Psalms 83:12

"who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”"

Key Reflection

This phrase represents a challenge to God's authority and a desire for personal gain, reflecting the arrogance and rebellion of those who seek to control what belongs exclusively to God. It highlights the contrast between their selfish ambition and God’s rightful ownership over His promised lands.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession -The houses of God here mean the habitations of God, or the places where he dwelt among the people. As there was but one ark, one tabernacle, and one temple, or one place of constituted public worship, this must refer to other places where God was worshipped, or where he might be supposed to reside; either to synagogues (see the notes atPsalms 74:8), or to the private dwellings of the people regarded as a holy people, or as a people among whom God dwelt.

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