2 Samuel 23:1-5 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high… I. GOD'S WORDS BY DAVID. 1. David's words as king, "David, the man who was raised on high, saith" (ver. 1.) 2. David's words as Psalmist, "David saith, the sweet psalmist of Israel" (ver. 1.) 3. David's words from God, "The spirit of the Lord spake by me" (ver. 2.) 1. "These be the last words of David." (1) David's many words; (2) David's precious words; (3) David's last words. 2. "The man whom God raised on high." (1) The lowly origin; (2) The Divine uplift; (3) The exalted end. 3. "The spirit of the Lord spake by me." (1) David the voice; (2) God the speaker. (1) The source of revelation; (2) The mediums of revelation. II. GOD'S WORDS CONCERNING RULERS. 1. What good rulers must be: "One that ruleth righteously, in the fear of God" (ver. 3.) 2. What good rulers are like: "He shall be as the light of the morning" (ver. 4.) 3. How God treats good rulers: "He Hath made with me an everlasting covenant" (ver. 5.) 1. "He shall be as the light of the morning." (1) He illuminates; (2) He invigorates; (3) He comforts. 2. "He hath made with me an everlasting covenant," (1) The source of the covenant; (2) The recipient of the covenant; (3) The scope of the covenant; (4) The duration of the covenant. 3. "It is all my salvation, and all my desire." God's covenant (1) As a source of blessing; (2) As an object of desire. III. GOD'S WORDS CONCERNING ENEMIES. 1. Equipped for evil: "The ungodly shall be all of them as thorns" (ver. 6.) 2. Overcome by power: "The man that touched them must be armed with iron" (ver. 7.) 3. Doomed to destruction: "They shall be utterly burned with fire" (ver. 7.) 1. "The ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away." The ungodly (1) Intrinsically harmful; (2) Universally doomed. (1) Full of virulence; (2) Appointed to destruction. 2. "Armed with iron and the staff of a spear." (1) Man's equipment for extirpating thorns; (2) God's equipment for extirpating rebels. 3. "They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place." The end of the wicked: (1) Its terribleness; (2) Its completeness. (Sunday School Times.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, |
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