Today, I am reading and commenting on  2 Samuel 20-22.

First I want to point out that we see the beginning of the political divide which eventually led to the Divided Kingdom.  While Sheba, son of Bikri, was a Benjaminite, he led the “tribes of Joseph” in revolt against David.  It appears to me that Sheba did not have very much support among the other tribes, but, at this point, David really only had the support of the tribe of Judah.

However, I really want to focus on the song of David recorded here.  This song should strike a chord with anyone who puts their faith in the God of Abraham.

“In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.”

I don’t believe I was ever in as dire of a situation as some of those faced by David, but I remember times when I called out to God in distress.  And I share David’s experience of God’s response to my cry.

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.”

God brought me out of a place of deep despair and placed me where I could experience joy once more.  David goes on to tell us that God shows himself faithful to those who are faithful, and blameless to those who are blameless.  But, to those who think they can weasel their way out of things by their deviousness, He shows Himself to be shrewd.  If we are honest and upright, God will be straightforward in how He treats us, but if we think we have found a loophole which will allow us to cleverly take advantage of others, God will demonstrate that He thought of that before we did.  David goes on to remind us that God provides the strength and skill to accomplish the tasks He has set before those who faithfully serve Him. I will finish today’s blog with this:

“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!”

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.