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2 Samuel
23:1-7
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Leadership
by Example and Honest Government," Comparative World
Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit. |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "But that my kingdom may
continue for ever according to his promise." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Let those who have had long
experience of God's goodness, and the pleasantness of heavenly
wisdom, when they come to finish their course, bear their testimony
to the truth of the promise." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "When we find death
approaching, we should endeavour both to honour God, and to profit
others with our last words. Let those who have had experience of
God's goodness, and the pleasantness of the ways of wisdom, when
they come to finish their course, leave a record of those
experiences, and bear their testimony to the truth of the
promise." |
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| "David's
Dying Song: 2 Samuel 23:5," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855. |
| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Although David's house had
not flourished in an uninterrupted course of worldly prosperity and
greatness, according to his hopes; although great crimes and
calamities had beclouded his family history; some of the most
promising branches of the royal tree had been cut down in his
lifetime and many of his successors should suffer in like manner for
their personal sins; although many reverses and revolutions may
overtake his race and his kingdom, yet it was to him a subject of
the highest joy and thankfulness that God will inviolably maintain
His covenant with his family, until the advent of his greatest Son,
the Messiah, who was the special object of his desire, and the
author of his salvation." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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2 Samuel 23:1-7, Pentecost 25,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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2 Samuel 23:1-7,
Pentecost 25,
2006, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
| "The image of King
David as light and life giving rain can be seen as an indicator of the
nature of the reign of Christ." |
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"The Last Words of David," Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and
Mission, 2004.
| "While we may regret and even deplore
David's sinister advice to Solomon to get rid of his enemies (last word
3), we can rejoice in last word 1, in which David articulates a view of
the human condition and of human government that is centered on justice
and that acknowledges that such virtue is only possible--for king or
people--because of divine aid. What better last word would any of us want
to leave to our family and to God's people?" |
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| "Profiles
in Courage (2 Samuel 23)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "God’s king is one who
should rule over men righteously. This righteous rule is the
outgrowth of a healthy and appropriate fear of God (verse 3).
Heathen kings think primarily in terms of being over others; God’s
king thinks in terms of being under God. This is something which is
clearly evident in the ultimate king, our Lord Jesus Christ:" |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Bosworth, David A.,
"Evaluating King David: Old Problems and New Scholarship," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006. |
| Brueggemann, Walter,
"2 Samuel 21-24: An Appendix of Deconstruction?" Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1988. |
| Freedman, David Noel,
"Critical Note: 2 Samuel 23:4," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1971. |
| Grant, J. Jeremy M.,
"Between Text and Sermon: 2 Samuel 23:1-7," Interpretation, 1997. |
| Klein, Ralph W.,
"The Last Words of David," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2004. |
| Korzenik, Emily Faust,
"The Child in Judaism and in Jewish Life," The Living Pulpit,
2003. |
| Lete, G. Del Olmo,
"David's Farewell Oracle (2 Samuel XXII 1-7): A Literary Analysis,"
Vetus Testamentum, 1984. |
| Naeh, Shlomo,
"A New Suggestions Regarding 2 Samuel XXIII 7," Vetus Testamentum,
1996. |
| Patterson, Richard D., "The Imagery of Clouds in the
Scriptures," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
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| Richardson, H. Neil,
"The Last Words of David: Some Notes on II Samuel 23:1-7," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1971. |
| Smith, Carol,
"Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001. |
| Wevers, John Wm.,
"A Study in the Exegetical Principles Underlying the Greek Text of 2 Sm 11:2
- 1 Kings 2:11," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1953. |
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| Reviews:
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Review: Stanley Isser, The Sword of Goliath: David in Heroic
Literature. Scholars Press, 2003. Review by Peter D. Micall
in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"King David,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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