Jesus was also to suffer for God moved David to declare that wicked men (sons of Belial) would afflict the Messiah so that he would be “filled [not fenced as in the KJV] with iron and the staff of a spear” which occurred when a soldier pierced his side. This was at Jerusalem where the judgments of God were executed on the wicked and the city was “utterly burned with fire in the same place” in A.D.70.
This list of David’s mighty men is not of any interest to most people but it is of great interest and encouragement to those who hope in God. There is a similar list of individuals who are associated with Jesus. The names of these people are recorded in the book of life, Revelation 3:5Waiting for response for Revelation 3:5 and it will be a matter of life or death to us when, at the return of Jesus, that book is opened and the names revealed. David had faithful companions and their names and deeds were remembered by God. Jesus too has many who are counted as his companions, and God also remembers their names and deeds even though they may have lived and died a long time ago. May our names be included in that list! If we do the right deeds in our time of opportunity “he will not be ashamed to call us brethren, saying to God: I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee”. Hebrews 2:12;Waiting for response for Hebrews 2:12 Psalm 22:25Waiting for response for Psalm 22:25
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Waiting for response for 2 Samuel 23:1-5Just before his death David, inspired by God’s Spirit, expressed his hope for the future.vs.1-2Waiting for response for 2 Samuel 23:1-2 He had been given marvellous promises which were to be fulfilled in his greater son who would also be the Son of God and who would reign over Israel “in justice and in the fear of God”.v.3Waiting for response for 2 Samuel 23:3 The Messiah would make the land and people flourish v.4Waiting for response for 2 Samuel 23:4 and David’s house would be established for ever because God had made him “an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure”.v.5Waiting for response for 2 Samuel 23:5 David knew that God would keep his promise and that he would be raised from the dead when the time came. It does not matter to David that three thousand years have gone by because, unconscious in the grave Ecclesiastes 9:5,Waiting for response for Ecclesiastes 9:5 he has no knowledge of the passage of time, but one day soon he will awake from the sleep of death and see the Lord Jesus Christ performing all that God promised.