August 26 :: Psalm 119:89-176; 1 Corinthians 8

Psalm 119 Notes

...from the Ryrie study bible...

- This is a wisdom psalm (refer to July 13th post for explanation).

- It is also alphabetic acrostic, meaning each stanza of 8 verses is assigned a successive letter from the Hebrew alphabet.

- Thought conveyed: that the Word of God holds every truth man needs to know.

- Every verse save 90, 122, and 132 mention a description of the law; aka the Word of God.

- The law is described using 10 different terms:

1) law - instruction or revelation

2) testimonies

3) ways

4) precepts

5) statutes

6) commandments

7) judgments

8) word

9) path

10) and word - different than the first hebrew "word" - this one meaning promise and/or utterance

August 25 :: Psalms 119:1-88; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40

1 Corinthians 7:20-24

Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.