Bible Wonders - Psalms 68 and Isaiah 61

Did you ever wonder? Did you ever wonder?

I do. Did you ever wonder? Why the sun always rises, but the stars never fall? Why dry land is never satisfied by water? And why fire never says, enough?

Enough. So, today on Baba Wonders, I just want to simply wonder about the connection between Psalm 68, as we finish up our ideas on this psalm this week, and Isaiah 61. And so, if we pick this up in verse 4 of Psalm 68, listen to kind of what David, his heart is crying out. It says, Sing unto God, sing praises to his name, extol him that writeth upon the heavens by his name Yah, and rejoice before him, a father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows. Is God in his holy habitation? God setteth the solitary in families. He bringeth out those which are bound with chains.

But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. O God, when wilt thou go forth before thy people? When thou didst march through the wilderness, Selah. The earth shook. The heavens also dropped at the presence of our God.

Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thy inheritance when it was weary. Thy congregation as dwelleth therein, O God, prepared thy goodness for the poor. The Lord gave the word.

Great was the company of those that published it. Kings of armies did flee apace, and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. Though you of line among the pots, ye shall be as the wings of a dove, covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. When the Almighty scattered kings, it was as snow on salmon. The hill of God is its hill of Bashan, and a high hill as high as Bashan.

Why leap ye high hills? This is the hill which the Lord God desireth to dwell in. Yea, the Lord will dwell in it forever. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels.

The Lord is among them, as in Sinai is holy place. Thou hast ascended on high. Thou hast led captivity captive.

Thou hast received gifts for men. Yea, the rebellious also, and the Lord God might dwell among them. That's just through verse 18.

I would urge you to do that and then check out Isaiah 61. And look what's going on there, where he's been anointed to preach the good news to the poor, right? The widows and orphans are always on God's heart. And in recent days, we've seen the evil that is in our world oppressing orphans like never before. The sex slave trade is unbelievable, and who do they always attack? Orphans.

The widows of this world are left there with no protection for their children. It's almost unbelievable what was going on as things become more and more in the light, as God begins to provide light into this horrible slavery that's going on. And certainly, we can call upon Jesus to lead captivity captive. I'd love that connection to pray Psalm 68. Look at Isaiah 61 and see that, you know, none of this stuff's getting by God. He's right on top of it. And like the sun, his rays are going to come down here, and he is going to bring light into the chaos. Enjoy Psalm 68 this week.