“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!” Psalms 133:1 (NASB95).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Psalm 133 is a celebratory psalm, written by David. He rejoices at the notion of brethren, family, and relatives dwelling together in unity. He’s actually contrasting it with the initial scriptural employment of the “brothers dwelling together” phrase recorded in Genesis 13:6. There, Abram and Lot couldn’t dwell together. Their separation precipitated what became the Sodom and Gomorrah saga.
In Psalm 133, however, David is rejoicing at the reality that there is enough room in God’s family for brethren to dwell together, and to flourish, all while maintaining genuine care for one another.
God’s kingdom is other-worldly.
