June 22, 2014 | Dr. Doug Hucke
The submission of our will to God's will is the struggle of Christian faith. This psalm addresses our "slavery" to God, but not in the sense that modern Americans find so repugnant. The earthly things that enslave us have all the power, but God as master ultimately seeks to free us from those things to do the work and live the lives for which we were created.
Series Information
This series looks at the songs ancient pilgrims used to sing as they made their way to Jerusalem.. When Judah and Israel were conquered their people were sent out all over the ancient world. This was called the Diaspora, or dispersion. Three times a year, Pentecost, Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, Jews from various parts of the world would celebrate religious feasts by making pilgrimages to Jerusalem, to worship in the Temple. As they walked up the hill toward the Temple they would sing Psalms 120-134, the "Songs of Ascent."
