Psalm 49

Welcome to episode 196 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we continue our study in the Book of Psalms, covering chapter 49, a Psalm of Wisdom. Today, we will cover:

- The wisdom shared in this psalm is universal, proverbial, and problematic.

- The wisdom shared demonstrates that humanity has a problem, they have been ransomed by God for a price they can’t pay.

- The wisdom shared shows the negative, meaning it is folly to be confident in mans ability to save themselves.

- True wisdom is faithful confidence in the Lord, who paid our ransom.

Key takeaways:

· The Main Point of this Psalm is to show “The Fatal Folly of Foolish Confidence.”

· Christ followers can walk in the “Firm Foundation of Faithful Confidence.”

Quotable:

· “Why would the psalmist phrase it as ransom if no one can pay it?”

· “The only one holding us ransom can also pay our ransom”

· “The only one who can pay an eternal punishment is the one who is eternal.”

· “The only one who can make us right is the one who is right.”

Application:

· You can only walk in Faithful confidence if you have faithful confidence.

· Because of Christ:

o We can now be confident in our righteousness.

o We can now confidently enter Holy places.

· Now we can walk in “Blessed Assurance.”

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