What is the meaning of 2 Samuel 15:26? But if He should say • David is fleeing Jerusalem amid Absalom’s revolt (2 Samuel 15:13-23). Even in crisis, he frames every outcome by what the LORD “should say.” • Scripture never paints God as passive; He speaks, directs, and rules (Genesis 1:3; Psalm 29:3-9). David’s first instinct is to listen, not scheme. • Proverbs 16:9 reminds us, “A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” That is exactly how David is thinking here. • By introducing a conditional—“But if”—David confesses that the final word on his future belongs to God alone (Psalm 115:3). ‘I do not delight in you,’ • David is willing to face the possibility that God may withdraw favor because of David’s past sins (2 Samuel 12:10-12). • God once told Saul, “I regret that I have made Saul king” (1 Samuel 15:26-28). David knows covenant blessing is never owed; it rests on God’s delight (Psalm 18:19). • His realism does not deny God’s love; it honors the truth that the LORD “shows favor to the humble” (James 4:6) and opposes the proud. • Psalm 51:16-17 echoes the same heart: “You do not delight in sacrifice… the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.” David is willing to be examined. then here I am; • The phrase mirrors the obedient readiness of Abraham (“Here I am,” Genesis 22:1), Samuel (1 Samuel 3:4), and Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8). • David places himself unreservedly at God’s disposal—no preconditions, no excuses. • Romans 12:1 calls believers to “present your bodies as a living sacrifice,” which is exactly what David models. let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him. • This is surrender, not defeatism. David believes God’s choices are always “good,” even when painful (Romans 8:28). • Eli used almost identical words: “It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him” (1 Samuel 3:18). • Jesus prayed, “Yet not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). David’s attitude foreshadows the perfect submission of Christ. • Job voiced the same trust under suffering: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him” (Job 13:15). summary In 2 Samuel 15:26 David hands his destiny back to God. He knows the LORD may either restore or remove him, but whatever God says will be right and good. By opening his hands—“Here I am… let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him”—David teaches that true faith trusts the character of God more than it clings to personal outcomes. |
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