RESTORE THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION (6 OF 10)
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27, 2 Samuel 12:1-18, 2 Samuel 12:20-31
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Restore the Joy of Your Salvation (6 of 10)
Series: Book of 2 Samuel
P.C. Edwards
2 Samuel 11:1-12:31
Introduction
It was the year 1994 when musician Jeff Buckley recorded an arrangement of Leonard Cohen’s ‘‘Hallelujah’’ for his album, Grace. Before then the song was rarely known as Cohen’s original version in 1985 went relatively unnoticed upon its release. Buckley’s version, however, became a global phenomenon, prompting versions and covers of the song from most every artist from Bono to Bon Jovi. The song experienced another resurgence in 2003 when Rufus Wainwright recorded a piano arrangement for the film, Shrek. The Shrek soundtrack would go on to sell over two million copies.
The song is, of course, by no means a Christian song or even religious song, but its words and allusions to the Bible challenge us to examine the brokenness of our lives, to reflect upon the condition of this world, and ask how will we respond to it. ‘‘Hallelujah’’ is Hebrew, meaning ‘Praise God’ or ‘God be praised’. Cohen’s song begins with an image of when David first came to King Saul’s court in 1 Samuel 16, playing a ‘‘secret chord,’’ with its special spiritual power to soothe the ever-maddening king. Quickly, though, we’re reminded that he’s speaking to us the listener, ‘‘But you don’t really care for music, do ya?’’ Cohen then describes, quite literally, the harmonic progression of the verse: ‘‘It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth / the minor fall, the major lift.’’
But why is King David baffled, we wonder as the first verse ends? Well the second verse tells us. Now speaking in the second voice, ‘‘Your faith was strong but you needed proof / You saw her bathing on the roof / Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya,’’. Here we arrive at today’s passage of 2 Samuel 11. Thus far in the book of Samuel we’ve seen that while David is by no means perfect, he has been a brave and gifted leader. But that he now begins to believe his own hype and does the very thing ...
Series: Book of 2 Samuel
P.C. Edwards
2 Samuel 11:1-12:31
Introduction
It was the year 1994 when musician Jeff Buckley recorded an arrangement of Leonard Cohen’s ‘‘Hallelujah’’ for his album, Grace. Before then the song was rarely known as Cohen’s original version in 1985 went relatively unnoticed upon its release. Buckley’s version, however, became a global phenomenon, prompting versions and covers of the song from most every artist from Bono to Bon Jovi. The song experienced another resurgence in 2003 when Rufus Wainwright recorded a piano arrangement for the film, Shrek. The Shrek soundtrack would go on to sell over two million copies.
The song is, of course, by no means a Christian song or even religious song, but its words and allusions to the Bible challenge us to examine the brokenness of our lives, to reflect upon the condition of this world, and ask how will we respond to it. ‘‘Hallelujah’’ is Hebrew, meaning ‘Praise God’ or ‘God be praised’. Cohen’s song begins with an image of when David first came to King Saul’s court in 1 Samuel 16, playing a ‘‘secret chord,’’ with its special spiritual power to soothe the ever-maddening king. Quickly, though, we’re reminded that he’s speaking to us the listener, ‘‘But you don’t really care for music, do ya?’’ Cohen then describes, quite literally, the harmonic progression of the verse: ‘‘It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth / the minor fall, the major lift.’’
But why is King David baffled, we wonder as the first verse ends? Well the second verse tells us. Now speaking in the second voice, ‘‘Your faith was strong but you needed proof / You saw her bathing on the roof / Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya,’’. Here we arrive at today’s passage of 2 Samuel 11. Thus far in the book of Samuel we’ve seen that while David is by no means perfect, he has been a brave and gifted leader. But that he now begins to believe his own hype and does the very thing ...
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