Ps 58: Again David is speaking of the ungodly. He says that they go astray as soon as they enter the world. Evil tends to spread as does negativity. If you are around it enough it will poison you so its best to avoid it whenever possible. Here David asks God to do some pretty crazy stuff to the wicked. But basically he is just asking that they be stopped from spreading the negativity.
61: Here David is asking for shelter from all of his woes.
62: David is telling God that he is here simply to serve him. It is where he gets his strength. vs 8 is something Jamie talks of often, so I feel like this might be one he really likes.
64: What I seem to be getting from these Psalms of late is that more than these people actually physically after David is the gossip. He seems to be really worried about what people are saying about him. I've always thought the whole "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me" was a load of crap. Words hurt, the right words can hurt 100 times more than a punch in the gut. And cunning people know exactly which words to use to cut a person to the core.
2nd Sam 19-21
The people all hear about David weeping for his son. Joab tells him to stop all that crying, Absalom was a horrible person who slept with his women. He tells him that it sucks that he loves the one who hates him and hates the ones who love him. Has Absalom lived and he come and killed all of Davids servants would then David be happy. He is being disrespectful to the people who love him most and Joab is here to remind him of that. After much hoopla and pardoning David is once a gain king.
I think they may have peace for like a week. Then Sheba decides that all the men of Isreal have no place with David (Sheba is a Benjamite) and they all leave, all except the men of Judah. In the meantime David puts the women his son slept with under lock and key until they die. He does provide for them but even so, it hardly seems fair. Joab goes after Sheba and he loses his head, Sheba that is. I still can't figure out why any of these people think they stand a chance against Davids men?
David is told by God that because of the terrible things done by Sauls house, there must be a 3 yr famine. Because apparently he killed these Gibeonites? God tells David that he must speak to them and figure out a way to make amends. They want 7 of Saul family to kill. David agrees and they kill them and the famine is over......really? I like to imagine the look on these guys faces as they are being killed for something they had to part of.....with Gods consent.
I need a little clarification on vs. 19. If I had time I would research it myself but I'm sure my trusty Bible blogging companion will explain why it says Elhanan, son of Jaare-oregim killed Goliath?
More giants and a math lesson to boot! If a man has 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot can you write an equation where Q equals the number of appendages he has?
(6x2)+(6x2)=Q...............Q= 24. Thats right, bees and gees (thats "boys and girls" to those who are not in my math class.......as that is what I often call my students)
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Let them (the arrows) be as if they were headlesss or split apart. I know what you were thinking.
Ps. 61 is talking about Jesus the King.
I've noticed in a lot of our reading the last few days that there's some emphasis on deceitful talk. Saying one thing to someone's face, but something else behind their back.
Our power, strength, and true defence come from God. Christians believe this, and think it is dangerous when our government refuses to acknowledge God so aggressively and begins to think our might and safety comes from ourselves and our military. We believe that in Ps. 62:11 ...power belongs to God. If we have been, are, or will continue to be a great and powerful nation it is because we are rightly acknowledging God in all our ways....not just when it suits us, in times of trouble, or only as a matter of tradition, but with sincerity of heart in all things, at all times.
Rich or poor, your money and wealth cannot and will not save you. Later, we'll see that neither will good works in and of themselves. There is but one way to salvation, the rest is all smoke and mirrors.
Joab seems to be a pretty hard fellow. He's somewhat insubordinate, too. Although, it's hard to tell if he's doing it just because he THINKS he knows best or if he is carefully watching after David's interests.
It's hard to believe David forgives Shimei, who threw rocks and insults at him as he was fleeing from Absalom. David is a forgiver. Later we'll read that we have to learn to forgive if we want to be forgiven. David is a good example of that.
I took the concubine thing to mean that he continued to care for and protect them. The shutting up things is typically a phrase used to mean no sex or no babies. Which I think is true in this case, too, since the line before that tells how David didn't "go in to them" any more.
Not the same Goliath. Apparently Goliath to the Philistines, and in this case, the Gittites, was like John to Europeans. Check out vs. 22 - These four were descended from the giant in Gath (the original Goliath). It's like naming one of your kids after their granfather or uncle or something.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. Not exactly a Christian saying, but interesting saying.
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