Undefeated

God is faithful to His word and always makes good on His promises.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   From the opening of 2 Samuel 8 we are to notice one main word—“Defeated.” Vs. 1—David defeated the Philistines Vs. 2—David defeated Moab Vs. 3—David defeated Hadadezer The style changes a bit, but the theme continues when the writer uses, “strikes down. Vs. 5—David struck down 22,000 men Vs. 13—David…striking down 18,000 men There can be little doubt what the message is. This is no mere history lesson. This is a declaration! The kingdom of David defeated his foes! He not only defeated them, but the text seems to indicate that he REALLY defeats them. With each victory we are given descriptions of how David defeated his foes. We will get into that tomorrow. But the main lesson I want us to see here is that chapter 8 is not necessarily a chronological retelling of events, but rather give us a snapshot of David’s career. And all of this is to help prove that God made good on His promise to David in chapter 7, and that was to give David’s kingdom victory and rest and that violent men would endanger them no more. God is faithful to his word.