Episode 140: Readers of the lost ark

As we’ve seen, in both Psalms 91 and 57, the psalmist finds refuge under God’s “wings,” a probable reference to the wings of the cherubim that sit atop the ark of the covenant. This may sound like a bit of a stretch, but I think there is a lesson to be learned from the story of the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark; it shows what happens when people take the ark as source of power to be exploited for their own purposes. Do we do something similar when we treat Psalm 91 as an absolute promise that God must keep us from all harm?

What is Chunks: The Book of Psalms?

If the Bible had a hymnal, it would be the book of Psalms. This diverse collection of 150 poems and prayers runs the gamut of emotion and experience, from songs of highest praise to the deepest depths of lament, from prayers for help and salvation to vehement curses against the psalmist's enemies. We will not cover all the psalms in this podcast, nor take them in order. But my hope is that each episode will help you connect more personally with the riches of the Psalms. All biblical passages will be read from the New International Version, unless otherwise noted.