This is from Donna's post yesterday. Considering the return of the Sanhedrin wouldn't it be something if the Ark were to re appear soon, like in 2005? http://www.prophecyinthenews.com/articledetail.asp?Article_ID=142Psalm 105The first fifteen verses in Psalm 105 established the historical background of the Chosen People through Abraham. They are the heirs of his divine covenant. These verses comprise the song composed on the day of the Ark’s processional to Jerusalem. Read I Chronicles 16:8-22, then compare them with these verses in Psalm 105:
"O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
"Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
"Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
"Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
"Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth" (Ps. 105:1-5).
David calls upon all of the people who attended the Ark’s processional to give honor to the Ark and to proclaim the greatness of God among the "nations" (not just among the "people," as the KJV puts it). He calls out to the Jews to tell the Gentiles just how wonderful and great is the Lord. Prophetically, it is important for the world to know that the Jews in modern Israel are the actual descendents of Abraham, and the recipients of the Abrahamic covenant.
Particularly, David calls upon the attendees to give honor to the Ark of the Covenant as it approaches Jerusalem. We do not know if the whereabouts of the Ark will be announced this coming year, but if so, such a thing would certainly be appropriate with these opening verses.
Bear in mind, however, there is still one more psalm (106) yet to go before all four hallelujahs are recited. Essentially, David is saying that the people should honor the Ark, but worship the Lord of the Abrahamic covenant . In this case, he seems to be referring to the Abrahamic covenant (Grace), rather than the Mosaic covenant (Law).
The Covenant with Abraham
The following reference to Abraham and Jacob during the Ark processional demonstrates that God excluded the offspring of Ishmael and the progeny of Esau.
"O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
"He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
"He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
"Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
"And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant" (Ps. 105:6-10).
Does it not seem strange that David would call attention to the Abrahamic covenant, while singing a song that draws attention to the Ark that held the Mosaic covenant? But in verse 10, David explains the concept of the two covenants, as seen in the names of Jacob and Israel — two names of the same man. Jacob, meaning "supplanter," seems to refer to the natural man, while Israel, meaning "prince with God," seems to aspire to the nobler and more spiritual aspects of Jacob’s children. David writes that the Abrahamic covenant was confirmed to the earthly Jacob in the form of a binding law. But to the spiritual nature of the Chosen People, the Abrahamic covenant became an everlasting covenant — offering eternal life.
We can only conclude that Law is inferior to Grace. The Abrahamic covenant preceded the Mosaic covenant by some 500 years, yet was set aside until the "death of the Testator" (Hebrews 9:16). Only then was it activated. Until then, the people languished under the curses of the Law.
Watching Over Abraham
To the imperfect Jacob, God promised the Holy Land. As the following verse implies, it is not to be given to establish a Palestinian state. The land is reserved for Israel.
"Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
"When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
"When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
"He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
"Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm" (Ps. 105:11-15).
David gives a reference to Israel’s sojourn in Egypt, and by implication, to all future exiles and promises that God will punish any nation who attempts to harm the Jews. In his book, Eye to Eye, William Koenig cites several instances where natural disasters or major catastrophes have befallen the United States within 24 to 48 hours after our president applied pressure on Israel to trade her land for promises of "peace and security," sponsored major "land for peace" meetings, or made a major public statement pertaining to Israel’s covenant land and/or calling for a Palestinian state.
Will this coming year witness another judgment upon the United States? Will our president continue to press Israel to go along with his proposal for a Palestinian state? Will he bring the judgment of God down upon us once again?
We must remember that God said, "Touch not mine anointed!" If God has reproved kings in the past, will He let us get by with bringing harm to Israel? I think not! These are the words that attended the Ark on its journey to Jerusalem.
Therefore, it is possible that the Ark of the Covenant will once again become an object of Israel’s destiny.
Watching Over Joseph
The remaining verses in this chapter were not part of the song that accompanied the Ark. But they do continue the historical account of God’s Chosen People and their relationship to the Messiah. To begin with, David tells the story of Joseph’s rejection and later acceptance as Israel’s redeemer. Its prophetic overtones are clear. Joseph was the epitome of Jesus, once rejected. But the story of Jesus is not over. Someday, He will return as the royal Redeemer of Israel:
"Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
"He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
"Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
"Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
"The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
"He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
"To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom" (Psalm 105:16-22).
Joseph put his brothers through several tests. First, he bound them in prison for three days (Gen 42:17). Then he put Simeon in bonds and sent the brothers back to fetch Benjamin. Later, he arrested them again and claimed that he would keep Benjamin as his servant. Thoroughly discouraged, they begged his forgiveness. Judah offered to take Benjamin’s place in servitude. All the while, they did not know that the governor of Egypt was their own rejected Joseph! All this was done to teach them "wisdom" (v. 22). This depth of despair turned out to be for their own good. Joseph revealed himself and redeemed the entire family. This story was a prophetic scenario that is about to reach its wonderful conclusion with the revelation of Jesus Christ!
Watching Over Jacob
Joseph brought Jacob and the entire family out of their famine-infested land and gave them the best that Egypt had to offer — the land of Goshen:
"Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
"And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
"He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants" (Ps. 105:23-25).
The story of Joseph offers a prophetic scenario of the Chosen People, who, in the last century have returned to the land of their forefathers. God has increased them greatly and made them stronger than their enemies. Meanwhile, the world has grown to hate the Jews.
As we read further in this psalm, the story of redemption through Joseph takes on a wider significance in the story of Moses.
Watching Over Moses
The story of Israel’s final redemption can be seen in God’s judgment upon Egypt in the days of Moses:
"He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
"They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham" (Ps. 105:26,27).
Just as David explained, the Abrahamic covenant was confirmed to sinful "Jacob" through the Law, under the leadership of Moses. But to the future more spiritual "Israel," Moses becomes a prophetic type of Christ; the plagues upon Egypt become a prophetic scenario of the judgments of the Tribulation Period; and the millennial kingdom fulfills the "everlasting covenant" (v. 10).
Here is the list of the plagues. While reading them, think of the judgments given in the book of Revelation. They are remarkably similar:
"He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
"He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
"Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
"He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
"He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
"He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
"He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
"And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
"He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength" (Ps. 105:28-36).
These judgments are not likely to occur in 2005, but are stored in God’s arsenal for future deployment. With these judgments, Moses led the Chosen People out of Egypt, headed for the Promised Land. All of the suffering and hardship of the years of bondage served to strengthen the people and give them the courage to leave. What appeared evil, turned out to be good for the people of God.
Watching Over the Exodus
"He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
"Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
"He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
"The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
"He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
"For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
"And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
"And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
"That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD" (Ps. 105:37-45).
When the children of Israel left Egypt, they took a bounty of silver and gold. Rabbinic literature reported that the lowliest among them brought ninety asses laden with silver and gold. Remarkably, there was no sickness among them as they left. David tells us that God gave them temperate climate, food to eat, and water to drink — not for a day or week, but for forty years. To all of that, David concludes with "hallelujah!"
David concludes Psalm 105 with Hallelujah and immedi-ately opens Psalm 106 with the same word, Hallelujah—"Praise ye the Lord." Psalm 106 "… resumes the narrative and relates how God miraculously sustained the Jews as they wandered in the wilderness for forty years" (Tehillim, vol. II, p. 1285).
Psalm 105 reminds Israel of the Abrahamic Covenant—God’s oath to give them the Promised Land and declares, "He [God] hath remembered his covenant" (Psalm 105:8).
The number 105 is made up of e "koph" and v "hay." As "kawhaw," meaning "to be blunted," we are reminded of Isa-iah’s prophecy, "... they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2:4). As "kawhal," meaning "assembly, congregation, multitude," we are reminded of the group of nations who will be judged and of those who will inherit the new kingdom of Christ (Gesenius’Lexicon, p. 726).
Most of the prophecies in this psalm will see its ultimate fulfillment at the Second Coming of Christ. It certainly appears that we must be near.