Today’s passage: 2 Samuel 23
Helpful thoughts:
- God’s formula for a great king:
- Rule with justice.
- Fear the Lord. No king is the final authority.
- All of David’s mighty men had this in common, their might came from the Almighty.
- The final name mentioned is Uriah the Hittite, the first husband of Bathsheba whom David had killed in battle.
Questions to consider:
- What did David know he was writing (Verse 2)? How does this compare with 2 Peter 1:21?
- What is the answer to David’s question in verse 5? Did David’s house (His family and the kings that followed him) rule the way God had instructed? Whose integrity guaranteed this everlasting covenant?
- How does Jesus perfectly fulfill God’s requirement for the perfect king?