Through the cleansing of the Lord, Isaiah is made ready to accept the call to go tell the people of Israel the message of God. As you study this lesson, carefully consider what the Lord has to teach you.
This psalm points to the final deliverance of Israel in the time of the future kingdom age. However, much help is given to the believers of any age.
The ark of the covenant was brought from the city of David. Solomon’s Temple was on Mount Moriah and was located to the north of the city of David which is Zion – Zion was later used to refer to the entire city of Jerusalem and also to the heavenly abode of God.
2 Samuel 22 is practically identical to Psalm 18. However, its placement in 2 Samuel helps us to see one of the psalms in its exact position in history. David and others usually wrote the psalms in response to events that were occurring. This one is a declaration of praise for God’s deliverance out of trouble. We have been studying the many troubles of David. We can understand his joy at this point.
In this chapter, one of the great men of God in the Bible falls deeply into sin. How could David do such a thing?
