Introduction – Inheritance and resurrection
I: WHAT IS OUR INHERITANCE?
A: Inheritance: a possession, a condition, or a trait from a previous generation that is passed on to someone else.
B: David’s Answer (vv. 5-6, cf. Eph. 1:3, Num. 18:20)
II: WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE INHERITANCE?
A: A particular inheritance for a particular people (Eph. 5:5)
B: The description of the beneficiaries (vv. 1-3)
1: They trust God (v. 1)
2: Submit to His Lordship (v. 2)
3: Saints or Holy Ones (v. 3)
III: HOW DO WE RESPOND TO OUR INHERITANCE?
1: Trust God (v. 1)
2: With humility (v. 2)
3: Love the saints (v. 3)
4: Flee from false gods (v. 4)
5: Seek the LORD (vv. 5-8)
6: Cultivate joy (v. 9)
IV: HOW WAS OUR INHERITANCE OBTAINED?
A: The inheritance of the fall – sorrows multiplied (v. 4a, cf. Gen. 3:16)
B: Christ’s Resurrection (vv. 9-10) Your Holy One = ‘Heseedkah’
1: Our resurrection contingent on Christ’s
2: Peter’s exposition – Acts 2:29-33
3: Paul’s expression – Romans 6:5
Conclusion