Psalms 49:10-15 (ESV Strong's)
10 For he sees that even the wise die;
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their graves are their homes forever,
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp will not remain;
he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.
Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me. Selah
Those Who Reject God Will Be Rejected
There is a mindset in our country that people can completely ignore God, live as though God does not exists, and even completely reject Gods and still hold God accountable for His perfect and amazing grace and love. Think about that. Think about a marriage where one spouse completely rejects, ignores, or lives without any conscious effort in the relationship and then wants unconditional love in return. Yet, that is what mankind does with God. The above passage explains that this way of thinking IS NOT so. We can’t reject God and fully take advantage of His unconditional love, as well. That is what the above text teaches us. The wealthy will not have anything to redeem them from their sins. Those who have lands or generational legacy will not be redeemed by those things. Those who boasts will, in the end, have nothing to boast about. Only God Will ransom us. The Sons of Korah wrote this Psalm. They were part of the Levitical tribe. They were men of faith. They believed in the redemption of God by the Christ as they looked forward to the Messiah. So, too, we look back on that redemption and have Christ as are redeemer. When we are in a faith relationships with God we are confident of our redemption. We can say with the Sons of Korah;
But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
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