Psalm 95 opens by proclaiming God as the great King above all gods. It begins with an exuberant call to worship and praise, but concludes with a severe warning against unbelief: "Do not harden your hearts," Israel is warned, "like your ancestors did at Meribah, in the day of Massah in the wilderness."
Unbelief and a hardening of the heart are closely associated with that first generation of Israelites read more...