It is just another testimony of one who expressed The same sentiment that we see in Scripture That success and money never produce The satisfaction that they promise. Jesus preached a parable about the heart typified by four types of soils. He obviously reached a point in life Where he was convinced that his earthly wealth Was of more value that eternal hope.
He rejected the gospel message he heard For the opportunity to keep his earthly wealth. We saw this same problem in our often discussed man known as The Rich Young Ruler. Like the weedy soil he was taken in by the deceitfulness of wealth And the gospel message was choked out of his life. It is called the deceitfulness of wealth This deceiver kept more than one person out of the kingdom of heaven. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, comes to mind here. But the Lord revealed all that happened to Elisha. Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants? When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
When talking about money in Luke 16 Jesus spoke of a shrewd manager and how he wisely used wealth for future purposes. And yet so many hold out hope and pursue it Like it is the chief source of satisfaction. Psalms 49 is a song about that foolish mentality. It is a song about the deceitfulness of wealth. Much of the Bible is specifically addressed to the redeemed, or to the elect of God.
The message about how deceitful wealth can be Is for the redeemed and the unregenerate. It is for the lost and the saved. We mentioned recently in our Sunday morning study in Luke 12 That greed and the deceitfulness of wealth is not limited to the wealthy.
We know that greed comes in many forms. But it is far from simply a problem of the rich. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
Just to give you some perspective, Let me give you some other words for fear that are NOT used here. The word the Psalmist uses is NOT one of those. And I think that sheds some light on this riddle. The idea is that his foes are certain that they will overcome him Because they have more resources than him. And at that moment he is in Awestruck wonder at the power of their wealth.
Certainly being afraid is involved but there is also An element of being awestruck and the significance and power of wealth. For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.
But the Psalmist here is asking why do we do that? So obviously the answer to the riddle is that You should not fear or be in awe of those who are rich. It is just a man who thinks awful highly of himself because he has money. Read More Support Us. Why support cfaith? For every Internet search you make using good search , cfaith will receive one penny! Contact Us. Business Hours: Monday—Friday: 9 a.
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