1. Syria vs the God of all creation.
  2. Psalm 2 ends by describing the state of blessing for those take refuge in God. In this life we are often left to wondering why God, who loves the world so much, is so rejected and hated by so many that He created.
  3. When God changed Jacob’s name to Israel, thereafter his story was linked into as God’s story. Psalm 8 speaks of the human being, as humanity, but also of Christ.
  4. A showdown with the prophets of Baal.
  5. Everything going in reverse leading up to Elijah.
  6. A reduction in idolatry right before an increase.