The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Samuel — Section 201

intimacy of love; and love is perfected in unity of nature, in the communication to the son of all that the father bath. 'The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand' (John iii. 35). Sonship, therefore, includes the government of the world" (Keil), 4. The King of righteousness and peace; Prophet and Priest ; the Conqueror of all opposing powers (through conflict and suffering); the Saviour and Bene- factor of those who trust in him; the supreme Lord (ver. 13; Ps. xxiL; xL 6; Matt. :uii. 45; Heh. i. 8). "The oracle of J ebovab unto my Lord: Sit thou at my right band Until I make thine enemies thy footstool." (Ps. ex. 1.) •Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever; A sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." (Ps. xiv. 6.) 5. The Builder of the temple. (Ver.13; Zeeb. vi.12, 13; John i.14; ii.19; ~v. 23; 1 Cor. vi. 19; Epb. L 20-23; ii. 20-22; 1 Pet. ii. 5; Rev. xxi. 1-3.) "Thou bast received gifts among men, Yea, even the rebellious, that the Lord Jehovah might dwell among them." (Pa. lxviii. 18.) 6. The Possessor of universal dominion, (1 Sam, ii. 10; eh. xxii. 44; Ps. x.xii. 27.) "He shall have dominion from sea to sea, Aud from the river to the ends of the earth." (Ps. lx.xii. 8.) 7. The King who should reign/or ever. (Yer, 16; Ps. lxi. 6, 7; lxxxix. 36, 37,) •• His Name shall endure for ever; His Name shBll be continued as long BS the sun." (Ps. 1.x.xii. 17.) "An allegory may serve to illustrate the way in which the Old Testament proclamation of salvation unfolds itself. The Old Testament in relation to the day of the New 'l'estament is night. In this night there rise in opposite directions two1tars of promise. The one describes its fall from above downwards; it is the promise of Jehovah who is about to come [Ps. xcvi. 13; xcviii. 9]. The other describes its path from below upwards; it is the hope which rests on the seed of David, the prophecy of the Son of David, which at the outset assumes a thoroughly human and merely earthly character. These two stars meet at last, they blend together in one star; the night vanishes, and it is day. This one star is Jesus Obrist, Jehovah and the Son of David in one Person; the King of Israel and at the same time the Redeemer of the world; in one word, the God-Man" (Delitzsch, in Ps. lxxii.).-D. Vere, 18-24 (1 Chron. xvii. 16-22).-(THE TABERNACLE ON Z10N.) Thanks- _qiving and praise. The duty of rendering thanksgiving and praise to God is seldom disputed, though its perform1mce is often neglected. It is beneficial to the offerer himself, as well 11.s to other~. The conduct and language of David, on receiving the  200 THE SECOND BOOK OJ.I' SAMUEL. [ CH. 'Vil, l-'--2'9,