Saturday, February 7, 2015

Psalm 99

Psalm 99:6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the LORD and He answered them.
Moses isn't usually considered a priest as such; that went to his brother Aaron.  Moses was a leader, and definitely communicated with God, but normally he isn't thought of as a priest.  Also, it's odd that Samuel isn't identified specifically as a prophet.  Most of Israel could be considered to call on God's name, so why use that general a term?

Regardless of some unusual titles, it's definitely true that all of them called upon God, and that they had the rare distinction of Him answering them.  I often wonder if what I hear when I'm praying is my own head answering me back, or if it's the Spirit.  They never had that concern; God answered them directly, and there could be no doubt.

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