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University Reformed ChurchMarch 16, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
A sermon on 2 Samuel 21
Because God is a covenant-keeping God who never lies, promises and oaths matter absolutely; so much so that Israel's broken oath to the Gibeonites required a costly, bloody atonement, which points forward to the far costlier atonement God provided in the death of his own Son.
Originally titled “03/15/26 URC 10:45 am Worship Service”
Stories told
Saul's massacre of the Gibeonitesthe Gibeonites' deception of Joshuathe hanging of Saul's sons and grandsonsRizpah's vigil over the bodies
Scripture referenced
2 Samuel 21:1–142 Samuel 21Hebrews 1:2Deuteronomy 20Leviticus 1Hebrews 12 Samuel 11 Peter 5:7Matthew 6:33John 6:37Joshua 9Hebrews 13:5
13 further passing references are in the index and searchable.