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A Prophetic Warning from Psalm 83

Compiled by James W. Goll
Vision Cast August 2006
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Medieval Psalm book from 800AD Dug out of

Irish Bog found open to Psalm 83

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 "Fox News"

DUBLIN , Ireland — Irish archaeologists Tuesday heralded the discovery of an ancient book of psalms by a construction worker who spotted something while driving the shovel of his backhoe into a bog.

The approximately 20-page book has been dated to the years 800-1000. Trinity College manuscripts expert Bernard Meehan said it was the first discovery of an Irish early medieval document in two centuries.

"This is really a miracle find," said Pat Wallace, director of the National Museum of Ireland, which has the book stored in refrigeration and facing years of painstaking analysis before being put on public display.

"There's two sets of odds that make this discovery really way out. First of all, it's unlikely that something this fragile could survive buried in a bog at all, and then for it to be unearthed and spotted before it was destroyed is incalculably more amazing."

He said an engineer was digging up bog-land last week to create commercial potting soil somewhere in Ireland's midlands when, "just beyond the bucket of his bulldozer, he spotted something."

Wallace would not specify where the book was found because a team of archaeologists is still exploring the site.

"The owner of the bog has had dealings with us in past and is very much in favor of archaeological discovery and reporting it," Wallace said.

Crucially, he said, the bog owner covered up the book with damp soil.

Had it been left exposed overnight, he said, "it could have dried out and just vanished, blown away."

The book was found open to a page describing, in Latin script, Psalm 83, in which God hears complaints of other nations' attempts to wipe out the name of Israel.

Wallace said several experts spent Tuesday analyzing only that page — the number of letters on each line, lines on each page, size of page — and the book's binding and cover, which he described as "leather velum, very thick wallet in appearance."

It could take months of study, he said, just to identify the safest way to pry open the pages without damaging or destroying them. He ruled out the use of X-rays to investigate without moving the pages.

Ireland already has several other holy books from the early medieval period, including the ornately illustrated Book of Kells, which has been on display at Trinity College in Dublin since the 19th century.

Psalms 83

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

1. O God, do not remain quiet;
Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

2. For, behold, Thine enemies make an uproar;
And those who hate Thee have exalted themselves.

3. They make shrewd plans against Thy people,
And conspire together against Thy treasured ones.

4. They have said, "Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more."

5. For they have conspired together with one mind;
Against Thee do they make a covenant:

6. The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab, and the Hagrites;

7. Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

( Tyre is the terror capitol of southern Lebanon at present. Israel leveled an entire block of Tyre.)

8. Assyria also has joined with them;
They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.

9. Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,

10. Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.

11. Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12. Who said, "Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God."

13. O my God, make them like the whirling dust;
Like chaff before the wind.

14. Like fire that burns the forest,
And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,

15. So pursue them with Thy tempest,
And terrify them with Thy storm.

16. Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Thy name, O Lord.

17. Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever;
And let them be humiliated and perish,

18. That they may know that Thou alone, whose name is the Lord, Art the Most High over all the earth.

An Excerpt from Chapter 6 of Praying for Israel's Destiny
by James W. Goll
Published with Chosen ©2005

All of Abraham’s Seed Will Be Blessed

The end of Isaiah 19 is so powerful that I want you to read it again: Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”

Isaiah 19:24–25

Blessed are the descendants of Hagar, God’s people! Blessed are the descendants of Keturah, the work of God’s hands! Blessed are the descendants of Sarah, God’s inheritance! God is the supreme multi-tasker. He can accomplish more than one thing at a time! Biblical prophecy indicates that alongside God’s gathering of the outcast of Israel to their homeland, He is setting the stage to do a great work among all the descendants of Abraham. Surprise us all, O Lord. Let it be so!

Praying for All the Peoples of the Middle East

Isn’t this good? God has declared a prophetic blessing over all the peoples of the Middle East, because they all have come from Abraham’s seed. The devil has arisen, however, to thwart God’s blessing. A holy war—an unholy war, rather—has raged for thousands of years. The conflict continues to intensify and a massive, satanic battle is coming. But I am here to declare that the Lord is going to pierce the veil of Islam. A move of God is going to come from out of Persia, out of Iraq, out of Syria, out of Lebanon, out of Egypt and, of course, out of Israel.

Times of Darkness Precede Times of Great Light

Now just to set the record straight: From the angle that I presently read the Scriptures, I see a lot of intense bickering and warfare yet to occur before the fullness of Isaiah 19 comes to pass. I am not an ostrich, with my head buried in the sand! Isaiah 60:1–3 lays out a scriptural principle that says a time of great darkness will precede the unveiling of a great light. Gentiles will come to the brightness of its shining, and even kings will bow to the brilliance of this great light. But first comes gross darkness.

Consider with me now Psalm 83:3–8, 16–18: (See Above)

Many Bible teachers agree that this text has not yet been fulfilled. This particular group has not yet been brought into an alignment with this degree of hatred. The passage does not say “the peoples of the land of the north,” nor does it say “ Germany.” In fact, even Egypt seems to be missing from this list!

Who and what is this alliance that conspires together?

Psalm 83 describes vividly a troubling alignment set against a wearied Jewish state. Verses 5–8 tell how every nation in the neighborhood (except Egypt) unites against Israel:

• Edom and the Ishmaelites (southern Jordan and Saudi Arabia)
• Moab (central Jordan)
• The Hagrites (Syria and Arabia)
• Gebal (southern Jordan)
• Ammon (central Jordan)
• Amalek (Sinai desert)
• Philistia (Gaza Strip area)
• Tyre (southern Lebanon)
• Assyria (Syria/Iraq)

Verse 4 sounds their bellicose battle cry: “Come . . . let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

In some ways this is nothing new. The enemy has, from the inception of Israel’s rebirth, been standing close by with a knife to cut her throat! How did God’s prophetic psalmist respond to this threat? How should we respond when we see these things taking place? The psalmist calls for God to glorify Himself—to make His great name and His name alone known over all the Earth. God’s goal in times of testing is to glorify Himself. He will ultimately use the Arab/Palestinian-Israeli conflict to do it. He wants both blood-drenched peoples to know that He alone is most High - not Allah, not Judaism without Jesus, not global secular humanism, not anything.

What if the eyes of the entire world were looking on at the moment of Israel’s imminent destruction—the moment when God brings humiliation to the enemies of Israel for the purpose of releasing His grace upon them?

Light Will Overpower the Darkness

Darkness comes first, and then the light shines (see John 1:5). There has never been a contest between light and darkness. When you enter a house, you simply flip the switch and (if it is wired properly) the light always drives away the darkness. Darkness is a temporary state! I am here not to declare the revival of evil—there are plenty of top-selling authors who will do that for you. I am here to broaden our horizons and to help us peer into the redemptive purposes of God, even in the midst of the most stressful, difficult times of the ages. Light will overpower darkness; eventually, somehow—someday!

The Scriptures I have shared regarding God’s promises to the descendants of Abraham are all for this purpose: to bring light and hope to the very dark situation in the Middle East. But if all we had was Joel’s prophecy we would still be assured that, before this world comes to an end, God will pour out His Spirit on all people (see Joel 2:28–29).

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and for Israel...

James W. Goll

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