Psalm 78

November 20, 2024

Don’t Repeat History #

Psalm 78:1-3

I. Prospect of the Future (1-8)

II. Past Foolishness (9-64)

III. Present Following (65-72)

  • I read the outline in Pastor Dan Lydick’s Book, Outlines of the Book of Psalms

  • I read the same outline in Bro. Warren Wiersbe’s “BE Series”

  • I read that same outline in Charles Spurgeon’s Treasury of David.

  • I have no idea who copied who.

I. Prospect of the Future (Ps 78:1-8) #

A. Record given (3, 5) #

1. It is recorded clearly! #

2. It was accurately recorded! (5) #

B. Responsibility to teach the children (4) #

1. Don’t hide truth! #

2. We strive to teach #

Matt. 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

2Tim. 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

C. Reason to teach the children (7-8) #

1. 3 Reasons in 7 – A. Hope in God, B. Forget not C. Keep his commandments, #

2. D. (8) Be better than previous generation, not = #

II. Past Foolishness (9-64) #

A. Forsook the Law, & Forgot the Works (10-11) #

1. Don’t Neglect the Book! #

2. Don’t Forget what God has done! #

B. Became fleshly in their requests (17-20) #

“17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” (Galatians 5:17)

C. Didn’t believe or trust God (22,32) #

D. Became Hypocrites Talked the talk, but didn’t walk the walk. (36-37) #

E. Forgot his involvement, provision, and protection (41-42) #

F. Walked away from God (56-57) #

1. “Deceitful bow” (57) #

When the bow is unbent the rift it hath may be undiscerned, but go to use it by drawing the arrow to the head, and it flies in pieces; thus doth a false heart when put to the trial. – Charles Spurgeon

2. Sad to see born again believers walk away #

III. Present Following! (65-72) #

A. God’s Protection (65-66) #

  • Vs 65 “as...like” it is metaphorical

1. God took up the cause of His people… not because of their faithfulness to Him – GRACE! #

B. God’s Prophecy (67-69) #

1. Prophecy clearly indicates that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. #

2. They continued to follow the prophecy (70) #

C. God’s Provision (72) #

**1Pet. 5:4 **And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Heb. 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

**Psa. 23:1 **¶ The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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