PROCLAME THE NAME OF
GOD, OUR KING
Key Verse: 47:2
The sons of Qore
invite the people to acclaim God, for He is the ruler of the earth. They make
Israel sing to the Lord, for He is special to them.
1.
The glory of Jacob (1-5)
All of the nations
must sing to the Lord God, for He is the Sovereign of the World. Everything
comes from him and everything returns to him. He is truly strong and fearful,
and He governs the world. All nations and peoples are God's creatures. They
must sing to Him with all their hearts. As His creatures, there is no greater
duty than to exalt the Lord God, their Creator. However, Israel has a special
position among all the peoples of the earth. God made Jacob His inheritance and
Israel was the special object of God's love. He subjugated the nations to His
chosen people and He made Israel the object of His glory.
2.
The Lord comes forward (6-10)
Here, the Lord
ascends into the midst of acclamation as a universal object of glory and honour
for all nations. Moreover, the Lord God is a living, working and moving God. He
thus moves on. When the Jewish guards
came to arrest Jesus with their sticks and weapons Jesus step forward and
said,"I am he" . After being crucified, he was resurrected and he
ascended into heaven. There he sits at the right hand of God's glorious throne.
Jesus saved his people completely from the yoke of sin. Above all he works hard
for his people. He walks with them in the midst of sea and fire. Therefore, it
is natural that his people raise their voices and praise his name and his
unchangeable love. He is the Sovereign of the earth who rules over the nations.
However, he gathers the princes of these nations together to submit them to
God's people. God had called Abraham and made him blessing for everyone. God
gives these nations to His people as a heritage as He did during the time of
Moses.
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