psalms

Studies on the Psalms—worship, lament, messianic themes, and poetic theology.

A Divine Messiah That Suffers and Reigns! Pt. 3 Members Public

I resume my analysis /2018/12/23/a-divine-messiah-that-suffers-and-reigns-pt-2/. In this section, I take a look at what the Psalms have to say regarding the coming Messianic Ruler. Here’s what the Holy Spirit inspired David, “Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A Divine Messiah That Suffers and Reigns! Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off /2018/12/20/a-divine-messiah-that-suffers-and-reigns-pt-1/. Isaiah wasn’t the only prophet to speaking of the Deity and vicarious suffering of the Messiah. Daniel was given a vision of a human figure that all nations must worship as he reigns over them forever: “I saw

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Sam Shamoun
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A Divine Messiah That Suffers and Reigns! Pt. 1 Members Public

In this post I am going to highlight some of the OT texts, which speak of God’s Anointed suffering vicariously for the sins of the world while also affirming his divine identity and status. The passages that I will be looking at refer to the Messiah as a preexistent

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A Three-Tiered Divine Council? Members Public

Examining What the Holy Bible Really Teaches About the Heavenly Congregation The inspired Scriptures reveal that God presides over a heavenly council, whose members include various spirit creatures, specifically angels. There are some biblical scholars that believe that this council not only consists of angelic beings, but also another group

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How the theology of the Psalms proves that Muhammad was a false prophet Members Public

Seeing how Muslims love to quote Psalm 84:5-6 to somehow prove that pilgrimage to Mecca is mentioned in the previous Scriptures, I have decided to, therefore, show how the theology of the Psalters actually contradicts the teachings of Muhammad. We begin by looking at the following Psalm: Why do

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Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the implications that Psalm 110 has on the divine identity of the Messiah Pt. 2 Members Public

We continue from where we previously left off /2017/03/31/revisiting-the-implications-of-psalm-110-has-on-the-divine-identity-of-the-messiah-pt-1/.  Only God could be David’s Lord The only one who could possibly be David’s Lord is Yahweh God himself, just as the following passages affirm:  “To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O

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Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the implications that Psalm 110 has on the divine identity of the Messiah Pt. 1 Members Public

I am going to touch on Psalm 110 once again in order to show that the Lord whom Yahweh invites to sit enthroned alongside of him is a divine Person who is one with Yahweh in essence and nature. We will break down the Psalm in two sections, beginning with

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Sam Shamoun
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Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 2 Members Public

Continuing from where we left off https://answeringislam.blog/worshiping-jesus-as-god-the-issue-of-david-pt-1/, we are going to provide further examples of Jesus being worshiped in the same way that the OT says Yahweh is to be worshiped. For instance, the first Christians prayed to the risen Christ, even going as far as to

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