1 Chronicles 12:1
CONTENTS This Chapter, in prosecuting David's history, treats of the companies that came to join David, and the augmentation of his army.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTENTS This Chapter, in prosecuting David's history, treats of the companies that came to join David, and the augmentation of his army.... [ Continue Reading ]
The continued accumulation of David's forces, serves to remind us of the wonderful accession of converts to the Lord Jesus from every part. Oh! how truly lovely is it to behold souls flying to Christ, as a cloud, and as doves to their window. If David waxed stronger and stronger, surely our Almighty... [ Continue Reading ]
David seemed to have good ground for his enquiry of the Benjamites, for Saul was of that tribe. But the Lord was better to him than all his fears. Is there not a sweet spiritual lesson veiled under this address of David to the Benjamites, and the answer of Amasai? Are we come to Jesus in sincerity a... [ Continue Reading ]
David's army, in the numbers, may serve to remind us of that holy army of the Lord Jesus which John saw, which over and above the hundred and forty and four thousand of the sealed of Israel, had a multitude of the Gentile church, which no man can number. Precious thought, Reader! The army of the Lor... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS WHILE we behold David thus surrounded with his worthies, let our thoughts take wing and fly away to the contemplation of David's Lord, now attended with his redeemed ones around the throne which is above. Yes: thou Holy and Exalted Saviour! we may, by the eye of faith, look within the v... [ Continue Reading ]