Thanksgiving done right
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A holy parade & 15
A holy parade & 15
Background of the Psalm
A Song about His greatness
A Song about His greatness
Written by David
Sung during the bringing of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:
1 Chronicles 16:1-6
A holy parade & 15
A holy parade & 15
David’s holy desire
Singing that is directed to the LORD
And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.”
Singing that fills the earth
Singing that honors His name LORD
1 Chronicles 13:
Proclaim
Delayed for 3 months
Declare
David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”
Singing that is directed to the LORD - sing to
1 Chronicles 13:
He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
1 Chronicles 15:
Thanksgiving for new blessings - a new song
A joyful procession
So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:
And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
1 Chronicles 15:
A holy place
A holy place
He is worthy of our Praise
He is worthy of our Praise
Singing that is directed to the LORD - sing to
The center of attention was the ark of the covenant
A sacred piece of furniture appointed by God
It’s design was given by God
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
Exodus 25:10-17
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
Exodus 25:10
It’s contents
And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
Hebrews 9:
It’s cover was called the mercy seat
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.
“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
“You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Exodus 25:
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
It wasn’t made to replace God but a visible reminder of the presence of God
In it was contained a jar of manna, Aaron’s budded rod, and the Ten commandments God wrote on stone
It foreshadowed the atonement work of the cross
It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience—concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience—concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
Hebrews 9:
Hebrews 9:23
A sacrifice was required - Yom Kippur
Thankful hearts will always approach the throne of God with an offering
They don’t come empty handed
They don’t come with a cheap gift
Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Thankful hearts will always approach the throne of God with an offering
Don’t come empty handed
An offering that costs
Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Don’t come cheaply
Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Thankful hearts bring the appropriate sacrifice that is acceptable to God
Burnt offering
an offering completely burned on altar:
A sacrifice offered by burning the whole animal with fire.
The term ʿōlâ comes from the verb עָלָה (ʿālâ, “to go up”). Such sacrifices are said to produce a “sweet” or “soothing scent” that goes up to the Lord (e.g., Exod 29:18; Lev 1:13; 8:21; Num 15:3). The animal offered is to be “without blemish” (Lev 1:3); it is cut into pieces, and some parts are washed before all the parts are burned on the altar (Exod 29:18; Lev 1:9). In addition to herd and flock animals (Lev 23:18; Num 15:8; 28:11), a burnt offering could be a bird (Lev 1:14–17). Burnt offerings are occasionally described as providing atonement (Lev 1:4), but this is not a major association of such offerings, and the “burnt offering” (ʿōlâ) is often distinguished from the “sin offering” (חַטָּאת, ḥaṭṭāʾt; e.g., Lev 14:22, Num 8:12
Thankful hearts will always approach the throne of God with an offering
Peace offering
fellowship offering, i.e., an offering for alliance or friendship in fulfillment of a promise or vow (1Sa 10:8), note: this offering may also be given for other uses
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 8002 שֶׁלֶם
voluntary sacrifice of thanks.
Strong’s notes also adds a voluntary sacrifice of thanks
Thankful hearts will always approach the throne of God with an offering
Don’t come empty handed
The sacrifice was followed with a blessing
Don’t come cheaply
Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
A blessing given by the king
Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things.
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
Luke 24:
A blessing upon his people
A blessing found in the name of the LORD
The blessing was followed by a meal
The king was the source of the meal
And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
John 6:11
Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:32
The king did not discriminate
The king gave a full course meal
The king prepared for worship
He appointed God ordained people to lead worship
Minister is a verb not a noun in our text
Minister = To serve or attend
He gave them the purpose of worship
A time to commemorate - Bring to remembrance
Remember your life before salvation
Deuteronomy 5:15
And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
We have a tendency to forget
“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteron
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
Our faith is strengthened by remembering
Deuteronomy 8:
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 20:
A time to give thanks
We become entitled
We are cynical
A time to give thanks for His gifts
A time to give praise for He is good
The worship material presented
A time to praise
A holy praise
A holy praise
The theme of the this psalm is thanksgiving composed by David
Singing that fills the earth - all the earth
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The central subject is the LORD our God
The content is praise for:
His works
Give v.8a
Call (summon, invite) v.8b
Make known v.8c
Sing v.9a
Many people know that Johann Sebastian Bach was a great composer. He was also a devout Christian. At the end of each of his compositions Bach affixed the letters SDG. These did not stand for his name but for the Latin phrase Soli Deo Gloria, which means “For the glory of God Alone.”
Talk v.9b
Glory v.10
Seek v.11
Remember vv.12-13
His faithfulness
Yahweh is our God v.14
Remember His covenant vv.15-22
A covenant for all generations v.15
The Abrahamic covenant vv.16-17
The promise and choice of the covenant vv.18-19
The protection from the covenant vv 20-22
by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
Hb
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
His protection
His good news
VERSES 1-2A Sing
A song sung to the LORD
Although an imperative to sing it sounds a lot better coming from a willing and grateful heart
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:
“I will sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Content of the song - new and fresh
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
A song that has one theme that unifies the earth
A song that honors the name of the LORD
VERSE 2 Proclaim
His name, his fame, his character, his revealed word and will are to be delighted in, and remembered with perpetual thanksgiving. We may well bless him who so divinely blesses us. At the very mention of his name it is meet to say, "Let him be blessed for ever." —Charles Spurgeon
The good news of salvation
Proclaim every day
VERSE 3 Declare
His glory to the Gentiles
His wonders among all peoples
VERSE 4 For the LORD
The LORD is great
We make the true God too small
The LORD is above all gods
The need for many gods was due to man’s belief one god could not handle all to which they ascribed to each god
The LORD for who He is
VERSE 5 But the LORD
Man’s created gods
So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work required;
His coming
The closing
VERSES 1-2A Sing
A song sung to the LORD
Singing that is directed to the LORD
VERSE 2 Sing and proclaim
Although an imperative to sing it sounds a lot better coming from a willing and grateful heart
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:
“I will sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:24
Content of the song - new and fresh
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Isaiah 42:
Psalm 89:
Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
Isaiah 42:
A song that has one theme that unifies the earth
Singing that honors His name LORD
Praise th
A song that honors the name of the LORD
VERSE 2 Proclaim
His name, his fame, his character, his revealed word and will are to be delighted in, and remembered with perpetual thanksgiving. We may well bless him who so divinely blesses us. At the very mention of his name it is meet to say, "Let him be blessed for ever." —Charles Spurgeon
The good news of salvation
Proclaim every day
Proclaim
VERSE 3 Declare
His glory to the Gentiles
His wonders among all peoples
VERSE 4 For the LORD
The LORD is great
We make the true God too small
The LORD is above all gods
The need for many gods was due to man’s belief one god could not handle all to which they ascribed to each god
The LORD for who He is
VERSE 5 But the LORD
Man’s created gods
So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work required;