Psalm 101 turns royal policy into worship, moving from household holiness to civic justice. This study traces David’s vows and points to the greater King whose love and justice will cleanse the city forever.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Psalm 101 turns royal policy into worship, moving from household holiness to civic justice. This study traces David’s vows and points to the greater King whose love and justice will cleanse the city forever.
All Israel covenants with David, Jerusalem becomes the City of David, and the Lord leads two victories in the Valley of Rephaim. Authority is stewardship, and every breakthrough belongs to God.
Two brothers murder Ish-Bosheth and call it God’s vengeance. David swears by the Lord’s deliverance, rejects their “favor,” and teaches a city that the throne rests on justice, not treachery.
Abner brings Israel toward David, but Joab kills him in Hebron’s gate. David clears his hands by lamenting in public and trusting God to repay evil.
David seeks the Lord and is anointed in Hebron while Abner raises Ish-Bosheth at Mahanaim. At Gibeon, zeal without restraint turns to grief, and a trumpet of mercy halts the devouring sword.
David refuses to seize the crown from an Amalekite’s hand and instead teaches Israel to lament. The elegy for Saul and Jonathan forms a people who grieve honestly and wait for God’s timing.
When Ziklag lies in ashes, David strengthens himself in the Lord and seeks a word. Mercy on the road opens the way to justice, and generosity becomes law.
David crosses into Philistia and receives Ziklag, choosing survival in a complex season. 1 Samuel 27 shows God preserving His promise through fear, strategy, and unseen providence.
At Hakilah, David takes Saul’s spear and jug but not his life, proving that true kingship is received from God, not seized by force. The Lord rewards righteousness and values the life that values another’s.
In 1 Samuel 25, a wise woman intercepts a furious king-in-waiting and turns vengeance into praise. Through Abigail, God guards David’s conscience and advances His plan.
In a cave at En Gedi, David refuses the shortcut to power and entrusts judgment to the Lord. His mercy toward Saul models conscience, covenant fidelity, and hope.