29 The Book Of Psalms 73-89 (Bible Reading)

Описание: This is the twenty-ninth study in the series, and we are looking once more at the book of Psalms. In our previous study, I pointed out the book of Psalms has been divided into five sub-books, often called the Five Books of Psalms.

Book 1: Psalms 1-41 (1 hr, 5 min to read)
• Total 41: David (37); Anonymous (4)
Book 2: Psalms 42-72 (51 min to read)
• Total 31: David (18); Asaph (1); Korah (7); Solomon (1); Anonymous (4)
Book 3: Psalms 73-89 (36 min to read)
• Total 17: David (1); Asaph (11); Korah (3); Ethan (1); Heman (1)
Book 4: Psalms 90-106 (31 min to read)
• Total 17: David (2); Moses (1); Anonymous (14)
Book 5: Psalms 107-150 (1 hr, 10 min to read)
• Total 44: David (15); Solomon (1); Anonymous (28)

For this study, we are looking at the third book of Psalms, beginning with Psalm 73 and ending with Psalm 89. It takes 36 minutes to read in a single sitting. This is a total of seventeen Psalms, one of which is ascribed to David, eleven to Asaph, three to the sons of Korah, one to Ethan and one to Heman.

In preparation for your reading of this third book, I would like to say three things about it.

First, the New Testament quotations.

Of the seventeen Psalms in the Third Book, the New Testament writers quote from three of them.

Psalm 78—Psalm 78:2 (Matthew 13:35); Psalm 78:24 (John 4:31)

Psalm 82—Psalm 82:6 (John 10:34)

Psalm 89—Psalm 89:20 (Acts 13:22)

As I have pointed out in the previous studies, the New Testament writers quote from the book of Psalms because it is a gospel book. The gospel of the New Testament is the gospel of the Old Testament. There is one gospel, and both Testaments proclaim it. If, therefore, we are to receive any spiritual benefit from the Psalms, we must understand them within the context of the gospel of Christ.

Second, the characters mentioned.

There are seven names recorded in the inspired text of the third book. One of them belongs to God’s elect people—Jacob; the other six belong to the non-elect—Sisera, Jabin, Oreb, Zeeb, Zebah and Zalmunna.

Aside from the names recorded in the inspired text, there are five names mentioned in the inscriptions. Four of them belong to God’s elect people—Asaph, David, Heman and Ethan. It is uncertain into which group one of them belongs—the sons of Korah.

These are the characters mentioned in the third book of Psalms.

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