Julie
Today was further explanation of setting up the temple, and was extremely detailed. I am still not sure I understand why all of the detail of the dress and the tabernacle were necessary, but an explanation of this was to show the people that this was a place of God's presence. I understand that part, just not the necessity of the detail. I also wonder where the change happened for a lot of denominations in that they do not have elaborate churches or wear colorful robes as the Catholic church still does.
Psalm 54 is asking for God's help with those who threaten the lives of those that are faithful to God. It seems to be somewhat of a pattern through most of the Psalms that we have read.
Michelle
I have wondered the same about the different churches. The other that seems to still follow a bit is the Methodist. I wonder if it’s something in new vs Old Testament. And again this first part could have been less wordy. I feel like I have skimmed these past few chapters as they are very detailed and are basically saying the same thing over and over. I’m not sure that is a good thing.
The psalm does seem to be asking for Gods help against their foes. It is prefaced with “when the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said ‘is not David hiding among us?’”. Sometimes when I am reading this I want to more of the history that goes along with the Bible. What is going on with these people and what their stories are. Sometimes the pastor at church gives some more info about the time or the people that is not found in the Bible but is more about the environment and the times and situations they lived in during that time. It is actually quite helpful to me as I need more context I guess. I don’t know if that’s right or not as we are to believe and follow blindly it seems. But when I get more info it makes it easier for me to understand and acknowledge what I believe.
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