Psalm 80:8 Study Bible: You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

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You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

You uprooted a vine from Egypt;
This phrase refers to the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, symbolized as a vine. The vine is a common biblical metaphor for Israel (Isaiah 5:1-7, Jeremiah 2:21). The imagery of uprooting suggests God's active role in delivering His people from slavery. Historically, the Exodus is a foundational event for Israel, marking their transition from bondage to becoming a nation. The vine metaphor emphasizes the care and purpose God had for Israel, intending them to flourish in a new land.

You drove out the nations
This part highlights God's intervention in clearing the Promised Land of its previous inhabitants to make way for Israel. The conquest of Canaan, as described in the books of Joshua and Judges, involved the displacement of various Canaanite tribes. This action fulfilled God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 15:18-21) and demonstrated His sovereignty and faithfulness. Theologically, it underscores God's judgment against the nations for their iniquity and His covenantal commitment to Israel.

and transplanted it.
The act of transplanting the vine signifies God's establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. This imagery suggests careful placement and nurturing, indicating God's intention for Israel to grow and bear fruit in a land "flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8). The transplanting also foreshadows the New Testament concept of believers being grafted into the spiritual vine, Jesus Christ (John 15:1-5). This connection emphasizes continuity in God's redemptive plan and the call for His people to remain in Him to bear fruit.

Persons / Places / Events

1. Vine
Symbolically represents the nation of Israel. In biblical literature, Israel is often depicted as a vine or vineyard, signifying God's chosen people and His care for them.

2. Egypt
The land from which God delivered the Israelites. It represents bondage and oppression, from which God rescued His people.

3. Nations
The peoples and tribes that inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites. God drove them out to make room for His people.

4. Transplanting
The act of moving the vine (Israel) to a new location, symbolizing God's provision and establishment of Israel in the Promised Land.

Teaching Points

God's Sovereignty and Deliverance
God is sovereign in His actions, uprooting Israel from Egypt and planting them in a new land. This reminds us of His power to deliver us from bondage and place us in His promises.

The Expectation of Fruitfulness
Just as a vine is expected to bear fruit, God expects His people to live fruitful lives. Our spiritual growth and impact are evidence of our connection to Him.

God's Faithfulness to His Promises
The act of transplanting Israel into the Promised Land demonstrates God's faithfulness. We can trust that He will fulfill His promises to us.

The Importance of Abiding in Christ
As believers, we are called to abide in Christ, the true vine. Our spiritual vitality and ability to bear fruit depend on our relationship with Him.

Bible Study Questions

1. How does the imagery of a vine help us understand God's relationship with Israel and, by extension, with us as believers?

2. In what ways can we see God's faithfulness in our own lives, similar to how He transplanted Israel into the Promised Land?

3. Reflect on a time when God "uprooted" you from a difficult situation. How did this experience help you grow spiritually?

4. How can we ensure that we are bearing fruit in our lives as Christians? What practical steps can we take to remain connected to the true vine, Jesus Christ?

5. Consider the nations that were driven out before Israel. What obstacles or "nations" might God be calling you to overcome in your spiritual journey? How can you rely on His strength to do so?

Connections to Other Scriptures

Isaiah 5:1-7
This passage also uses the vineyard metaphor to describe Israel, emphasizing God's care and the expectation of fruitfulness.

John 15:1-8
Jesus refers to Himself as the true vine, connecting believers to the life and sustenance that comes from abiding in Him.

Exodus 12:31-42
Describes the Exodus from Egypt, the historical event of God uprooting His people from bondage.

Joshua 3:10
Illustrates God's promise to drive out the nations before Israel, fulfilling His covenant to give them the land.

Sermons

The Vine-Figure of God's People	R. Tuck	Psalm 80:8
God's Redemption	C. Short	Psalm 80:1-19
The Almighty in Relation to Erring Man	Homilist	Psalm 80:1-19
The God that Dwelleth Between the Cherubims	J. S. Broad, M. A.	Psalm 80:1-19
The Mercy-Seat	J. Parsons.	Psalm 80:1-19
The Relative Deity	Homilist	Psalm 80:1-19
The Word God Means the Shining One	Cynddylan Jones.	Psalm 80:1-19
The Vine of God	S. Conway	Psalm 80:8-15

People

Asaph, Benjamin, Joseph, Manasseh, Psalmist

Places

Jerusalem

Topics

Bring, Broughtest, Cast, Drive, Driving, Drove, Egypt, Hast, Heathen, Nations, Plant, Planted, Plantedst, Plantest, Planting, Pluck, Removed, Vine

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Psalm 80:8

6659 freedom, acts in OT
7021 church, OT anticipations

Psalm 80:1-19

8149 revival, nature of

Psalm 80:8-9

4504 roots

Psalm 80:8-17

4534 vine

Psalm 80:8-19

4458 grape

Library

One Antidote for Many Ills
This morning's sermon, then will be especially addressed to my own church, on the absolute necessity of true religion in our midst, and of revival from all apathy and indifference. We may ask of God multitudes of other things, but amongst them all, let this be our chief prayer: "Lord, revive us; Lord, revive us!" We have uttered it in song; let me stir up your pure minds, by way of remembrance, to utter it in your secret prayers, and make it the daily aspiration of your souls. I feel, beloved, that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Dishonest Tenants
'And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Blessing of God.
NUMB. VI. 22-27. We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people, who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites; whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD. We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi, and see in them one …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and Service

Period iii. The Critical Period: A. D. 140 to A. D. 200
The interval between the close of the post-apostolic age and the end of the second century, or from about 140 to 200, may be called the Critical Period of Ancient Christianity. In this period there grew up conceptions of Christianity which were felt by the Church, as a whole, to be fundamentally opposed to its essential spirit and to constitute a serious menace to the Christian faith as it had been commonly received. These conceptions, which grew up both alongside of, and within the Church, have …
Joseph Cullen Ayer Jr., Ph.D.—A Source Book for Ancient Church History

The Wicked Husbandmen.
"Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto …
William Arnot—The Parables of Our Lord

Discourse on the Good Shepherd.
(Jerusalem, December, a.d. 29.) ^D John X. 1-21. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Homiletical.
Twenty-four homilies on miscellaneous subjects, published under St. Basil's name, are generally accepted as genuine. They are conveniently classified as (i) Dogmatic and Exegetic, (ii) Moral, and (iii) Panegyric. To Class (i) will be referred III. In Illud, Attende tibi ipsi. VI. In Illud, Destruam horrea, etc. IX. In Illud, Quod Deus non est auctor malorum. XII. In principium Proverbiorum. XV. De Fide. XVI. In Illud, In principio erat Verbum. XXIV. Contra Sabellianos et Arium et Anomoeos. …
Basil—Basil: Letters and Select Works

Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
1. Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God's word: take them not in thy mouth in vain. 2. Remember to sing David's psalms with David's spirit (Matt. xxii. 43.) 3. Practise St. Paul's rule--"I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also." (1 Cor. xiv. 15.) 4. As you sing uncover your heads (1 Cor. xi. 4), and behave yourselves in comely reverence as in the …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

The Shepherd of Our Souls.
"I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."--John x. 11. Our Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. "David My servant shall be king over them," says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: "and they all shall have one Shepherd." And in the book of Zechariah, "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of Hosts; smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

Farewell Discourse to Disciples.
(Jerusalem. Evening Before the Crucifixion.) ^D John XIV.-XVI. ^d 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. [That one should betray him and one should deny him, that all should be offended, and that the Lord should depart, raised anxieties which Jesus here seeks to quiet. That they should go out as homeless wanderers without the presence of their Lord and be subjected to persecution, was also in their thoughts. But Jesus sustains their spirits by appealing to them to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Barren Fig-Tree;
OR, THE DOOM AND DOWNFALL OF THE FRUITLESS PROFESSOR: SHOWING, THAT THE DAY OF GRACE MAY BE PAST WITH HIM LONG BEFORE HIS LIFE IS ENDED; THE SIGNS ALSO BY WHICH SUCH MISERABLE MORTALS MAY BE KNOWN. BY JOHN BUNYAN 'Who being dead, yet speaketh.'--Hebrews 11:4 London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1688. This Title has a broad Black Border. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This solemn, searching, awful treatise, was published by Bunyan in 1682; but does not appear …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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