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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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