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After God’s Own Heart: The Gospel according to David is unavailable, but you can change that!

With lucid insights on every page, After God’s Own Heart examines the life of David, showing how the Old Testament king relates to anointing, covenant, the temple, and sin. Ultimately, however, the author shows how David pictures the Messiah to come. This volume in the Gospel According to the Old Testament series includes questions for individual or group study.

King of kings, Lord of lords, and that there is none among the gods like Yahweh. The passage looks to the day when God will take up his residence in his divine palace, the temple in Jerusalem (15:13, 17) from where Yahweh will reign forever. Therefore, this great victory in battle is foundational to God’s claim of kingship. God’s kingship over Israel as a nation was demonstrated through his defeat of Egypt and defense of Israel at the sea. In this event Israel did not have to raise a spear or sword;