“The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.”
The declaration that from the brightness before Him coals of fire broke forth portrays divine action through imagery of light and fire breaking through darkness. The brightness suggests divine radiance and glory becoming visible. The coals suggest destructive fire targeting enemies. This verse depicts divine appearance bringing both revelation and destruction.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:13
To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…
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