Julie
The Lord commands them to rebuild the temple or the House of the Lord as it has been in ruins for a long time. He chastises them for working more on their own homes than his. He blesses the people and then chooses Zerubbabel as a signet. I wasn't quite sure what that meant, but the explanation says that is choosing a people to bless through which the house of David will stand.
His steadfast love endures forever!! This psalm has a few different lines that are used a lot: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Michelle
I appreciate the explanation on that because I didn't understand it either. But it seemed like he was making him significant in some way. What I got from this reading is that we are to put God first in everything. We are to make sure we take care of God's house before our own. We are to take care of God's people before ourselves. And he will bless us for doing so.
The ones you pointed out are in the devotional for this psalm. And it reminded me of this weekend a little. So many people left so quickly after the service, and I was a little disappointed. I understand we have things going on, but this psalm made me think about it. "In our quest to save time, we're losing something. I thought the other day about how my grandparents valued time. They always had time for my parents and my brothers and me; they had time for music in their home; they emphasized beautifully served meals, family reunions and long conversations. It seemed they had time for everything in life that was important, because they took the time to live...". There's emphasis on Rejoicing in this day and being glad in it. We need to remember that we need to take time for these things we are losing as life keeps moving. And God is a huge part of that time.
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