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2 Samuel 22: The Song of Deliverance
Reading the Bible Daily with Dave
📅 July 22, 2025
📖 2 Samuel 22:1–51
Overview
Today’s passage is a majestic psalm of victory and thanksgiving. David reflects on a life of battles and trials, lifting up a song of praise to God as his Deliverer. This devotion explores how 2 Samuel 22 reveals the power, faithfulness, and steadfast love of the Lord—and how it ultimately points forward to Christ.
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Key Themes
- God’s Deliverance: He rescues His people from every enemy and threat.
- Covenant Faithfulness: David’s victories reflect God’s promises.
- Praise as Response: Worship flows from remembering what God has done.
- God’s Sovereign Power: Over nature, nations, and all enemies.
Christ-Centered Application
- Jesus is our ultimate Deliverer, having conquered sin and death.
- David’s song points forward to the greater salvation we have in Christ.
- Our righteousness is found in Jesus, not in ourselves.
Scripture Memory
2 Samuel 22:2–3:
“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge.”
For Daily Life
- Private: Keep a journal of God’s faithfulness and answered prayer.
- Home: Share testimonies with your family to encourage trust in God.
- Church: Let praise be your response to God’s goodness.
- Work: Trust God’s strength to face daily challenges.
- Culture: Stand firm—our Deliverer is unshaken by the world.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
