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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 2 Samuel 22:31-43.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

2 Samuel 22:31-37 (NIV)
31  “As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
32  For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33  It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

On verses 31-37:  In verses 1 to 7 we learned that the Lord is our rock.
In verses 8 to 20 we learned that He is our rescuer.
In verses 21 to 28 we learned that He is our righteousness.
In verse 29 we learned that He is our light.

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 2 Samuel 22:1-20.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

2 Samuel 22:1-20 (NIV)

David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3     my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,  my shield  and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.

On verses 8-20:  I believe there are two levels on which we can look at these verses.

Level one:  In these verses we see how David saw the Lord, as a mighty force who shakes heaven and earth when He speaks or moves (v8-16).  Yet as mighty as He is, this same God is also full of compassion, a hero who rescues David from his enemies (v18).  He is a friend who comes to David’s support when he is being overpowered (v19).  He is a God who rescues David because He delights in David (v20).

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 2 Samuel 21:15-22.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

2 Samuel 21:15-22 (NIV)
15  Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted.
16  And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels and who was armed with a new [sword], said he would kill David.
17  But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.”

n verses 15-22:  For decades David was known as Israel’s giant killer.  He was the only one who could defeat the Philistine giant Goliath.  Yet in a battle against the Philistines decades later, David is almost killed by a giant of a man called Ishbi-Benob (v15-16).

From that time forward, David would no longer go out to fight with Israel’s armies.  Yet in David’s place a number of David’s men would rise up and become giant killers in their own right.  These brave warriors would defeat various descendants of Rapha, men who were known for being much larger, like giants.