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July 28th
The bible reading today is in 2 Kings 18 & 19 and Psalm 46, 80, 135.
The 2 Kings passages reveal the history of God dealing with rebellious Judah. The Psalms reflect a faith in God that Judah would need in turbulent times that would come upon them.
To me, the teaching in the biblical texts, especially in the songs, compel us to faith in God our Savior for every situation and circumstance. Some have called Ps 46 a “song of confidence in the midst of war”. They tie it to the days of Hezekiah when Assyria was seeking to run over Judah like they did Syria and the ten tribes of Israel.
Perhaps this would be a song sung by Judah even 8 years later when Babylon captured Jerusalem and took a half a million Judeans into exile for 70 years.
People were suffering from the loss of loved ones, loss of their homes, the loss of their lands, and the loss of their Temple. To some, it felt like the loss of God Himself.
And then, most possibly, the sons of Korah. Temple servants of the Lord who were apart of the mass exodus from Jerusalem. Perhaps they began to sing their faith out loud to encourage the broken and the fearful and the lonely as they left for slavery in Babylon.
Let’s listen to the song...“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
