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The 22nd chapter of 2 Samuel is a song of David in which he passes in review all God's mercies toward him. As will be recalled, I have already presented some comments on this song of a general nature. Let us now attend more closely to some of the lines contained in its last section -- the lines in w
May 6 Read I Samuel 18 Like Joseph in Egypt, David’s spiritual character soon became quite evident in the palace of Saul. Saul knew quickly that David was more spiritual than he. He also quickly could figure out that this was the neighbor who would take the kingdom from him. Once again we see Satan
The sacred narrator also has considerable to say about Saul's household and family. He mentions three sons: Jonathan, Ishwi, and Malchishua. Instead of Ishwi in 31:2 is Abinadab, "And the Philistines . . . slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons." Likewise in Chron. 8:88, "And Saul bega
Again and again he was found giving to his young friend his own robes, his sword and bow and girdle, anything that David might need to equip himself for the needs of battle. And neither did Saul object to all this. He too found a special satisfaction in having a man like David beside him. David's pr
But as to Jonathan and David, that same day they make a covenant, because Jonathan loves David as his own soul (I Sam. 18:3). And Jonathan strips himself of the robe that is upon him, and gives it to David, and 1 is garments even to his sword, and to his bow and to his girdle. Jonathan's doing has g
David, to return to him, is overcome with grief. The text here reads, "And they kissed one another, and wept with one another, until David exceeded This last clause, the one in italics, must be rendered, "David did greatly," -- namely, wept violently aloud. Of the two, he perhaps was capable of the
Consequently, they first treat the ark with a sort of reverence, setting it upon the large stone that dominated the landscape and offering the two cows as sacrifices to Jehovah. But then they remove the cover of the ark and look inside. God swiftly judges their impudence. Commentators debate the tot
He cares for his people like a shepherd. Let us see how God protects his people by examining his word in I Samuel 17, as he cares for his servant David in his fight against Goliath. The book of I Samuel records different historical events in covenant history. One of the events that stand out is the