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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 78:38a

First, Israel's rebellion and disobedience (1-22). The psalmist gives us a history lesson. He asks his readers to listen carefully because the events of the past are like a hidden parable (1-4). The reason God gave Israel the law was to help them put their hope in him and obey him (5-8). But the Israelites were rebellious and turned their backs out of cowardice on the day of battle (9). They forgot God's law and all the miracles he had performed (10-11). God divided the sea for them, and guided them with the cloud by day and fire by night. He made water flow from the rock to quench their thirst. But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert (17). They were chronic grumblers, testing God's patience (18-22).

Second, God's mercy abounds (23-39). Despite their grumbling, God gave them angel's food and sent quail by an east wind to give them meat. Although his anger was aroused and he destroyed some of them with a plague, God's mercy abounded. He trained them through hardships to remember that God was their Rock and Redeemer. Their love was superficial but he showed them mercy. He restrained his anger and did not utterly destroy them. God is our merciful heavenly Father and Jesus is our blessed Redeemer.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for having mercy on me.

One Word: Our God is so merciful