One of the really interesting things about the relationship between God and mountains is that He is repeatedly said to dwell in His holy mountain. Through the Scriptures, God is pictured a top of HIS holy mountain or hill.
David almost immediately into the Psalms depicts this image for us in Psalm 3.
O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”
Selah
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I cried aloud to the Lord,
and He answered me from His holy mountains.
Here David gives us the first time in the Psalms that God is described as living on the top of His holy Mountain.
God repeatedly appeared to the children of Israel on Mt. Sinai (we’ll discuss this later) but here David is referring to a metaphorical mountain. Mountains are considered by most to be one of the most awe inspiring natural formations – formations that believers credit God with their creation and design. So, why wouldn’t God be described as living atop
the (if not the) most impressive natural formation?
Not only is God frequently depicted atop a mountain but the mountain is always described as His Holy Hill/Mountain. This metaphorical mountain belongs only to God. It is His holy sanctuary.
David also indicates just because God dwells on His holy mountain does not mean He is far from us nor does it mean He cannot hear us when we cry out to Him. Many see God as distant and uninterested. But David dispels that notion immediately. In his distress, David cries out to God and his cries made it all the way to the top of God’s holy mountain. God heard Him. God answered Him.
David teaches us that:
🗻 God is holy, so His home is holy and separate from the wickedness of this world.
🗻 Just because God dwells atop His holy mountain, does not mean God cannot and does not hear and answer your cries. He does.
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