David's Dying Song E-Book

Charles Spurgeon

• Herausgeber: Selected Christian Literature
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: Selected Christian Literature
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 37

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

These are the last words of David, so we read at the commencement of the chapter. Many have been the precious sentences which have fallen from his inspired lips. Seraphic has been the music which has dropped from his fingers when they flew along the strings of his harp. But now that sweet voice is to be hushed in death. And now the son of Jesse is to sleep with his fathers. Surely it were well to press around his bed to hear the dying monarch's last testimony. Yes, we can conceive that angels, themselves, would, for an instant, check their rapid flight that they might visit the chamber of the dying mighty one and listen to his last death song. It is always blessed to hear the words of departing saints. We shall notice first, that the Psalmist had sorrow in his house "Although my house is not so with God." Secondly, he had confidence in the covenant "yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant." And thirdly, he had satisfaction in his heart, for he says "this is all my salvation and all my desire."

Leseprobe

Summary

Summary

About the Author

Introduction

The Psalmist says he had sorrow in his house

But secondly — David had confidence in the covenant

Now to close our meditation. The Psalmist had a satisfaction in his heart

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. He also famously denied being a Protestant, and held to the view of Baptist Successionism.

Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions. In 1867, he started a charity organisation which is now called Spurgeon's and works globally. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously.

Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Spurgeon produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills held his listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle and many Christians hold his writings in exceptionally high regard among devotional literature.

INTRODUCTION

“Although my house is not so with God; yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure: for this is all my salvation and all my desire, although He makes it not to grow.” 2 Samuel 23:5 

THESE are the last words of David, so we read at the commencement of the chapter. Many have  been the precious sentences which have fallen from his inspired lips. Seraphic has been the music which  has dropped from his fingers when they flew along the strings of his harp. But now that sweet voice is to be hushed in death. 

And now the son of Jesse is to sleep with his fathers. Surely it were well to press  around his bed to hear the dying monarch’s last testimony. Yes, we can conceive that angels, themselves, would, for an instant, check their rapid flight that they might visit the chamber of the dying  mighty one and listen to his last death song. It is always blessed to hear the words of departing saints. 

How many choice thoughts have we gained in the bedchamber of the righteous, beloved? I remember  one sweet idea which I once won from a deathbed. 

A dying man desired to have one of the Psalms read  to him and the 17th being chosen, he stopped at the 6th verse, “Incline your ear unto me and hear my  speech.” He faintly whispered, “Ah, Lord, I cannot speak, my voice fails me, incline Your ear, put it  against my mouth, that You may hear me.” None but a weak and dying man, whose life was ebbing fast  could have conceived such a thought! It is well to hear saints’ words when they are near heaven when  they stand upon the banks of Jordan. But here is a special case, for these are the last words of David. 

They are something more than human utterances, for we are told that the Spirit of the Lord spoke by  him, and His word was on David’s tongue. 

These were his closing accents. Ah, I think, lisping these  words he rose from earth to join the chorus of the skies. He commenced the sentence upon earth and he  finished it in heaven. 

He began, “Although my house is not so with God,” and as he winged his flight to  heaven, he still sang, “yet have You made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and  sure.” 

And now, before the throne of God, he constantly hymns the same strain “yet have You made  with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure.” I hope, my friends, there are many of us who can join in this verse this morning and who hope to close our earthly pilgrimage with this upon  our tongue.