Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 90   Reflections on Psalm 90 written by Lyssa Bode The family home is more than a building with walls and a roof. It’s a picture of roots, stability, identity and relationship. Do you remember your grandparents living in the same house your entire life? Did your entire extended family gather there every summer for a barbecue, or at Christmas for games and a glorious Christmas dinner? Generations of memories have been made there, and no one would dare sell it to someone outside the family. It is known by all as the ______ family home. But Moses, the writer of this Psalm, was a nomad. He was born in Egypt , a slave condemned by the Pharaoh, along with perhaps thousands of other Hebrew boys. Moses was hidden by his parents, and through a series of events, grew up in that same Pharaoh’s house. Forced to flee as a young man, he landed in Midian, where God eventually came to him in the famous burning bush incident. You know the history of how God raised up Moses to lead the ...