A God We Can Run To (14 of 14)
Series: 2 Samuel
Robert Dawson
2 Samuel 22
From 1961 - 1998 ABC's Wide World of Sports aired each week bringing its viewers sporting events from around the world that at the time were not regularly broadcast on TV or even widely known about. For those old enough to remember, what we remember is the opening. ''Spanning the Globe to bring you the constant variety of sport - the thrill of victory - and the agony of defeat - the human drama of athletic competition. This is ABC's Wide World of Sports.
That phrase in the middle of their opening doesn't just describe sports, it describes life!! You could say it this way, ''The thrill of victory and agony of defeat - the human drama,'' because the human drama consists of moments of victory and defeat. All of us have experienced both victory and defeat in our lives. Our lives are an odd mixture of joy, sorrow and everything in between.
King David's life was no different. He knew the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. He knew tragedy and triumph. He knew success and failure. Just take a minute and think back over his life. David went from...
- Keeper of sheep to the killer of giants
- Serenading the flock to singing for the king
- Jesse's overlooked son to Israel's favorite son
- A ruddy faced farm-boy to being part of the royal family
But then, because of King Saul's maniacal jealousy, he went from...
- Eating at the King's table to living in exile
- Living a life of fame to living life on the run
David would live in hiding and keep running until God fulfilled His promise to David and made Him King over all Israel. Even then life would still be a mixture of victory and defeat, joy and sorrow.
- David's faithfulness would unfortunately be matched by His moral failure with Bathsheba and orchestrated murder of her husband Uriah.
- David's family would suffer because of it. His house would endure violence against itself.
- Rape/Incest of one of his daughters b ...
Series: 2 Samuel
Robert Dawson
2 Samuel 22
From 1961 - 1998 ABC's Wide World of Sports aired each week bringing its viewers sporting events from around the world that at the time were not regularly broadcast on TV or even widely known about. For those old enough to remember, what we remember is the opening. ''Spanning the Globe to bring you the constant variety of sport - the thrill of victory - and the agony of defeat - the human drama of athletic competition. This is ABC's Wide World of Sports.
That phrase in the middle of their opening doesn't just describe sports, it describes life!! You could say it this way, ''The thrill of victory and agony of defeat - the human drama,'' because the human drama consists of moments of victory and defeat. All of us have experienced both victory and defeat in our lives. Our lives are an odd mixture of joy, sorrow and everything in between.
King David's life was no different. He knew the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. He knew tragedy and triumph. He knew success and failure. Just take a minute and think back over his life. David went from...
- Keeper of sheep to the killer of giants
- Serenading the flock to singing for the king
- Jesse's overlooked son to Israel's favorite son
- A ruddy faced farm-boy to being part of the royal family
But then, because of King Saul's maniacal jealousy, he went from...
- Eating at the King's table to living in exile
- Living a life of fame to living life on the run
David would live in hiding and keep running until God fulfilled His promise to David and made Him King over all Israel. Even then life would still be a mixture of victory and defeat, joy and sorrow.
- David's faithfulness would unfortunately be matched by His moral failure with Bathsheba and orchestrated murder of her husband Uriah.
- David's family would suffer because of it. His house would endure violence against itself.
- Rape/Incest of one of his daughters b ...
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