May 10, 2015: Who Can Sing At a Time Like This? – Landon Lynch

The sons of David did not follow in the way of their father. Solomon, though wise, was drawn to the gods of his many wives. He became an arms dealer and forced many into slavery. And it went downhill from there. The Kingdom of Israel was divided into Northern and Southern Kingdoms. Baal and Asherah worship were rampant. The people forgot the God who brought them out of Egypt – so much so they turned to other kings for help.

So God gave them what they wanted, which led to their downfall. Assyria conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah was sacked by the Babylonians. Many of God’s people were exiled. And there they sat unable to sing as they remembered Jerusalem. 

Seventy Years after exile those from Judah were allowed to return, but things were not the same. The people of Israel considered themselves to be “slaves in their own land.” For nearly 400 years they waited and hoped for the one who would come in the name of David. They longed for the day the Kingdom of God would once again come to this earth.