Psalms
72 – 74
Psalm 72 is titled “A Song of Solomon” and ends showing it
was a prayer by David for Solomon. Verse 72:2 shows the hope going into
Solomon’s reign:
May he be honest and fair in his
judgments over Your people
and offer justice to the burdened and suffering.
The hope in Solomon being a great king was played out early
in his reign. But one has to wonder if the dysfunction in David’s family was
the root to Solomon failing in his later years? In my view Solomon was one of
the greatest and worst kings for Israel. In his early years he was wonderful
and his wisdom helped him rule fairly. In his later years he let his lust for
women over take his heart and soul worshiping other gods. This eventually led
to Israel and Judah splitting.
As we have seen in 1 Kings there are many very awful kings
that did many more egregious things that Solomon. I still think Solomon was
dangerous because when he drifted he documented his work for future
generations. The Lesser Key of Solomon is one of the most dangerous books he
made since it reveals how to call up demons. It is used today by most Satanic
cults with devastating results. This is the danger of Solomon since his
deviation into evil still lives today.
Verse 73:2 shows feelings many of us have:
You see, there was a time
when I envied arrogant men
and thought, “The wicked look pretty happy to me.”
This opens a series of writing by Asaph, who was a Levite
musician David appointed to lead worship. So you can imagine his words are
important to saves. Do you envy those
with confidence? This happened to me recently at my former job. A young
engineer just out of school was brimming with confidence. His technical skills
were good and he made sure people knew when he fixed things. In the 5 years he
got transferred and promoted, when my 30+ years of experience stayed stagnant.
Part was my fault and most was he oozed confidence and
promoted himself well when things went good. Let me be clear, this young man
was not wicked and I am happy for his success, but there were times I envied
his arrogance and success. Now in reading this did both Asaph and I break the
commandment of coveting? I believe mine was based in this and it’s implied in
the reading of Psalm 73, so where is line drawn?
Verse 74:10 asks a very import question:
O True God, how much longer will
the enemy mock us?
Will this insult continue against You forever?
This is an important question since it’s definitely still
asked today. We have the hope of Jesus’ return as they had the hope of the
Messiah then. One has to ask are we waiting for something that will never
happen. Reason I question this is because God had paradise and that did not
change Satan to fall with 1/3 the angels. Adam and Eve were in paradise and
they were deceived. Will post tribulation paradise get corrupted by a disturbed
angel or person? Can we shed the envy that seems to embedded in our DNA to live
peacefully in paradise?
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