Growing DisciplesIt was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
It was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
It was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
It was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
It was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
Daily Devotional
It was not until the time after the Exile that the book of Psalms took on its final form, with its subdivisions, collections, and carefully wrought structure. One of these collections within the book of Psalms is The Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134). In this series of Daily Devotions, Stuart Holman reflects on the pilgrimage of the worshipper towards intimacy with God.
The book of Psalms was not completed until well after the exiles had returned from Babylon. They came to life as Israel’s ‘prayer book’ in the Second Temple period– the temple re-built by Zerubbabel with worship practices formed by Ezra the priest. The several Psalms written after the exile (‘post-exilic’) reflect Jerusalem’s need for security and their realisation that their protection could not come from human kings, but only from their True King. Lauren van der Merwe, St Andrew’s Youth Minister, helps us enter into the life of some Post-exilic Psalms.
The book of Psalms was not completed until well after the exiles had returned from Babylon. They came to life as Israel’s ‘prayer book’ in the Second Temple period– the temple re-built by Zerubbabel with worship practices formed by Ezra the priest. The several Psalms written after the exile (‘post-exilic’) reflect Jerusalem’s need for security and their realisation that their protection could not come from human kings, but only from their True King. Lauren van der Merwe, St Andrew’s Youth Minister, helps us enter into the life of some Post-exilic Psalms.
