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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 20-22 CEV, Ch. 23-24 NCV

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Chris Hamilton, Timothy LaFontaine

Podcast Introduction

It’s History Tuesday, and we’ll complete the book of  2 Samuel with the reading of chapters 20-24. I’m calling this episode “A Clean Slate” 

I’m also going to talk a little about what’s been going on at Asbury University and God’s perfect timing.

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Comments on 2 Samuel 22

Chapter 22 is David’s wonderful song of praise to God, whom he had served his entire life.

As David wrote this, he included the highs and the lows from his life. How God had delivered him from his enemies, and how he was blessed. He gave praise for who God is and how incomparable He is. He acknowledged that God was his source of…everything.

Did any particular part stand out to you? The section from verses 21 to 25 certainly did to me. Let me read it again: 21You are good to me, Lord, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent. 22I do what you want and never turn to do evil. 23I keep your laws in mind and never turn away from your teachings. 24I obey you completely and guard against sin. 25You have been good to me because I do right; you have rewarded me for being innocent by your standards.

Wait, what? David was not blameless, was he? He was an adulterer, a schemer, a murderer. How could he say he was innocent?

Because God had forgiven him. In 2 Samuel 12:13, Nathan the prophet told David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.” Beloved, When God forgives, He forgets. He no longer holds it against you. It is as if it never happened. David wrote in Psalm 103:12, “12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

Beloved, David put his faith in God, and he trusted God’s mercy, and he was called the friend of God. 

So what does that mean for us? It means that when we remember our sins, it is only in our memory, not God’s, if we are in Christ. If you have confessed your sins to God and if you have trusted Jesus as your savior, you can join David in this song and say, “You reward me because I am innocent.” 

This is literally the definition of a clean slate, isn’t it? That’s the best news you will hear all day!

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Steve Webb 0:00Wait a minute What?

Steve Webb 0:09What he has, this is the Lifespring one year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. I'm your og Godcaster. Steve Webb. This is the daily podcast where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. Go figure. Hope you're doing well today. It's history Tuesday. And we'll complete the book of Second Samuel with a reading of chapters 20 through 24. I'm calling this episode a clean slate. I'm also going to talk on the show a little bit about what's been going on at Asbury University and God's perfect timing. But before we get started, let's pray. Our gracious heavenly father how we love you and are just so thrilled to know that we are yours. Thank you for your word. And I asked that as we read today, you would bless our time together. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen. Okay, are you ready? Let's begin.

Steve Webb 1:06Second Samuel chapter 20. A troublemaker from the tribe of Benjamin was there. His name was Sheba the son of big cry, and he blew a trumpet to get everyone's attention. Then he said, People of Israel, David, the son of Jesse doesn't belong to us. Let's go home. So they stopped following David and went off with Shiva. But the people of Judah stayed close to David all the ...