May 21
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION AT HOME OR IN GOSPEL COMMUNITY GROUPS
Sermon manuscript available at emmausrbc.org
- What was the situation that most likely prompted the writing of Psalm 80?
- What is meant by point II of the sermon: “Bring your complaints to him”? What needs to be said as a clarification to this?
- Though Psalm 80 may teach us how to pray in distressing times, its original message has to do with God’s plan of redemption and the fulfillment of his promises made to David. Discuss.
- How do the statements in verses 14-19 concerning “the son whom [God] made strong”, etc., help us to see that the Psalmist appealed to God for mercy on the basis of the covenant God made with David (2 Samuel 7)?
- How did God answer the prayer of Psalm 80? Discuss.