In the last words of King David, we see what gave him peace and assurance on his death bed. He knew his own works did him no good on his death bed, not his belief, not his faith, and he knew his house was not so with God. In spite of David’s shortcomings, all his salvation and all his desire was the everlasting covenant of God that was ordered in all things and sure.
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We have the picture of the Lord’s people as sheep resting peacefully under the watch care of their Shepherd. We study together how the Lord guides his people, his sheep, to find peace and rest in Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ is the only source of life in this world. In midst of the death of this world, Jesus resurrects both the soul in regeneration and will finally resurrect our bodies in the last day.
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We consider the mistakes of the first generation of inhabitants of Canaan, who gave their children to marry the Canaanites. There is no quarter for the command of God to not be unequally yoked to unbelievers, which will only be a thorn in the eyes to God’s children who don’t heed the warning of their Father.
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We see the beauty of the King’s love for the Shulamite, who was not as impressive to the world’s view, but was the object of his affection. Although she was black (and the church was depraved in her nature), she was comely and made beautiful by the love of her beloved.
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We study the original example of justification by faith, that Abram believed the promise of God and felt the assurance of peace in his heart by trusting God. In like manner, we can feel peace and assurance when we put our faith fully in Christ as our only hope of being declared righteous before God.
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In considering the times of the judges, we find that this time of chaos where every man did what was right in their own eyes came about from the parenting failures of the first generation that overtook Canaan. We see how the mistakes of those parents created thorns in the eyes for generations to come.
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Jesus Christ is our good shepherd. He is the door of the sheep. Jesus protects us from the wolves, and provides for his sheep. Christ laid down his life for the sheep.
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The first thing that Jesus elaborated on after the model prayer was forgiveness. Sin is a debt against God, not against us, so we have to give up the burden of that debt to the one who truly bears the debt of that sin. If we are unwilling to forgive others, we will bear a great burden and conviction by the Lord instead of having assurance of God’s forgiveness of us.
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In introducing the book of Song of songs, we begin to see the beauty of Christ’s love portrayed for his bride, the church, by the romance between Solomon and the Shulamite maid.
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