Psalm 83 Psalm of the Six-Day War
On May 28, 1967, Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic, said,
“We plan to open a general assault on Israel. This will be total war. Our basic aim is the destruction of Israel.” When war broke out on June 5, the United Arab Republic was joined by Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Sudan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco.
The attempt of this confederacy to drive Israel into the sea failed.
In six days the war was over. Israel was the undisputed victor.
Psalm 83 took on new meaning after the Six-Day War. And will have further fulfillments by the coming of the Lord Jesus to reign as King.
1. The Desire - A CALL FOR SALVATION - For God to -
Speak - 1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
See - 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head
Save - 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,
and consulted against thy hidden ones.
2. The Danger - A CALL FOR SUBMISSION - 2-8
Their Pride -
They Excite Themselves - 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult:
They Exalt Themselves - and they that hate thee have lifted up the head
They Exhaust Themselves - 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,
and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Their Plans Are -
Diabolical - 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,
Delusional - 3 and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Destructive - 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
Defiant - 4 that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Their People Are -
Determined - 5 For they have consulted together with one consent:
Directed - 5 they are confederate against thee:
Diverse - 6 the tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
i. The tabernacles of Edom - Esau and his descendants
ii. The Ishmaelites – descendents of the eldest son of Abraham.
iii. Moab was the son born through incest to Lot, Abraham’s nephew,
iv. The Hagarenes - poss. descendants of Hagar, Sarah’s handmaiden
v. Gebal – in Ezek. 27:9 where it is described as a city of Tyre.
vi. Ammon - the other son of Incest to Lot.
vii. Amalek – descendants of Esau (Gen. 36:12)
viii. Philistia and Tyre - the land of the Philistines,
ix. Assur or Assyria – who would carry Israel into captivity in 722 BC.
Deadly - nations from every direction – north, south, east and west.
Their Purpose - 12 who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
3. The Destruction - A CALL FOR SUBJUGATION - They Will Be
Driven Like Chaff -
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Devoured Like Wood -
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
Dashed Like Ships -
15 so persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
4. The Declaration - A CALL FOR CELEBRATION
18 that men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH,
art the most high over all the earth.
It's Scope - that (All) men may know
It's Source - that thou whose name alone
It's Surety - is JEHOVAH,
The Eternal existing One; He that was, and is, and the Coming One.
It's Strength - art the most high
It's Sovereignty - over all the earth.
