Some time ago I noted that I was memorizing Psalm 103 and would be posting some nuggets that I discovered in the midst of my study. I finished memorizing the song, but failed to continue posting on the nuggets. After a long wait, here is the next one!
In Psalm 103:7 we find this sentence: He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. The verb “made known” in this sentence is a unique form in the Hebrew text (a Hiphil imperfect, for those who may care) carrying the idea of causation. Thus, it would not be improper to translate this way: He caused his ways to be made known to Moses….
What an act of God! We would never know the ways of God aside from his revelation of them to us. God (himself) took it upon himself to act in such a way to provide revelation of himself to his people. This is exactly what Scripture is, according to 2 Timothy 3.16, 2 Peter 1:19-21, and Hebrews 1:1-2.
We did not (indeed, could not–Ephesians 2:1, and would not–Romans 3:10-12) search God out, but rather he made himself known. Amazing Grace…
