OUR FATHER WHO SPEAKS TO HIS SERVANTS FROM A PILLAR OF CLOUD

The book of Psalms chapter 99 verses 7 - 9 says this;

He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God, you answered them; you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds.

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.

The Psalmist, speaking of the three servants of God, Moses, Aaron and Samuel, says that the Lord spoke to them from a pillar of cloud and they obeyed what the Lord told them.

This passage reveals that the Lord also spoke to the prophet Samuel in the same way as He did to Moses and Aaron in the desert.

Whereas these three servants heeded God's word, the Israelites were not always obedient to.the Lord and, though he was forgiving towards them, He punished their misbehaviour.

The psalm ends with an exhortation to exalt and worship God at His holy mountain for He Himself is holy.

Amen.

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