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Outbless Weekly is a podcast of the bible study hosted by Michael Metcalf who studied at Calvary Chapel Bible College and has been a volunteer bible teacher for over 20 years. Michael teaches verse by verse, book by book as the Holy Spirit leads. Listen to the Outbless Weekly Podcast as we travel through the bible. You will quickly learn the bible in-depth and begin to deepen your understanding of God's amazing Word. You may also contact Michael at mm@outbless.com
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Psalm 121 - The LORD the Keeper of Israel
- 121 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
o It all starts with verse one
§ I will lift my eyes to the mountains
§ In other words look up yonder where God lives
§ Focus your eyes, your heart and your thoughts on Him & His house
o From where shall my help come from
§ Sometimes we are like the Psalmist
§ We wonder where are help is going to come from
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
- My help comes from the Lord
o This is the answer
o This is the only right answer
- Who made heaven and earth
o God almighty made heaven and earth (not a big bang or belch)
o If God is powerful enough to make heaven & earth, He could probably help solve your little problem… and mine too
- He will not allow your foot to slip
o This means He won’t let you fall down
o He won’t let the devil trip you up
- He who keeps you will not slumber
o God is not asleep or slack
o He is awake; He knows; He hears; He takes action
o He will not slumber means He is on-guard (on watch)
o Looking over you to make sure you get to your destination safely
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
- Behold, He who keeps Israel
o This means check it out
o You can see Him doing it
o There was a 6-day war when Israel’s enemies tried to take over
o But Israel conquered their enemies even though their enemies had far more people in their army and far more technology
§ 20,000 enemies died
§ 1,000 Israelis died
§ And Israel took over more land than they previously occupied
§ But they still only occupy a small portion of what God gave them
o This outrageous victory is example He who keeps Israel
o Even toward the end in the war of Armageddon
§ Mankind will come against Israel with all their armies and technology with a view toward wiping Israel off the face of the map
§ But God will intervene again and wipe out mankind’s army & tech
§ And the blood of man will be as high as horses bridles in the valley of Megiddo
5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
- The Lord is your keeper
o That means He keeps clean, watered, fed and safe
o The Lord is keeping Israel for His own purposes
o This means the Lord is standing right behind you on the right side
o He is your right hand man so to speak
o His shadow is over your right hand (God’s presence & power is with you)
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