Psalms of Ascent - Psalm 133

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Speaker Notes Unity

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
    were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
    even life forevermore.

Three False Forms of Unity:
1 - Democratic Unity
2 - the unity of Assimilation (Imperial Unity)
3 - Purity tests (“Religious Unity”)

Three Reasons for Unity:
1 - We are all made in the Image of God
2 - We have all sinned
3 - God, in The Cross, has reconciled Himself to us

“A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society” by Eugene H. Peterson (1980)

Nathan is the Senior Theologian & Associate Directorof The Octet Collaborative at M.I.T.