Sublime

Psalm 14 shows up in Paul’s letter to the Romans. David and Paul both say humans aren’t good people; we have nothing to offer God.

when it’s time for war, David stays home, exposing a gap in his leadership: passivity.

2So the LORD sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan,

Coming to the text with an attitude of humility is needed for readers to accept realities about themselves, about others, about God, about the vast gulf that exists between humanity and God, and about the far reaching, damaging consequences of sin in our lives.

God showed them His power by way of the tiniest of insects, painful yet almost invisible to the eye. Again hubris became nemesis. When people think they are big, God shows them they are small, and vice versa. It is those who think themselves small – supremely so Moses, the humblest of men – who are truly great.

It is a purification offering. 10The

he allowed them to watch him raise his frequencies until he transfigured into Light.