by gwrx | Aug 16, 2020 | From Nigel
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. 2 Samuel 22:20 Why did God rescue his son, why was he a delight? The answer given prophetically from David and therefore from God is found in verses 22-24 both positively and negatively....
by gwrx | Aug 13, 2020 | From Nigel
I have just realised that if I continue to blog at this pace through 2 Samuel 22 then I could be here longer that Martyn Lloyd Jones on Romans or Ephesians, so I will endeavour to be quicker! We have seen the similarities between this chapter and Psalm 18. Now we move...
by gwrx | Aug 11, 2020 | From Nigel
We are still in 2 Samuel 22 and hopefully you have open Psalm 18. These next few verses (vs 5-7) are evocative and a prophetic account of the suffering of Jesus. Yes they arose from David’s persecution by Saul but the meaning goes much deeper. The wonder of it all is,...
by gwrx | Aug 9, 2020 | From Nigel
We are continuing to look together at 2 Samuel 22 whilst keeping the page open at Psalm 18. This song starts, as all worship should, with God. It’s interesting that today we get many worship songs that start with ‘me’, what I am going to do, what I want God to do....
by gwrx | Aug 6, 2020 | From Nigel
We are, over the next few blogs, going to work our way through 2 Samuel 22. The first verse gives us the context. It was probably sung on many occasions as David looked back on his life and was more than likely added to. And David spoke to the LORD the words of this...
by gwrx | Aug 4, 2020 | From Nigel
The last four chapters of 2 Samuel are divided into six sections that are linked together. There is a narrative (2 Samuel 21:1-14), a list (2 Samuel 21:5-22) and a song (2 Samuel 22:1-51). Then followed in the opposite order by a song (2 Samuel 23:1-7), a list (2...
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