Every Thursday starting January 5, 2012 through April 5 (Except Feb. 23)
Location: SUB 212A
Time: 12pm
| DATE | TOPIC | DATE | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | Psalm 73—Christ as Our Unique Portion & Desire | Feb. 23 | No Bible Study due to Reading Week |
| Jan. 12 | Psalm 80—Christ Properly Appreciated & Exalted by Us | Feb. 23 | Psalm 118—Christ as the Cornerstone for God's Building |
| Jan. 19 | Psalm 84—The Secret Revelation of the Enjoyment of Christ | Mar. 1 | Psalm 119—God's Law as His Living Word |
| Jan. 26 | Psalm 87—God's Desire for Zion with Christ | Mar. 8 | Psalm 120–134—The Preciousness of Zion and Jerusalem |
| Feb. 2 | Psalm 90—God as Our Eternal Dwelling Place | Mar. 15 | Psalm 133 & 134—The Commanded Blessing of Life on Those who Dwell Together in Oneness |
| Feb. 9 | Psalm 102—Christ's Eternal & Unchanging Existence | Mar. 29 | Psalm 146–150—The Consummate Praise |
| Feb. 16 | Psalm 110—The Highest Revelation of Christ | Apr. 5 | Psalms, a Concluding Word |
The Psalms were written according to two kinds of concepts. We have to pick up this point. Otherwise, we cannot properly understand the Psalms.
The first concept, according to which the Psalms were written, is the human concept of the holy writers. Their human concept was produced out of their good nature created by God, formed with the traditions of their holy race, constituted with the teachings of their holy Scriptures, promoted by their practice of a holy life, and uttered out of their holy sentiments and impressions. These are the constituents of the human concept of the holy writers of the Psalms. They were from a holy race, possessing the Pentateuch, the first five books of Moses. They were a greatly cultured people. The traditions of their holy race formed their human concept according to which many of the psalms were written.
The Psalms were also written according to the divine concept of God as the divine revelation. This divine concept of God as the divine revelation is concerning His eternal economy in Christ, taking Christ as its centrality and universality. It is also concerning Christ in His divinity, humanity, human living, all-inclusive death, life-imparting and seed-producing resurrection, glorification, ascension, appearing in glory, and reigning forever. All these points are clearly, and even in detail, revealed in the Psalms. The divine concept in the Psalms is also concerning God's heart's desire, His good pleasure in Christ as His centrality and universality, in the church as His fullness for His expression (typified by the house), in the kingdom for His eternal administration (typified by the city), and in the recovery of the earth for His eternal kingdom in eternity. This divine concept of God was uttered from the godly writers of the Psalms as a part of the utterance in their holy writings. The same writers uttered two kinds of concepts—the human concept and the divine concept.
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him. ~ Ephesians 1:17
...our Savior God, who desires all men to be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth. ~ 1 Timothy 2:3b-4