Psalms 102:1-14
What Happens When Trouble Strikes?
Psalms 102:15-22
Beware of Settling Into a Comfort Zone
Psalms 102:23-28
God is Immeasurable And Immutable
Psalms 103:1-22
The Mercy of The Lord is Everlasting
Psalms 104:1-13
The Foundation Work of Creation
Psalms 104:14-23
The Works of Creation
Psalms 104:24-35
All Life Comes From God
Psalms 105:1-12
God’s goodness to His People
Psalms 105:13-25
The Story of Joseph in Egypt
Psalms 105:26-36
Miracles Performed by Moses And Aaron
Psalms 105:37-45
God’s Miraculous Provisions For Israel
Psalms 106:1-15
A Nation Asks For Forgiveness
Psalms 106:16-31
The Nation Exhibits Gross Unbelief
Psalms 106:32-48
Blasphemy in The Place of Blessing
Psalms 106:40-48
God’s Mercy is Not Limited to My Faithfulness
Psalms 107:1-16
Celebrating The Jews Return From Babylonian Exile
Psalms 107:10-22
Prisoners Are Delivered From Bondage
Psalms 107:17-32
Sailors Are Delivered From a Troubled Sea
God’s Miraculous Provisions For Israel
Psalms 105:37–45
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The records in Exodus as well as here, show that the Egyptians loaded the Hebrews with silver and gold as pay back for the countless years they had been in slavery to them (Ex. l2:35-36). The oppressed Israelites were anxious to leave, but not as much so than their oppressors were anxious to see the last of them (vv. 37:38). The Egyptians were afraid and gladly let them go.
In these next few verses (vv. 39-40) we see how God was truly merciful to his murmuring people. “He spread a cloud for a covering: and fire to give light in the night” (v. 39). This is a demonstration of the kindness of God. He led his people (despite their murmuring) in such a way that the worst of their discomforts were cared for. A cloud to shade them from the sun’s fierce heat by day and a fire to light their path at night. God miraculously provided food and drink for His people and did so all forty years they were wandering in the wilderness (vv. 40- 41). When they asked him for food, he sent them birds to eat, and when they asked Him for drink, He split open a rock, and streams of water gushed out into the dessert.
Three acts of God proved His love and faithfulness to Israel:
1. ”He remembered His holy promise with Abraham His servant” (v. 42). Abraham had been dead for centuries but in the Abrahamic Covenant God had promised Abraham He would bring his descendants into the promised land.
2. ”He brought forth His people with joy....and gladness“ (v. 43). Can you imagine the joy that must have flooded their soul when they had crossed the Red Sea and were no longer under the Egyptian bondage?
3. ”He gave them the lands of the heathens“ (v. 44). They reaped and gathered where they had not sown. They took possession of houses they had not built and land they had not worked.
Application
The purpose of God rescuing the Israelites was that they would “observe His statuettes and keep His laws” (v. 45). That is also His purpose for rescuing me from a path of sin. It is easy to forget how sin once had dominion in my life.
Psalms 105:37-45 (English Standard Version)
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