Southwest Ohio Reformed Presbyterian

A. Call to Rejoice (Psa. 95:1-5)B. Call to Reverence (Psa. 95:6-7a)C. Call to Respond (Psa. 95:7b-11)

A. The Temple = Means of Grace. Not Grace itself! (8:21-23)B. Solomon's Eg. (Prayer) = Eg. 4us of another MOG (8:31, 33, 35, 37, 38)C. The Triune God is the POWER, not the temple of the church! (8:27-30, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40)D. The Purpose of the Temple was to (1) Raise up the Name of the LORD, and (2) Redeem the CREATION/ELECT (8:41, 43)

A. The glory of the first temple was the Spirit of God (8:10)B. The ark's entrance keyed the Spirit's entrance (8:1, 6)C. Applications for life/theology 1. God's Spirit basic for the Christian life 2. Awareness of the Spirit follows grasping the Son 3. Holiness not primarily visible but spiritual 4. All things spiritual are purely at God's discretion

A. The LORD is exalted in the magnificent revelation of Himself (Psa. 92:1-3, 15)B. The LORD is exalted in the sustained flourishing of the righteous (Psa. 92:4-6, 10-14)C. The LORD is exalted in the just destruction of the wicked (Psa. 92:7, 9)D. The LORD is exalted in the eternal elevation of Himself (Psa. 92:8)

1. Shimei's recompense & justice2. Rome's recompense & justice a. Rome's doctrinal declension b. Rome's persecution of the elect3. Temporal justice not always fulfilled completely

1. The Bible relates these two 'better'2. The humiliation of David's old age (1:1-4)3. Politics abhors vacuums & readily fills up with dirt (1:5-10)4. 'Theologians' (Nathan) with political acumen (1:11-12)

A. The Greatness of God (Psa. 90:1-2)B. The Gravity of God (Psa. 90:3-11)C. The Grace of God (Psa. 90:12-17)

1. Why we ought to fear the Lord (9:1ff) a. Memories of Samson/Philistines/temple b. No safe places in all the world2. Why we ought to flee to the Lord in faith (9:11) a. He makes such a great promise b. He makes such a great proclamation

1. God swears by Himself (8:7ff)2. When God judges all reality accommodates Him (8:9ff)3. God's destructive prophesy (8:11ff)4. God's judgment works inexorably (8:12ff)

1. Vision of the fruit basket (8:1, 2)2. Temple songs have turned into wailing (8:3)3. Social ethics & theology (8:4)4. Israel's calendar & its leaders' heart sentiments (8:5)5. Processing the poor in their stupidity (8:6)

1. Reason for Amos' apology (7:12-13)2. Amos' apology 1 - God spoke to me (7:15)3. Amos' apology 2 - Your wife, children, death (7:17)4. Parallels to Jesus' apology (Rom. 1:4; 1 Cor. 15)

1. Amos' vision of the locusts (7:1ff)2. Amos' vision of the fire (7:4ff)3. Amos' vision of the plumbline (7:7ff)4. Amaziah fights dirty (7:10ff)

1. Easy groupthink hard to dispel (6:1)2. Woe to those who's faith rests in distractions (6:3ff)3. God oath - this time for judgment (6:8ff)4. God's instrument of wrath: Assyria (6:14)

1. The Day of the LORD, rightly understood (5:18, 20)2. God's special contempt for false faith (5:21ff)3. Worship as noise (5:23ff)4. A comparison to wilderness Israel (5:25ff)

1. Lamentation (5:1-3)2. Repentance and change (5:4-7)3. God's omnipotence (5:8)4. Interim strategy for individual Israelites (5:13)