Sharing an Ancient Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

                                                     Rev. Ed Sarnella

Sharing an Ancient Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, do not keep silence;

Do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

2 For behold, your enemies make an uproar;

Those who hate you have raised their heads.

3 They lay crafty plans against your people;

They consult together against your treasured ones.

4 They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;

let the name of Israel be remembered no more!"

5 For they conspire with one accord;

Against you they make a covenant-

6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites,

7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 Asshur also has joined them;

They are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah

The above nations named in today's modern language, are:

Edom & Moab are southern and middle Jordan.

Ishmaelites, Hagrites, and Amalekites are descended from Hagar and Ishmael, and settled in southern Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Amalekites being solely in Egypt.

Ammon is northern Jordan. Its capital today is still Ammon.

Gebal & Tyre are in Lebanon.

Philistia is Gaza.

Asshur is northern Iraq and western Syria (Assyria)

So in reading and study we see that Asaph is pleading for deliverance from a coalition which intends to wipe Israel from the map, who sounds like this?

One thing I like to do is look at the bible's prophecies and read what God has to say.  We know that in the latter days all nations will be against Israel. (Zechariah 12:3).  We also know by reading in Ezekiel 38-39 another, different coalition attacks Israel while Israel is dwelling securely. We know that battle is going to take place in the latter days because it says so in Ezekiel 38:16.

We are watching and we shall see how it goes.

Love, Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ!