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📌 Episode Title: When God Shakes the Earth (Psalm 114)
🎙️ Walking Through the Psalms with Dave Jenkins
🗓️ July 11, 2025
📖 Scripture: Psalm 114:1–8 (ESV)
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.
The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
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🧠 Episode Summary
Psalm 114 is a vivid retelling of the Exodus—when the sea fled, the Jordan turned back, and mountains trembled at the presence of the Lord. In this devotional, Dave Jenkins unpacks how God’s power over creation reflects His redemptive authority and presence among His people. This psalm reminds us that salvation is not just spiritual—it’s cosmic. And it all points us to Christ, our Redeemer and Deliverer.
🪜 Outline
- Verses 1–2: God rescues and claims His people
- Verses 3–4: Creation responds to the Lord
- Verses 5–6: Rhetorical awe—what can stand before God?
- Verses 7–8: The earth trembles at His presence and provision
✝️ Christ-Centered Reflection
Jesus is the greater deliverer who leads His people out of slavery to sin and death. In Him, we become the sanctuary of God, filled with His Spirit. Just as the earth trembled at God’s presence, we are called to live in reverent awe and joyful obedience to Christ, our risen King.
🧭 Application
- Do I approach God with reverence and awe?
- How has God delivered me, and do I remember His past faithfulness?
- Am I pointing others to the Lord who moves mountains?
📚 Scripture and Resource Links
- Exodus 14–15 – The crossing of the Red Sea
- Joshua 3–4 – Crossing the Jordan
- 1 Corinthians 10:1–4 – Spiritual lessons from Israel’s deliverance
💬 Quotes from Church History
Spurgeon: “When the Lord is with His people, nothing shall stand before them—not even the elements.”
Matthew Henry: “God’s presence is terrible to His enemies but full of comfort to His people.”
📖 Discipleship Challenge
Memorize Psalm 114:7–8. Let it shape your prayers and deepen your awe of God’s majesty.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
