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{{Overview
|Chapter=29
|Verse Count=11
|Memorable Phrase=The sound of YHWH
|Memorable Icon=Lightning.png
|Purpose=To celebrate YHWH's superiority over all gods, and to summon all to submit to him.
|Content=Acknowledge YHWH's supremacy, divine beings! YHWH reigned over the Flood, and YHWH continues to reign!
|Message=There is no other god like YHWH (cf. Ex. 15:11).
|Author=David
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>YHWH's heavenly court consists of lesser divine beings ('gods') whose duty it is to serve him (cf. 1 Kings 22:19; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Pss. 82; 89:6-7). The peoples of other nations worshipped these lesser divine beings (cf. Ps. 96:4-10; Isa. 36:18-20).</li>
<li>The victory of one people over another implies the victory of their god(s) over the god(s) of the enemy (cf. Ex. 12:12; 14-15; Josh. 10:14; 2 Sam. 5:24; Isa. 36:18-20)</li>
<li>Water is a symbol of chaos (Pss. 74:13-14; 89:10) and threat to God's people (Pss. 18:17, 32:6; 124:4). It could be used to symbolize foreign enemies (cf. Pss. 18:17-18; 46:4, 7).</li>
<li>After defeating his enemies, a god would build a temple to dwell with his people (e.g., [https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n269/mode/2up?view=theater Baal myth COS I:241ff]). Such temples were prototypically made of cedar (of Lebanon) and stone (cf. 1 Kgs 5:26-32; [https://archive.org/details/the-context-of-scripture/page/n289/mode/2up?view=theater Baal myth COS I:261])</li>
<li>YHWH sent "the Flood" to destroy the earth in the days of Noah (Gen. 6ff). Afterwards, he drove back the waters (Gen. 8:1f) and rescued Noah and his family (Gen. 8:1f).</li>
<li>The following pattern of events is part of Israel's heritage: (1) YHWH triumphs over waters, (2) YHWH builds a temple, (3) Divine beings praise YHWH.</li></ul>
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|Memorable Icon=Lightning.png
|Memorable Phrase=The sound of YHWH
|Purpose=To celebrate YHWH's superiority over all gods, and to summon all to submit to him.
|Content=Acknowledge YHWH's supremacy, divine beings! YHWH reigned over the Flood, and YHWH continues to reign!
|Message=There is no other god like YHWH (cf. Ex. 15:11).
|Author=David
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Revision as of 13:58, 9 January 2025


"The sound of YHWH"

Purpose: To celebrate YHWH's superiority over all gods, and to summon all to submit to him.

Content: Acknowledge YHWH's supremacy, divine beings! YHWH reigned over the Flood, and YHWH continues to reign!

Message: There is no other god like YHWH (cf. Ex. 15:11).

Author: David

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