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🗓️ 20 April 2023
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
0:13.2 | Today we read seven Psalms that all fall into a category known as the Psalms of Ascent. |
0:18.2 | There are 15 Psalms in this category and they span Psalm 120 through 134. |
0:22.9 | But before we dig into today's individual chapters, let's talk about what the Psalms of Ascent |
0:27.3 | are. |
0:28.6 | The first thing that's important to know is that Jerusalem is the city that will eventually |
0:32.0 | be the nation's capital and it will be the headquarters of the tabernacle and the future |
0:35.9 | temple. |
0:37.5 | Jerusalem is at a high elevation so no matter which way you approach it, you have to go |
0:41.1 | up to Jerusalem. |
0:42.9 | So when all the people of Israel who've been dispersed all across the land come together |
0:46.8 | every year to celebrate the high holy days, they have to make a long journey up to Jerusalem, |
0:52.3 | hence the word Ascent. |
0:54.6 | And most historians say that as they made their long pilgrimage three times a year, they |
0:58.4 | would sing these 15 songs. |
1:00.6 | These were their road trip hymns of praise to God with reminders of who he is and what |
1:04.8 | he has done for them. |
1:06.2 | And some of them even have language that refers to travel or the things travelers would be |
1:09.8 | particularly mindful of, like Psalm 121 for example. |
1:14.4 | This is a sum of confidence. |
1:16.1 | It points out all the ways Yahweh is superior to the pagan gods of the day. |
1:20.6 | That praises God for being his stability in all times, day and night. |
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