2 Samuel 21:8 meaning
In a significant moment of leadership, King David faced a moral and political dilemma following a famine that had plagued Israel for three years. The famine was revealed to be a divine consequence for Saul's earlier violations against the Gibeonites, prompting David to seek restitution. He approached the Gibeonites, asking how he might atone for Saul's breach of covenant. Their demand was severe: they requested seven of Saul's male descendants be delivered for execution. This request necessitated David's careful handling, especially considering his covenant with Jonathan, which prevented him from harming Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son.
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- Matthew 21:8-11 meaning. Jesus simultaneously enters the city of Jerusalem triumphantly as the Messiah and as the Passover Lamb. Crowds of people shout “Hosanna” and Messianic lines from Psalm 118. His entrance causes a stir among those who are in the city and attracts their curiosity about who He is.
- Genesis 21:31-34 meaning. Abraham names the place where he made an oath with Abimelech, “Beersheba.” After the covenant is made, Abraham plants a tree at Beersheba and prays to God.
- Hosea 10:1-8 meaning. Hosea tells Israel that her idolatry and violation of the covenant she made with God will cause Him to bring catastrophic judgment on her—devastation and exile. Per the terms of Israel's covenant with God (Leviticus 26:14-43), He will use Assyria as His tool to carry the people, and Israel's idolatrous calf, away to exile. He will destroy Samaria's power to reign.
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