2 Samuel 92 Samuel 9 ““Trophy of God’s Kindness”Trophy of God’s Kindness”

Pg 275In Church Bibles

Kindness = ֶחֶסד checed [kheh·sed]248 occurrences in the Bible (OT) 149 times “mercy” 40 times “kindness” 30 times “lovingkindness” 12 times “goodness” 17 Misc. “kindly”, “merciful”, “favor”

“good” “goodliness”, “pity”

Kindness = ֶחֶסד checed [kheh·sed]• Loyal love• Unfailing kindness • Mercy – not getting what we deserve• Grace – getting what we don’t deserve

Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you.

1 Samuel 20:81 Samuel 20:8

And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die; but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever … So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David…

1 Samuel 20:14-161 Samuel 20:14-16

Open up the skies of mercyRain down the cleansing floodHealing waters rise around usHear our cries Lord, let ‘em rise

Repeat

Kindness

It’s Your kindness Lord that leads us to repentanceYour favor Lord is our desire

It’s Your beauty Lord that makes us stand in silenceAnd Your love Your love is better than life