DAVID PRAISES GOD, Dr. Samuel Lee
ISRAEL'S SINGER OF SONGS
Passage: 2Samuel 23:1~7  
Key verse: 2
David’s Last Words
23 These are the last words of David:
“The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,
the utterance of the man exalted(A) by the Most High,
the man anointed(B) by the God of Jacob,
the hero of Israel’s songs:
2 “The Spirit(C) of the Lord spoke through me;
his word was on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel spoke,
the Rock(D) of Israel said to me:
‘When one rules over people in righteousness,(E)
when he rules in the fear(F) of God,(G)
4 he is like the light(H) of morning(I) at sunrise(J)
on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain(K)
that brings grass from the earth.’
5 “If my house were not right with God,
surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,(L)
arranged and secured in every part;
surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation
and grant me my every desire.
6 But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,(M)
which are not gathered with the hand.
7 Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”
Cross references
- 2 Samuel 23:1 : S Ex 11:3; Ps 78:70-71; 89:27
- 2 Samuel 23:1 : 1Sa 2:10, 35; Ps 18:50; 20:6; 84:9; Isa 45:1; Hab 3:13
- 2 Samuel 23:2 : Mt 22:43; Mk 12:36; 2Pe 1:21
- 2 Samuel 23:3 : Dt 32:4; S 1Sa 2:2; Ps 18:31
- 2 Samuel 23:3 : Ps 72:2
- 2 Samuel 23:3 : S Ge 42:18
- 2 Samuel 23:3 : Isa 11:1-5
- 2 Samuel 23:4 : Jn 1:5
- 2 Samuel 23:4 : Ps 119:147; 130:6; Pr 4:18
- 2 Samuel 23:4 : S Jdg 5:31; Mt 13:43
- 2 Samuel 23:4 : S Dt 32:2
- 2 Samuel 23:5 : S Ge 9:16; Ps 89:29
- 2 Samuel 23:6 : Isa 5:6; 9:18; 10:17; 27:4; 33:12; Mic 7:4; Na 1:10; Mt 13:40-41
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1. The Spirit spoke through me (1-2)
David was a mighty warrior and a powerful king. He was a poet and a musician. Most importantly, he was a shepherd who taught his people the word of God; the Lord's Spirit spoke through him.
2. A king who feared God (3-7)
Some people become proud when they get power and authority. They use their power indiscriminately, at their own pleasure. But David was a king who ruled in righteousness because he had the fear and love of God in his heart. He was like the light of the morning sunrise which promises a beautiful day. God's covenant with David looked toward the future. His house would be the source of God's blessing for all people, for from his house would come the Messiah who would bring to fruition salvation for a sinsick world. But those who reject God's servant will be burned up like thorns on the day of God's wrath.
Prayer: Lord, let your word be on my tongue, and love for you be in my heart.
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