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Psalm 78:4a "We will not hide them from their children..."

Day 106 – Psalm 78

“We will not hide them from their children…” Psalm 78:4a

A STRONG COMMITMENT

Asaph had a deep commitment to teach what he himself had been taught. He was not alone in this commitment. Every wise person, every prophet, every priest, indeed everyone who loved the Word of God was committed to passing down precious knowledge of God to the next generation. Truth must be preserved and propagated vigorously with deep commitment.

“We will not hide them from their children,
Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.”
Psalm 78:4

1. “We will not hide them from their children”

a) Not to teach the next generation is “to hide”.
b) There is strong commitment not to hide, but to teach.
c) It is disastrous to hide precious knowledge and truth of God from our children.

2. Telling to the generation to come

a) The focus is not just on the immediate next generation.
b) There is strong commitment to reach out to several generations down.

3. What kind of knowledge are we speaking of?

a) The praises of the Lord.
b) His strength.
c) His wonderful works must elicit praise from grateful hearts.

4. “That He has done”

a) God had done many wondrous things for His people.
b) His strength was gloriously displayed for all to see.
c) These were experienced by some.
d) These were recorded by faithful historians committed to preserving great truths.
e) These great teachings must be passed down from one generation to the next.