A song of ascents by David
133:Title See Ps 120.⚜
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📚See how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity!
133:1 Unity among God’s people is good and pleasant because it is the result of God’s love, God’s will, and God’s working, and because its fruit is sweet fellowship, peace, and strength. It is an exceedingly important thing for New Testament churches to have and to maintain. See Eph 4:1-6. So church leaders must be on the lookout lest serious heresy or sin in the church or proud individuals cause divisions (Acts 20:30-31; Rom 16:17-18; Heb 12:15-16).⚜
2 📚It is like the precious
oil on the head running down
on the beard,
on Aaron’s beard, running
down to the collar of his garments.
133:2 Unity is compared to the oil used to anoint and consecrate Aaron to the priesthood (Ex 29:7-9). It was a special oil, holy, and sweet smelling, an oil that signified full dedication to God. See Ex 30:22-33. So good and precious is unity which has so sweet a smell to God, that so clearly speaks of dedication to His service, that is an indicator of holy lives in a holy church, that speaks of the Holy Spirit of God Who anoints believers now.⚜
3 📚It is like the dew 📖 of Hermon,
the dew descending
on the mountains of Zion 📖;
for there the LORD commanded
the blessing,
even life forevermore.