What New Testament passages echo the themes found in 2 Samuel 22:39? The Heart of David’s Cry “I devoured them, crushed them, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.” (2 Samuel 22:39) Key Ideas • Total defeat of hostile forces • Enemies powerless to rise again • Triumph expressed in the language of “under my feet” New Testament Echoes of “Under My Feet” • Romans 16:20 — “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” • 1 Corinthians 15:25–26 — “For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” • Ephesians 1:20–22 — God “seated Him at His right hand … and put all things under His feet.” • Hebrews 2:8 — “You have put all things in subjection under His feet.” Crushing the Enemy and Rendering Him Powerless • Colossians 2:15 — “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” • Revelation 20:10 — The devil “was thrown into the lake of fire … and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Believers Sharing in Christ’s Victory • Luke 10:19 — “I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” • Ephesians 6:10–11 — “Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.” From David to Jesus — The Flow of Redemptive History • David’s song celebrates a literal battlefield victory. • The New Testament lifts the image higher: Christ’s cross and resurrection crush sin, death, and Satan once for all. • Because we are “in Christ,” His triumph becomes ours; the promise that enemies “could not rise” now applies to every spiritual force arrayed against God’s people. |
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