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Background
Psalm 81 is in the Leviticus book of the Psalms (73—89). The Old Testament book of Leviticus focuses on matters in the sanctuary: the priesthood, ceremonial laws, and feasts. Almost all of these 17 Psalms mention the sanctuary and God’s relation to it. Psalms 80, 81, and 82 show God in the sanctuary.
Let’s walk a little further down our chosen path to follow Jesus and his disciples out of Judea into some very interesting territory. What prompted him to make this move? God worked within him to move out, at least in part, because of a popularity contest.