44 Description of the v.10 back from the enemy” The people were forced to retreat and flee “turn v.10 for themselves” “spoil v.11 us like sheep appointed for meat” “given v.11 us among the heathen” “scattered v.12 thy people for nought, and dost not “sellest increase thy wealth by their price” v.13 us a reproach to our neighbours” “makest v.13 and a derision to them that are round “scorn about us” v.14 us a byword the heathen” “makest v.14 of the head among the people” “shaking After all of the descriptions of the grievous trials that the sons of Korah attribute directly to God, the language changes in v. 15. We now come to the reason for despair. What 2 words in v. 15 describe the emotions that are brought out in the sons of Korah after all of these trials? What would be the natural reaction for someone enduring such suffering when they have done no wrong? What does vs. 16 indicate was the reason that brought such distress to the sons of Korah? Who do you think the sons of Korah were concerned about based on the reason they give for despair? (Hint: Compare with 2 Kings 19:22.) What had God promised to do to the and avenger in Psa. 8:2? Had this happened yet to the sons of Korah’s present enemies? Remembering the name of our God 44:17-22) The sons of Korah declared in v. 17 that they had not forgotten God. In the face of adversity it can often be easy to forget God, but this was not the case with the sons of Korah.
44 Description of the v.10 “turn back from the enemy” The people were forced to retreat and flee v.10 “spoil for themselves” v.11 “given us like sheep appointed for meat” v.11 “scattered us among the heathen” v.12 “sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price” v.13 “makest us a reproach to our neighbours” v.13 “scorn and a derision to them that are round about us” v.14 “makest us a byword the heathen” v.14 “shaking of the head among the people” After all of the descriptions of the grievous trials that the sons of Korah attribute directly to God, the language changes in v. 15. We now come to the reason for despair. What 2 words in v. 15 describe the emotions that are brought out in the sons of Korah after all of these trials? What would be the natural reaction for someone enduring such suffering when they have done no wrong? What does vs. 16 indicate was the reason that brought such distress to the sons of Korah? Who do you think the sons of Korah were concerned about based on the reason they give for despair? (Hint: Compare with 2 Kings 19:22.) What had God promised to do to the and avenger in Psa. 8:2? Had this happened yet to the sons of Korah’s present enemies? Remembering the name of our God 44:17-22) The sons of Korah declared in v. 17 that they had not forgotten God. In the face of adversity it can often be easy to forget God, but this was not the case with the sons of Korah.
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