Day 141 (2 Samuel 22-23, Psalm 57) - Year 8
5/21/20266 min
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[upbeat music] Hey, Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today we approach the end of David's life, so we're beginning to take a look back at all the many ways God has worked in his life through all the ups and downs. David's doing this too in song form. His song in chapter 22 bears a lot of similarity to Psalm 18, which we read on day 109, so here's a reminder of what we talked about on that day. This song is a testament to the goodness of God through all of David's trials. He makes a lot of claims about his righteousness here, but if we look closely, we see that he describes his righteousness as being a gift from God. It is God who makes his way blameless. He continues to point to God as the source of all these good things. God is the one who equips him, delivers him, and protects him. David recognizes that this all starts with God. He is the source of all the good things we have and offer back to Him. The heading of chapter 23 in my Bible says, "The last words of David," but don't worry. There's still more of David yet to come in this book as well as in a couple other books. He's not dead yet. David begins by identifying himself humbly as the son of Jesse, and then he identifies the ways that God has exalted the lowly by raising him up and anointing him. Not only that, but God speaks to him and through him, and he serves as a prophet to Israel, not just a king. God is like sunlight and