Scripture Reference: Psalm 16
Peter’s first sermon on Pentecost is preached from Psalm 16, a Psalm that he says actually looks forward to Jesus resurrection. But the preoccupation of the Psalm is with finding ultimate joy in God’s presence. How are they connected?
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Scripture Reference: 2 Thessalonians 3:13
Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
In the timetable of the Scriptures, shortly after David receives God’s overwhelming covenant promises, the king looks to display covenant kindness to another person. David makes a man named Mephibosheth the object of his kindness and lavish generosity. The freedom and security that Mephibosheth finds as the recipient of the king’s undeserved favor is a window into the freedom and security we long for found in Jesus Christ.
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Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 7:1-16
The Covenant that God makes for David has some of the most foundational truths about God’s relationship with his people that when you study it, it breaks on you with such joy when you see Jesus as “great David’s greater Son.”
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Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 6:12-23
Dejected by the loss of Uzzah, David must learn that God’s intentions for him are actually to bless him and not curse him. So David pursues a new path, a path of grace, that leads him to a complete transformation of his kingship.
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