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Matthew Montgomery

Matthew Montgomery

Hebrew Bible scholar and adjunct professor at Butler University and the University of Indianapolis, specializing in the Masoretic Psalter.

Sep 22, 2026

speaker_3ADVERTISER
12:56
So like I mentioned,
12:58
Moses and Aaron are first mentioned in the Psalter at the end of Psalm 77.
13:03
It's a climactic conclusion to the poem after a pretty not hopeful poem as a whole.
13:11
It's an individual kind of crying out to God in a very theodicy-like way.
13:17
The psalmist looks back at the Exodus event and sees, again, precedents, historical precedents that Yahweh delivers his people in crisis, and that is an encouragement to this individual.
13:32
Subsequently, in Book 4, Moses is obviously, Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses, so the whole thing has a mosaic lens to it.
13:42
And then Moses is mentioned in Psalm 99, Psalm 103, 105, and then twice in, three times, excuse me, in 106.
18:08
Why do you think the later books of the Psalter present both Moses and Aaron as idealized priestly and intercessory figures?
speaker_1ADVERTISER
10:37
So like I mentioned,
10:40
Moses and Aaron are first mentioned in the Psalter at the end of Psalm 77.
10:44
It's a climactic conclusion to the poem after a pretty not hopeful poem as a whole.
10:52
It's an individual kind of crying out to God in a very theodicy-like way.
10:58
The psalmist looks back at the Exodus event and sees, again, precedents, historical precedents that Yahweh delivers his people in crisis.
11:10
And that is an encouragement to this individual.
11:13
Subsequently, in book four, Moses is obviously, Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses.
15:49
Why do you think the later books of the Psalter present both Moses and Aaron as idealized priestly and intercessory figures?
speaker_1ADVERTISER
11:59
So like I mentioned,
12:01
Moses and Aaron are first mentioned in the Psalter at the end of Psalm 77.
12:06
It's a climactic conclusion to the poem after a pretty not hopeful poem as a whole.
12:13
It's an individual kind of crying out to God in a very theodicy-like way.
12:20
The psalmist looks back at the Exodus events and sees, again, precedents, historical precedents that Yahweh delivers his people in crisis.
12:31
And that is an encouragement to this individual.
12:35
Subsequently, in book four, Moses is obviously, Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses.
17:11
Why do you think the later books of the Psalter present both Moses and Aaron as idealized priestly and intercessory figures?
speaker_2NARRATOR
9:07
So like I mentioned,
9:09
Moses and Aaron are first mentioned in the Psalter at the end of Psalm 77.
9:14
It's a climactic conclusion to the poem after a pretty not hopeful poem as a whole.
9:22
It's an individual kind of crying out to God in a very theodicy-like way.
9:28
The psalmist looks back at the Exodus events and sees, again, precedents, historical precedents that Yahweh delivers his people in crisis.
9:40
And that is an encouragement to this individual.
9:43
Subsequently, in book four, Moses is obviously, Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses.
14:19
Why do you think the later books of the Psalter present both Moses and Aaron as idealized priestly and intercessory figures?

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