The Lord Swore an Oath
If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 132 as we continue our way not only through the fifth book of the Psalms but through the songs of ascent. This psalm recalls several themes together in one compass. First of all, it recalls David's desire to build a temple for the Lord and that takes you back to 2 Samuel 7. You remember in 2 Samuel 7, David expresses to Nathan the prophet, his friend and the faithful prophet of God in Israel, a desire on his part to build a temple for the Lord. And that desire is expressed in the first five verses of this psalm. And it's expressed in the nature of David making an oath to the Lord, a public declaration of his desire and intention to build a house, a temple, for the Lord. So be on the lookout for that as we read…