42:4 “I went with them to the house of God” Luke 2:46 42:4 “with a multitude that kept holyday” Luke 2:42 42:5,11; 43:5 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” Matt. 26:38 42:6 “my soul is cast down” John 12:27 42:9 “Why hast thou forgotten me?” Psa. 22:1 42:10 “As with a sword in my bones” Psa. 22:16-17 John 19:34 43:3 “O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me” John 8:12 43:3 “bring me unto thy holy hill” Psa. 2:6 43:4 “Then will I go unto the altar of God” Heb. 13:10 Final Thoughts After seeing the incredible motivation that hope was able to provide for the sons of Korah, write down what your hope is. Explain what your vision of the kingdom looks like.
PHINEHAS having seen the great desire and longing to serve God that the sons of Korah express in Psalm 42-43, we’ll take a step back again and look at one of the influences in their life that had a profound affect on them. There was one man in particular that it seems had inspired the sons of Korah to serve God and to uphold His truth - none other than the man Phinehas. Ruler over them The relationship of Phinehas to the sons of Korah really stems from just one passage. But what we’re told in that passage opens up a wealth of information that helps us to better understand the sons of Korah. What does 1 Chron. 9:19-20 say was the relationship between Phinehas, the Korahites and the various roles of service? What is the Hebrew word and meaning for ‘ruler’ in 1 Chron. 9:20? What does this tell us about Phinehas’ rulership? It’s helpful to visualize where Phinehas fits into the family tree in relation to the original sons of Korah. This will help us to understand how exactly he was ruler over them. Complete the family tree below using Exod. 6:16-25. Based on the family tree above, how is Phinehas related to the sons of Korah? Do you think Phinehas would have held influence over Korah’s sons at the time of Korah’s rebellion? A particular man was appointed chief over the Levites in Num. 3:30-32. Who was it and what was his responsibility to the tabernacle service itself? What responsibility in Num. 3:31 is repeated in 1 Chron. 9:19. Were the sons of Korah fulfilling the charge that had been given to their family?
44 Description of the v.10 “turn back from the enemy” The people were forced to retreat and flee v.10 “spoil for themselves” v.11 “given us like sheep appointed for meat” v.11 “scattered us among the heathen” v.12 “sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price” v.13 “makest us a reproach to our neighbours” v.13 “scorn and a derision to them that are round about us” v.14 “makest us a byword the heathen” v.14 “shaking of the head among the people” After all of the descriptions of the grievous trials that the sons of Korah attribute directly to God, the language changes in v. 15. We now come to the reason for despair. What 2 words in v. 15 describe the emotions that are brought out in the sons of Korah after all of these trials? What would be the natural reaction for someone enduring such suffering when they have done no wrong? What does vs. 16 indicate was the reason that brought such distress to the sons of Korah? Who do you think the sons of Korah were concerned about based on the reason they give for despair? (Hint: Compare with 2 Kings 19:22.) What had God promised to do to the and avenger in Psa. 8:2? Had this happened yet to the sons of Korah’s present enemies? Remembering the name of our God 44:17-22) The sons of Korah declared in v. 17 that they had not forgotten God. In the face of adversity it can often be easy to forget God, but this was not the case with the sons of Korah.