A
Study of Psalm Thirty Four
Verse
Five
King
James Translation
Brethren:
We are reminded here of three scriptures that use the concept of faces being alight. Exodus 34:29-35, wherein Moses in speaking with God came out and his face shone, that is to say, was radiant. Secondly when Christ took his three disciples up the mountain and was transfigured so that he shone beyond brightness. Along the side of Him were Moses, and Elijah. Both men of great faith and trust in God. And finally 2 Corinthians 3:7.
Friends, when we look towards Him as our Savior, and as He that hath control over all things, we shall never be ashamed. It is Paul the Apostle that writes:
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” In this, he writes that the Gospel is the bringer of joyous news, and more importantly salvation.
We are reminded here of three scriptures that use the concept of faces being alight. Exodus 34:29-35, wherein Moses in speaking with God came out and his face shone, that is to say, was radiant. Secondly when Christ took his three disciples up the mountain and was transfigured so that he shone beyond brightness. Along the side of Him were Moses, and Elijah. Both men of great faith and trust in God. And finally 2 Corinthians 3:7.
Friends, when we look towards Him as our Savior, and as He that hath control over all things, we shall never be ashamed. It is Paul the Apostle that writes:
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” In this, he writes that the Gospel is the bringer of joyous news, and more importantly salvation.
“That
is, 'the humble' ones, ( See Psalms
34:2 ) ; and so this is a reason why they should join in praising
and magnifying the Lord; these 'looked' up to God in prayer and by
faith, when in distressed and uncomfortable circumstances, for help
and deliverance, and a supply of every needful good thing; and they
were 'enlightened'; so the Targum renders it, 'their faces were
enlightened'; as Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret it, in opposition to
what follows: they must have been enlightened before they could look,
but by looking to the Lord more light was gained: this chiefly
designs the light of joy, peace, and comfort, which is had in a way
of believing: some render the word "and flowed", as a river
does, that is, to the Lord, as in ( See Jeremiah
31:12 ) . So Kimchi and Ben Melech explain the word; and it
denotes both the numbers of them that looked up to the Lord in their
distress, and the swiftness of their motion to him, and their
earnestness and fervor of mind; so faith is not only a looking to
Christ, but a going forth unto him; having what they prayed and
looked for, and what they hoped and believed they should have;
namely, deliverance and salvation, and so peace and pleasure.” -
John Gill – Theologian
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