Devotion on Psalm 133

Unity

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; (Ps. 133:1-2)

The precious oil is being used as an illustration of “brothers dwelling together in unity.” 

Most of us will ask how does that make sense? 

The answer is found in Exodus 30:22-25

Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.

God told Moses to take a measure of pure Myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus, Cassia and olive oil. 

Verse 25:- you should make a holy ointment and it shall be holy oil of anointing. Further verse 30 you should anoint Aaron and his sons with the holy oil.

The oil used to anoint Aaron was holy anointing oil.

The holy anointing oil was a mixture of four spices in oil. The spices were myrrh, cinnamon, calamus/cane, and cassia. The spices were mixed together in olive oil. They were different spices mixed together to make a wonderful fragrance – a holy oil. What a picture of unity. It is a picture of very different people, yet people who are united.

When these spices were mixed with oil, the oil became holy oil. It was not the oil that was holy but the mixture. By themselves the spices could not make a holy oil. But each spice with a measure makes it holy anointing oil.

The body of Jesus Christ is made up of all types of people.

He has mixed different spices together and called it the body of Jesus Christ –⛪ the church – Christians! He calls us to live in harmony and unity. We are family! The Holy anointing oil is a mixture of five ingredients. five is a number of GRACE. its His Grace that keeps us together in unity. 

The psalm goes on to say in verse 3

"As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore." The unity here is also compared with the dew of Hermon. 

Now how dew can be an example of unity? 

Pic Courtesy: Chandan Salvi

First of all, dew is significant because God says, "I will be as the dew unto Israel" (Hos 14:5) 

Mt. Hermon, is in the Northern side, and the highest 🏔peak. It's tip is ice cold. when the morning dew is evaporated it gets trapped in the cool temperature and gradually drips down. these drips💧💧💧 converts into tributaries💦 and come together as the Jordan River🌊 watering the entire Israel. 

What a powerful impact the gathering of the brethren. it comes down, feeding and helping the entire nation to sustain.

Hallelujah!!

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Grace lesson from the lives of King Saul and King Solomon

King Saul and King Solomon

And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. (1Samuel 15:26-28)

 

Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. (1Kings 11:11-12)

In the above two passages,

King Saul and King Solomon both started well as the king of Israel. But later on God was angry because of their evil deeds and took away their kingdom from them. King Saul was immediately rejected as a king but King Solomon was told that his kingdom will not be taken away in his lifetime.

Both the kings turned away from God. King Saul, by rejecting the Word of the Lord and King Solomon by turning towards idol worship.

But King Saul was rejected with immediate effect and King Solomon was given grace.

Why this difference in God’s judgment? 

The answer is found in the same verse (1 kings 11:12) “for the sake of your father David”

King Solomon found grace in the sight of God only because of his father king David. 

Before King David, the judgement was with immediate effect for King Saul. After King David, lifetime grace for King Solomon.

Here we see the shadow of Old Testament in King Saul and the shadow of New Testament in King Solomon. And King David being the type of Jesus Christ.

That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:7-8)

Time and again we failed God but because of Jesus He never gave up on us. Today receive the free gift of His rich grace which sustains us.

God bless

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