Memory is one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind, but all too often it seems our “forgetery” works better than our memory. How often the Israelites forgot their God and what great things He had done for them (Jeremiah 2:9-13).
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).
Psalm 1:1 begins with the word “blessed.” Being blessed involves a state wherein a man is happy and his soul is right with his Lord, a position that most desire. There is no secret to obtaining happiness. The inspired poet reveals it to us. Blessedness comes as one delights in God’s Word and meditates therein continually.
Idolatry has always been a fascination. Isaiah mocked idolaters by observing how they gather wood, burn some for heat, and create their God with the other (Isaiah 44:14-20).
These questions jump off the page, signaling a confused and frustrated stress of David. Goliath was mocking God’s army and, in the process, mocking God. Israel, professing to serve Him, was shaking like an atheist people at the very sight of the giant warrior.