2 Samuel 24:1-25 Here, we see the spirit of pride. David wanted to ‘know the number of the people’ (2). Why? He wanted to feel important - ‘the big man’. He was not giving the glory to the Lord. He was taking it for himself. Did God give up on David - ‘a hopeless case, …
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‘As for God, His way is perfect’
2 Samuel 10:1-11:27‘May the Lord do what seems good to Him’(10:12). This is the attitude we ought to have. This is the ideal: ‘Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven’; ‘Not as I will, but as You will’(Matthew 6:10; 26:39). Often, we do not live up to the ideal - ‘the …
Links to Rev James Philip’s notes on 1 and 2 Samuel
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Revival broke out when God’s people returned to “the ancient paths” – “the good way.”
2 Samuel 21:19-23:3 You never know what’s going to happen next! There was repair work going on at the House of God (2 Samuel 22:5-6). It seemed so mundane. What happened next was certainly not mundane. Revival broke out! A book was found. It was ‘the Book of the Law’ (2 Samuel 22:8). The rediscovery …
‘By grace you have been saved…’
2 Samuel 23:1-39 By birth, David was ‘the son of Jesse’. By grace, he was ‘the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel’(1). What we are in ourselves is nothing compared with what we can become through the grace of God! Look at David. …
Learning From 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:1-2:32 Here, we read here about the end of Saul's reign and the beginning of David's reign. For Saul, the end was tragic: "See how the mighty have fallen!" (2 Samuel 1:19,25,27). David's reign marked a new beginning. God is gracious. He gives us a new beginning when we have made a mess …
Before we can lead others …
2 Samuel "And the Lord said to you (David), 'You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall become their king'" (2 Samuel 5:2). Who was David's Shepherd? Who was David's King? The Lord is my Shepherd - Psalm 23. He's the King of glory - Psalm 24. Before we can lead others, We must be led …
