The Gospel According to Gibeonites & Giants
- CONGREGATIONAL READING: 2 Samuel 21:1-22 *
I. BRIEF LOOK AT THE CHAPTER'S HISTORICAL TRUTH
Famine in the Land
- 1. covenant with the Gibeonites, Josh 9:3-27 (Deut 7:2)
- 2. correction for Saul's bloodthirty sin, 2 Sam 21:1-9
- 3. canvas sackcloth in a pious sign, 2 Sam 21:10
- 4. concerning the bones of Saul & Jonathan, 2 Sam 21:11-14
Fighting with the Philistines
- 1. clash with the Philistines, 2 Sam 21:15
- 2. conquering the giants, 2 Sam 21:16-22
II. BLESSED LESSONS FROM THE CHAPTER'S PRACTICAL TRUTH
Faith's Hearing & Inquiry, 2 Sam 21:1
- 1. concerning believers
-- a. Rom 7:18; 2 Pet 3:9
- 2. concerning unbelievers
-- a. Isa 65:2; Psa 95:7-8; Rom 10:13
Faith's Heeding & Inheritance, 2 Sam 21:2-3
- 1. concerning believers & unbelievers
-- a. Num 30:2; 2 Tim 2:13
-- b. Rom 1:16-17
Faith's Honor & Illustrations, 2 Sam 21:4-14
- 1. concerning original sin
-- a. Rom 5:12
- 2. concerning offering for sin
-- a. Rom 5:19; Col 1:21-22
Faith's Hostile Foes & Insidious Giants, 2 Sam 21:15-22
- 1. condition before salvation
-- a. Rom 5:6, 8, 10
- 2. conquering because of salvation
-- a. Rom 7:18-22; 8:31-37