51. This Law Explains the Whole Bible (Psalm 113)

Who really gets the good stuff?

In this reflection on Psalm 113, John Ortberg explores what Dallas Willard called the Law of Inversion—one of the great themes running through the entire Bible.

Again and again, God overturns the world's prestige system.

The first become last.

The overlooked become honored.

The humble are lifted up.

From Abel to Jacob, Hannah to Mary, the Beatitudes to Jesus washing His disciples' feet, Scripture tells one remarkable story: God's kingdom operates differently.

This episode explores:
- Psalm 113 and God's care for the overlooked
- The Law of Inversion
- The world's pecking order
- Hannah's prayer and Mary's Magnificat
- The Beatitudes
- Jesus' upside-down kingdom
- Why every person has access to "the good stuff"

Scriptures:
- Psalm 113
- Genesis
- Exodus 15
- 1 Samuel 2
- Luke 1
- Matthew 5
- John 13
- Philippians 2

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00:00 Who Gets the Good Stuff?
 00:35 Psalm 113 Begins
 01:15 God Raises the Poor From the Dust
 01:40 The World's Prestige System
 02:10 Dallas Willard's Law of Inversion
 02:30 Cain, Abel & the First Reversal
 02:53 Jacob, Joseph & God's Pattern
 04:00 Miriam's Song of Victory
 04:21 Hannah's Prayer
 05:16 Mary's Magnificat
 06:05 The Pecking Order Explained
 07:21 Jesus Turns the World Upside Down
 08:07 The Beatitudes & the Blessed Life
 09:33 Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
 09:56 The Great Law of the Kingdom
 10:26 Remember: You Are Blessed
 10:53 See People the Way God Does
 11:16 Live the Law of Inversion