As Gordon Keddie draws out the lessons of 2 Samuel, he encourages us to look expectantly for the blessing of God in our day because the story of David is a picture of David's royal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. He says in the introduction, 'May your study Of 2 Samuel bring you closer to the only Redeemer of God's elect, the Lord Jesus Christ:
In this penetrating study of Israel's history during the time of David the author makes continual application to the life of the people here and now. We see people in their true colours: the petty, selfish, murderous, yet fiercely loyal, Joab; the war-lord Abner, honourable, perhaps, but only when it suited him; the sad, incompetent Ish-Bosheth, 'alone and palely loitering' through his humdrum, colourless life; and the miserable and vicious sons of Rimmon, who murdered Ish- Bosheth in his sleep. And there is David, the man after God's own heart, borne along by his regal calling on the tide of God's mighty providential acts.
