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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David, To thrust him down, and kill him if they could, and so put an end to his prosperous reign.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David heard of it, and went down to the hold. The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. And David...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. The Philistines brought their gods with them, in the hope of being thereby defended; but “David and his men burned them.” That was the very best thing to do with them. What a pity they did not save them for aesthetic...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him: I hope that may be said of you and me all our lives long.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. That is, he utterly overthrew them, and drove them away. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 144, And 2Sa_5:17-25.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. He said no more, but his intention was very plain, namely, to build a house that should be a more...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. He spoke too fast. Even prophets, who are inspired of God, must wait upon their Master for their message; and when they utter words which only come out of their own mouths, they say what they will have to unsay before long. It did look very clear that this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass that night, that the ward of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD,— “You have already let him know what Nathan had to say about the matter; now go and tell him what Jehovah says:”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? The conception was altogether too low. He has made all space, time is his creation, and the arch of heaven stands by his almighty power; shall he himself have a house in which he can dwell?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. A structure to be set up, and taken down, and to be moved about wherever the people journeyed. That was sufficient to be a central shrine of worship, and God cared for nothing...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? Did God ever put to the children of Israel such a question as this? No; and it is very remarkable that, from the time that the temple was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: and I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies, out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Than went king David in, and sat before the LORD,— Like one weighted down with a great load of mercy, too heavy for him to stand up...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O LORD GOD? “All that thou hast done for me, therefore, in overcoming my enemies, and making...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, — David desired to build a temple for God, and the prophet Nathan conceiving that such a design must be acceptable to the Most High, told the king to proceed with it, but God’s mind was otherwise, and Nathan had to tell David that it was well that it was in his heart, but that God intended the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, This was not the usual Oriental posture of prayer, but David was mingling meditation with his supplication, so that his attitude was not according to ordinary rules. 2Sa_7:18. And he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? Why, you are David, the valiant man who slew Goliath! No, no, no; the man of God is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And what is my house that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? No, it is not the manner of man in general, but it is the manner of the Man Christ Jesus.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? No man could not have been so kind as that. The love of Jesus surpasses the love of women, and the love of God surpasses all the kindness of men.