Today’s reading is Psalm 22.
Psalm 22:25-26 is a beautiful picture we might miss if we don’t remember the Law. Leviticus 7:16-17 provides the law for votive or vow offerings. What we often miss is these sacrifices weren’t simply slaughtered and burned. They were eaten. Psalm 22:25-31 is a beautiful picture of a votive sacrifice celebration. The delivered king invites the entire congregation of God’s people to gather and watch him offer his votive sacrifice. Not only do they get to watch, they get to eat the feast from the sacrifice. It is reminiscent of the feast Solomon offered at the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 8:62-66. There is sacrifice, feasting, joy, praise, worship. And while I do not want to claim this is a prophecy of the Lord’s Supper, I do want us to see that the Lord’s Supper is a fulfillment of this picture. That is, Psalm 22:25-31 is not teaching us to take the Lord’s Supper, but every time we participate in the Supper we are participating in the votive feast of peace and thanksgiving. Whether we are the afflicted or the prosperous, whether we were part of the Jewish congregation or have come to the supper from the Gentile ends of the earth, we eat and are satisfied. We praise the Lord and we worship. And we tell to the next generation “He has done it. It is finished.” Praise the Lord!!!
Next week’s reading is Psalm 23.
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A Word for Our Kids
Hey kids, when you “go to church” with your parents, do they eat some bread (because of the kind of bread it is, it probably looks more like a cracker) and drink some juice? I imagine they have told you what that means. It is a memorial of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. That is, it is a time for us to do something very simple and very physical that reminds us of what God did for us even before we were born. It is a memorial that has been passed down from generation to generation to tell a story. It is the story of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the story of a Savior who saved us by dying for us. And then gave us hope by coming back from the dead. He is our King. And now we partake of it so you can learn the story too. That is what a memorial is really all about. It does remind those who saw the event, but it is especially for teaching those who didn’t see it. That’s us. And that’s you. It’s not a break in the assembly. It’s not a snack. It’s not a mere ritual. It’s a memorial. I pray that you will learn its true meaning and then keep it when you have kids so the generation that is yet unborn will continue to learn this story. They’ll need it just as much as you and I do.
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