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Psalm 90:1 "LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations."

Day 1 – Psalm 90

"LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations." Psalm 90:1

SUPERSCRIPTION

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

The author is identified very simply. The simplicity is almost astonishing. Moses, the great servant of God who led Israel out of captivity was described simply as "the man of God".

THE PERFECT DWELLING PLACE

Is there a perfect dwelling place? Moses reflected on this thought in the following text.

"LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all
generations."
Psalm 90:1

1. Different dwelling places

a) Canaan
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob essentially dwelt in Canaan.
b) Egypt
During a famine that hit Canaan hard, Jacob relocated to Egypt for the next 400 years.
c) The wilderness
The children of Israel sojourned in the wilderness for about 40 years.

2. "LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations"

a) The spatial aspect of a dwelling place.
i) God did promise Abraham that his descendants would have Canaan as their land.
ii) The Promised Land of Canaan has always held a special meaning in the heart.
b) The spiritual aspect of a dwelling place.
i) Moses introduced a new aspect.
ii) There was another way of looking at a dwelling place.
iii) There was a spiritual dimension.
c) The more important of the two was the spiritual.
i) God was the real dwelling place.
ii) Abraham, by faith, understood the celestial city of God (Hebrews 11:8-10).