If My People Would Only Listen (Psalm 81) | Charles Spurgeon

Deep Dive into The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon - Psalm 81This excerpt from Charles Spurgeon’s The Treasury of David analyzes Psalm 81, describing it as a patriotic and admonitory hymn by Asaph that reviews Israel's history. The text begins by calling for loud, joyful music using timbrels, harps, and trumpets to celebrate God, the source of the nation's strength. It emphasizes the importance of keeping divinely appointed feasts, specifically the new moon, noting that these statutes serve as a testimony to God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt, where He freed their shoulders from burdens and their hands from the pots used in brick-making.A central theme of the exposition is the relationship between divine generosity and human obedience. God commands His people to have no strange gods and introduces Himself as the one who liberated them. He offers a profound promise to "open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it," which Spurgeon and quoted scholars interpret as an invitation to ask for vast spiritual blessings with high expectations, for God's grace is inexhaustible.However, the text shifts to a tragic tone as it recounts how Israel refused to hearken to God's voice. As a result, God "gave them up unto their own hearts' lust," a spiritual judgment described as far worse than physical punishment because it leaves sinners to their own self-destructive counsels. The commentary concludes with God’s lament over this rebellion. It suggests that if the people had only obeyed, God would have immediately subdued their enemies and fed them with the "finest of the wheat" and "honey out of the rock," symbols of the supreme satisfaction and luxury found in faithful communion with the Lord.Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologianYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReformedExplainerSpotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1t5dz4vEgvHqUknYQfwpRI?si=e-tDRFR2Qf6By1sAcMdkdwhttps://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730