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Psalm 99 When we talk about responsibility, we refer to humans. It's necessary for ethical considerations. If people are responsible for their behavior, they're capable of receiving praise or blame. However, in the Hebrew Testament, especially in the book of Psalms, we view responsibility from a different angle. "God is respons-ible." God responds. Verses 6 and 8 each asserts that Yahweh answers. More basic than the English word "answer," we could translate these verses with "respond," or more jarringly "react." "Respond" and "react" aren't flowing translations, but show the basic sense of the Hebrew verb 'nh. When used of Yahweh, 'nh reveals the fundamental belief of the Old Testament: Yahweh has created human beings to be in partnership and dialogue with him. God has chosen to be in an intimate, mutual relationship with each of us. Yahweh's "answering/responding/reacting" to people portrays the high dignity of humanity. (See Isaiah 12:2-6 in Advent 3 for explanation of the name "Yahweh.") The word 'nh... These Sermon Resources (Insights) on the Greek and Hebrew texts give background information for Psalm 99 which relate to Transfiguration Sunday of Cycle C of the lectionary. Ideal for sermon preparation, this article on Psalm 99 will better equip you for preaching -- deepen and broaden your understanding of the biblical message -- and motivate you to learn or review your Greek and Hebrew . SermonSuite also offers online sermons, professionally published sermons, lectionary sermons, non-lectionary sermons, sermon illustrations, worship resources, preaching resources, sermons on prayer, prayers, Christian drama, lectionary worship, lectionary workbooks and homilies. ... Please sign-up or login to view more! |
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