Psalm 24:3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

Let us look at the symbolism of the hill first. There are two instant observations to be made. The first is effort and the second is the view.

Prophets of old who attained to the office of the prophet like Samuel spent a lifetime dedicated to study and meditation. They put forth an enormous amount of effort to establish this relationship to serve God. While the office of the prophet exists no longer, the gift remains. Simply put it means to know the revealed mine of Christ.

As with all relationships, the more you are there for Him the better you get to know Him, intimately. This is a matter of effort on our part. This relationship is what we make of it in our effort to read the Word and meditate on it. Then as we become a trusted dependable friend, He will show us His mind in matters that concern Him.

The higher the hill the more that can be seen afar off. What are you going to see?

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Within the temptations of Christ by Satan, we see the anti or opposing images. Taken to a high place to be shown with intention the desires of the author of the vision. In this case Satan wanted Jesus to worship him before God.

We do not come to the heights with our Lord to see His purpose until after we have made Him the Lord of our lives. Satan took the Lord to the heights, there was no effort. We have to make the effort. Our resolve is tested. Our spiritual muscles are strengthened. And now we come to the second part of Psalms 24:3 to stand.

Psalm 24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Once again we are drawn back to the foundations of the world, Genesis for one, John 1 for another.

Genesis 1:2b And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

John 1::3a  All things were made by him; (the Word, Jesus Christ)

Here we have unity in will and purpose, agreement in making the commitment to create it. So what is it? I ask because of the second part of Psalm 24:2 where there is an establishment of it after the creation in the flood? Now we go seeking what it is and why the flood was mentioned.

Genesis 9:17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

We are at a critical point of our study here where we can become vain creatures if we do not seek God’s truth in these matters. Founded and established with Psalm 24:2 indicates purpose of intention and on this matter we must rely on the Word of God to understand and not go astray.

Genesis 6:5-6 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Mankind, left to their own invention, did evil. Man did not turn return to God.

Romans 8:20-21 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

God’s heart was that mankind would return to Him and become children freed from the bondage of sin. Knowing that man would not come to Him on their own, God established a covenant with man, thru Noah. Man could not to be left to his own devices.