David as a foreshadowing of Christ. The same three observations hold not only with respect to the words of 1 Samuel 22:1–2, but also with respect to the underlying events described in 1 Samuel 22:1–2, events belonging to the life of David. We can discern in these functions of God’s words and deeds three perspectives. According to the particle perspective, each word and each deed is unique, both in what it is and in its location in time. According to the wave perspective, each word and each deed participates