Julie
It is a prayer of thanks and praise for God's shared knowledge and they are praying that others experience this as well. He is also explaining the persecution that they are experiencing to help bring people to Christ.
Ok. So this starts off like a praise for the steadfast love of the Lord and praising him for all he has done before. However, it ends with questions as to why the Lord is not treating them as he had treated David. This seems a little contradictory because it starts off as if they are practicing faithfulness, but then do a 180 and say that they Lord is not treating them that way.
Michelle
I understood at the beginning that they were giving thanks for everyone and their partnership in God's word. I didn't quite understand the second part about Paul's chains and how they are advancing the gospel. You said it is about the persecution they are experiencing, until the part about he will not be ashamed but I'll have sufficient courage so Christ will be exalted by either his life or death.
You are right on this one. It does seem to start of praising the Lord for many things. But at the end he is asking how long God will hide from him, like he is being punished and tortured.
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