The Last Years of David
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The history of David affords one of the most impressive testimonies ever given to the dangers that threaten the soul from power and riches and worldly honor--those things that are most eagerly desired among men. Few have ever passed through an experience better adapted to prepare them for enduring such a test. *David's early life as a shepherd, with its lessons of humility, of patient toil, and of tender care for his flocks; *the communion with nature in the solitude of the hills, *developing his genius for music and poetry, and directing his thoughts to the Creator; ... David had enjoyed precious experiences of the love of God, and had been richly endowed with His Spirit; in the history of Saul he had seen the utter worthlessness of mere human wisdom. And yet worldly success and honor so weakened the character of David that he was repeatedly overcome by the temper.
David's last words, as recorded, are a song--a song of trust, of loftiest principle, and undying faith:
And the man who was raised on high saith,
He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
A morning without clouds;
When the tender grass springeth out of the earth,
Through clear shining after rain.
Verily my house is not so with God;
Yet He hath made me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things, and sure:
For it is all my salvation, and all my desire.2 Samuel 23:1-5