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A VINE OUT OF EGYPT

Text: Psalm 80
19 September 2021

THE IMAGERY OF THE VINE

This was a favourite imagery of many writers. The Vine was a truly apt choice. This imagery was taken up in Psalm 80 as well.

8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt;

You have cast out the nations, and planted it.

9 You prepared room for it,

And caused it to take deep root,

And it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with its shadow,

And the mighty cedars with its boughs.

11 She sent out her boughs to the Sea,

And her branches to the River.     Psalm 80:8-11

  1. You have brought a vine out of Egypt

a) This descriptive phrase has a historical context

b) God had taken Israel out of bondage in Egypt

  1. You have cast out the nations, and planted it

a) This phrase also has a historical note

b) God planted Israel in the land of Canaan

  1. You prepared room for it,
    And caused it to take deep root,
    And it filled the land.

a) God Himself made preparation

b) He caused Israel to take deep root

c) Israel began to fill the land of Canaan

  1. The hills were covered with its shadow,
    And the mighty cedars with its boughs.
    She sent out her boughs to the Sea,
    And her branches to the River

a) Israel grew significantly

b) Its shadows covered even the hills and the mighty cedars

c) Israel grew to reach:

i) The Mediterranean Sea

ii) And the River Euphrates

A TREMENDOUS DESCRIPTION OF FRUITFULNESS

This text describes how the Lord blessed Israel with tremendous fruitfulness! The Lord’s hand must be noted! 

  1. He planted “the vine out of Egypt”
  1. He protected His people
  1. He prospered the nation

Let us ever seek to praise and thank God for His bountiful blessings! Let us walk worthy of all that He has done for us!