Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. Our storehouses will be fullThis phrase reflects a vision of abundance and prosperity, often seen as a blessing from God. In ancient Israel, full storehouses symbolized divine favor and security. The imagery of overflowing storehouses is reminiscent of Joseph's management of Egypt's resources during the years of plenty ( Genesis 41:47-49). It underscores the importance of stewardship and preparation. Theologically, it can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual abundance, where God provides for His people’s needs ( Philippians 4:19). Supplying all manner of produce
The diversity of produce indicates a rich and varied provision, suggesting not only quantity but also quality. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, a variety of crops was essential for survival and economic stability. This phrase can be connected to the blessings promised in Deuteronomy 28:1-14, where obedience to God results in agricultural prosperity. Spiritually, it can be seen as a type of the manifold grace of God, providing for every need and situation (2 Corinthians 9:8). Our flocks will bring forth thousands
Flocks were a primary measure of wealth and prosperity in biblical times. The multiplication of flocks signifies not only economic success but also divine blessing and favor. This imagery is consistent with the promises made to the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were blessed with abundant livestock (Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43). It also reflects the covenantal blessings of fruitfulness and multiplication (Genesis 1:28). Tens of thousands in our fields
The hyperbolic language of "tens of thousands" emphasizes overwhelming abundance and prosperity. Fields teeming with livestock would be a sign of God's blessing and a fulfillment of His promises. This abundance can be seen as a foretaste of the Messianic age, where peace and prosperity will reign (Isaiah 65:21-23). It also points to the eschatological hope of the new creation, where God’s people will experience perfect provision and peace (Revelation 21:4). Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe author of Psalm 144, David is a central figure in the Bible, known for his deep relationship with God, his role as the second king of Israel, and his authorship of many Psalms. 2. IsraelThe nation to whom David is writing, representing God's chosen people. The prosperity described in this verse is a blessing upon the nation. 3. StorehousesThese represent the places where the produce and goods are stored, symbolizing abundance and God's provision. 4. FlocksReferring to sheep and livestock, which were a significant part of the agrarian economy and a sign of wealth and blessing in ancient Israel. 5. FieldsThe agricultural lands of Israel, which were essential for the sustenance and prosperity of the nation. Teaching Points God's ProvisionGod is the ultimate provider. Just as He promised abundance to Israel, He provides for our needs today. Trust in His provision and faithfulness. Obedience and BlessingThe abundance described is often linked to obedience to God's commands. Reflect on how living in alignment with God's will can lead to spiritual and material blessings. StewardshipWith abundance comes responsibility. Consider how you can be a good steward of the resources God has entrusted to you, using them to bless others and further His kingdom. Contentment in God's TimingWhile we may desire immediate abundance, God's timing is perfect. Cultivate contentment and patience, trusting that God knows what is best for us. Community and SharingThe prosperity of the community is highlighted. Reflect on how you can contribute to the well-being of your community and share God's blessings with others. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the promise of full storehouses in Psalm 144:13 encourage you to trust in God's provision in your own life? 2. In what ways can you practice obedience to God in your daily life, and how might this lead to experiencing His blessings? 3. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's provision. How did it impact your faith and relationship with Him? 4. How can you be a good steward of the resources God has given you, and what steps can you take to ensure you are using them for His glory? 5. Consider the role of community in experiencing God's blessings. How can you actively contribute to the prosperity and well-being of your community? Connections to Other Scriptures Deuteronomy 28This chapter outlines the blessings for obedience to God's commandments, including prosperity in the land, which parallels the abundance described in Psalm 144:13. Proverbs 3:9-10These verses speak of honoring the Lord with wealth and the resulting abundance, similar to the overflowing storehouses in Psalm 144:13. Malachi 3:10This verse promises that God will open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings when His people are faithful, echoing the theme of divine provision. People David, PsalmistPlaces JerusalemTopics Affording, Barns, Birth, Bring, Bringing, Fields, Filled, Flocks, Forth, Full, Furnishing, Garners, Granaries, Increase, Kind, Kinds, Manner, Out-places, Pastures, Produce, Providing, Provision, Sheep, Store, Store-houses, Streets, Ten, Tens, ThousandsDictionary of Bible Themes Psalm 144:13 1655 hundreds and thousands
4684 sheep Psalm 144:12-15 5224 barn Library Sermons on Selected Lessons of the Gospels.
Adoption, a sonship higher than that of nature, [482]255; frequently mentioned in Holy Scripture, [483]255, [484]256; the term of ancient use among the Jews, [485]256; "raising up seed to brother," [486]256; used by St. Paul to express the mystery of our adoption in Christ, [487]256. Adversary, to be agreed with and delivered from, [488]442; not so Satan, [489]442; the Law our, so long as we our own, [490]443; must agree with, by obedience, and so made no longer adversary, [491]443. Affliction, blessing …
Saint Augustine—sermons on selected lessons of the new testamentPeriod ii. The Church from the Permanent Division of the Empire Until the Collapse of the Western Empire and the First Schism Between the East and the West, or Until About A. D. 500
In the second period of the history of the Church under the Christian Empire, the Church, although existing in two divisions of the Empire and experiencing very different political fortunes, may still be regarded as forming a whole. The theological controversies distracting the Church, although different in the two halves of the Graeco-Roman world, were felt to some extent in both divisions of the Empire and not merely in the one in which they were principally fought out; and in the condemnation …
Joseph Cullen Ayer Jr., Ph.D.—A Source Book for Ancient Church History Thankfulness for Mercies Received, a Necessary Duty
Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God; but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving. When God placed the first man in paradise, his soul no doubt was so filled with a sense of the riches of the divine love, that he was continually employing that breath of life, which the Almighty had not long before breathed into him, in blessing and magnifying that all-bountiful, …
George Whitefield—Selected Sermons of George Whitefield The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New.
1. Introduction, showing the necessity of proving the similarity of both dispensations in opposition to Servetus and the Anabaptists. 2. This similarity in general. Both covenants truly one, though differently administered. Three things in which they entirely agree. 3. First general similarity, or agreement--viz. that the Old Testament, equally with the New, extended its promises beyond the present life, and held out a sure hope of immortality. Reason for this resemblance. Objection answered. 4. …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World.
1. The invisible and incomprehensible essence of God, to a certain extent, made visible in his works. 2. This declared by the first class of works--viz. the admirable motions of the heavens and the earth, the symmetry of the human body, and the connection of its parts; in short, the various objects which are presented to every eye. 3. This more especially manifested in the structure of the human body. 4. The shameful ingratitude of disregarding God, who, in such a variety of ways, is manifested within …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Godly are in Some Sense Already Blessed
I proceed now to the second aphorism or conclusion, that the godly are in some sense already blessed. The saints are blessed not only when they are apprehended by God, but while they are travellers to glory. They are blessed before they are crowned. This seems a paradox to flesh and blood. What, reproached and maligned, yet blessed! A man that looks upon the children of God with a carnal eye and sees how they are afflicted, and like the ship in the gospel which was covered with waves' (Matthew 8:24), …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12 Scriptural Christianity
"Whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head." Ezek. 33:4. "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost." Acts 4:31. 1. The same expression occurs in the second chapter, where we read, "When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all" (the Apostles, with the women, and the mother of Jesus, and his brethren) "with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing …
John Wesley—Sermons on Several Occasions Letter Xl to Thomas, Prior of Beverley
To Thomas, Prior of Beverley This Thomas had taken the vows of the Cistercian Order at Clairvaux. As he showed hesitation, Bernard urges his tardy spirit to fulfil them. But the following letter will prove that it was a warning to deaf ears, where it relates the unhappy end of Thomas. In this letter Bernard sketches with a master's hand the whole scheme of salvation. Bernard to his beloved son Thomas, as being his son. 1. What is the good of words? An ardent spirit and a strong desire cannot express …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
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