He show us all how we are to “ascend the Hill of the Lord”. His example is the standard for all who follow. Jesus sets the example of The Testing we must all endure and complete. This word, “Who”, refers directly to Aceldama, or the “Field of Blood”, a field purchased with Judas’s betrayal money, located near Jerusalem So this someone “Who” would not betray another.Ī person whose word or acts are never of emptiness, nothingness, vanity, lying or of worthless conduct.īe keenly aware that verses One through Four are more than just reminiscent of Jesus being led by The Spirit into the wilderness to be tested ( Matthew 4:1-11) they are prophetic foreshadowing of things which have come to pass and continue to come to pass. Who has not acted on their will of passion, of the emotions nor is a person of dubious character This person is one “Who”, has not committed acts contrary to law and justice, prohibited by law, illicit, criminal. (C) This person who can ascend the Hill of the Lord is one “Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully” is where things become difficult, for who has not? But, this word is rich with meaning and goes much deeper:
Give us clean hands and give us pure hearts free#
This cleansing and being made free from guilt and punishment which emanates from the very heart, soul and mind of a person, is possible only by complete and utter surrender to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior. )Įmanating from within the heart, soul and mind, the core of a person, pure, clear, sincere (B) And, the person who has a “ pure heart” (interestingly, the context can be found to be that of a “vine”, as found in John 15 – Heart = Kardia Clean = Katharos, purified by as by fire, i.e., cauterized. The ancient Hebrew words “clean hands” carry the context ofīowed down in reverence and in submission clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent So, we ask, what kind of person, indeed, is permitted to ascend this most Holy of Mountains? And, how are we to find the invisible? “Who can ascend the hill of the Lord?” The context of the ancient Hebrew word “who” means “what kind of person” is permitted and refers to the “invisible mountain” of God and the word “hill” carries the idea of “invisible”. Verse 3 asks the question we must all ask. We must understand, acknowledge and embracethis truth before we can ever hope to ‘ascend the hill of the Lord’. This reassures us that He Loves us and cares for us even though we are yet sinners. Taken together we can understand that God House is a House of mercy and He shows us His mercy by His Own Hands, as he guides and manages our lives. (b) And the ancient Hebrew world ‘rivers‘ is in the context of ‘to move by the use of the hands take in hand, to manage, administer and govern’. (a) The ancient Hebrew word ‘seas’ has the context of ‘ mercy’.
Verse 2 seems a bit mysterious, but, the context of the ancient Hebrew words will help us understand. It is important that we recognize our RELATIONSHIP and our CONDITION before God. In other words, despite its faults – despite our faults – we are the Lord’s creation.
These two ancient Hebrew words, together, refer both to the entire physical planet and all of the inhabitable parts along with its uncleanness, impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate living and impure motives. Verse 1 names the ‘earth’ and to the ‘world’, which is all encompassing. V 6 This is the generation of those who seek Him, V 5 He shall receive a blessing from the LORDĪnd righteousness from the God of his salvation. Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood V4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, V3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? V1 The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains, (For a description, see Matthew 4:1-8 )īut, like a combination lock, being close just isn’t going to work. These first steps may prove to be the most difficult, even for the most sincere and devout. Psalms 24:3 gives us the first steps to preparing ourselves to “Walk in the Works God has prepared ahead of time”.
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