Podcasts about hallel psalms

Psalms 118 is one of the Psalms that is referred to as the "Hallel Psalms". The word "Hallel" simply means "To Praise." This Psalm, along with others from 113-118, were sung at Passover, which the Jewish people reflected back to the Lord's deliverance of the children of Israel from bandage in Egypt. This week we celebrate Palm Sunday from this Psalm and from John 12.

Psalms 113 is one of the Psalms that is referred to as the "Hallel Psalms". The word "Hallel" simply means "To Praise." This Psalm, along with others from 113-118, were sung at Passover, which the Jewish people reflected back to the Lord's deliverance of the children of Israel from bandage in Egypt. In Psalm 113 we are commanded to praise God and then the Psalmist gives us some reasons why.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Regal Future Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/23/2025 Length: 44 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Remarkable Past Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/16/2025 Bible: Psalm 118 Length: 31 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Small Yet Significant Psalm Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/9/2025 Bible: Psalm 117 Length: 34 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Not Losing Heart Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/16/2025 Bible: Psalm 116 Length: 44 min.

Psalms 113-119 form what is called the Egyptian Hallel Psalms, or the Passover Collection. They were sung by Christ himself at the Last Supper before he fulfilled each of them so powerfully in the Passion. Enjoy this sample from Lesson 14, "Psalms 113-119," from Dr. Nick's course, "Psalms: Lift Up Your Hearts." Anyone can join our community of students and stream the entire audio lesson and full course (and other courses too!) whenever they wish.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Folly and Danger of idolatry Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/9/2025 Bible: Psalm 115 Length: 42 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: "When Israel Went Out From Egypt" Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/2/2025 Bible: Psalm 114 Length: 40 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: "Who Is Like The Lord Our God?" Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/26/2025 Bible: Psalm 113 Length: 47 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Two Closely Related Psalms: 111 &112 Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/12/2025 Bible: Psalm 111; Psalm 112 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Works of God in The Works of His People Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/19/2025 Bible: Psalm 111; Psalm 112 Length: 43 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Psalms Jesus Sang at The Supper Subtitle: "Hallel Psalms" Speaker: Paul Gordon Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist of Pine Bush Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/5/2025 Bible: Psalm 111-118 Length: 42 min.

PA538 Psalm 113:1-115:8 mp3 In this message, we consider Psalm 113, the third of the three Hallelujah psalms. It is the first of a group of six psalms called the Hallel Psalms (113-118). In later tradition 113-114 were sung before Seder, and 115-118 afterwards. These may be the hymn the Lord and His disciples sang […]

Cale breaks down Revelation 19:1-9 and shows how the Psalms shed light on this text, and also how Jesus fulfills the Hallel Psalms through His redemptive work. The word “Hallel” is where we get the word Hallelujah!

Dean Miller | Psalm 146 | September 1, 2024 Psalm 146 is one of the Hallel Psalms–praising God in all circumstances.

In this week's episode, Fran and Yadi discuss the Hallel Psalms. Follow & Connect with the Misfits

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Welcome to Catholic Apologetics, led by Dr. Jim Dobbins, Author of Take My Hand: A Personal Retreat Companion.  Just finished an RCIA program?  This is the next stop on your faith journey.  In these classes, we look at the different truths of Catholic doctrine and why we know they are true. We also discuss apologetics, spiritual growth, examine the liturgy of the Catholic Mass, and do scripture studies.  Please encourage your friends to listen. I also encourage you to leave a comment about our podcasts.  If you want the slides or any other documents for any class, just e-mail me at jhdphd@gmail.com and I will reply with the documents attached.  If you wish, I will also add you to the class materials distribution list so that each time I send anything out for the class you will get it.  If you are getting the podcast files from iTunes and would like to see the full set of available classes for download, you can see and download them all at http://yorked.podomatic.com.  Older podcasts are now stored at a free podcast site at Podcast.com.  The link to the podcasts there is:http://poddirectory.com/podcast/86506/dr-james-dobbins-catholic-apologeticsWe ask you to also consider going to http://yorked.podomatic.com and becoming a subscriber. It is free, helps our ratings, and thus helps us reach and help more people.This session is the first discussion of our study of the Book of Psalms from the Old Testament. Please also let me know if there is a particular topic you would like to see addressed.skvEapm1rLLW8foJsII1 

1 Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! Psalm 117 has the unique distinction of being the shortest chapter in the Bible along with being consider by many as the middle chapter of the Bible. Actually, because there are an even number of chapters in the Bible, Psalm 118 is also a “middle chapter”.  Remember we said earlier that Psalms 113 to 118 are the “Hallel” Psalms, all written by anonymous psalmists probably after the return of the remnant from the Babylonian captivity. They were to be used as part of the Passover celebration being sung or read before and after the Passover meal. Psalm 117 is considered a Messianic Psalm. It is quoted by Paul in the New Testament in connection with the work of Christ. It includes a Passover invitation from Israel to the Gentiles, to come and join them in their Passover. We should hasten to join them, but only we will join them on the ground not of a foretelling Passover but of a fulfilled Passover. Psalm 117 could also be considered a Millennial Psalm. It looks forward to the day when Jesus will reign from the throne of David in Jerusalem and when Israel will be regathered to the promised land, dwelling in peace and security as head of the nations, and they will invite all peoples to come to Jerusalem and join in their annual feasts of thanksgiving. Finally Psalm 117 is a Missionary Psalm. Israel belongs to the nations. It was never God's plan that the Hebrew people should exclusively and selfishly keep their blessings to themselves. Even in their punishment and dispersal among the nations, they are a universal reminder to all that God is sovereign in human affairs: That Jewish dispersal gave wings to the gospel. The Jews had already spread the concept of the one true God to all nations by the time of Christ. In their law and through their prophets, the world saw evidence of their access to higher truth. When the gospel evangelists went from city to city they always made straight for the synagogue. It was the God-fearers among the Gentiles, attracted by what they heard, who first embraced the gospel among the nations. The "Gentiles," are all people who are not of Semitic origin. The Hebrew word translated "peoples" refers to the diverse nationalities in the world (Rev. 7:9). You find the phrases "all the earth" and "all peoples" frequently in the book of Psalms (47:1; 66:1; 96:1; 98:4, 7; 100:1). The Jewish people were supposed to be separated from the Gentiles but not isolated from them, for God called Abraham to found a nation that would bring blessing to all the earth (Gen. 12:1-3; Rom. 4:17-18; Gal. 3:8). However, Israel failed and became guilty of imitating the Gentiles instead of illuminating the Gentiles with the light of God's truth (Isa. 42:6; 49:6). Jesus said, "Salvation is of the Jews" (John 4:22; Luke 2:32), for God chose the Jewish people to give the world the knowledge of the true God, the Scriptures, and the Savior. The church today needs to carry the light of the Gospel to the whole world (Acts 13:47). Paul quoted this verse in Romans 15:11 as part of his explanation of the relationship of the church to Israel. The apostles and other early Jewish Christians praised the Lord among both Jews and Gentiles (Rom. 15:9) as recorded in the book of Acts. Through this expanding witness, many Gentiles trusted Christ and praised God with the Jewish believers (Rom. 15:10), for believing Jews and Gentiles were one body in Christ (Eph. 2:11-22). If we are a worshiping people, praising the Lord, then we will be a witnessing people, telling others how wonderful He is. Like the lepers outside the gates of Samaria, believers today must confess, "We are not doing right. This is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent" (2 Kings 7:9). May we imitate the apostles who said, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20). God bless!

John 12:9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. 12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!" 14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: 15 "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt." 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. 17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18 For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"             In this section of Scripture we will see that many of the Jews came to see Him and also Lazarus because he was no longer dead, but alive and well. The chief priests not only want to kill him, but Lazarus also.  When Jesus comes riding into town on a donkey's colt as Zechariah 9:9 predicts. Also Daniel 9:25-27 predicts the exact day He will do this.  The people do not understand, they are quoting the wrong verses, it says in verse 12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!" They are quoting Psalms 118:25-26 which is a verse that speaks of Jesus's second coming, not His first coming.  The first time Jesus comes it is to die on the cross, the second time He comes as a conquering King.  They want a political Messiah, a conqueror who will deliver them from Roman rule, not save their souls.  I think that is like us so many times, we want a Jesus who will deliver us from trouble, but not one who will deliver us from sin.  The curiosity of the people. 9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.  Says this three times There they are again, the Jesus watchers, same ones. Back in verse 55 of chapter 11 doing the same thing. Where is He? Oh let's see Him. That's where it's at, Jesus always provides so much entertainment at the Passover and they wanted to see Jesus and they wanted to see Lazarus, this guy who was raised from the dead. Curiosity. Thrill-seekers, sensation-seekers, careless, indifferent, could care less really about the person of Christ, they just swung with the crowd, the mood of the mob just carried them whichever direction. The vast majority of people who attend churches in America today are Jesus watchers and nothing else. They're spectators. They don't hate Him, they're not hostile Judases and they don't love Him, they're not Mary's. They're watchers and they sit there and look. And it's a sad thing because the crowd that sits and watches became the crowd that crucified Him. In Acts chapter 3, this kind of a crowd is designated to us by an illustration. In Acts chapter 3 verse 6 Peter says to this particular man who was lame, "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give thee in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." And he did and he was leaping and praising God, you know, and it was really exciting, all the things that he was doing. And then you come to verse 14 of chapter 4 and you read an astounding statement. Now the man is jumping around and having a great time and the people are there and they see him. It says in verse 14 of chapter 4, "And beholding the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing... against it." Now isn't that interesting? What did they want to say? They wanted to say something...what?...against it. You see, they didn't want to believe. They never wanted to believe. Even when they watched, they were only looking for some way to disprove it. You see the negative of it. They saw that the guy jumping around leaping for joy who had been lame and they said, "Um, now how can we say something against that?" see. That's looking at it with the evil eye. They really like Him." Yeah, well you want to meet them again? Look at them in chapter 19 verse 14, it says this, "And it was the preparation of the Passover about the sixth hour and he saith unto the Jews...Pilate says...Behold your king. And they cried out, 'Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him.' Pilate saith unto them, 'Shall I crucify your King?' The chief priest answered, 'We have no king but Caesar.'" Hypocrites. They hated Caesar. But you see the same crowd watched Him, threw palms at His feet, crucified Him. The mood of the mob. The Jesus watchers. They don't have any thoughts of their own; they just sway along with whichever way the theology goes, knowing nothing. And the tragic comment on them is in Matthew 27:36, they all gathered around the cross and you know what it says? It says this, pathetic, "And sitting down they watched Him there." Still doing the same thing. Don't just sit there and watch Jesus. That's deadly. Receive Him into your life. The cruelty of the priests  10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, The leaders are really in trouble now. I mean, they've got a live man who used to be dead roaming around and he's gathering crowds to Jesus. Number one, they were threatened politically because, you see, if all these people gathered around Jesus, they might start an insurrection and then the Romans would come down and squash it. Go back to verse 48 of chapter 11. If we let this thing go, they say, all men will believe on Him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation. They were afraid that Jesus might get a revolution going and Rome would crush it and throw them all out. TWO, They were really threatened theologically because......the Sadducees had for years been teaching there was no such thing as resurrection. And here they've got to contend with a guy who resurrected. They were on theological thin ice, friends. I mean, they had been propagating their doctrine of no resurrection and here's a guy who has come back from the dead. So they've got one choice, destroy the evidence. In these verses, we see the hatred and the love reaching a climax. They're the categories of reactions to Jesus. You can react like Martha and Mary; you can serve Him and love Him. And is it exciting! You can serve Him and love Him. Or you can react like Judas did and just live for materialism, maybe once in a while look to religion and be hypocritical. But it's all a Judas kiss. Or maybe you'd just rather be indifferent, just kind of stand in the back and just kind of look at it all, and that's just as tragic as anything. Or maybe you've even gone so far as to be like those false leaders, you're a false teacher teaching lies and defending yourself by destroying the evidence. Where are you? You're already somewhere, you've already made a choice. Maybe you can still make another one and choose Christ and remember, Mt 12:30 "He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. Those who enthusiastically welcome Jesus to Jerusalem as the “King of Israel” are some of the same people who, in a week's time, will be crying out, “We have no king, but Caesar!” (John 19:15). Those who cry out, “Hosanna!” (Save now!) in our text, will be shouting, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!” 11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. Lu 16:31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'" Five Days Before the Cross 12 ¶ The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Now by the time we come to verse 12, it's morning on the next day. During the middle of the night Judas has already plotted with the leaders of Israel to betray Jesus. It's only now a matter of finding the right moment at which time Judas can betray Christ into their hands, point Him out, tell them where He is so they can capture Him. But Jesus is not a hunted criminal. Jesus is neither at the mercy of Judas, nor at the mercy of the leaders who want to kill Him. Jesus is no criminal to be subjected to a plot, He is in absolute control of everything that's going on. Now He knew it was time to die. The time had come not when the world decided He would die, but when He decided it was time to die. The Sanhedrin, the Jewish leaders, had not wanted Christ to be crucified during the Passover time because they did not want unnecessarily to stir up the multitude of people that would have been present. They would much rather have waited till after the Passover when it was a little quieter and that way handle Jesus. But Jesus did it in His own time and forced the whole issue, brought about the whole thing in order that it might happen exactly on the Passover day, fitting that when all the other lambs were being sacrificed, the One true Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world would be sacrificed on the very same day that all the rest of the sacrifices were going on. So Jesus was not at the mercy of the plots of men, but rather was bringing about the forcing of the issue of His own death so that it would happen on a day when He planned it and God planned it before the world began, not when the Jewish leaders decided it would happen. You remember that prior to this time Jesus did not allow Himself to get put into the position where He could die. He avoided very, very strategically the forcing of His death and He did it basically three ways. First way that He avoided death was by avoiding a public display unnecessarily. For example, in Matthew chapter 12 verse 14, "Then the Pharisees went out and held a council against Him how they might destroy Him. But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew Himself from there and great multitudes followed Him and He healed them all and then charged them that they should not make Him known." In other words, one way that He tried to eliminate the confrontation before the right hour, the right time, was to tell people not to say anything or to avoid public display. He went outside the city and did His miracles. And also, I think, is important in the sixteenth chapter of Matthew, the twentieth verse gives us a little bit of the same idea. Matthew 16:20 says, "Then charged He His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ." So first of all, He avoided the issue by avoiding public display unnecessarily. Second way that He avoided the issue was just by escaping out of their hands. Back in chapter 6 it tells us in verse 15, John's gospel, "When Jesus therefore perceived they would come and take Him by force to make Him a king, He departed again into a mountain Himself alone." He just disappeared. Then later on a same thing happened in the eighth chapter in the fifty-ninth verse, "They took stones to stone Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple going through the midst of them and so passed by." Second way that He avoided the issue was to just directly move right through the crowd and they didn't even know where He went. Miraculous. The third way, and this perhaps the most interesting of all, the third way that He avoided the confrontation before the right hour was by restricting the ability of His enemies to lay their hands on Him. They couldn't move. They couldn't take Him. They were restricted from doing it. Perhaps the classic example being in chapter 7 when the Jewish leaders sent the temple police to get Him and they couldn't lay their hands on Him, they came back dumbfounded. And all they could say was, "Never a man spoke like that man." And Jesus again and again restricted them from being able to get Him. So you see at least those three ways Jesus was waiting for the right hour, the right day and the right moment in which He would die, all according to a divine timetable mapped out and planned before the world began. And no plot or plan of man would alter that. And now it was the hour and now it was the time. He is soon to die for the sins of the world at the hands of the world, a strange kind of paradox. And He's going to die on His own time schedule, not theirs. He deliberately plans and masterminds a demonstration. And as you begin to read through all of the four gospels which record this, you find how Jesus had this demonstration all mapped out. He deliberately presents Himself to Israel for the final time as Messiah. And what Israel had done in rejecting Him up to this point is now crystalized into a kind of permanency because what they do with Him now seals it. And in a last great move, He presents Himself as Messiah to Israel and their final act of rejection just crystalizes all the previous rejections. Now He knows that the massive demonstration with all of the hosannas being thrown at Him, and all of the people singing the words from the Hallel, Psalm 118, is going just to infuriate the Jewish leaders and He knows it's going to cause them to desire to kill Him more than ever and that's exactly what He wants. He wants to bring their hatred to its own head because it's now time to die. And so here Jesus forces the Sanhedrin to change their timetable and execute Him right in the middle of the Passover, even on the very day of the Passover, contrary to what they had originally desired. Even in the foolishness and the evil of man, God has the initiative. Like the Old Testament says when God was speaking, He said, "You meant it for evil, but I meant it for good." See. God can actually take the plans of men full of hatred, full of Satan, full of sin and move them for His own glory and honor, the greatest illustration being the cross and all of these events that we're talking about. For example, you have His words in the tenth chapter of John, profound beyond our grasp, where He says in verse 17, "Therefore doth My Father love Me because I lay down My life." Did you get that? Then in verse 18, "No man...what?...taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself." And then over later on in the nineteenth chapter of John, in the tenth verse, "Then saith Pilate unto Him...poor misguided Pilate, a wretched character...Pilate saith unto Him, 'Speakest Thou not unto me?'" In other words, Jesus had the audacity not to answer Pilate. "Knowest Thou not that I have power to crucify Thee and have power to release Thee?" And Jesus gives him a devastating answer saying, "Thou couldest have no power at all against Me except it were given thee from above." Somehow the heinous sin and hate of a depraved man operates within the framework of a sovereign God. Jesus with the Father master planned His own death to coordinate with the hatred of men. And now it was time to make His move, calculate it, lay it out, planned in eternity past. This was a tearful entry by Jesus, not a triumphal entry  13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!" They grab palm branches which are always the sign of a conqueror. They're the sign, the symbol of strength, no stronger branch than that palm branch, the symbol of strength and the symbol of salvation, the great salvation that a conqueror brings, one who is coming to save the nation, Used on this occasion they probably signaled popular belief that Israel's Messiah had appeared Re 7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" Jesus does not back off from these Hosannas, He accepts them because they are legitimate, they are justified. He is indeed the King of Israel who cometh in the name of the Lord. He is indeed the only Savior. And He is presenting Himself as Messiah. This is His last great presentation and, in fact, He's introducing them to a Messiah in a completely different way than they anticipated because they were anticipating purely a political Messiah. They were thinking, "Oh, here He comes and at last our political Messiah, He's going to...He's going to throw the yoke of Rome off of us and here we go and we're off and running, national freedom," and all of this. But Jesus even tries to show them that He's not a political Messiah by the way He enters the city, riding on the foal of an ass, the most humble kind of animal, an animal historically had been used as a symbol of peace. He is, in effect, saying, "I'm not your great war hero, I'm the prince of peace," but they don't get the message. He comes as a prince of peace, not to make war but to die. And so He rides into the city and they hail Him. The words, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord," are directly out of Psalm 118, the Hallel, Verse 26, the last of the Hallel Psalms, the praise Psalms. Jews sung them all the time. They still do. And 118 is called "the conqueror's Psalm." So they know this is their conquering Messiah. They are singing the Hallel. They are reciting the words of the conqueror's Psalm while He, in posture, is fulfilling Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. John 1:49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Revelation 19:11, it says, this, "Behold a white horse and He who sat on it is called faithful and true and in righteousness He judges and makes war." Hallel being the Psalms 113 through 118 and those are the Psalms that praise God, Hallel from which we get the word hallelujah which is praise. And the 118thPsalm out of the Hallel Psalms, incidentally, every Hebrew boy when he was just a child learned the Hallel, it was so much a part of Jewish life, but the 118thPsalm was the conqueror's Psalm. It was the one that was sung when Simon Maccabaeus came back during the inter-testamental period, the 400 years between the Old and the New Testaments. Simon Maccabaeus had conquered the Syrians and shattered their dominion over the portion called Acra. And when he came back to Jerusalem they call cried out and sung to him Psalm 118. So it was the conqueror's Psalm. Also, Psalm 118 is a messianic Psalm because it is in that Psalm that it says, "The stone which the builders rejected," talks about that and that's Christ, isn't it? So it's the messianic...they're singing the right Psalm,  John gives us in this text the two greatest proofs of the Messiahship of Jesus Christ and they're woven right into the very historical account. There are many ways to prove the Bible is the Word of God. We talk about a lot of them. We talk about experience. We talk about science. We talk about a lot of things, archeology. The two greatest proofs that the Bible is the inspired Word of God are, number one, fulfilled prophecy and number two, miracles. They are the two supreme proofs, the greatest fulfilled prophecy, the second, miracles. Since those are the two greatest proofs of the truth of the Word of God, they are also the two greatest proofs of the truth of the Messiah of God. So what we have here in the presentation of Christ is an emphasis on number one, fulfilled prophecy, and number two, miracles. And by those two emphases John is declaring to the world, "This is Messiah, the Christ of God and it can be verified by His fulfilling of prophecy, and His ability to do miracles." Those are the two classic supreme proofs of deity Messiahship. So we want to see two proofs that verify the claims of Christ: number one, the words of prophecy; number two, the works of power. And that's the outline, just two points...the words of prophecy and the works of power together prove Jesus to be Messiah. It must have been a massive mob, there's no way to really calculate except there's one account in history around this period when a census was taken in Jerusalem at Passover and when that census, the number of lambs slain at the Passover feast was 256 thousand, five hundred. That's a lot of lambs. That's over a quarter of a million lambs slain at Passover. Now the law of the Passover lamb said that there had to be a minimum...a minimum of ten people per lamb which would make the population of Jerusalem in a conservative figure during Passover somewhere around two million, seven-hundred thousand people. Now that's a massive amount of people and it was spilling out all over the place And so they cry, and notice what they cry...one word, what is it? "Hosanna," that word means this, it means two words in English, "Save now," that's what it means. This is not a praise nearly as much as it is a prayer. They are saying to Jesus, "O great conqueror, King of Israel, save now," and they're not talking about spiritual salvation, they're talking about political revolution. "Save now," a prayer for deliverance, "Hosanna, save now." Matthew adds that they even called Him "Son of David" so they knew He had the messianic right to be the King. They knew a lot about Jesus. They knew He had the right to be the King, they called Him King. They knew He came from the Lord, "He that cometh in the name of the Lord," they believed...perhaps we ought to say they believed He came from the Lord. It looked like their Messiah had arrived politically.             It's a joyous occasion, the Messiah has arrived. That's their feeling. God's anointed is here. David's heir is here. Anybody who could raise the dead can handle the Romans. At last we're going to see revolution. Messiah is going to lead a great conquering victory over the Romans. And so all of this massive demonstration takes place while the people in their brain have the idea that Jesus is arriving as a political revolutionary, that the Messiah is going to lead a revolt on a political level. And it's all keyed on the fact that He raised Lazarus from the dead, a monumental miracle. And as we saw last week, when He enters the city He fulfills messianic prophecy, indeed He is the Messiah, just not the Messiah they thought He was. Zechariah said He would ride the foal of an ass, a colt, and that's exactly what He was riding.  Genesis 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. said when He arrived the gathering of the people would be to Him and He arrived and sure enough the gathering of the people was to Him, just exactly as the book of Genesis said. Ge 49:4. It should be the royal tribe, and the tribe from which Messiah the Prince should come: The scepter shall not depart from Judah, till Shiloh come, Ge 49:10. Jacob here foresees and foretells,  (1.) That the scepter should come into the tribe of Judah, which was fulfilled in David, on whose family the crown was entailed.  (2.) That Shiloh should be of this tribe--his seed, that promised seed, in whom the earth should be blessed: that peaceable and prosperous one, or the Savior, so others translate it, he shall come of Judah. Thus dying Jacob, at a great distance, saw Christ's day, and it was his comfort and support on his death-bed.  (3.) That after the coming of the scepter into the tribe of Judah it should continue in that tribe, at least a government of their own, till the coming of the Messiah, in whom, as the king of the church, and the great high priest, it was fit that both the priesthood and the royalty should determine. Till the captivity, all along from David's time, the scepter was in Judah, and subsequently the governors of Judea were of that tribe, or of the Levites that adhered to it (which was equivalent), till Judea became a province of the Roman empire, just at the time of our Savior's birth, and was at that time taxed as one of the provinces, Lu 2:1. And at the time of his death the Jews expressly owned, We have no king but Caesar. Hence it is undeniably inferred against the Jews that our Lord Jesus is he that should come, and that we are to look for no other; for he came exactly at the time appointed. Many excellent pens have been admirable well employed in explaining and illustrating this famous prophecy of Christ. Daniel 9:24-27 said that exactly 483 years from the decree of Artaxerxes in 445 B.C. Jesus would enter into Jerusalem, and exactly 483 years to the very day on the 360thday of the 483rdyear, and you remember the Jewish calendar was 360-day years, on the very day Jesus entered Jerusalem, that was the very day that Daniel 9:24-27 had prophesied 483 years from the decree of Artaxerxes. THE day, the sixth of April, 32 A.D. when Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem was exactly 173 thousand, 880 days from the decree of Artaxerxes, you divide that up, that equals exactly 483 years of 360 days each, to the very day. If you want to read about it, Sir Robert Anderson, his book The Coming Prince, he marshals all the proofs that Jesus came into Jerusalem exactly on the 360thday of the 483rdyear of that prophecy. So Jesus when He entered into the city fulfilled to the very letter the messianic prophecies regarding the arrival of God's anointed. And the people were sure that the kind of power that Jesus displayed could only be displayed by one from God. And they felt this must be our Messiah, even though Jesus tried to illustrate something to them by riding on this colt of a donkey, rather than on a white horse, He was not coming as a warrior, He was coming as a prince of peace. But they didn't get the illustration, they didn't understand it, not even the disciples understood it. And they continued to hail Him as a conquering hero who was going to be the political ruler who would overthrow Rome and oppression and set up the great Kingdom through which the Jews would rule the world. Luke 19:39, just listen to this, some of the Pharisees from among the multitude, really shook up, so they say, "Master, rebuke Your disciples...stop all this nonsense, see, don't let them hail You like this. Tell them to be quiet." Oh, they don't like it a bit. Oh I love the answer of Jesus...oh, powerful. "He answered and said unto them," and I'm sure He had to say it loud because everybody was yelling. "I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." Oh don't you like that? I mean, this is the day to hail the King, friend, and if you shut the mouths, the rocks will shout. This is God's day. Lu 19:41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 "For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, 44 "and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation." It was Titus Vespasian who came and leveled the city and murdered one-million-one-hundred-thousand Jews. And Daniel 9:26 even prophesied that, doesn't it? But when Jesus came, in fulfillment of the prophecies that he would come as King, he was not riding on a war horse but on a donkey, a symbol of peace. His only scepter was a broken reed, his only crown a crown of thorns, his only throne a bloody cross. This whole scene is telling us that outward appearance means nothing to God when the heart is defiled and unyielded to him. 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.   17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.  18 For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. .  John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Have you trusted Him as your Savior? He can Save you if You ask Him based on His death, burial, and resurrection for your sins. Believe in Him for forgiveness of your sins today.  hisloveministries.podbean.com #HLMSocial hisloveministries.net https://www.instagram.com/hisloveministries1/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/His-Love-Ministries-246606668725869/?tn-str=k*F https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/110230052184687338/charity/145555   The world is trying to solve earthly problems that can only be solved with heavenly solutions.

Today, we explore the beauties of the remaining Hallel Psalms, Psalms 115-118, and see how Messiah is prophecied and how the fulfillment matches exactly as the psalmists wrote. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Today, we explore the beauties of the remaining Hallel Psalms, Psalms 115-118, and see how Messiah is prophecied and how the fulfillment matches exactly as the psalmists wrote. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Today, we explore the beauties of the remaining Hallel Psalms, Psalms 115-118, and see how Messiah is prophecied and how the fulfillment matches exactly as the psalmists wrote. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Today, we begin a short series exploring certain Psalms to discover the Messianic elements they speak of and the prophecies of Messiah Yeshua they contain, with the evidence of these proven in the life and death of Messiah Yeshua Jesus. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Today, we begin a short series exploring certain Psalms to discover the Messianic elements they speak of and the prophecies of Messiah Yeshua they contain, with the evidence of these proven in the life and death of Messiah Yeshua Jesus. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Today, we begin a short series exploring certain Psalms to discover the Messianic elements they speak of and the prophecies of Messiah Yeshua they contain, with the evidence of these proven in the life and death of Messiah Yeshua Jesus. www.covenanttruthministries.com

Psalm 116 and Hebrews 13:9-16

Psalm 115 and 2 Corinthians 3:4-18

Psalm 113 and John 1:9-18

The Hallel Psalms are a set of six Psalms, 113–118. These psalms of praise were sung by God’s people on joyous occasions. Psalm 118 is the final song in the collection and was sung to celebrate Passover. In fact, this was probably the hymn which Jesus and His disciples sang at their last Passover supper together. In this song of thanksgiving, the worship leader calls Israel to confess that God’s faithful love endures forever (Ps. 118:1–5). Israel was not delivered from Egyptian slavery because they had a powerful army or brilliant military tactics. Rather, they were delivered because they trusted in our great and powerful God. The psalm reminds Israel that “It is better to trust in the LORD than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes” (vv. 8–9). As Israel streamed toward the Temple to celebrate Passover, they would remember not only God’s deliverance from Egypt but also His work in saving them from their foes in their past: the Philistines, Midianites, and the Amalekites to name just a few (vv. 10–14). Remembering what God had done in the past encouraged Israel to trust Him with their present and future. As the psalm celebrates what God has done in the past, it also looks forward to a future deliverer (vv. 22–26). When Jesus was faced with the unbelief and opposition of the teachers of the law and priests, He reminded of them of this psalm: “Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” (Mark 12:10–11). God’s salvation demands a response of faith and gratitude. >> The same words start and end our reading: “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever” (vv. 1, 29). Pause today to thank God for what He has done in your past and what He has promised to do in the future.

In this week's show we discuss the Jewish mystical Meal of the Messiah celebrated the last day of Passover. The traditional "seder" celebrates Jewish redemption from slavery; however according to mystical sources the power of redemption is the greatest on the 8th day of this commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt. The Hasidim celebrate an event called the "Seudat Meshiach" as they believe that evil will be completely extinguished when the Messiah arrives, this includes exile and religious persecution. The ultimate goal of Judaism is for individual to get out of spiritual or physical oppression. There are many concepts related to the last day of Passover. This simple celebration includes a small meal of Matzah and wine or juice. The Talmudic rabbis or sages instituted the traditional "haggadah," the book telling the story which includes drinking a cup of wine, for each section of the "seder." We recite the "kiddush" blessing over the first cup, we read the Moses narrative at the time we partake of the second cup, we recite the Grace after Meals over the third cup, and we sing the "big Hallel" (Psalms and hymns of praises to G-d) over the fourth cup. The history of this meal goes back to the Baal Shem Tov (1700, died 22 May 1760), called the Bescht started the meal. Other sages like The Tzemach Tzedek said that the Meshiach prepares a chamber for the lowly in the world to come or the kingdom of Heaven. The Meal of Messiah comes from the "haftorah" biblical passage in which includes Isaiah 10 and 11 which discusses a time of freedom and no more oppression: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11:9. Jews hope for a messianic time when they will dance with Messiah as Hashem was depicted dancing in the mountains as the Hebrews were coming out of Egypt. Moses Maimonides, a Medieval Jewish philosopher and scholar believed that during the times of the Messiah " The occupation of the entire world will be solely to know G-d..., and the Jews...will again gain an understanding of their Creator..."

The Psalms are the writers sharing with God the whole gamut of human emotions, from fear, frustration, spiritual dryness, sorrow, joy, repentance, thankfulness, etc. As such, they are personal, and are to be EXPERIENCED, rather than TAUGHT. As you read through the 150 Psalms, you will find some that speak to you more than others at a point in time, depending on your experience AT THE TIME. Of the 150 Psalms: 63 “Complaint” psalms vs. 32 “Praise” psalms. (Human nature!) 72 psalms attributed to David -Ps 59-1Sam 19:11 -Ps142-1Sam 22 -Ps 63-1Sam 24 -Ps 51-2Sam 11+12 -Many, many others “Hallel” Psalms 111-117 (Sung at Passover.) “Ascent” Psalms 120-134 (“Travelling music” sung while travelling to Jerusalem for the 3 Annual Feasts.) Approximately 130 quotes from Psalms in New Testament. Jesus quoted more from Psalms and Isaiah than any other Old Testament books. (Some examples in Part 2.) Consider writing your own thoughts to God, in a daily diary. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/catholicbiblestudy/support

Chad Ramsey discusses the Hallel Psalms (113-118) commonly used during Passover and during the Feast of Tabernacles with brief consideration of Psalm 113 Psalm 117 This is an video lesson. Psalms 07, Chad Ramsey

Songs of Greatness is a sermon series on the greatness of God from the Psalms. Our God is in Heaven — Idols are created things people worship or serve in the place of their Creator God. Even today, idols are everywhere. But in the end, only the power of God is able to give us what we long for in Christ. Recorded on Aug 29, 2021, on Psalm 115, by Pastor David Parks. Sermon Transcript All year, we're focusing on The Greatness of God. And this summer, we've been working through a sermon series from the Psalms in the Bible called Songs of Greatness. And we've said that the psalms cover the whole range of human emotion/experience, but a number of the psalms are all about the greatness of God, which is why we included this with our annual theme. Today, as we approach the end of our series, we're considering Psalm 115, which is a psalm that calls us to trust in the one true and living God, the God of history and the God of the Bible. To turn from idols or the created things that we tend to put in the place of God or substitute for God. And turn back to a God who created us, a God who is alive and actually has the power to bless us, to help us, and ultimately, to save us. Please open your Bible/app to Psalm 115, starting with v. 1. We're going to read all the way through this psalm, and then we'll work through this in three parts: 1. The Prevalence of Idols 2. The Promise of Idols 3. The Power of God. Psalm 115, “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. House of Aaron, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. You who fear him, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the Lord— small and great alike. May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind. It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.” Ps 115 is one of the Hallel Psalms which I talked a lot about last week. If you missed that message, you can always go back and watch it on youtube or listen to the audio podcast online. Now, we aren't given the context of the psalm directly, but given the theme of idolatry, it could pretty much apply to any time during the history of Israel. So let's start back at v. 1 and work through this text. First, we'll consider the prevalence of idols. v. 1. The Prevalence of Idols: Psalm 115: 1-8, “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.” Let's pause here. After an opening statement directing our worship to God, “to your name be the glory,” the psalmist asks the question in v. 2, “Why do the nations say, ‘Where is their God?'” So first,

Songs of Greatness is a sermon series on the greatness of God from the Psalms. Who is Like the Lord our God? — If God is so great, what difference does that make for us? What God does with his greatness, specifically in his heart for the poor and the most vulnerable among us, should not only change how we live our lives but should also lead us to ask, “Who is like the Lord our God?” Recorded on Aug 22, 2021, on Psalm 113, by Pastor David Parks. Sermon Transcript For the next year, in our preaching ministry, we're focusing on The Greatness of God. And this summer, we've been working through a sermon series from the Psalms in the Bible called Songs of Greatness. And we've said that the Psalms are a collection of songs/poems that the people of God have used in the worship of God for 1000's of years. They cover the whole range of human emotion/experience, but a number of the psalms are all about the greatness of God. Today, we'll consider Psalm 113, which is a psalm that asks, what does God do with all his greatness? If God is so great, if God is exalted, if God is supremely glorious, what difference does that make for us? Why should we care? Well, it turns out that what God does with his greatness, specifically in his heart for the poor and those who are the most vulnerable among us, not only should change how we live our lives but should also serve to only increase his glory to us and lead us to ask, “Who is like the Lord our God?” Please open your Bible/app to Psalm 113, starting with v. 1. Psalm 113:1-9, “Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. 4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, 6 who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; 8 he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. 9 He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.” So Psalm 113, like so many other psalms, is a call to worship, it's an invitation to praise the Lord. And if we read too quickly through it, we will miss what it says, its unique offering to us after all these years. The psalms, like any other great piece of music/art, need time to work their way from our senses down into our hearts as we meditate on who God is and what he has done. So let's start back at v. 1 and work through this in three parts: 1. The Invitation 2. The Exaltation 3. The Humiliation. First, the invitation. v. 1. Psalm 113:1-3, “Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.” Let's pause here. Ok! The invitation: So v. 1 of Psalm 113, in the original Hebrew language, is where we get the word/phrase/exclamation ‘hallelujah!' If you've ever said, “Hallelujah!” did you realize it was a Greek transliteration, imported into the English language from an ancient Hebrew song lyric? Probably not. Anyway, in ancient Hebrew language/culture, a Hallel was a hymn of praise. And Psalms 113-118 are known as the Hallel Psalms. These particular psalms were very important in the Jewish faith before and during the time of Jesus, because they were used during the central Jewish festival that commemorated God's saving grace in the exodus, which was the festival of the Passover. After the last supper, Matthew and Mark report that Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn. And this hymn was most likely from the Hallel Psalms. Psalm 113 and 114 were traditionally sung before the Passover meal. And Psalms 115-118 were sung after.

Reading through the Scriptures, we glean truth and understanding from these beloved Psalms, the concluding Hallel Psalms. www.covenanttruthministries.com

In our Bible Study series on the Psalms we continue with Psalm 113, one of the "Hallel" Psalms or psalms of "Praise." While we don't know for sure who wrote this Psalm, it has a strong connection to the Second Commandment, but in a positive sense. The name of God (Yahweh, Jehovah) is mentioned eight times in this short psalm. The LORD wants us to use His name to call upon Him, pray, praise (this word is used five times in this psalm!) and give thanks! Yes, "Praise the LORD!"

We are in John chapter 7. If you’ve been with us, you’ll recall that in chapters 1-6 Jesus has been ministering in and around Judea and Galilee for the better part of two years. He’s been healing, preaching, and casting out demons.And all this activity has thrust Jesus into the public eye. His ministry is well-known and his controversial claims are circulating and percolating in the minds of the masses.John chapter seven paints this wild portrait of the swirling, unstable nature of that controversy. We get snapshots of confusion, suspicion, jealousy, adoration, and indifference.And today in the text Jesus adds fuel to that controversial fire my making this wild, dramatic, suggestive, and even breathtaking claim.Historical BackgroundNow we just read the text, perhaps, it didn’t come across as all that dramatic and you certainly wouldn’t use the word breathtaking. But let me add a bit of historical context that helps us to understand just how radical Jesus’ words would have been.We mentioned several times now that there were three pilgrimage feasts - the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Weeks, and Passover. So the idea was, if you could you should travel to Jerusalem to celebrate.But why was this necessary? As 21st century post-resurrection Christians we think of God as being Spirit, omnipresent. Praying at church is no different than praying at home. Why? Because God dwells in us through his Spirit. He’s not in a particular location.But that’s not how the Old Testament saint thought. And to be clear, this was not an error in their thinking. God himself told David to build a house in which he could dwell. In their thinking, God had a place on earth where his presence dwelt. At times you could literally see it. It was the shekina glory.Worship was connected with geography not only in Jewish worship but almost all 1st century religion.I don’t know if everybody gets the same images but my windows 10 welcome screen this week gave me a picture of this ancient ruins.This is the city of Delphi. According to the Greeks and their Roman successors this city is the center of the world. In fact, there’s a special stone here that, according to their mythology, fell from heaven.So what you are looking at here according to Greek tradition is the belly button of the earth. The Jewish people of course rejected this and perhaps even reacting against this had their own stone. They saw the stone beneath the altar in the holy of holies as the center of the world.So why did you travel to Jerusalem? Answer, because that’s where God’s presence was. God’s blessing flowed from a particular place. This place has obvious significance. The mountain on which the temple stood was Mt. Moriah. And it’s in that exact location all these significant events transpire. It’s where Abraham was told to go to sacrifice Isaac. A thousand years later King David builds an altar here to stop a plague that had broken out. This dramatic event with angels and fire from heaven. David’s son Solomon built a temple here. It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and rebuilt by Herod so that when you get to Jesus’ time you have this incredible structure standing.In their minds, God dwelt in that place. So you travel here to be in the presence of God. His blessing FLOWED from a particular location. And it’s not just the place where blessing happened historically. It’s not just where blessing happens presently. It’s where blessing will happen in the future. In one of the most messianic passages in the entire Bible, Zechariah 14 we have this long explanation of when YHWH himself will return to earth and vanquish his enemies.Zechariah 14:8-9, On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter. 9 And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day the LORD will be one and his name one.So in the minds of the Jewish people blessing FLOWED from a particular location. Three times a year this was reinforced in these pilgrimage feasts.Now as was mentioned, John 7 opens by telling us that it was the Feast of Booths.This feast is known by a lot of different names. However you like it titled, here’s the purpose: the feast was an annual ceremony to remember their years of wandering in the wilderness before they got to the promise land and particularly it was to be a reminder of God’s provision.So I want to paint something of a picture of what it would be like to attend this feast. First of it was a long feast. It lasted seven days plus a bonus eighth day.And all of those days were filled with activity that helped to remind the people how God had provided for them in wilderness.So for example, the reason it’s called the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Tabernacles is because they were to remember their dwelling in tents. One of the most unique aspects of the feast is that people would live outdoors in little huts they construct out of twigs, sticks, and bamboo to remind themselves of what it would have been like and how God took care of them when they were living in tents, when they had no permanent homes.Leviticus 23:42-43, You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."Even to this day, if you go to Israel during this period of time this is what you will see.Maybe this year you should do this in your back yard. You can imagine having to camp in your backyard for a week how that would cause you to imagine what it would have been like to live in the wilderness all those years. Okay kids, time for bed. Your kids are bouncing all over the place and then when they get tucked in. They argue because their brother is stealing the blankets. The thin walls cramped next to your snoring neighbor. And then right as everything gets settled down, “Your three your old cries out, mom, I’m thirsty.” What if you were dying of thirst and there was no water?It all of a sudden starts to snap into focus. All of a sudden the grumbling in the wilderness seems a little more understandable. God really did have to be their provision. The period of wilderness wandering was a difficult period of time for Israel. No question.Now I’m painting a negative picture. But the mood was pleasant. It was a feast. It’s a reminder of provision and God’s blessing. The feast happened in the fall and they had just harvested, so honestly it’s a lot like our Thanksgiving.So there was the booth ritual. But there’s another ritual that features centrally in our text today. On the seven days of the Feast, a golden pitcher was filled with water from the pool of Siloam and was carried in a procession led by the High Priest back to the temple. Just so you can envision this:So you can see the pool of Siloam here where Hezekiah’s tunnel exits. And so they fill up the golden pitcher. As they approached the temple, a trumpet called a shofar, was sounded. Now this is a total side note, but it’s kind of interesting. You see this corner right here. Let me expand that view for you and give you a picture of the temple mount area.When the temple was destroyed in 70 AD this entire area was pushed over and it fell to the ground. This is several hundred feet off the ground so when these stones were pushed over they crushed the roman pavement below. And if you go there today you can see these giant stones that had been pushed off the top.And if you remove the stones you can see the crushed sidewalk beneath.Well one of the stones they found in this area was this one.And you know what it says? It says, “to the place of trumpeting.” This stone is part of the railing of this tiny little cutout on the very top of the temple mount.So if you put this all together you have this trumpeter blowing his trumpet on this really high corner of the temple mount.And so zoom back out here.Again, we are just trying to envision the scene. The priests are making their way up this pathway carrying their golden flask of water. The pilgrims that have come to the feast from all over the Roman Empire, the area of Galilee, even the decapolis are watching this process.The trumpeter on the upper corner of the temple mount blows his horn. Another thing that is happening is that the temple choir is singing the Hallel Psalms. The Hallel Psalms are Psalms 113–118. Hallel means praise. Our word Hallelujah comes from that - Praise to God. These are Psalms sung as a unit during a joyous occasions. They were always sung for the three pilgrimage feasts. So when they get to Psalm 114 they will sing this line.Psalm 114:7-8, Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8 who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.So they at the Feast of Booths and they are remembering God’s provision of water in the wilderness.Now one of the traditions when the choir reached Psalm 118, every male pilgrim shook a special branch. Lulav (loolav). It’s an application of that same chapter in Lev 23.And it’s an application of:Leviticus 23:40, And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.So you take the branch in one hand and a piece of citrus fruit in the other and you cry out “Give thanks to the LORD!” three times.So the priests continue up the path. They ascend this grand staircase and enter into the temple. Now that water drawn from the well was offered to God at the time of the morning sacrifice, along with the daily drink-offering of wine. The wine and the water were poured into their respective silver bowls, and then poured out before the LORD.At some point in the feast, and maybe even at this exact point (maybe even interrupting the ceremony), Jesus steps forward. And I think we can argue for the fact that he interrupted something based on the language that is used. It was the last day when this ceremony took place. He stands up and cries out which has a lot different feel than just turning to address the crowd.John 7:37-52, On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”Now all that context adds some significance to Jesus’ words, doesn’t it?The ExplanationAll these vectors of meaning are converging.You have the vector of geography. Here they are coming to a special place. To Jerusalem. To the temple. To Mount Moriah. To the very rock where Abraham was to sacrifice his only son. They came here three times a year.You have the vector of need. They came to the temple to drink from the spiritual fountain of life. They have come to acknowledge that just as water gives us physical life, God is the author of spiritual life.You have the vector of redemptive history. They are remembering back to Moses. All these elaborate ceremonies in whatever form they took back then extended clear back to Leviticus 23. They are remembering the manna from heaven. They just finished singing Psalm 114 and remembering. There was a time in which they were thirsty. Moses struck a rock with the rod of God, and out flowed the water so their lives were saved. They are envisioning God’s provision.You have the vector of prophetic hope. They aren’t just looking backward they are looking forward. They are looking to a future where God will pour out his blessing in a fresh way.When the Old Testament speaks of future redemption, it’s frequently associated with water. Now notice, the future connection between the Spirit of God and water.Isaiah 44:3, “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”Ezekiel 36:25-27, “I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.”Joel 2:28, “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.”So you have the vector of geography, need, redemptive history, and prophesy all converging.As Jesus is watching this every day, this re-depiction of the water from the rock, he sees all these people longing and looking forward to the promised living waters - to their redemption. And finally on the last day he has to speak out. He has to scream because something has been building in him, something has been burning in him like a furnace and it’s ready to explode.He stands up and shouts, “Everyone, look at me. I know who the real rock is. I know what it means to have the real provision. I know what the real water is. Come to me, and living water will flow out from you. The foundation stone beneath the altar that you think is the center of the world. You think that from this center would flow the rivers of life to water the whole world. Guess what? That’s me. That water in that golden pitcher. That represents water from the rock. You know who that rock in the wilderness was? The one that was struck with the rod of God and out of whose side flowed water? That was me. Destroy this temple and in three days, I will rebuild it. My body is the temple. That’s me. I am the chief cornerstone that is shattered and from my own abdomen will flow living water.”This isn’t a random statement. By saying ‘I am the living water’ he’s identifying himself as the object of hope upon which every eye in the Old Testament looked. The entire sacrificial system, the theophanies in the Old Testament, the temple itself, the prophetic system, all of it, it’s all pointing to me.The SpiritNow we get an editorial statement offered by John. And I want to focus in on that for just a moment.John 7:39, “Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”Do you remember how last week ended? The pharisees wanted to arrest Jesus. but they were somehow thwarted. And Jesus ends with this interesting interchange.John 7:33-36, “Jesus then said, ‘I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. 34 You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.’’ 35 The Jews said to one another, ‘Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What does he mean by saying, “You will seek me and you will not find me,” and, “Where I am you cannot come”?’”Now, how do you read this? Specifically what I’m asking is this: “where is the place where you cannot come?” I always thought this was a reference to heaven. You can’t kill Jesus once he’s been resurrected because he’s in heaven. That’s true. But that’s not the most likely answer from the context. Because what’s the very next verse? It’s Jesus’ great proclamation.John 7:37-39, “On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out,”If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’" 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified."So the place where they cannot go is inside the believer. You can’t kill Jesus because his Spirit resides in that complex dimension of the soul. This realm, this sphere of reality is not a location that a spear can reach. It’s like saying, “Don’t think something. How can you make me not think something.” No weapon of force has access to that domain.ApplicationNow I want to spend a minute on this. Because while it was not yet true for Jesus’ disciples while he was at this great feast, it can be true for us and is true for many of us right now. So five minutes on three points. Drinking Living Water. What is the thirst? How do I drink? What’s the result?I don’t know many of you in the room. But I don’t have to know you to know that something about your life is extremely imperfect. In fact, it may be the case that your life is absolutely miserable. And it’s not like there are scars on your back from getting whipped by someone. It’s not like you can point to bruises on your arm from abuse. But you have scars and bruises on your heart. Your life isn’t turning out the way you hoped. Sure, you can pull it together and make it to church. You are able to function and get some basic jobs done and hide it but it’s like a blinking light on the dash of your car telling you that’s there’s something seriously wrong. You hear a really bad sound down there deep in the engine of your heart and you think, that can’t be good. If I don’t deal with that soon, something’s going to explode. There’s just a heaviness you carry around with you. There’s a low grade depression that feels like you are treading water with a 10 pound weight and you can barely stay afloat.It’s the feeling of getting let down by the world. When you’re in your teens, you experience this let down when the girl dumps you or you bomb a test or your parents misunderstand you. In your 20’s you experience this let down when your sports career ends, when the college years are over and you have to start grinding out a living. When you’re in your 30’s the let down happens when you realize how hard it is to parent kids and how little control you have over their development. The marriage gets harder. The patterns of arguing seem irreversible. In your 40’s you experience it when the number of broken relationships multiply. More and more of your friends get divorced. You hear of another affair. Maybe you get divorced. Your kids begin to resent you. The perfect marriage seems like a joke. The career definitely won’t make you happy. In your 50’s you experience the let down when your parents die and your kids make poor choices as young adults and maybe even walk away from the faith. In your 60’s you experience the let down when you retire but money doesn’t satisfy. The dream of retirement doesn’t fulfill. In your 70’s you experience the let down when your body fails you, your friends die, you become invisible and irrelevant in a world that is zooming by at a pace you can hardly comprehend and you feel like there are vultures swarming around waiting for you to die so they can swoop down and collect all your money.You want to know what that let down is? It’s called thirst. It’s called Spiritual Thrist. You are thirsty for something that satisfies. You are thirsty for soul peace. You might not identify that feeling as thirst, but that’s thirst.Jesus says, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink and I will give you the Spirit of God.”Well how do you drink? You believe. You believe EVERYTHING Jesus says. It’s right in the text.John 7:38, “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”That’s how you drink. You BELIEVE who he claims to be and what he says is true. You drink by believing the claims and promises of Jesus Christ.So let’s walk this out. Maybe you are the only one on campus who is keeping your sexual purity and it seems so hard. BELIEVE what Jesus tells you Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Drink deeply of that promise. And you know what will happen? The Spirit of God will apply that truth to your heart and SATISFACTION begins to flow.Maybe you are feeling empty. You might be tight financially and giving does not feel like something you want to do. You are not joyful. BELIEVE what Jesus tells you. Matthew 6:3-4, “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”The living water is the Spirit of God who will take that truth and personally apply it to your heart. Drink deeply of that living water and be satisfied.Maybe you see no hope in your life. You have come to the end of yourself and there is nothing you can do to change your circumstances. I don’t have to tell you that there are many broken things in this world that can never be fixed. There are those who have truly abused you in your life. And there is not justice. You are thirsty. What do you do? BELIEVE what Jesus tells you. Revelation 22:12-13 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”The living water is the Spirit of God who will take the truth, the promises of God and personally apply it to your heart and to your situation. Drink deeply of that living water.One last thing. We keep talking about drinking deeply from the Spirit. And this is perhaps obvious, but it’s really important to understand what is meant by that. The metaphor is that the Spirit of God is a drink, but let me remind you that it’s not literally a drink. The Spirit of God isn’t a thing. It’s not a liquid. It’s not a spiritual gasoline. You don’t get filled with the Spirit by getting more gallons of him. The mistake is to think this is a magic spell. It’s the error of Simon the Sorcerer. The Spirit isn’t a force you control.The Spirit of God is a person. God is a person. And the point is that being filled with the Spirit, allowing the Spirit to work truth into your heart and soul is fundamentally working on a relationship. How would you work on a relationship?I remember when I first saw my wife, I said, “I really like that woman. I want her to want to marry me.” But she didn’t even know me. So how do I begin a relationship? I started to spend time with her. I found out what she liked and I tried to please her. I studied her and wrote her notes. I opened my heart to her and began to share things that felt scary and vulnerable. I made commitments to her. That’s how I got close to my wife and it worked! To be filled with the Spirit is to be filled with a person. So you drink by believing. You drink by developing a relationship with God.When that happens now the Spirit becomes part of your life. A person who has the Spirit of God becomes a fountain of water. Now for other people you’ve become a rock. You’ve drank from Christ and it’s way more than you needed and now it’s flowing out of you and others can drink from you. You were overwhelmed with the gift of the Spirit of God, and now all sorts of people can quench their thirst by simply being around you. You are offering them true drink. If the Spirit of God is working in your life, you will not drain people. You will be a fountain to them! One of my favorite verses to share with people in suffering is 2 Corinthians 1. Paul begins his letter by saying this:2 Corinthians 1:3-4, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”There’s no magic charm that does this. Jesus says, “You have to come to me.” Come to him and do personal dealing. That’s when the living waters really start flowing.Prayer for MothersMother’s day is a day to appreciate mothers. In a day where mothering is viewed as an obstacle to reaching one’s full potential, we want to arrest that thought. Reverse it and celebrate the noble, beautiful job of being a mother. Do you realize that the highest ideal for a woman, according to the Bible, is to be a mother?Now we know that for some this is difficult. You might have recently lost your mother or been estranged in some way. You might want to be a mother and cannot. We just want to acknowledge that and express our care and concern. God is sovereign over even these difficult situations. May God sustain you.But this does not detract from the beauty of God’s design for mothers. Let me explain the beauty this way. Do you know that God has intentionally made certain things impossible to scale? Here’s what I mean. I can preach here to 20, 200, or 2000 people and the message can have virtually the same impact. So you can scale something like preaching. There’s no way to scale relationships and discipleship. There’s no economy of scale to express love. You can’t change diapers to scale. You can’t scale childbirth. You can’t correct individual behavior to scale. You can’t give hugs and kisses and tuck kids in bed and night to scale.That work has to be done one on one. So I want to pray for mothers.We thank you for moms. The literal labor that brought us into the world. We thank you for their flexibility, for their tirelessness, their perseverance, their devotion. For the late nights spent rocking and nursing an infant. For the hands calloused from washing, wiping, scrubbing, mixing, hugging, patting, disciplining, holding, writing, erasing, painting, and pouring. Help her to see in every mundane task the eternal, cosmic significance that you place on motherhood. Help her to understand that the most radical, world-changing events may be happening anonymously in her home. Help her to forgive those who undermine her significance. Help her to believe in your promises that she will be richly rewarded for her obedience to you.

Did you ever wonder if Jesus sang? And if he did sing what song? The Bible tells us indeed He sang in Mark 14:26 and Matt. 26:30 we read that he and his disciples sang. This was at the time of Passover. Biblical scholars who studied the Passover know there were and are, certain songs that were sung at Passover. It is believed that Psalms 113-118, known as the Hallel Psalms, were those very songs. And you and I know after studying the Psalms for over a month that Psalms is the actual song book of the Jews-the the song book Jesus sang from. And Jesus was singing at Passover, the very night he was betrayed. Think about that-singing in the face of tragedy, betrayal and even death. This is why our point for today continues on the theme: music is good medicine… when it is the worst!

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 118 Subtitle: The Hallel Psalms Speaker: Rev. James A. Zozzaro Broadcaster: Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/7/2021 Length: 33 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 117 Subtitle: The Hallel Psalms Speaker: Rev. James A. Zozzaro Broadcaster: Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/31/2021 Bible: Psalm 117 Length: 27 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 115 Subtitle: The Hallel Psalms Speaker: Rev. James A. Zozzaro Broadcaster: Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/17/2021 Bible: Psalm 115 Length: 37 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 115 Subtitle: The Hallel Psalms Speaker: Rev. James A. Zozzaro Broadcaster: Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/17/2021 Bible: Psalm 115 Length: 37 min.

Today, we consider the Hallel Psalms found in this passage and glean insights, particularly in reference to their fulfillment in Jesus. www.covenanttruthministries.com

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 114 Subtitle: The Hallel Psalms Speaker: Rev. James A. Zozzaro Broadcaster: Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/10/2021 Bible: Psalm 114 Length: 34 min.

Cale breaks down Revelation 19:1-9 and shows how the Psalms shed light on this text, and also how Jesus fulfills the Hallel Psalms through His redemptive work. The word “Hallel” is where we get the word Hallelujah! All show notes at How Jesus Fulfills the Hallel Psalms - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

The Gospel in a Cup-Luke 22-14-20--Introduction-cup theology in the bible--I. Four Cups in One--As the Passover cups were passed and the meal eaten, the -Hallel- -Psalms 113-118- were sung during the feast.--1. The Cup of Sanctification -Lk. 22-17-18---2. The Cup of Plagues - Judgment--3. The Cup of Redemption - Blessing -Lk. 22-20- 1 Cor. 10-16- 21---4. The Cup of Acceptance - Praise -Pss. 115-118 sung- --And when they had sung a hymn -Psalm 118-, they went out to the Mount of Olives.-Mt. 26-30-----II. The Gospel in a Cup--1. You are a chosen, holy, and loved people -Jer. 31-3- Jn. 10-27-30---2. The Cost of salvation-judgment -Mt. 26-36-46---3. Redemption and Blessing through the Lamb of God -1 Cor. 5-7---4. The Coming of the Kingdom and acceptance of the Bride -Mt. 26-29- Rev. 19- 6-9- 21-1-2-----Christ now gives to His people 'the cup of salvation'. These 2 cups, one so bitter -wrath-, the other so sweet -salvation-, stand side by side- the one cup necessitated the other. One cup was emptied that the other might be filled to overflowing. The first cup guaranteed the second. Both cups are precious and bear the hallmark of sovereign grace.-Frederick Leahy

Psalm 118 is the sixth, final, and longest of the Hallel Psalms.

Psalm 115 is the third of the Hallel Psalms. It begins with a commitment to give glory to God.

Psalm 114 is the second of the Hallel Psalms. It begins by recounting the Exodus and then notes the miracles that God did for His people.

Psalm 113 is the first of six Hallel Psalms—psalms which were sung during the Jewish feasts.

A new MP3 sermon from Truth Chinese Alliance Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Psalm 118 in NT Subtitle: Hallel Psalms Speaker: Jimmy Li Broadcaster: Truth Chinese Alliance Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 4/12/2020 Bible: Psalm 118 Length: 61 min.

Have you ever heard of the Hallel Psalms? They are the types of Psalms sung at festivals, and David Renfro, Bob, and Shawn discuss a few examples–Psalms 113, 114, & 118.

Purpose- I am going to begin a series as we head towards celebrating Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday to go over Psalm 113-118 in relations to the Last Week of Jesus' Life and here are my three reasons.

Purpose- I am going to begin a series as we head towards celebrating Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday to go over Psalm 113-118 in relations to the Last Week of Jesus' Life and here are my three reasons.

Purpose: I am going to begin a series as we head towards celebrating Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday to go over Psalm 113-118 in relations to the Last Week of Jesus' Life and here are my three reasons.

As we continue through the Hallel Psalms, we come to the second of them, and this is a great song of historical remembrance. When we set ourselves to praise God, to say hallelujah, we are to remember His great works of deliverance in history. Keep in mind that the Christian faith is not a faith in detached theological doctrines, but is rather a faith in God's meaningful interventions in history—His great deeds among the people, deeds rich with theological gold. And so as we consider this song of deliverance from our older brothers, the Jews, we are reminded of an even greater Exodus, the exodus that all other deliverances point to.

Brayden and Tali start out this podcast discussing a common theme found in all the Hallel Psalms. This theme could be summarized as "responding to God with a reason". The reason presented in the Psalm is giving thanks because He is good and His mercy endures forever!

Introduction to the Hallel Psalms Brayden and Tali kick off their first podcast introducing themselves and talking about the importance of the Hallel Psalms (Psalm 113-118). These Psalms are especially significant when we understand that Yeshua sang these songs just hours before giving his life. If you'd like to listen to these podcasts weekly, make sure to follow or subscribe so that you will automatically be notified each week.

We are continuing our summer series through Psalms & Proverbs and will be looking at Psalm 146 this Sunday. This Psalm is part of the collection know as the "Hallel Psalms" because they all start with the phrase "Hallelujah", which means "praise the Lord". We'll see that we are called to praise the Lord in our lives. Instead of looking to other things, we are to look to God as the object of our worship. Why? Because God is faithful, compassionate, just, and the King. We praise the Lord who is worthy of our praise!

We are continuing our summer series through Psalms & Proverbs and will be looking at Psalm 146 this Sunday. This Psalm is part of the collection know as the "Hallel Psalms" because they all start with the phrase "Hallelujah", which means "praise the Lord". We'll see that we are called to praise the Lord in our lives. Instead of looking to other things, we are to look to God as the object of our worship. Why? Because God is faithful, compassionate, just, and the King. We praise the Lord who is worthy of our praise!

We are continuing our summer series through Psalms & Proverbs and will be looking at Psalm 146 this Sunday. This Psalm is part of the collection know as the "Hallel Psalms" because they all start with the phrase "Hallelujah", which means "praise the Lord". We'll see that we are called to praise the Lord in our lives. Instead of looking to other things, we are to look to God as the object of our worship. Why? Because God is faithful, compassionate, just, and the King. We praise the Lord who is worthy of our praise!

We are continuing our summer series through Psalms & Proverbs and will be looking at Psalm 146 this Sunday. This Psalm is part of the collection know as the "Hallel Psalms" because they all start with the phrase "Hallelujah", which means "praise the Lord". We'll see that we are called to praise the Lord in our lives. Instead of looking to other things, we are to look to God as the object of our worship. Why? Because God is faithful, compassionate, just, and the King. We praise the Lord who is worthy of our praise!

Chris Dills / Hallel 1 / A God Worthy to be Praised / 5-23-2017 Pastor Chris begins a new sermon series "Hallel", a look through the Egyptian Hallel Psalms (Psalm 113-118). This week we will be introduced to the meaning and importance of the Hallel Psalms and then dig into Psalm 113, a Psalm that calls God's people who have been saved by his grace to give him praise.

Join David Nekrutman and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki for an in-depth discussion of Psalms 113-118, known as Hallel – Psalms of Praise. Episode 1 is the introduction to an upcoming series […] The post Cup of Salvation – Episode 1: Introduction first appeared on Cup of Salvation.

Join David Nekrutman and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki for an in-depth discussion of Psalms 113-118, known as Hallel – Psalms of Praise. Episode 1 is the introduction to an upcoming series of podcasts that answer questions such as: Why were these Psalms chosen for Jewish Holy Days? How are End Times prophecies fulfilled when we recite them? Uncover layers of meaning in Scripture you never knew existed. You will be amazed by the powerful messages that these Psalms contain for both Jews and Christians.

Sermon | Psalm 118 Series: Hallel Psalms Preacher: Rev. Thomas Hinson Date: 28th August 2016 Time: Passage: Psalm 118:1-29 ------------------- Psalm 118 tells us that God's steadfast love endures forever.

Sermon | Psalm 116 Series: Hallel Psalms Preacher: Bryan Wandel Date: 21st August 2016 Time: Passage: Psalm 116:1-19 ------------------- How can we respond to distress in a way that is in accord with who we are and is glorifying to God? Psalm 116 offers guidance.

Sermon | Psalm 115 Series: Hallel Psalms Preacher: Rev. Daniel Beilman Date: 14th August 2016 Time: Passage: Psalm 115:1-18 ------------------- Psalm 115 offers a scathing commentary on the practice of idolatry that seems easy to dismiss – most of us are not bowing in worship to idols carved from silver and gold. Yet, as Martin Luther observed, “Anything on which your heart relies and depends, I say, that is really your God.” With this in mind, Dan Beilman looks at some of our modern-day idols and how we can be free of them.

Sermon | Psalm 114 Series: Hallel Psalms Preacher: Rev. Daniel Beilman Date: 7th August 2016 Time: Passage: Psalm 114:1-8 ------------------- Psalm 114 recalls not only the Exodus and God's redemption of Israel from Egypt; it is also Jesus' story, and our story as well.

Sermon | Psalm 113 Series: Hallel Psalms Preacher: Rev. Daniel Beilman Date: 31st July 2016 Time: Passage: Psalm 113:1-9 ------------------- Dan Beilman opens a six-week sermon series on the Book of Psalms with a question posed in Psalm 113: Who is like the Lord our God?

Palm Sunday - Welcome the King The week had finally come for which Jesus had been born - the week He would bear the penalty for our sin. The week begins with praise and a crowd affirming that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus always did things deliberately, but now especially, this last week. Matt, Mark, Luke spend 1/4 of their gospels on this last week. John spends 1/2. It tells us the importance of what is happening these 8 days. The long-expected King was coming to His people in their capital city. Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus and all the Jews were preparing for the Passover the next week. It began with a weeklong festival called the Feast of Unleavened Bread and ended with the Passover. The Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from bondage. Passover was celebrated to remember that God had delivered Israel from slavery under the Egyptians. God instructed them to sprinkle the blood of a lamb over their doors. That night, the angel of death came over Egypt and took the firstborn of every house except for those whose doors had the blood of a lamb; they were saved. The whole of Israel was saved then too as they left Egypt and slavery. What an incredible scene, Jesus, the true Passover Lamb, coming to celebrate the festival that foreshadowed His coming for 1475 years. v. 1 - traveled east to west: Bethany, Bethphage, Jerusalem - took them over the Mount of Olives and through the Kidron valley, east of Jerusalem. vv. 2-3 - Jesus demonstrated his omniscience, seeing a donkey and a colt. (The other gospels just mention the colt.) If Jess's knows what's going on with livestock, he knows every detail of you life. vv. 4-5 - He came on an unbroken donkey, which was more symbolic than useful. 550 years prior to this event, Zechariah saw Jesus' coming to bring peace. He rode in on a donkey because it was foretold that 1) He was the King who had been promised, the Messianic King. 2) not a king of war, but a king of peace. He challenged the people and rulers of Jerusalem to either accept or reject him as their king of peace. vv. 8-9 - An act of honor, respect, praise of Jesus as Messiah. From Psalm 118 - part of the Hallel Psalms (115-118) that were sung at the Passover meal to celebrate Israel's escape from slavery in Egypt. "Hosanna!" which means "save!" The term became an exclamation of praise. Comes from two words: Yaw-shah'; to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe, to free:— to help, preserve, rescue, save. Carries the idea of freeing or delivering or releasing or liberating. It has a broad meaning. Save me from sin, from trouble, from suffering, from whatever confines me. Save my family from financial struggle, from illness, from broken relationships. Save my community from child abuse, absent fathers, violence, greed. Save the nations from oppressors, wars, famine, disease. Anna – ah now! I beseech you. Oh now! Pray now! It is a plea for God to act to bring about His purpose, His salvation. Psalm 118:25-26 "Now, Lord, save us, now, Lord, fulfill your purposes for us, now." There was an urgency in their praise of Jesus. They were praising and praying, "Lord, save us. We beseech you. Save us now!" Vv. 10-11 Jesus' triumphant entry caused the eyes of Israel to be on him. It forced the Sanhedrin, the Roman government, and Israel as a whole to decide what to do with Jesus, to welcome him or reject him. Do we welcome Jesus with that kind of urgency? Or are we half-hearted? "Jesus, come into my life - but not too far. Don't come into these areas of my life, just the parts I want you in. Stay out of my finances and my attitude about my wife and work We like to keep Jesus at an arms length; close enough to help us when we need him but far away enough that we don't have to change. Now, Lord, now, save us. Bring about all your purposes, not mine, yours. Welcome the King. Welcome Jesus into your lives, families, community, world.

Believers Voice of Victory Video Broadcast for Tuesday 06/28/2016 Welcome to the Believer’s Voice of Victory. Today Gloria Copeland and Billye Brim bring insight into the Hallel Psalms, a series of six Psalms that bring praise to God the Father. Now, to begin today’s study, here’s Gloria.  

Believers Voice of Victory Audio Broadcast for Tuesday 06/28/2016 Welcome to the Believer’s Voice of Victory. Today Gloria Copeland and Billye Brim bring insight into the Hallel Psalms, a series of six Psalms that bring praise to God the Father. Now, to begin today’s study, here’s Gloria.  

11:4-104 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,“Hosanna![a]”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[b]10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”14:12-2612 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don't mean me?”20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.24 “This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.I. Mistaken by the Community. (11:8-9) A. The community was looking for a Savior. 1. The Passover meal reminded of Moses' deliverance. 2. It is customary today to leave an empty seat for the coming prophet. B. The community blinded by tradition. 1. It was a traditional celebration of the Passover. 2. Hosanna came from the Hallel Psalms 113-118. 3. A few days later the crowd would shout crucify him. 4. They shouted praises for a military hero. C. They saw Jesus as just another man. 1. They celebrated all who entered Jerusalem. 2. They did not recognize Jesus as Messiah. II. Mistaken by His Followers. (11:4-7) A. They put him on a donkey, not a stallion. 1. Jesus himself ordered the donkey. 2. Jesus elevated Himself above the crowd. 3. Kings rode donkeys in times of peace. B. They wanted a military Jesus. 1. They wanted Jesus to be king but he came to be killed. 2. They wanted Jesus to rule but He came as a ransom. 3. They wanted Jesus to be all He could be but He sacrificed it all for you and me. 4. What does your Jesus look like? -Is He still Lord when your kingdom is in jeopardy? -Is He still Lord when your joy and security have been kidnapped? -Is He still Lord when your reality doesn't match your dreams?Challenge: Acknowledge Jesus as King.

Psalms 113-118 are known as the “Egyptian Hallel Psalms”. Hallel means Praise. They are called the Hallel Psalms because of their focus and repetition of hallel, “praise”, …and hallelujah – Praise the Lord. These 5 psalms were part of the annual feasts of the Israelites. Psalms 113-114 were recited or sung before the Passover meal and Psalms 115-118 after the meal. These were no doubt sung by Jesus throughout his life. Matt 26 and Mk 14 mention Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn after the last supper – the Passover meal – before Jesus was arrested. That hymn would have been these Hallel Psalms Psalm 113:1-9 v. 1 – Praise the Lord – Hallelujah Praise (Hallel) o servants of the Lord, praise (hallel) the name of the Lord. God’s people – during worship at the temple, the priests and the people – all the servants of the Lord were called upon to praise God. The title for God, LORD, or “Yahweh” calls attention to the acts of God and his revelation of himself to his people. He is the Lord, who reigns in authority, but has also been kind to us and has made himself known to us. vv. 2-3 with the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the true worship of God has been extended to all the earth. My whole life is to be Hallelu Yah, praise the Lord. All day, every day, His name is to be praised. vv. 4-6 The Lord is sovereign over everything. The word “sovereign” means he rules like a king. The question is posed to the worshippers: Who is like the Lord our God? He is exalted in his rule – enthroned on high. Ruling from the highest realm. Yet he has also concerned himself with the needs of his people. He “stoops down” to his needy children. What a marvelous God – high, exalted, mighty, and yet deeply caring about people. vv. 7-9 The Lord takes care of the needs of the poor and needy by moving them from being outcasts to having position of prominence. Psalm 115:1 How quick are we to seek praise from other people? How often do we seek praise from other people? How badly do we want to show how smart we are or how pretty or how capable so that others praise us? How timid are we to give the Lord the credit? Because of his love and faithfulness, praise the Lord. Not to me, but Hallelu Yah, praise to the Lord. Psalm 116:1-2 I love him b/c he heard my cry for mercy (supplication – petition for help or favor of someone in authority). B/c he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. I love the Lord b/c of who he is, but also b/c when I needed him, he heard me. For the believer suffering has purpose. I have learned to lean on God in suffering. I have found him faithful to hear me and to be with me and to care about my suffering. I can praise him even in suffering. I need to praise him even in suffering. I need to know that He hears me. I need to know that my suffering is not some random act of the universe. I need to know that He is still the sovereign Lord when my troubles are pressing in on me. I need to say, “hallelujah, praise the Lord” …especially in those times that I need his mercy. In suffering I can say Hallelu Yah, praise the Lord.