Show Don't Tell: Psalm 129
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 129
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Instead of saying "Israel survived persecution," feel the plow marks. Song of Ascents. "'They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,' let Israel say; 'they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.'" Youth of the nation—Egypt, wilderness, judges. Oppressed but surviving. "Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long."…
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