1. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel. The name
is full of tenderness: broken hearts delight in names of grace. We may be quite
sure that he who deigns to be a shepherd to his people will not turn a deaf ear
to their complaints. Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock. The people
are called here by the name of that renowned son who became a second father to
the tribes, and kept them alive in Egypt; possibly they were known to the
Egyptians under the name of “the
family of Joseph.” Thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. The Lord’s especial presence was
revealed upon the mercy-seat between the cherubim, and in all our pleadings we
should come to the Lord by this way: only upon the mercy-seat will God reveal
his grace, and only there can we hope to commune with him. Let us ever plead
the name of Jesus, who is our true mercy-seat, to whom we may come boldly, and
through whom we may look for a display of the glory of the Lord on our behalf.
Our greatest dread is the withdrawal of the Lord’s presence, and our brightest
hope is the prospect of his return.
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