“You give me your shield, which is salvation; Your answers make me great.” -2 Samuel 22:36 Yesterday, we talked about how prayer is our powerful bow of bronze that is most deadly in the hands of a trained prayer warrior. Today, we complete that metaphor with verse 36, which speaks of the shield of salvation. […]
2S22-30: Bending the Bronze Bow—The Power of Prayer
“He trains my hands for war until my arms can bend a bow of bronze.” -2 Samuel 22:35 David is best remembered as a great warrior. When he reminisced on the days of his youth… No doubt… It was his awesome exploits on the battlefield that came to mind. Verse 35 references one of those […]
2S22-29: A Common Bible Phrase Almost Everyone Gets Wrong
“God is my strength and protection; He makes my way go straight. He makes me swift and sure-footed as a deer and enables me to stand on my high places.” -2 Samuel 22:33-34 In verse 33, we encounter an interesting phrase that frequently appears in Scripture. Yet it is often misunderstood. We’re told that God […]
2S22-28: Not Allah, Not Buddha—Know the Name of God
“For who is God but Adonai, And who is a Rock but our God?” -2 Samuel 22:32 In verse 32, David poses an interesting question. He asks, “Who is God but Adonai?” However, to grasp the full impact of what David’s saying, we need to replace two words in this verse with their original Hebrew […]
2S22-27: The Spiritual Side of Depression—Lessons From David and Saul
“For you, Adonai, are my lamp; Adonai lights up my darkness. With you I can run through a whole troop of men, With my God I can leap a wall.” -2 Samuel 22:29-30 Verse 29 is particularly inspiring. It speaks of the Lord “lighting up David’s darkness.” This is referring to God lifting David out of […]
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