27. My Highest Joy

My Highest Joy

Talk 27 of 30 in the series Psalms 2008 Cathedral Bible Study

The next talk in the series is The Problem of Evil Revisited

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1. The Horror Verse
   • the ethics of war
   • the blessing
2. The Psalm
   • invitation to sing v1-3
   • my highest joy v4-6
   • the enemies of Zion v7-9
3. The Background
   • Abraham to Joshua
   • Joshua to David/Solomon
   • Solomon to Babylon. The fulfilment
4. The Crucial Verse
   • the genuine horror of sin
   • the retributive nature of justice
   • the corporate nature of sin and justice
   • the reality of one’s highest joys
   • no forgiveness without atonement