In the name of Yahweh I indeed cut them off. --PSALM cxviii. Exposing the error of Hilary of Poitiers, who supposed the expression to signify "redemption of the house of David," he goes on to show that in the gospels it is a quotation from Psa. The first voice repeats, O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Thus; the truth of this doctrine would involve the truth of Atheism; whereas Atheism is refuted, Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises, Etc, "This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." Romans 8:31, Psalm 118:6, Psalm 118:6-8, Denomination: The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous (Hebrew: saddiyq ) (v. 15a). In that verse, Jesus is the rejected stone which was made the cornerstone. His love endures VA Psalm 118:15-18. 22, 23: "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Pilate saw it as a domestic dispute, an internal matter for the Jews to resolve, but, then, he was under a lot of pressure. Evangelical/Non-Denominational, Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29, Luke 19:28-40, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14-71, Luke 23:1-56. So it is, however. We have blessed you out of the house of Yahweh (v. 26b). --Psalm 118:17, 18. His love endures forever. As the procession moves along, the theme of rejoicing is announced. The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly! It seems as if I were speaking an unknown language. On that account, also, they gave him the name of Nilus, after a venerated monk of the fifth century, distinguished by his spirit of vital Christianity, and to whose example. [3987] [3988] But such solemn interest attaches to the Feast, and this occurrence on its last day, that we must try to realise the scene. At the burning bush, God told Moses, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Exodus 3:6). This morning I would like to reaffirm and reassure some young people that the Lord is on your side. An old gospel song says, Count your blessings, name them one by one. that his loving kindness endures forever. 7 Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death (vv. All men are so guilty and depraved as to render them more or less unhappy here, and miserable hereafter. At such times, and more especially during the Self-Denial and Harvest Festival efforts, Soldiers, friends, and others who are interested in God's work are invited to come forward with gifts of money to lay upon the special table which, for that occasion, serves the purpose of an altar. "And my song"! How many today can say that I have known the Lord to be on my side before? I knew I was trespassing, but what else could I do? The weather was perfect cool, crisp, a slight breeze. If we could just realize how important that just Today is, and live To Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch [1310] . Thank God, then, that mercy is to run on to the crash of doom. --Psalm cxviiiCHAPTER I THE EVOLUTION OF EARLY CONGREGATIONALISM The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner.--Psalm cxviii, 22. the same was made the head of the corner. The city gate was where men, mostly, met to gossip and pontificate and discuss the issues of the day. You were made for more than to just barely get by or merely survive you were made to come alive in Christ, to strive toward Him and thrive in your life. What can man do to me? 1. Psalm 118 It wont happen again. --Psalm 118:24 "Hallelujah! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! (v. 26a). Jesus is the gate through which all might enter into the glory of Gods eternal presence. PSALM 118:1-2. All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. 'And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. Now, you need to know that the airport is enclosed by a security fence. Yet not as Israel after the flesh expected its Messiah was the Son of David to make triumphal entrance, but as deeply and significantly expressive of His Mission and Work, and as of old the rapt seer had beheld afar off the outlined picture of the Messiah-King: not in the proud triumph of war-conquests, Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. The word salah has many meanings. Psalm 117. Luther considered verse 17 to be "a masterpiece," and he asserted that "all the saints have sung this verse and will continue to sing it to the end." 1 Gates played a significant role in the lives of ancient people. HOW very differently we view things at different times and in differing states of mind! Schmolk. 1. read more, Denomination: --1 PETER ii. First, then: Virtue will be impossible, if deprived of the life of eternity, her only advantage. His love endures forever. 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! Sermons Pulpit Commentary Homiletics This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it (v. 20). On Thursday evening, he met with his disciples in an upper room to celebrate Passover. What brave music can be born in an organ which is short of breath? GIVE THANKS TO YAHWEH, FOR HE IS GOOD 1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. THANKSGIVING AT THE GATE OF JERUSALEM. Amen. (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979-1988), Brown, Francis; Driver, S.R. Earnest Exhortations to those who have Attained to it not to Go Back, nor to Cease from Prayer,1. Join the discussion. People love to use joyful music to express their gratitude for being saved. But very hard was that which followed, in that your love enjoined me to Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great, The Effects of this Fourth State of Prayer. The word hag means feast or festival. I will enter and give thanks to the Lord. Luke 19:28-44, Psalm 118:25-26. Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day and hallowed it. The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death." God already loves you completely and unconditionally. When they sinned he punished them, not to destroy them but to redeem them. Thanksgiving Tudes At such times, and more especially during the Self-Denial and Harvest Festival efforts, Soldiers, friends, and others who are interested in God's work are invited to come forward with gifts of money to lay upon the special table which, for that occasion, serves the purpose of an altar. But the need for salvation is ongoing. It is 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. Those who have walked in spiritual darkness know that it is even more dangerous than physical darkness. 5. The _____ explanations of why we should give thanks to the Lord is (view more) I was locked in with no visible means of getting out. It has been frequently supposed, that the being born of God was all one with the being justified; that the new birth and justification were only different expressions, denoting the same thing: It being certain, on the one hand, that whoever is justified is also born of God; and, on the other, that whoever is born of God is also justified; yea, that both these gifts of God are given to every believer in one and the same moment. How is the objection that the nature of the soul, as of real things, is material, to be met? All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars This is part of Israels song of rejoicing. 118 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. The priests of the House of Aaron are to sing it in verse 3. For, once inside the city, Jesus went to the Temple and drove out the merchants and overturned the moneychangers tables. One ), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, 6 vol. Psalm 118:1 Sermons: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29. Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : Feast Of Tabernacles And Millennial Worship, Thanksgiving "Tudes" Gratitude, Attitude And Aptitude, Grave Side Service For A Sister In Christ, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. Again, verses 10-13 (above) give a picture of the crisis and the resolution. I want you to leave here today saying the Lord is on my side, the Lord is on my side, the Lord is on my side. Copyright 2007, Philip McLarty. When the gates were closed, attackers had a hard time getting in. (view less). I drove straight to the guard shack and tried to convince the guards I wasnt a terrorist. These words may sound familiar because some of them are also repeated in the Gospels with Christ's triumphant journey into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19). The Hebrew word yah is an abbreviated form of Yahweh (the name of God, often translated the Lord.) It is found twice in Exodus (15:2; 17:16), once in Isaiah (38:11), and a number of times in the Psalms. Psalm 118:1, This sermons explains why it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in Man. Psalm 118:1-29, Denomination: THANKSGIVING AT THE GATE OF JERUSALEM. For your mode of life and your past occupations seem in nowise to have been befitting the episcopal office. But to behold the violence of the fire subdued by the water, which yet makes it burn the more, gives it great delight. It seems as if I were speaking an unknown language. These people have faced death and have been surprised to survive. Sermon Topics: Gladness, Attitudes, Choices. And so the good Lord comes to the songless, and with holy power He brings the gift of "saving health." I wanted to share that with you because, in a word, thats the Good News of Palm Sunday. What part will the Feast of Tabernacles play in that? Those who have been present at these Meetings will not need, THE fame of Christ's acts had been diffused among the thousands of Jews [652] that had gathered from all quarters for the Passover. THANKSGIVING AT THE GATE OF JERUSALEM. - Of course, for every gate there was gatekeeper, whose job it was to open and close the gate and, when it was open, to monitor the flow of traffic and watch for troublemakers. The Lord will keepyour going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore." Psalm 121:7-8 "And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19 Psalm 118:25-27. The question is what if you dont go in? Christian/Church Of Christ. 1. The book of Jeremiah is mostly, but not exclusively, a book about Gods judgment. This verse quotes Exodus 15:2, which is part of a song that Moses and Israel sang when Yahweh saved Israel from the Egyptian army at the Red Sea. Holy, happy heavenly Jane BorthwickHymns from the Land of Luther, The Monk Nilus. STATUES AND PARADES He promised, I will remember my covenant with Jacob; I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham (Leviticus 26:42). But Ill never forget the experience. 22-23). Earnest Exhortations to those who have Attained to it not to Go Back, nor to Cease from Prayer. Gregory to Anastasius, &c. I have found what your Blessedness has written to be as rest to the weary, as health to the sick, as a fountain to the thirsty, as shade to the oppressed with heat. Several different groups are enjoined to sing this little phrase, "The love of God endures forever." We're all to sing it in verse 1. But because of Israels covenant relationship with Yahweh, Israel was small and mighty, a fact reflected by the victory outlined in verses 10-13). And Ive often wondered, as I watched 6th, 7th and 8th graders join the church, if they were truly making a profession of faith in Jesus Christ, or if they were just going through the motions. The fact that God saved me yesterday does not mean that I wont need his salvation today. So, following his path from Bethphage to Bethany and into Jerusalem, it makes sense to think this is the point where he entered the holy city. For those words of yours did not seem even to be expressed by the tongue of the flesh, inasmuch as you so disclosed the spiritual love which you bear me as if your soul itself were speaking. Note the Messianic applications throughout the psalm So it is, however. it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). Yahwehs relationship with Israel began with his covenant with Abram, which took place long before Israel became a nation (Genesis 12:1-3). FIRST MOVEMENT: The Hammer THE fame of Christ's acts had been diffused among the thousands of Jews [652] that had gathered from all quarters for the Passover. "Let us," he writes, "leave the streamlets of conjecture and return to the fountain-head. As the crowd approaches Jerusalem for the great annual feast, the mood is one of Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! But in peaceful times, they were like open-air malls. Ive taught Confirmation Class for a long time now. We will rejoice and be glad in it! Hear the word of God from Psalm 118. Sweetest rest-day of the soul, Light upon a darkened world From thy blessed moments roll. (view less), How to wage spiritual warfare against satan, WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ENEMY ATTACKS (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007), Freedman, David Noel (Ed. Jerome's reply to the foregoing. (Hebrew: hayil). Psalm 118:24, Romans 8:31-39, Ephesians 5:15-17, Colossians 4:5. GratitiTUDE AttiTUDE - AptiTUDE 1,080+ | 61 min: Psalm, Exposition # 079 of 102. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. It is quite true that we can learn God's faithfulness and considerateness (merciful kindness) in nature, which, if it be a system of law, is a system of varying and opposing laws, whose relative working must be in some restraint and presidency. The Hammer was a seasoned warrior. Whether physical or spiritual, light is a blessing. Let Israel now say It might seem odd that, having received salvation (v. 21), they now pray again for salvation. The builders were the religious leaders such as the chief priests, elders, scribes, and Pharisees. Sweetest rest-day of the soul, Light upon a darkened world From thy blessed moments roll. Christian/Church Of Christ, Jeremiah 31:1-6, Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:14-24, Colossians 3:1-4, The Great Hallel Psalms (120-136) offer praises of a more general nature. Todays threat might be the same as yesterdays, or it might be different. [360] Now the love of complacency, beholding this divine desire, wills to please God by observing it; the, 'The Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation.' EXODUS xv. What if, for whatever reason, you stay on the other side? Pentecostal, Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches el can also mean mighty. Palm Sunday, Proverbs 31 says that the good wifes husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. (Proverbs 31:23) In Psalm 69, the psalmist complains, Those who sit in the gate talk about me. (Ps. for his loving kindness (Hebrew: hesed) endures forever (v. 1b). How can we apply Zechariah 14:16 to our lives today? (1-4) Calling a congregation to declare Yahweh's never-ending mercy. Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, It is marvelous in our eyes. Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? I jumped at the chance. I will enter into them. Reader 2: Let the house of Aaron say, All: 'His steadfast love endures for ever.'. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. Or run up to U.S. soldiers and shout George Bush good. In the privacy of your own heart, offer a simple prayer like this: Lord Jesus, I give myself to you. A). Psalm 118:8-9. Perhaps the psalmist intends it to mean the sacrifice which would be offered at a festival. 3. I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation (v. 21). He said, They, the house of Israel, are my peoplethe sheep of my pasture (Ezekiel 34:30-31). read more, Scripture: But this is a moral argument. And this passage is applied by Christ to himself in Matthew xxi. Israel And when the King comes, you're leaving this earth in the twinkling of an . Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29, Matthew 21:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 26:14-75, Matthew 27:1-66 But the term "merciful kindness" suggests something better and deeper than this. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me. The ones you see today were built later over the ruins of those destroyed by the Babylonians and, later, the Romans. He established a covenant with Abram and Abrams descendants, and remained Israels covenant God through thick and thin. Lutheran, Psalm 118:1-17 We are happy that history so accurately tells us, by the pen of Luke, when first the gospel was preached in Europe, and by whom, and who was the first convert brought by that preaching to the Savior's feet. Rev. This verse repeats the entreaty of verse 1. Our word hallelujah comes from the Hebrew words hallel (praise) and yah (Yahweh or God or the Lord), so it means praise the Lord.. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly!. 1. One of the chief characteristics of God is that his love endures. As soon as the Sabbath law allowed, [653] they flocked in crowds to Bethany to see Jesus, and especially to convince themselves of the resurrection of Lazarus by ocular evidence and inquiry on the spot. The psalmist calls Israel to speak the truth about Yahweh. --Psalm cxviii. but in the name of Yahweh, I cut them off. It was to be his last supper with them. Faith takes a bright and cheerful view of matters, and speaks very confidently, "I shall not die, but live." The case calls for speculative and scientific treatment. What will worship be like during the Millennium? Psalm 118:1-29 I want us to view THANKSGIVING in a very personal and individual way. 2. What better news could you ask for than this: The gates open! The next day he stood before the Jewish Council, the Sanhedrin, who condemned him for blasphemy and sent him to be tried before Pilate. Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands! How is the objection that the nature of the soul, as of real things, is material, to be met? You have become my salvation. Presbyterian/Reformed, THE LORD SHOWS HIS GOODNESS AND LOVINGKINDNESS BY LEADING US TO VICTORY WHEN DEFEAT SEEMS IMMINENT, BIG IDEA: But this is a moral argument. He has become my salvation (Hebrew: yesuah) (v. 14). However, others could access other parts of the templeand come near to the presence of God. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel. (view more) THE LORD SHOWS HIS GOODNESS AND LOVINGKINDNESS BY LEADING US TO VICTORY WHEN DEFEAT SEEMS IMMINENT His pious parents, to whom only one child, a daughter, had been given, besought the Lord that he would give them a son. Psalm 118New International Version (NIV) Use me accordingly to your will. Our comfort during these hard hours of loss come from the Great God of Heaven. Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18, Matthew 28:1-10 Gates played a significant role in the lives of ancient people. You were made for more than to just barely get by or merely survive. The Lord will keepyour going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore." Psalm 121:7-8 "And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19 but Yahweh helped me. There remains in the soul, when the prayer of union is over, an exceedingly great tenderness; so much so, that it would undo itself--not from pain, but through tears of joy it finds itself bathed therein, without being aware of it, and it knows not how or when it wept them. The perpetuity of mercy is a subject in which men of all characters, of all lands, of all times may triumphantly rejoice. The third (Psalm cxviii. (view more) Let Israel say, All: 'His steadfast love endures for ever.'. Title: Pointing out to another what we have experienced from Gods hand to share the joy of solution. Sunday, full of holy glory! If we will focus on the good instead of the bad, we will be able to go through each day with strong hearts. INTRODUCTION: Psalm 118 has long been associated with Palm Sunday. read more, Scripture: And Jesus, when He had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. But whats important for us is not the gate he came through, but what he did after he got there. Matthew 26:14-75, Matthew 27:1-66 This was from the Lord. 22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. When the idea is once in our mind, we can read our lives, individual and national, aright, and speak of his merciful kindness to us also. 19-28). 23 This is Yahwehs doing. Giving Thanks In Uncertain Times Jesus was about to make Entry into Jerusalem as King: King of the Jews, as Heir of David's royal line, with all of symbolic, typic, and prophetic import attaching to it. We talked candidly about what it means when someone asks you, Are you saved?. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel. The gates of righteousness would have been the gates of the temple, where the righteous God dwelled. 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