That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
This verse belongs to the recorded history and account of Israel's experience. That history holds lessons of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study. It is to be studied to appreciate more fully the goodness, mercy, and love of God. Psalm 105 is to be taken into individual experience to keep faith from diminishing, to thank the Lord for His Word as a stronghold, and to praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men.
God laid low the pride of every Egyptian household with thunder, flame, and pestilence, then brought forth His people with joy and His chosen with gladness. He delivered Israel from Egypt and gave them the lands of the heathen and the fruit of others' labor, the lands of other nations, as a land of refuge.
The deliverance, chosenness, and gift of land were given for the purpose of faithful obedience, that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws, placing them under special obligation to obey, to worship no other god, and to exalt God's name. That obedience included keeping the Sabbath, which they had been unable to observe while serving under Egyptian burdens. Israel's idolatry and unbelief led them to forget God's design and to separate from their source of strength. God's action proves that He cares no less for His children today than He cared for Israel in their degradation.
This verse belongs to the recorded history and account of Israel's experience. That history holds lessons of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study. It is to be studied to appreciate more fully the goodness, mercy, and love of God. Psalm 105 is to be taken into individual experience to keep faith from diminishing, to thank the Lord for His Word as a stronghold, and to praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men.
God laid low the pride of every Egyptian household with thunder, flame, and pestilence, then brought forth His people with joy and His chosen with gladness. He delivered Israel from Egypt and gave them the lands of the heathen and the fruit of others' labor, the lands of other nations, as a land of refuge.
The deliverance, chosenness, and gift of land were given for the purpose of faithful obedience, that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws, placing them under special obligation to obey, to worship no other god, and to exalt God's name. That obedience included keeping the Sabbath, which they had been unable to observe while serving under Egyptian burdens. Israel's idolatry and unbelief led them to forget God's design and to separate from their source of strength. God's action proves that He cares no less for His children today than He cared for Israel in their degradation.