Jun 20, 2022
2SAMUEL 21:
The
story of David being welcomed back ended poorly with arguments.
Sheba attempted to mount a revolt. He died even though surrounded
by his clan members because there was a wise woman in the town
where he had taken refuge.
Before that, David had decided to promote national reconciliation by appointing Amasa as a military commander. But Joab— who had grown too powerful, shamefully put an end to Amasa's career.
PSALM 118b:
This
is an antiphonal psalm. Imagine a leader and a chorus of voices
saying a series of refrains. Today we will hear verse 22, which is
the Old Testament verse most frequently quoted about the Messiah in
the New Testament. And I have quoted verse 23 at the beginning of a
number of podcasts.
Re-reading John 2:
In
chapters 1-2, John has already started to tell us what Jesus was
like. He was able to enter in fully in a wedding feast, he was
stern about not turning the temple into a marketplace, and he
miraculously knew about people. In chapter 1 verse 24 in the NLT
says that he knew “all about people.” The GNT is closer to the
Greek with “He knew them all.” Jesus had a miraculous knowledge
about people like we have seen in chapter 1 with
Nathanael.