One True God
Psalm 135:1-21
- Who:
- Psalmist (possibly David)
- To Israel (135:1b, 135:19-20a)
- To all believers (135:2, 135:20b)
- About God
- What
- Command to Praise Him (135:1,3)
- Command to Bless Him (135:19-21)
- When
- No boundaries
- Implication of repeatedly, continuously by repetition of commands
- Where - No boundaries
- Why
- He is good (135:3a)
- His name is lovely (135:3b)
- He chose Israel (135:4)
- He is great (135:5a)
- He is above all other gods (135:5b)
- He is all powerful (135:6-7)
- He is the protector/defender of His people (135:9-11)
- He is the provider for His people (135:12)
- He is eternal (no beginning or end) (135:13)
- He is just and therefore judges (135:14a)
- He has compassion on His people (135:14b)
- He was not created (135:15)
- He is not mute (135:16a)
- He is not blind (135:16b)
- He is not deaf (135:17a)
- He is not lifeless (135:17b)
- He does not bring death (135:18)
- How
- Song (135:3b)
- Knowing Him (135:4-18)
- Proclaiming Him to others (135:1-21)
- Who
- Psalmist (possibly David)
- To Israel (135:1b, 135:19-20a)
- To all belieers (135:2, 135:20b)
- About false gods, idols
- What: warning that "those who make (trust) them will be like them" (135:18
- When: No boundaries
- Where: No boundaries
- Why:
- Idols are less than God (135:5)
- Idols are made by man (135:15)
- Idols are senseless (135:16-17a)
- Idols are lifeless (135:17b)
- How: God forbids them (Exodus 20:3-5)
- Anything that we instill with power
- "Mother Nature"
- Astrology
- Luck/Superstition/Fate/Destiny
- Anything that we put before or equal to God
- Prophets, teachers
- Family, friends
- Dreams, goals, plans
- Money, success, acheievement
