A contrast with yesterday’s chapter. A review of David’s life. It started out with such hopes, yet never fully succeeds. And no one knew it more than King David himself! We see here a combination of joy and sorrow. Joy when he thought of the coming true King who would sit on his throne — sorrow when he realized how poor a picture he was of this One! And yet in all this, he is a broken and humbled man. We learn that our failures do not affect our wonderful position in Christ. But our enjoyment of our position is very much affected by our life. We owe all to Christ. As we realize this, we grow in grace.
V.8-39 A brief history of the main points in the life of the mighty men who were with David in his life.
V.14-17 What love for David must have been in the heart of these men to be willing to do this great act. But what grace do we see in David when he pours the water out on the ground! He looked at it as if it was the blood of these men!
V.18-39 More brave men. The believer today is to go on quietly: humbly for the Lord. To accept shame, loneliness, misunderstanding, loss, even persecution for Him, will bring us into sweet peace and confidence in Him. Then the Spirit will unite us with others (2 Tim. 2:22). These men knew David. This gave them (and us) strength and courage. Soon we shall reign with Christ. Now is our time to suffer with Him (2 Tim. 2:12).