Notes excerpted from a sermon by Rev William Maclean.
The title of Psalm 9 means 'the death of the champion'. It is thought by some to have been composed by David to celebrate his defeat of Goliath, the champion of the Philistines.
David had five stones in his scrip (pouch) going out to meet Goliath. The New Testament David faced Satan and in doing so, had these five stones from His Father: the (1) love, (2) oath, (3) promise, (4) anointing and (5) commandment of the Father.
(1) Love of the Father: 'This is my beloved Son'.
(2) Oath: 'Of the order of Melchisedec, thou art a priest for ever'.
(3) Promise: 'behold my servant whom I uphold '.
(4) Anointed by the Father in the human nature with the Holy Spirit 'without measure'.
(5) Commandment: 'This commandment I have received from my Father'.
The Lord's people also have five stones out of the brook of the covenant. These are for going forward whatever their distress or however they may be tried and tempted in connection with their duties. They may have been professing Him for thirty or forty or fifty years. They had to eat bitter herbs (with the Passover) and the Lord's people will get their own bitter herbs in way or another. We can say that there are five stones they can pick up from the scrip of their profession:
The Lord's people also have five stones out of the brook of the covenant. These are for going forward whatever their distress or however they may be tried and tempted in connection with their duties. They may have been professing Him for thirty or forty or fifty years. They had to eat bitter herbs (with the Passover) and the Lord's people will get their own bitter herbs in way or another. We can say that there are five stones they can pick up from the scrip of their profession:
(1) 'Fear thou not for I am with thee'.
(2) 'Be not dismayed for I am thy God'.
(3) 'I will strengthen thee'.
(4) 'I will help thee'.
(5) 'Yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness' .
Rev Wm Maclean, Gisborne communion Morning Thursday 11 April 1968
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