212. Taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.
28 October 2021
They will be places of refuge.
Numbers 35
12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.
The above title is verse 8 of Psalm 34. Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.
Abimelek here in Psalm 34 and Achish in 1 Samuel 21 are said to refer to the same Philistine king.
From Wikipedia.
Achish (Hebrew: אָכִישׁ ʾāḵīš, Philistine: 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 *ʾāḵayūš) is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers of Gath.
The monarch, described as "Achish the king of Gath", with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul, is called Abimelech (meaning "father of the king") in the superscription of Psalm 34."
From christiananswers website/dictionary/abimelech.html
Hebrew: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶך
Meaning: my father a king, or father of a king
This is the name of 5 biblical men; 4 were kings. This was the common name for Philistine kings, as was the name “Pharaoh” for Egyptian kings."
The word "refuge" in Hebrew is "machaseh" or machseh".
Original Word: מַחֲסֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: machaseh or machseh
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-as-eh')
Definition: refuge, shelter
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chasah
Definition
refuge, shelter
NASB Translation
refuge (19), shelter (1).
David’s Song of Praise
David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent people you save me.
“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!” 2 Samuel 22:1-4, 7, 47
From enduringword website/bible-commentary/psalm-34/
"Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Psalm 34:8 NKJV
“Taste, i.e. consider it seriously, and thoroughly, and affectionately; make trial of it by your own and others’ experiences. This is opposed by those slight and vanishing thoughts which men have of it.”
David challenged the reader (or singer) of this psalm to experience God’s goodness for himself or herself. It could only come through a personal encounter, in some ways similar to a taste or to see.
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him: David was sure that the one who did taste and see – or, who trusted in God – would not be forsaken. God would make him blessed."
""God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
“I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”" (Psalm 46:1-3, 9-10; 91:2). This I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
10 February 2018"
May you be blessed with God's Word.
Maraming salamat.
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