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Sunday Devotions: A Just Ruler

Sunday Devotions: A Just Ruler

2 Samuel 23

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Today’s Old Testament reading presents itself as “the last words of David” (2 Samuel 23:1), given in two parts. First, the aging king speaks as a prophet, for God:

The spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his word is upon my tongue. The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: “One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of …

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