Learning from a Songwriter

Thomas Olivers created the hymn titled “The God of Abraham Praise” around 1770.  He paraphrased the lyrics from a poem by Daniel Ben Judah, a Jewish poet of the 12th century.   Olivers wrote — The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of Everlasting Days, and God of Love; Jehovah, great I AM! by earth and heaven confessed; I bow and bless the sacred name forever blest.  Olivers spoke of the Ancient of ‘Everlasting of Days’.  This is a clear reference to the eternalness of God.  He draws his material from the 12th century.  The line of reasoning is strong, long before the 12th century to now, and beyond any day we can imagine in the future.  God is.  Let us embark on a journey into the grandeur of God. This chapter contains a letter to David and four essays.  Buckle your seatbelts.

Job 28:25-28 says — When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. And he said to the human race, The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding. [NIV]