HER STORY: Exodus Pioneers, Psalm 73

Psalm 73 was written by one of the four Levites King David had put in charge of the worship music. As soon as the ark was brought back to Jerusalem, and replaced in the tabernacle, David wanted regular times of worship with a full orchestra and choir. Asaph was one of the Levites put in … Continue reading HER STORY: Exodus Pioneers, Psalm 73

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Refiner’s Fire

God would begin with the spiritual leaders of the people, first purifying them, then refining them. Their public sanctification would necessarily involve intense suffering, for the heat of the refinerโ€™s fire would bring all the impurities to the surface, where they would be seen and removed.

Psalm 73

God met Asaph where he was, and opened his inner vision to a revelation he hadnโ€™t quite grasped yet. On the outside, these rich and conceited courtiers seemed to have it all. But on the inside they were headed for ruin.