We’ve entered 1–2 Samuel’s epilogue, which rewinds the clock to mighty deeds of mighty men and gives us a chiastic cheat code that reveals some fascinating connections between King David and all that’s gone before.
SHOW NOTES
1:51 / How do we know that chapter 21 begins a flashback in 2 Samuel? And why structure the book like that?
7:14 / Who are the Gibeonites, and should David have given into their vicious, bloodthirsty request? (21:1–14)
13:52 / Mighty Deeds of Mighty Men, Part 1 (21:15–22)
21:33 / How are 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18 related?
23:27 / What does David assess is happening in the spiritual realm as enemies try to kill him? (22:5–6)
25:24 / How are David and Hannah’s song connected, and what do their similarities communicate?
26:33 / David knows his Bible and interprets his life typologically. (22:8–17, 20, 31, 41, 51)
35:13 / In what way did David “not turn aside” from the Lord’s statues? (22:21–25)
37:56 / “With the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.” (22:27)
Graphic: Rispah, Joseph Turner (1807-1808)
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