Sing to the LORD, all the earth;I always find it interesting when the Jews from the Old Testament talk about salvation. Are they using the term differently than Christians do today? When I think of the Jews referring to salvation, I think in temporal terms. He chose them from all the peoples of the world. He gave them a homeland which he took from others. He protected them from mighty enemies.
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
Did the Jews of the time think just in these terms? Or did they think of salvation in spiritual terms, like Christians do today? Or maybe both? God did give them a way to cover their sins, through sacrifice. It was an imperfect method, since you had to atone for every sin, but it was a valid method. So was it temporal, or spiritual, or both?
Also, what are the good tidings? Today we would say good news, and we think of that phrase from the Christmas story. But what was their good news of salvation? Was it only for the Jews, to proclaim among their own? Or was it something greater, for everyone?
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