Saturday, September 27, 2008

David's theology summed up

Lessons from David- 2 Samuel 22

It is coming to the end of David's reign, and the writer includes this amazing chapter of David's raise, that is really an amalgamation of many different Psalms.

The main points are:
Salvation- God is his rock,deliverer, horn of salvation and refuge- from violent men, but also spiritually.

Help- in his worst situations, David could come to Him and be rescued in an amazing way. This parallels God coming down from heaven to deal with our worst situation- hell. Satan is our 'powerful enemy', and God defeated him for us!

Pleasure- it was God's pleasure to save us, because He delights in us (20).

Purity- we need to live obedient lives. We can rejoice because Jesus was perfectly obedient for us (21-25).

Perfection- God is worthy of our praise and worship (31). He sets us free from enemies, and shows us unfailing kindness (51).

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