Week 35: Return from Exile Weekly memory verse: Romans 8:5 – For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 35: Return from Exile
Week 34: Babylonian Captivity Weekly memory verse: Ezekiel 37:27–28 – “My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 34: Babylonian Captivity
Week 33: Babylon Invades Judah Weekly memory verse: Psalm 86:11 – “Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 33: Babylon Invades Judah
Over the past several weeks, I have shown how Scripture describes the rule of God in two ways, in terms of his sovereign universal rule… Read More »Exiles
It is time to complete our discussion of Psalm 137 by looking through stanza 3, verses 7–9: Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of… Read More »Looking through Psalm 137, Stanza 3: Worship that Trusts in God
We have considered our experience as God’s people in exile through stanza 1 of Psalm 137; now look at stanza 2, verses 5–6: If I… Read More »Looking through Psalm 137, Stanza 2: Worship that is Pleasing to God
In our study of Psalm 137 over the past several weeks, we have looked at the historical context of the psalm, the analogical relationships between… Read More »Looking through Psalm 137, Stanza 1: Worship in a Pagan Culture
Over the past several weeks, we have been looking at Psalm 137 and its relevance for Christian today. I have presented the historical background of… Read More »What Psalm 137 Does
Last week, as part of our study of Psalm 137, I pointed out the striking similarities between the conditions in which the Hebrews exiled in… Read More »Dual Citizens
Last week I presented the historical context for Psalm 137, a context of the people of God living in exile among a pagan people. Now once… Read More »A People in Exile
Last week I began a series looking at Psalm 137. I am going to do two things with the psalm; first, I will look at… Read More »The Historical Context of Psalm 137
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there we hung up our lyres.… Read More »God’s People in Exile