Read: 2 Sam 22-23
Second Sam. 22 is repeated again in Psalm 18 word for word. It is a Messianic psalm. This is the picture of Jesus on the cross and what he was going through. I have always wondered what happened to Jesus when it went dark for three hours and God led me to this scripture. As Jesus felt the weight of our sin on him he felt the sorrows of hell swallowing him up. In this distress he called out to the Lord and God was so angry he shook the earth with an earthquake and caused the earth to go dark so he could come down and minister to Jesus on the cross. Whoever said that God deserted Jesus on the cross does not comprehend the nature of God. God is ever-present and promises to never leave us or forsake us. God and Jesus are one so there will never be a separation…ever! God had a war with Satan during that darkness and won! He delivered Jesus’ soul from the enemy and delivered Jesus from death. God gave Jesus strength to endure till the end just like he does for us when we call out to him. Jesus died triumphantly realizing the defeat his death would make on the world. God delivered him from the violent men with a great deliverance. Jesus rose as the King of Kings.
Second Samuel 23 were the last words of David and Jesus. They were both raised up on high and anointed of God. (2 Sam. 23:1) David lists his mighty men which corresponds to Jesus’ mighty gifts to us. The first man, Adino means “sword”. We have been given the sword of the Word. The next is Eliezar which means “the helper” which is the Holy Spirit. The next is Shammah which means “desert”. The desert is a picture of trials. We don’t think of trials as being a gift but James says we are to count them as joy because they make us perfect and complete. But there was one man who was greater than the mighty three and that was Abishai. His name means “father of a gift” he stands for God, himself. He was the captain and will always be Lord of all. All the other men’s names describe God. He is the builder, our maker, loving, gracious, god of rejection, our shade from the heat, hasty to deliver, rich, valiant, stronger than death, the hidden one, our deliverer, for the people, our avenger, established, the cleft in the rock, awake, healer, and a flame. How can we be afraid when God is for us!
Lord, you are more than we can comprehend. Thank you for your encompassing love.
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