The Treasury of David by Spurgeon Charles

Author:Spurgeon, Charles [Spurgeon, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: RELIGION/Biblical Commentary/General
Publisher: Waxkeep Publishing
Published: 2013-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

HINTS TO THE VILLAGE PREACHER

Verse 1.

1. Mercies celebrated. When?—"for ever.”

2. By whom?—by those who are the subjects of them.

3. Therefore they must live for ever to celebrate them.

4. Faithfulness declared. (a) To our own generation. (b) To succeeding generations by its influence upon others.

Verse 2.—

1. The Testimony.

(a) To the constancy of Mercy: (1.) builds up its trophies every moment. (2.) It preserves them for ever.

(b) To the constancy of Faithfulness. It remains as the ordinances of heaven.

2. Its Confirmation. “I have said”, etc., said it,

(a) Upon the ground of Scripture.

(b) of experience.

(c) of reason.

(d) of observation of others.

Verses 3-4.

1. The Covenant made. With whom?—with David and in him with David’s Lord and Son. The true David—the chosen one—the servant of the Father in redemption.

2. For what?—

(a) for his seed. He should have a seed and that seed should be established.

(b) for himself, “his throne”, etc.

3. The Covenant confirmed.

(a) By decree. “I have made”, etc.

(b) By promise. “I will establish.”

(c) By oath. “I have sworn.”

Verse 6.—We have a comparison between God and the most excellent in heaven and earth—challenge both worlds.

1. The true God, sovereign of heaven and earth is incomparably great in his BEING and EXISTENCE;

(a) because his being is of himself eternal;

(b) because he is a perfect being;

(c) because he is independent;

(d) because he is unchangeable.

2. God is incomparably great in his ATTRIBUTES and PERFECTIONS.

(a) In his holiness;

(b) in his wisdom and knowledge;

(c) in his power;

(d) in his justice;

(e) in his patience;

(f) in his love and goodness.

3. God is incomparably great in his WORKS—creation; providence; redemption, and human salvation.—Theophilus Jones, 1830.

Verse 6.—The incomparableness of God, in his Being, Attributes, Works, and Word.—Swinnock. (Nichol’s Edition of Swinnock’s Works, Vol. 4, pp. 373-508.)

Verses 6-7.

1. In creation God is far above other beings. Ps 89:6.

2. In Redemption he is far above himself in creation. Ps 89:7.

Verses 9-10. God’s present rule in the midst of confusion, and rebellion; and his ultimate overthrow of all adverse forces.

Verse 11.

1. God’s possession of heaven, the model of his possession of earth.

2. God’s possession of earth most certain, and its manifestation in the future most sure.

3. The course of action suggested to his people by the two facts.

Verse 12. The joy of creation in its Creator.

Verse 14.

1. The Equity of the divine government—"justice”, etc. No creature can eventually be unjustly dealt with under his dominion, and his kingdom ruleth over all.

2. The Sovereignty of the divine government. Truth before mercy. Mercy founded upon truth. “Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob and the mercy to Abraham.” The covenant made in mercy to Abraham is fulfilled in truth to Jacob.

Verse 15.

1. The gospel is a joyful sound. Good tidings, etc.

2. It is a joyful sound to those who know it, hear it, believe it, love it, obey it.

3. They to whom it is a joyful sound are blessed. “They shall walk”, etc.

Verse 15.

1. There is a theoretical knowledge of the gospel.

2. An experimental knowledge, and,

3. A practical knowledge

—W. Drasfield, 1859.

Verse 16.—

1. Exultation.

(a) “In thy name”, etc., as rich in mercy as the God of salvation—of all grace—of all consolation.

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