Five books of psalms
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The 5 books of Psalms
The view from a great distance
• The largest book in the Bible • In the middle of the Bilbe • The most heavily quoted book in the New Testament
• The hymn book of Jesus
Actually 5 hymn books…
• There are 5 books within Psalms • Each has a different character • There are various themes in each, they tend to connect and return like melodies and countermelodies
While a book that shapes thinking and feeling …
• The central character of Psalms is not David, but Jesus
• We can look at the psalms as represenGng a believer struggling and working through issues in a walk of faith
• That is secondary and should be taken in the light of who Jesus is and what Jesus did which is the primary purpose of the Psalms
PoeGcally, the book follow the 5 books of Moses
• Book 1 (Ps 1 – 42) – Genesis: the blessed man
• Book 2 (Ps 42 – 72) – Exodus: Deliverance • Book 3 (Ps 73 – 89) – LeviGcus: Santuary • Book 4 (Ps 90 – 106) – Numbers: Wandering in the wilderness
• Book 5 (Ps 107 – 150 ) – Deuteronomy: coming home. Entering the promised land
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