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Have you ever considered why David would write this psalm?

1  Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

For brethren to dwell together in unity!

2  It is like the precious ointment upon the head,

That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard:

That went down to the skirts of his garments;

3  As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion:

For there the LORD commanded the blessing,

Even life for evermore.

(Ps 133:1–3).

Behold, how good and pleasant it is

When brothers dwell in unity.

(Ps 133:1).

This vivid Psalm is attributed to David and likely written at last all of Israel rallied to him now that God had given him Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 5:1 says Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

(2 Sa 5:1).

See David started his reign for 7 years over Judah then after that Israel elders came and David made a covenant with them and he reigned over all of Israel for the next 33 years.

The coming together has significance and should be celebrated.

Its when the pastor can say he is pastoring the entire church.

Yes his leadership is recognized.

Thats what happened with Israel.

They came and said to Davis the Lord said to you You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel and you shall be prince over Israel.

So David writes this short but beautiful Psalm celebrating UNITY.

Behold how good and how pleasant it is For Brethren to dwell together in unity!

A state of being united.

Being with one accord as they were with the early church!

How many know we are all in this together.

If one falls we all fall!

David describes the UNIFIED state with some metaphoric language that we will look at today.

Its men day and God wants us to be together!

There is some real benefits with being unified.

The men of the church leading and allowing God to lead us!

Recognizing we need each other.

Unity, as taught by Jesus, was not unity in diversity or agreeing to disagree!

Moreover, Jesus' teaching and concept regarding unity was not ecumenical or hypocritical, it was based on mutual beliefs, goals, values, and activity.

In John 17 Jesus prayed that we would be UNIFIED!

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

(1 Pe 3:8–9).

...that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

( 1 Co 1:10).

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: ( Eph 4:13).

Or as Queen Latifah said U.N.I.T.Y.

Uh, U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y. that's a unity

U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from Infinity to infinity....

You know what I am saying!

UNITY

THE GOODNESS OF UNITY IN THE CHURCH

NOTICE WHAT HE SAYS IN VERSE 1

HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS WHEN BRETHREN DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY BECAUSE THE WORD GOOD MEANS EXCELLENT --AGREEABLE AND BENEFICIAL

IN OTHER WORDS IT`S SOMETHING THAT’S GOOD IN GOD SIGHT

AND GOD HAS PUT HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT THE WORD PLEASANT IS A WORD THAT MEANS BEAUTIFUL --SWEET AND LOVELY

AND ALL THE PSALMIST IS TELLING US IS THAT NOT ONLY IS IT GOOD IN GOD SIGHT BUT IT`S GOOD FOR THE BLOOD BOUGHT SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD.

Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

(Ga 6:10).

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

( Eph 4:15–16).

WELL NOT ONLY DOES THE PSALMIST TELLS ABOUT UNITY IN THE CHURCH BUT HE ALSO REVEALS TO US WHERE THE UNITY IN THE CHURCH COMES FROM

HE LETS US KNOW THAT UNITY IN THE CHURCH IS LIKE OIL POURED ON AARON`S HEAD NOTICE WHAT VERSE 2 SAYS

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

IN OTHER WORDS HE GIVE US A BIBLICAL IMAGE THAT GROWS AND EXPANDS IN MEANING.

BECAUSE OIL WAS A VALUED COMMODITY IN ANCIENT ISRAEL NOT FOR MAKING GAS OR FUEL LIKE WE DO IN THIS DAY AND TIME BUT IT WAS USED FOR COOKING AS WELL MOISTURIZING AND REFRESHING

AND THE UNITY THAT COMES FROM GOD IS NOT JUST OIL

BUT IT`S A PRECIOUS OIL AND THE WORD PRECIOUS IS THE SAME WORD AS GOOD IN VERSE 1

IT`S EXCELLENT ---AGREEABLE AS WELL BENEFICIAL

IN OTHER WORDS THE PSALMIST PAINTS US A PICTURE OF HOSPITALITY AND REFRESHING BUT NOT ONLY IS THE OIL POURED ON THE HEAD

BUT IT`S ALSO RUNNING DOWN THE BEARD WHICH LETS US KNOW THAT GOD IS GENEROUS --GRACIOUS AND NOT STINGY AND THE WORD RUNNING DOWN APPEARS TWICE IN VERSE 2

THEN APPEARS A 3RD TIME IN VERSE 3 WHERE IT`S TRANSLATED FALLING IN OTHER WORDS GOD BLESSINGS FLOWS DOWN ON US FROM HEAVEN.

It reaches the greatest to the least in the church.

BUT THE RECIPE FOR THIS PRECIOUS OIL POURED ON AARON’S BEARD CAN BE FOUND IN EXODUS 30 : 22 - 33

IT WAS A SPECIFIC FORMULA WITH SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS THAT WAS USED FOR ANOINTING THE PRIEST AND SACRED OBJECTS IN THE TEMPLE AND THAT TEACHES US THAT UNITY IN THE CHURCH IS SACRED BECAUSE IT IS CENTERED AROUND CHRIST WHO IS OUR HIGH PRIEST AND THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH

WELL NOT ONLY DOES THE PSALMIST TELLS US ABOUT THE GOODNESS OF UNITY IN THE CHURCH AND WHERE UNITY IN CHURCH COMES FROM

BUT HE ALSO REVEALS TO US THE BLESSING OF UNITY IN THE CHURCH

YOU SEE MOUNT HERMON WAS COOL AND REFRESHING

MT ZION HOT AND DRY AND THE FACT HERMON AND ZION ARE UNITED BY THE DEW WHICH IS SYMBOLIC OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

LETS US KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL ONE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST

AND SINCE DEW IS REFRESHING UNITY IN THE CHURCH SHOULD BE REFRESHING THAT WHY WHEN WE LEAVE THIS PLACE WE ALL SHOULD LEAVE

ENERGIZED

ENCOURAGED

AND RENEWED

WE OUGHT TO LEAVE

CHARGED UP

REVVED UP

AND READY TO GO TELL A DYING WORLD

THAT JESUS IS STILL IN THE SAVING BUSINESS

TELL THEM

CHRIST IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH

THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS THE ATONING PRICE FOR THE CHURCH

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CHURCH

LOVE IS THE MOTIVE AND POWER OF THE CHURCH

WORSHIP IS THE PRIVILEGE OF THE CHURCH

EDIFICATION IS THE RULE OF THE CHURCH

AND UNITY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH