Heeding the Metanarrative Lesson of Psalms 1–41: The Need for Repentance

Dan Moore

In the first book of Psalms (Pss 1–41), have you ever noticed the change in tone within the laments and songs of confidence, between the two halves of the book? In this article, I’d like to propose that there is a metanarrative lesson being taught in Book I which remains pertinent today for leaders of families and churches. Namely, that God may discipline those who love their own more than they love God; further, that he may refrain from withdrawing His heavy hand of discipline until the sin is recognized and confessed.

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Did David Rape Bathsheba?

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“If I were asked this question, and I have been asked this question in the past, I would respond with a very qualified, ‘I’m not sure.’” - John Ellis

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New Lachish Find Adds Fuel to the Debate: Is the Bible Accurate?

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“The find of 10th-century BCE fortifications of Lachish supports the Bible but not all archaeologists are convinced. …Traditionalists, also referred to as maximalists, claim the Biblical descriptions of a complex and powerful Davidic Kingdom based in Judea in the 10th-century BCE are accurate.

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