Are you ready to worship? If it has been a while since you worshiped with God's people, Psalm 24 may be just the thing to get you ready for worship. It helps us answer the question: How do we enter God's presence?
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We listen to Psalm 24 in our episode today and it's words are probably familiar, but I think we fail to grasp the setting and message of this entire psalm. It comes from the days of Israel's frequent battles with their enemies (3000 years ago!) when they brought the ark of the covenant back to its resting place in the sanctuary. As they entered the gates of the holy city, the Levites stopped people at the great doors and a question/answer exchange took place (see Ps 24:3-6). Listen to the entire episode to gain a deeper appreciation for the background of this psalm and also three key points to help apply it to your own worship and prayer time with God.
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For this episode we edited down the original recording which had four more minutes of background and content about Israel's history and scriptures that illustrate it. If you are interested to hear those, send an email to guide@word-of-prayer.com. Also, if you want to study scripture references for background look at Deut 20:1-5, 1 Sam 4, 7:1, 2 Sam 6:12-18 and 1 Kings 8:1-6. The larger context is found in the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and1-2 Samuel.
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