the day that we die. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48:1-14,<\/span> David opens the Psalm saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e7\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7: <\/span> A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. (NASB)<\/span> According to <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 6:24 The sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. (NASB)<\/span> The sentence from <\/span><\/a>Parashat Va\u2019era is taken to denote Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph, Korah\u2019s three individual sons (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 6:24, Bamidbar \/ Numbers 26:11<\/span>). The Sons of Korach are used as titles to some of the Psalms as we have been studying previously and we read in <\/span><\/a>1 Chronicles6:31-32<\/span> which states <\/span>\u201c6:31 Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark rested there. 6:32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they served in their office according to their order.\u201d <\/span> In 1 Chronicles, the author mentions first <\/span>\u201cHeman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,\u201d<\/span> listing the genealogy back to Korach and Levi. The author then speaks of <\/span>\u201chis brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand,\u201d<\/span> and traces Asaph\u2019s descent back to Gershom the son of Levi; and then says, <\/span>\u201cand on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari.\u201d<\/span> Of these the principal leader is Ethan (otherwise called Jeduthun), and his descent is again traced back to Levi. David\u2019s interest in writing the Psalms is for music to be used before the Lord in connection to Solomon\u2019s temple. <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48<\/span> appears to be a psalm of praise that is given to the Sons of Korach to sing praises to the Lord for the great triumphs He has brought to His people. In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48<\/span> David says <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8-\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: <\/span> 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. (NASB)<\/span> In verse one of the psalm, the psalmist directs our attention to praising God, the city Jerusalem, and the holy mountain. Notice how the land, the people, and the place (Jerusalem) are connected to the Lord and His praises. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Tehillim \/ Psalms 48<\/span><\/p>\n

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. 48:2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. 48:3 God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. 48:4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together. 48:5 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. 48:6 Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. 48:7 With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. 48:8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah. 48:9 We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. 48:10 As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. 48:11 Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. 48:12 Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; 48:13 Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation. 48:14 For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T<\/span>oviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 48<\/span><\/p>\n

48:1 A song and psalm by the sons of Korah. 48:2 Great is the Lord and very praiseworthy, in Jerusalem, the city of our God, and on the mount of his sanctuary. 48:3 Beautiful as a bridegroom, the joy of all the inhabitants of the earth, Mount Zion, on the north side, the city of the great king. 48:4 The Lord is in its palaces; it is known for strength. 48:5 For behold, the kings have joined forces, they have passed by together. 48:6 They have seen, so they were amazed at the miracles and wonders; they were astonished, yea, they fled. 48:7 Trembling seized them there, agitation like a woman giving birth. 48:8 With an east wind strong as fire from the presence of the Lord, you will shatter the ships of Tarsis. 48:9 The children of Israel will say, \u201cJust as we have heard, so we have seen; in the city of the Lord Sabaoth, in the city of our God \u2013 the Lord will establish it forever and ever.\u201d 48:10 Make us worthy, O Lord, of your goodness in the midst of your temple. 48:11 As your name, O Lord, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of generosity. 48:12 Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the assemblies of the house of Judah rejoice with psalms, because of your judgments. 48:13 Surround Zion, let them rejoice, and encircle her, number her towers. 48:14 Set your mind on her throngs above, [even on] her citadels, that you may tell it to another generation. 48:15 For this, the Lord, he is our God; his presence is in her midst and his dwelling is in heaven forever and ever; he will guide us in the days of our youth. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 48<\/span><\/p>\n

A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second day of the week. 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 48:2 The city of the great King is well planted on the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, on the sides of the north. 48:3 God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her. 48:4 For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together. 48:5 They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved. 48:6 Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail. 48:7 Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind. 48:8 As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. Pause. 48:9 We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people. 48:10 According to thy name, O God, so is also thy praise to the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 48:11 Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord. 48:12 Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers. 48:13 Mark ye well her strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation. 48:14 For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

David\u2019s words in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 48:1<\/span> presents a fundamental problem today in modern Christianity due to the teaching of <\/span><\/a>Supersessionism<\/span> (also known as <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/a>replacement theology\u201d<\/span>). Supersessionism is a Christian theological view on the current status of the Jewish people, Judaism, and Christianity. Supersessionism, according to Oxfords Dictionary, is a theology that states it is the tradition or belief the church has replaced Israel as God\u2019s chosen people. Israel has lost its place and Christianity now occupies a central position. Supersessionism also designates that the Mosaic covenant has been replaced or superseded by the New Covenant. This view leads to the idea of dual-covenant theology, that Israel has the Torah, and Christians have only grace and love. Early Christian theologians saw the New Covenant in Christ as a replacement of the Mosaic Covenant. (<\/span>Fonrobert, Charlotte Elisheva. \u201cJewish Christians, Judaizers, and Christian Anti-Judaism.\u201d A People\u2019s History of Christianity, Volume 2: Late Ancient Christianity. Ed. Virginia Burrus. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2005<\/span>) Historically, statements by the <\/span><\/a>Roman Catholic Church have followed replacement ecclesiastical (<\/span>adj. of or pertaining to the church<\/span>) structures stating that the church is a fulfillment and replacement of Jewish ecclesiastical structures. This means that the way of life as described by the Torah has been done away with and something new has come in its place. For example, allegorically Jerusalem is now the Church and I have heard pastors teach <\/span>\u201cwe are Jerusalem now\u201d<\/span> which is clearly a departure from Scripture and a replacement theology. As recently as 1965 Vatican Council II affirmed that, <\/span>\u201cthe Church is the new people of God,\u201d<\/span> and by this reasoning Israel becomes irrelevant in terms of eschatology. Modern Catholicism affirms these teachings as authoritative for doctrine, through the self substantiating claims of <\/span>\u201capostolic succession\u201d<\/span> from the New Testament Scriptures (e.g. <\/span>Matthew 16:18<\/span>). Modern Protestants hold to a range of positions on the topic. The early church fathers reveal a similar mindset on the place of Israel, the people, and the Land today. <\/span><\/p>\n

Many Early Christian commentators taught that the Old Covenant was fulfilled and replaced (superseded) by the New Covenant in Christ. The following is a brief summary of the early church views that were clearly of a replacement mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Early Christian Commentators<\/span><\/p>\n