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PSALM 90PSALM 90

[By Ron Halbrook]

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Ps. 90:1-6 Moses Meditates on the Eternal God VS Temporal Man

1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

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Ps. 90:7-11 Moses Cries Out in AnguishAs He Sees God’s Anger Against Sin

7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

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Ps. 90:12-17 Moses Prays in Faith for God’s Mercy & Beauty Upon His People

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

Introduction:

1. Stand in awe of God’s greatnessPs. 90:2 Greater than mts., universe, ages

Ps.4:4 “Stand in awe, and sin not”

Ps. 119:161 “My heart standeth in awe of thy word”

2. Emphasize God’s love & anger1 Jn. 4:8 “God is love”

Heb. 12:29 “Our God is a consuming fire”

3. Reflect on God’s perfect anger against sinPs. 90:11 “Who knoweth the power of thine anger?”

Great lessons to be learned!

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

I. Understand Why Our Loved Ones Leave Us

A. Suffering & Death Challenge Our FaithJob 2:9 “Curse God, and die”

Job 1:9 Satan not God caused Job to suffer

B. Satan Brought Sin & Death into the WorldGen. 2:17 God warned of sin: “Thou shalt surely die”

Gen. 3:4 Satan lied: “Thou shalt not surely die”

Gen. 2:9; 3:19 Adam sinned, lost “the tree of life”

Ps. 90:3 “Return to dust” [NIV]

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

I. Understand Why Our Loved Ones Leave Us

C. God Cares, Comforts, & Helps Gen. 24:67 Isaac comforted by Rebekah

Jn. 11:33-36 Jesus “groaned…was troubled…wept”

Heb. 9:27-28 Christ defeats sin & death for us

D. In Death’s Presence, Moses Reflected on God’s Anger Against Sin

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

II. Understand God’s Love in Sending a Savior A. Perfect in Holiness, God Cannot Allow Sin

in His Presence Isa. 6:3 “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts”

B. Perfect in Justice & Mercy, God Sent a SaviorJn. 3:16 “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son”Rom. 3:26 “that he might be just, and the justifier”Tit.3:1-8 “the kindness and love of God….according to his mercy he saved us….through Jesus Christ our Savior….justified by his grace”

C. How Greatly God Hates Sin & Loves the Sinner!

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

III. Understand How Great & Precious the Promise, “the Remission of Sins”

A. Sin Deceives & Leads to Darkness & Death Rom. 6:23 “The wages of sin is death”Ja. 1:13-15 “sin…bringeth forth death”

B. We Are Hopelessly Lost without God’s Promise of Salvation

Matt. 26:28 Blood shed “for the remission of sins”Mk. 16:15-16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved”Acts 2:38 “baptized…for the remission of sins”Acts 22:16 “be baptized, and wash away thy sins”

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

IV. Understand the Importance of Faithfulness, Growth, & Maturity in Serving God

A. Must Avoid a False Sense of Security1 Pet. 2:1-2 Desire “the word, that ye may grow”

2 Pet. 1:5-11 “giving all diligence, add….he that lacked these things is blind”

B. No Respect of Persons in God’s Anger1 Pet. 1:17 “the Father,…without respect of persons”

2 Pet. 2:20-22 “again entangled…and overcome, the latter end is worse”

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

IV. Understand the Importance of Faithfulness, Growth, & Maturity in Serving God

C. Must Maintain Obedient FaithTit. 3:8 “be careful to maintain good works”

1 Jn. 3:3 “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure”

Rom. 6:16-18 “ye became the servants of righteousness”

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

V. Understand the Horror of Hell & Hope of Heaven

A. Hell, the Full & Final Power of God’s AngerRom. 6:23 “The wages of sin is death”

Rev. 21:8 “the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”

B. Heaven, the Full & Final Power of God’s LoveRev. 21:4 “God shall wipe away all tears”

Rev. 22:1-2 “a pure river of water of life…. the tree of life”

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GOD’S ANGER AGAINST SIN

Conclusion:

1. As Moses reflected, we reflectPs. 90:11 “Who knoweth the power of thine anger?”

Ps. 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom”

2. We seek God’s mercy, as Moses didPs. 90:14 “O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days”

3. We receive God’s mercy by obeying the gospelBelieve it, repent of sin, confess Christ, be baptized

Repent of sin, confess it, pray