Advanced Commentary

(ex.: John 3:14-18)

Table of Contents Bible Dictionary
Hymns
Arts
Questions
Resources/Books

Context
78:34 When <0518> he struck <02026> them down <02026>, they sought <01875> his favor; they turned back <07725> and longed <07836> for God <0410>. 78:35 They remembered <02142> that <03588> God <0430> was their protector <06697>, and that the sovereign <05945> God <0410> was their deliverer <01350>. 78:36 But they deceived <06601> him with their words <06310>, and lied <03576> to him. 78:37 They were not <03808> <03808> really committed <03559> to <05973> him, and they were unfaithful <0539> to his covenant <01285>. 78:38 Yet he <01931> is compassionate <07349>. He forgives <03722> sin <05771> and does not <03808> destroy <07843>. He often <07235> holds back <07725> his anger <0639>, and does not <03808> stir up <05782> his fury <02534>. 78:39 He remembered <02142> that <03588> they <01992> were made of flesh <01320>, and were like a wind <07307> that blows past <01980> and does not <03808> return <07725>. 78:40 How <04100> often they rebelled <04784> against him in the wilderness <04057>, and insulted <06087> him in the desert <03452>! 78:41 They again <07725> challenged <05254> God <0410>, and offended <08428> the Holy One <06918> of Israel <03478>. 78:42 They did not <03808> remember <02142> what <0834> he had done <03027>, how he delivered <06299> them from <04480> the enemy <06862>, 78:43 when <0834> he performed <07760> his awesome <0226> deeds in Egypt <04714>, and his acts of judgment <04159> in the region <07704> of Zoan <06814>. 78:44 He turned <02015> their rivers <02975> into blood <01818>, and they could not <01077> drink <08354> from their streams <05140>. 78:45 He sent <07971> swarms <06157> of biting <0398> insects <06157> against them, as well as frogs <06854> that overran <07843> their land. 78:46 He gave <05414> their crops <02981> to the grasshopper <02625>, the fruit of their labor <03018> to the locust <0697>. 78:47 He destroyed <02026> their vines <01612> with hail <01259>, and their sycamore-fig trees <08256> with driving rain <02602>. 78:48 He rained <05462> hail <01259> down <05462> on their cattle <01165>, and hurled lightning bolts <07565> down on their livestock <04735>. 78:49 His raging <02740> anger <0639> lashed out <07971> against them, He sent fury <05678>, rage <02195>, and trouble <06869> as messengers <04397> who bring <04917> disaster <07451>. 78:50 He sent <06424> his anger <0639> in full force <05410>; he did not <03808> spare <02820> them from death <04194>; he handed their lives <02416> over <05462> to destruction <01698>. 78:51 He struck down <05221> all <03605> the firstborn <01060> in Egypt <04714>, the firstfruits <07225> of their reproductive power <0202> in the tents <0168> of Ham <02526>. 78:52 Yet he brought out <05265> his people <05971> like sheep <06629>; he led <05090> them through the wilderness <04057> like a flock <05739>. 78:53 He guided <05148> them safely <0983> along, while the sea <03220> covered <03680> their enemies <0341>. 78:54 He brought <0935> them to <0413> the border <01366> of his holy land <06944>, to this <02088> mountainous land <02022> which his right hand <03225> acquired <07069>. 78:55 He drove <01644> the nations <01471> out from before <06440> them; he assigned <05307> them their tribal <02256> allotments <05159> and allowed the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> to settle down <07931>. 78:56 Yet they challenged <05254> and defied <04784> the sovereign <05945> God <0430>, and did not <03808> obey <08104> his commands <05713>. 78:57 They were unfaithful <05472> and acted <0898> as treacherously <0898> as their ancestors <01>; they were as unreliable <02015> as a malfunctioning <07423> bow <07198>. 78:58 They made him angry <03707> with their pagan shrines <01116>, and made him jealous <07065> with their idols <06456>. 78:59 God <0430> heard <08085> and was angry <05674>; he completely <03966> rejected <03988> Israel <03478>. 78:60 He abandoned <05203> the sanctuary <04908> at Shiloh <07887>, the tent <0168> where he lived <07931> among men <0120>. 78:61 He allowed <05414> the symbol of his strong <05797> presence to be captured <07628>; he gave the symbol of his splendor <08597> into the hand <03027> of the enemy <06862>. 78:62 He delivered <05462> his people <05971> over to the sword <02719>, and was angry <05674> with his chosen nation <05159>. 78:63 Fire <0784> consumed <0398> their young men <0970>, and their virgins <01330> remained unmarried <01984> <03808>. 78:64 Their priests <03548> fell <05307> by the sword <02719>, but their widows <0490> did not <03808> weep <01058>. 78:65 But then the Lord <0136> awoke <03364> from his sleep <03463>; he was like a warrior <01368> in a drunken <03196> rage. 78:66 He drove <05221> his enemies <06862> back <0268>; he made <05414> them a permanent <05769> target for insults <02781>. 78:67 He rejected <03988> the tent <0168> of Joseph <03130>; he did not <03808> choose <0977> the tribe <07626> of Ephraim <0669>. 78:68 He chose <0977> the tribe <07626> of Judah <03063>, and Mount <02022> Zion <06726>, which <0834> he loves <0157>. 78:69 He made <01129> his sanctuary <04720> as enduring as <03644> the heavens <07311> above; as secure as the earth <0776>, which he established <03245> permanently <05769>. 78:70 He chose <0977> David <01732>, his servant <05650>, and took <03947> him from the sheepfolds <06629> <04356>. 78:71 He took <0935> him away from following <0310> the mother sheep <05763>, and made him the shepherd <07462> of Jacob <03290>, his people <05971>, and of Israel <03478>, his chosen nation <05159>. 78:72 David cared for <07462> them with pure motives <03824> <08537>; he led <05148> them with skill <03709> <08394>.

• Psa 78:1-72 -- Psalm 78

• ZOAN

  [ebd] (Old Egypt. Sant= "stronghold," the modern San). A city on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, called by the Greeks Tanis. It was built seven years after Hebron in Palestine (Num. 13:22). This great and important city was the ca...
  [isbe] ZOAN - zo'-an (tso`an; Tanis): 1. situation 2. Old Testament Notices 3. Early History 4. Hyksos Monuments 5. Hyksos Population 6. Hyksos Age 7. Description of Site 1. Situation: The name is supposed to mean "migration" (Arab...
  [smith] (place of departure), an ancient city of lower Egypt, called Tanis by the Greeks. It stood on the eastern bank of the Tanitic branch of the Nile. Its name indicates a place of departure from a country, and hence it has been i...
  

• Samuel

  [ebd] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might...
  

• Psalms

  [ebd] The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another contribution to the sacred collecti...
  

• Plague

  [ebd] a "stroke" of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Num. 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Sam. 24:21). Painful afflictions or diseases, (Lev. 13:3, 5, 30; 1 Kings 8:37), or severe calamity (Mark 5:29; Luke 7:21), o...
  

• PROVOCATION; PROVOKE

  [isbe] PROVOCATION; PROVOKE - prov-o-ka'-shun, pro-vok': "Provoke," literally, "to call forth," hence, to excite or stir up, whether in a good or bad sense, appears frequently in the Old Testament as the translation of Piel, or Hip...
  

• PROVIDENCE, 1

  [isbe] PROVIDENCE, 1 - prov'-i-dens: I. PROVIDENCE DEFINED II. DIFFERENT SPHERES OF PROVIDENTIAL ACTIVITY DISTINGUISHED III. BIBLICAL PRESENTATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF PROVIDENCE 1. Divine Providence in the Old Testament Scriptures (...
  

• PLAGUES OF EGYPT

  [isbe] PLAGUES OF EGYPT - plagz (niphle'oth, "wonders "from pala', "to be separate," i.e. in a class by themselves; also called negheph, "plague," from naghaph, "to smite" (Ex 9:14), and negha`, "a stroke," from nagha`, "to touch" ...
  

• Music

  [nave] MUSIC Teachers of, 1 Chr. 15:22; 25:7, 8; 2 Chr. 23:13. Physical effect of, on people, 1 Sam. 16:15, 16, 23. Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices, 2 Chr. 29:27, 28. Precentor, Neh. 12:42. Chief musician, Neh. 12:...
  

• Jesse

  [ebd] firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase "stem of Jesse" is used for the fa...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Herdsman

  [ebd] In Egypt herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste. Some of Joseph's brethren were made rulers over Pharaoh's cattle (Gen. 47:6, 17). The Israelites were known in Egypt as "keepers of cattle;" and when they left it they too...
  

• Heart

  [ebd] According to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life. "Heart" and "soul" are often used interchangeably (Deut. 6:5; 26:16; comp. Matt. 22:37; Mark 12:30, 33)...
  

• HEZEKIAH (2)

  [isbe] HEZEKIAH (2) - (chizqiyah, "Yahweh has strengthened"; also written chizqiyahu, "Yah has strengthened him"; Hezekias): One of the greatest of the kings of Judah; reigned (according to the most self-consistent chronology) from...
  

• Fly

  [ebd] Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (q.v.). The prophet Isaiah (7:18) alludes to some poisonous fly which was believed ...
  

• Flesh

  [ebd] in the Old Testament denotes (1) a particular part of the body of man and animals (Gen. 2:21; 41:2; Ps. 102:5, marg.); (2) the whole body (Ps. 16:9); (3) all living things having flesh, and particularly humanity as a whole (...
  

• Ephraim, The tribe of

  [ebd] took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe....
  

• EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4

  [isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4 - III. Historical Character. 1. General Consideration: The fact that extra-Israelitish and especially Egyptian sources that can lay claim to historical value have reported nothing authentic concernin...
  

• Beast

  [ebd] This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isa. 60:6). In the New Tes...
  

• Asaph

  [ebd] convener, or collector. (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" (2 Chr. 29:30)...
  [nave] ASAPH 1. Father of Joah, 2 Kin. 18:18; Isa. 36:3, 22. 2. Son of Berachiah. One of the three leaders of music in David's organization of the tabernacle service, 1 Chr. 15:16-19; 16:5-7; 25:1-9; 2 Chr. 5:12; 35:15; Neh. 12:46...
  

• Aholah

  [ebd] she has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (23:4, 5, 36, 44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of Israel. This kingdom is described as a lewdwoman, an adulteress, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the...
  

• Psalms 78: Unfaithful Isreael, Faithful God

  

• Tuntun Aku, Tuhan Allah [KJ.412] ( Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah )

  1. Tuntun aku, Tuhan Allah, lewat gurun dunia. Kau perkasa dan setia; bimbing aku yang lemah. Roti sorga, Roti sorga, puaskanlah jiwaku, puaskanlah jiwaku.	Mzm 73:23-24 Mzm 78 Mzm 106 Mzm 136 Kel 16 Yoh 6:32-58 Why 2:17
  2. Buka sumber Air Hidup, penyembuhan jiwaku, dan berjalanlah di muka dengan tiang awanMu. Jurus'lamat, Jurus'lamat, Kau Perisai hidupku, Kau Perisai hidupku.	Kel 17:6 Kel 13:21-22 Mzm 105:39-41
  3. Pada batas Sungai Yordan hapuskanlah takutku. Ya Penumpas kuasa maut, tuntun aku sertaMu. Pujianku, pujianku bagiMu selamanya, bagiMu selamanya.	Yos 3 2 Raj 2:6-12 Mzm 42:7-12 Mzm 114 1 Kor 15:54-56 2 Tim 1:10 Why 1:18
  Play

• [Psa 78:39] Days And Moments Quickly Flying

  Days and moments quickly flying Blend the living with the dead; Soon our bodies will be lying Each within its narrow bed. Soon our souls to God Who gave them Will have sped their rapid flight: Able now by grace to save them, O that, while we can, we might! Jesus, infinite Redeemer, Maker of this mighty frame, Teach, O teach us to remember What we are, and whence we came. Whence we came and whither wending, Soon we must through darkness go, To inherit bliss unending, Or eternity of woe. Jesus, merciful Redeemer, Rouse dead souls to hear Thy voice; Wake, O wake each idle dreamer Now to make the eternal choice. As a shadow, life is fleeting; As a vapor so it flies; For the old year now retreating Pardon grant, and make us wise; Wise that we our days may number, Strive and wrestle with our sin, Say not in our work, nor slumber Till Thy glorious rest we win. Soon before the Judge all glorious We with all the dead shall stand: Savior, over death victorious, Place us then on Thy right hand.

  Play

  source: Cyberhymnal

• What was the Ark of the Covenant, and was it real?
  The Ark of the Covenant was definitely real and was a part of the tabernacle, being placed in the Holy of Holies behind the curtain. I will include articles below from three Bible Dictionaries that will give you some informat...
• What is the significance of firstborn in the Bible?
  I'm going to copy some articles on this subject, but let me give you my summation of all of them. In the Old Testament, the firstborn son was the one who normally received a double inheritance, and was the one who would inher...

Back to Commentary Page