#Ish-Bosheth

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The Impeccable Timing of God

1 Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a…

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David Anointed King of Judah

1 In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked.

The Lord said, “Go up.”

David asked, “Where shall I go?”

“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.

2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.

When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 6 May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 7 Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

War Between the Houses of David and Saul

8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.

10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. 11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.

12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”

“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.

18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”

“It is,” he answered.

21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”

23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.

24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.

26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”

28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.

29 All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours and came to Mahanaim.

30 Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were found missing. 31 But David’s men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner. 32 They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak. — 2 Samuel 2 | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Genesis 32:2; Genesis 47:29; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 14:13; Joshua 22:9; Judges 21:8; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 19:17; 1 Samuel 25:42-43; 1 Samuel 27:3; 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 3:1; 2 Samuel 3:30; 2 Samuel 4:7; 2 Samuel 18:16; 2 Samuel 22:34; 2 Kings 14:8; Nehemiah 2:18; 2 Timothy 1:16

Bible - Commentaries 2 Samuel 2

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5/24/2023 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 4:1-6:23, John 13:31-14:14, Psalm 119:17-32, Proverbs 15:31-32

Today is the 24th day of May, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today, as we gather and take the next step forward on our journey. A journey that takes us through this year. A journey that takes us through every word and every verse, every chapter of the book of the Bible. So, we started our journey several months back and we have been doing exactly that, each and every day, following the path that has led us all the way into the book of Second Samuel, where we are now learning about David. And we've already learned an awful lot about David we are learning about David's ascension to the throne of Israel as Israel's second king. He was king in Hebron, but he is to become king of all Israel. And so, let’s pick up the story, Second Samuel chapters 4, 5 and 6 today.

Commentary:

Okay so, real quick, in Second Samuel today, David now is the king of all Israel. The rival king, Ish-bosheth, Saul's remaining air was assassinated, and the assassins brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David and David did to them, the same that he did when he got the news of Saul being killed, those men were killed. And you could be like well, that's, I mean gosh, how do you get into the good graces of the King besides kill the King's enemies. The person that wanted to kill David is now dead, shouldn’t that be a good thing? But people are watching David and there is a distinction between the things that happened during war and the things that happened during peace that are under the cover of night. And assassination well, for David that's more in the realm of God. If Ish-bosheth should be dead, then God will handle it, but the person that is willing to raise their hand against the anointed one of God, gets dealt with. And so, David's setting example about his own leadership but he's also lived that example toward Saul. So, the people have seen this character and it's been a straight line. It's been a consistent thing, that hasn't been situational depending on how bad of an enemy tie that was David's. David has a clear conscience and clear consistency, and the people see it and they follow him, and he is now the King.

Then we turn over to the Gospel of John and we are now moving through the Last Supper and the passion narrative, the last days of Jesus. And we are in the Gospel of John, my friends. It's hard to believe that we are almost at the end of another one of our months, and this being the fifth month. This is the last time we move through this territory because we’re moving through the last of the four Gospels. So, we need to pay attention to what happens here and what gets said here, because we have to imagine the gravity of the situation of Jesus final meal, and that mere hours and He will be taken from them and so He won’t be able to teach them anymore, He won’t be able to able to interpret what's going on for them. He won’t be able to be their Rabbi and comfort them and help them learn. They, He will be taken from them, and they will be on their own. And so, He has some things to say in these final moments of serenity before everything gets blown up. Yesterday, we observed Jesus, after the meal, take off his robe, and get down on his knees and wash the feet and wash the grime and dust off the feet of His disciples, telling them that He's given them an example, like He blatantly told them, this is the example, if I, Your master and Lord are doing this for you, then you should do this for each other. This is how you're supposed to live. Then we move into today's reading and Jesus has some profound things that we simply cannot ignore. And we actually have to consider and live into. Jesus said, I give you a new command, love each other deeply and fully, remember the ways that I have loved you, and demonstrate your love for others in those same ways. In other words, love one another as I have loved you, by this everyone will know that you are my disciples, by the way that you demonstrate your love for one another. I don’t know guys; I think we could sit and just ponder that one until we get it. It is by our love for one another that the world is compelled toward the Gospel. Like, it’s not all of our nice, neat evangelism tactics and all of our processes. These are fine, but it is our love for one another that Jesus said. Like that's the calling card. People will know you are My disciples by your love for one another. What does that look like in our lives? And oh, my goodness, we have work to do, significant work to do. If this is how we’re going to be known. And then, we move forward and what Jesus is teaching in his last meal, and he says something that is so poignant for me that I will never forget it. He says don't get lost in despair. Believe in God and keep on believing in me. My Father's home is designed to accommodate all of you, if there were not room for everyone, I would've told you that. I’m going to make arrangements for your arrival, we’ll be there to greet you personally and welcome you home. Where we’ll be together. I love that, I love that so very much. I go to prepare a place for you, then I'll come and get you so that you’ll be where I am. I think the part that, that is so poignant for me because this, this verse right here, this takes me back to my mom's passing several years ago. And coming to this passage, I mean her death was a monumental thing to happen in my life. It changed me in lots of ways that I'm still, still trying to figure out, her…her…her presence in the world. The presence of my parents being gone. And so, I just remember one evening sitting in a chair and coming through this verse, don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God and trust in me. In my father's house are many mansions, right, many rooms. And here's the part, if this were not so I would've told you. Why would I tell you I'm going to prepare a place for you if I'm not coming to get you. I personally, I hope, I hope in the words of Jesus there. I hope in that. Can you imagine the disciples, I mean, this, these are words they need the hear imminently. In hours, He’s going to be taken from them. They're going to need to hear this, so He is so kind that even though what He's got to face is upon His shoulders and what He's got to face is unthinkable, unthinkable: death by crucifixion after being tortured. That's just the physical aspect of it, but all of the falseness and the injustice of it, all of the sin that He has to take upon himself. Like the weight of that, I can't even, we, no one, who could possibly fathom what we’re talking about here. And yet, with all that weight on His shoulders, Jesus is still being kind and giving His friends what they need to know, that even though He's going to be taken, and even though they're not going to understand, they need to remember He will not leave them and that they should not have troubled hearts. He is preparing a place, if it were not so, He would've told them. I mean, man none of us are facing what they were facing. But what does that do when we think about the anxiety that is hovering over us. The fear that is chasing behind us. What if we hear Jesus say, you’re going to be okay, don’t let your hearts be troubled. I have you, if it were not so I would've told you. It’s almost too beautiful to talk about. And then Jesus told them, I am the way, I am the truth, I am the life. And that is what we’re looking for, the way, the truth, and the life. Like isn't that what this consciousness, this existence, this is getting up every day and moving through a day, isn't this what we’re looking for? The way to do this, the truth about it: life. And Jesus is saying, I am what you are looking for, you have found what you seek. So, Jesus is being so kind and so revealing and so deeply ministering to their hearts in ways that they need to know. And so, but it's not just comfort, like he is comforting them, but then he bestows power upon them. He says I tell you the truth, whoever believes in me will be able to do what I have done, they will do even greater things because I am returning to the Father. That is profound. First of all, Jesus insists that He's telling the truth about it, right out of the gate. I'm telling you the truth. And then He tells us that…that we’re commissioned and have been given the same power to do the same works that Jesus was doing after the same way that He was doing it. In other words, we are invited to become Christ-like to reveal God in this world the way that Jesus did, to be the hands and feet of Jesus, to follow His example of loving one another, knowing that we will not be abandoned and knowing that we are empowered to live this life. These are the things that the final Gospel, the Gospel of John tells us about Jesus final meal and the wisdom and insight and love, that He wanted to bestow upon His friends before He was taken. May we drink deeply today because Jesus was showing His friends what life was going to look like after his departure, but they were going to need to know how they were going to need to shape their lives. And we are in the same situation and our lives are to be shaped in the same way, with the same hope, with the same power. Let’s think about that today.

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, we invite You to help us think about this. Some of these things are, like profound game changers to the way that we actually live, we live like we’re running away from things, we live half defeated on any given day, we live all kinds of ways, swirling and anxiety, worries, the cares of this life, all kinds of things. And so, we stay close to You and call upon You to help us navigate those things because we need You, we need Your help. But if this flip could be made and we realized no, it's not really about those cares and concerns and obligations and responsibilities, it's about loving each other and revealing God. And some of our paradigms change, and some of our assumptions get challenged, and we invite You into that, Holy Spirit. Lead us into all truth, this is our constant prayer, lead us into the truth that we might know the truth and that the truth might set us free, transforming us, that we might live full, productive, open, happy, fulfilled lives in Your presence. Come into this Jesus, we ask in Your name. Amen.

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Prayer and Encouragements:

Good morning, Family, this is John from Texas calling in for my amazing wife. I’ve called in a couple times and want to thank you again for all your prayers. I know my wife listens to every prayer, the community prayer and prays for each of you. And I know that as we continue to lift one another up in prayer, the Lord will break through. I believe prayer is like a muscle that must be exercised daily to see breakthrough, to see benefit, to see change. And so, I continue to pray because I know there’s nothing impossible with the Lord. If He can raise Lazarus out of the grave, He can heal any affliction, He can deal with any problem, there’s nothing that He doesn’t know about and there’s nothing that He doesn’t have a solution for. And so, I know He has a solution and a healing for my wife, as He does for every one of your prayers. And so, we say thank you Lord, for all that You’ve done and all that You’re doing in our lives. And we know that as we hear each of you cry out to You with our different needs, there’s none of them that You don’t hear. And so, Father, we give You the glory for these things. We lift these things up to you and we say, thank You Father for all that You’ve done, all that You’re doing, and all that’s to come in our lives. In Jesus name I pray these things. Amen.

Hey, Daily Audio Bible Family, this is Summer the Songbird in Nebraska. It is May 20th. Ooohh, those prayer requests today. So, Holy Spirit, we life up Our Little Girl, who’s suddenly facing really scary mental illness challenges, Lord. We lift up the family, we want freedom for this child, freedom from any spiritual attack, mental attack, physical attack, Lord. We speak health into this child, into these relationships. And…and comfort her family and help them through a very scary thing and to not give in to or cling to fear but cling to You. In Jesus name. I want to lift up Jeremiah and I think it was Christine in North Carolina. Jeremiah’s moved across the world and is facing so many challenges. And Christine needs to move. Lord, I ask, thank You for moving Jeremiah on this great adventure, to this new place. Please guide him through it and let it be the change he needs. And show Christine the paths she needs, the place she needs to go. These big challenging moves can be so scary and be so hard, and we just know that You are hand is on it. We love You Jesus. Be glorified through all of these things. Praise You, in Jesus name.

Hey, family, it’s Jesse from Washington. I just need prayers. A friend of mine’s sister has had some drug and addiction problems. She’s been on and off the streets for years. She recently overdosed herself and was admitted to the ER. And then, the family, you know, said hey, doctors, let us know before you discharge her so we can get her some help. And she just took off. So now, she’s on the streets. They don’t know where she is, everyone's stressed out. She has 8 siblings plus a mother and father. So, it’s really affecting a lot of people. So, just, I guess, please pray that her name’s Myra. Just pray that she gets the help that she needs. That Jesus can just open her heart to getting some help and accepting help. And that, she reach out to somebody in the family and starts that process. Alright ya’ll, love you. Thank you, have a good weekend. Bye.

This is Julie and Chris from Texas. And we are just calling in on the 19th of May as we celebrate our 15th anniversary. And just want to call in to give God praise for that and glory. And then also just lift up all of the couples out there. So, we’re just going to read together. So, Lord, we just thank You for Your hand of love over our lives and in receiving Your love we are able to love each other as You love us. And so, I just thank you Father God, for all of the couples out there, that You would just, You would show them love in a way that is new and fresh to them and You would just revive their love for one another in new ways as well, Lord. That You are a God that moves from glory to glory, and we give You praise for that in our own lives, and we speak that over the lives of our brothers and sisters in this community.

It's hard to remain neutral when it comes to today’s affairs. Everybody wants God to hear their prayers. The worlds been given strong dillusion and God is not the author of confusion. Many things that were once right are now considered to be wrong. Causing many Christians to questions where they actually belong In terms of their thinking and perspectives Their political view and use of infectives And that paints a picture of the future that looks pretty grim. But it’s not our job to judge or condemn. Because we realize there’s still a lot of wheat in the midst of the tears Especially when it comes to today’s affairs. We also realize that there’s nothing God can’t change. And no set of circumstances that he can’t rearrange. Political correctness and the world ever shifting mood, Should never form the basis for a Christians attitudes. Our standard for truth is based on Holy Spirit proof. And our uncompromising stance is rooted in love. Give glory and honor to the Father above. Reflecting His light as we endeavor to live right. But fervently keeping the faith, especially when it comes to today’s affairs. Because we realize, there’s still a lot of wheat in the midst of the tares. blindtony1016@gmail.com I’d like to give a shout out to Delta Alpha Foxtrot and Tony the truck driver who has a son named AJ. Haven’t heard from either one of you in a while. Know you’re both are very much loved, thought of often and prayed for regularly. And once again Brian and the Hardin Family, thank you for this wonderful podcast for God’s Holy Spirit to flow, keep in flowing ya’ll. Alright, bye bye.  

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MICHAL // QUEEN OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL

“She was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David, who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel, making her queen consort of Israel. In the biblical narrative, Michal chooses the welfare of David over the wishes of her father. When Saul's messengers search for David in order to kill him, Michal sends them away while pretending he was ill and laid up in bed. She lets David down through a window and hides teraphim in his bed as a ruse. J. Cheryl Exum points out that although she risked her life in helping him, after he leaves the court, he makes no attempt to contact her. Both marry others until David demands her return to him in return for peace between them. Ish-bosheth complied, despite the public protests of Palti, her husband. After Michal was returned to David, she criticised him for dancing in an undignified manner, as he brought the Ark of the Covenant to the newly captured Jerusalem in a religious procession. For this she is punished, according to Samuel, with not having children till the day she dies.”

(left is ‘Michal Helps David Escape’ by Gustave Doré, right is ‘Michal Watches David Dance Before the Ark’ by Francesco Salviati)

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not impressed

20240510 Photo by Mat Kedzia on Pexels.com not impressed 2 Samuel 4:1-12 (JDV) 2 Samuel 4:1 When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he gave up, and all Israel was dismayed.2 Samuel 4:2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties: one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the Benjaminites. Beeroth is also considered part of…

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Even your weakness is Anointed

2 Samuel 3:22-5:5, Psalm 69:13-28, Acts 1:1-22

In this part of David's story, we see three times that someone thinks they can curry favour with David by killing one of his enemies.

First someone finds the body of Saul and then claims to have killed him. David responds by killing that person.

Second, after Abner comes to David to betray Saul's son, the new king of Israel, David thanks him and lets him leave. Joab, David's second in command, disagrees and goes to get Abner back. He then tricks and murder's him. David is distressed about this, I assume because he knew Abner well and desired to work with him when king. But he didn't kill Joab. Whether Joab killed Abner becasue he didn't trust him, the reason he gave to David, or because Abner had killed his brother I'm not sure. The text says that it it was because of the latter. I'm sure there's honour shame culture stuff going on here, but David makes a point of holding a lavish funeral and mourning the death of Abner.

The third time was when a couple of random guys snuck into the house of King Ish-bosheth (Saul's son and rival of David for king of Israel) and killed him. They took his head and brought it to David. He had them killed for their troubles.

The point is this. David knows he will be king, but doesn't compromise to get there. He doesn't think that the end justifies the means. He wants the nation of Israel to follow him but won't kill any of Saul's family to get it. He appears to be a genuine good guy. He hasn't bought into the whole nobility of strength lie. And people are surprised by it. They expect kings to be scrappy and reward people who are useful to them, even if they do horrible things. Again, one can make parallels to our own leaders.

I think it comes down to power and money. It's fine to have them and even fine to have a lot of them, but the process of seeking them will corrupt someone. And the assumption that having money or power is a sign of good character is very dangerous indeed. We do not worship God because they are strong. We worship them because they are good, kind, generous, and dared to become weak.

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A Capital Idea

1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with…

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Daily Devotionals 05-07-2023

Verses of the Day: Matthew 19:19/Genesis 2:1-3/Psalm 50:1-6/Proverbs 17:28/Proverbs 26:28/Psalms 139:14/1 Thessalonians 5:16-18/Isaiah 49:10/Psalm 33:4/John 8:36/Genesis 39:1-6/Genesis 41:38-49/Jeremiah 7:23/Romans 2:4/Matthew 12:15/John 5:8/ Chapters of the Day:  1 Kings 9/ Bible Study –  2 Samuel –  David Made King over Judah – Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel – Civil War…

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05/23/2023 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 2:12-3:39, John 13:1-30, Psalms 119:1-16, Proverbs 15:29-30

Today is the 23rd day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is great to be here with you today as we gather once again around the Global Campfire and take the next step forward together in the Scriptures, and in our lives. And we just started the book of second Samuel. And today will be our second day in second Samuel. So, we’re just getting moved in. And, so, that's the territory that we are in. And as we mentioned as we began second Samuel, we’re now focusing our attention on David, who is the king of Judah, but not the king of Israel yet. But let's pick up the story. Second Samuel chapter 2 verse 12 through 3 verse 39 today.

Commentary:

Okay. So, in second Samuel today we kind of have this showdown between Ish-bosheth, who is Saul's heir, so the next in line for the throne of Saul and then we have David, who has been anointed the king of the tribe of Judah. And David is gaining traction among all the people, and he had been throughout his whole life which is one of the things that was making Saul so paranoid. Even though David had no intention of ever touching the Lord's anointed his influence, his fame, his power was rising. So, now Saul has been killed and his son Ish-bosheth, the next in line because his brothers Jonathan, Abinidab and Malkishuah all died with their father in battle with the Philistines. So, Ish-bosheth is the king. And Ish-bosheth has a general whose name is Abner and David as a general who happens to be his nephew and his name is Joab. Joab has a couple of brothers. All of them have gone over and are serving David now. So, Joab David's general and his brother Abishai and his other brother Assail. That’s a lot of people to keep track of, but they all come together opposing one another trying to figure this David Ish-bosheth monarchy thing and they decide to have a showdown and there is a showdown and all of the people who are hand and combating from each side die which then starts a battle and the battle is determined in David's favor. David's men prevail over Ish-bosheth men. And let's remember, David's general was Joab and Joab had a brother named Assail who was a fast runner and was running after Abner, Ish-bosheth’s general. And Abner had to ultimately kill him in battle, which would leave Joab and Abbashi with a blood vendetta against Abner. And we could be like, okay hang on a second. This is a tedious story, are we going somewhere? Like does this go somewhere? And it does go somewhere. It goes to the character of David. What happened here is that Abner eventually was going to deliver all of Israel into David's hands. Being an influential general, he met with David and then Joab found out about it and in a time of peace and not war murdered, assassinated, Abner the general, like one…the most powerful person among the tribes of Israel. That cast all of the light and all of the shade on David. Did David have something to do with the assassination of one of the most influential people in all of the tribes of Israel, the general Abner? And that's we see David's character shine through. He mourns for Abner. He writes a song for Abner. He is innocent of what happened to Abner. Even though he has gotten very used to being blamed for all kinds of things he is innocent and the people they see that by his character, by his behavior. They see that this wasn't his doing. He didn't assassinate Abner. And he wins their hearts through this. And will continue to watch David's actions and the people watching David's actions and his character shining through as the people are knit together under his leadership.

And then we turn over the gospel of John, one of the most riveting scenes in the ministry of Jesus, and for that matter, in all of the Bible, at least in my opinion. Jesus asked His disciples a question. Do you understand what I have done to you? And He's asking the question at the Last Supper after He gets down on his hands and knees and washes their feet. And this is so vital and so poignant for our lives. People walk around all the time in the first century, right? They walked everywhere. There were no gas powered engines, electric powered engines, nothing like this. You could be pulled around on a cart of some sort. You be carried around maybe, if you were rich enough, wealthy enough, powerful enough, but for most people walking was the way to get anywhere. And walking around in sandals was the norm. And, so, people could take a shower and…but from their knees down at the end of the day they’d be dirty. They had to walk everywhere that they went so they need to wash their feet. And what is being washed from their feet is the dirt, right, that they've accumulated throughout the day, the grime and the dirt of where they had been. And Jesus, God made flesh, God humbled Himself before His friends and washed the filth of where they had been from their feet that day. A very uncomfortable scene among all of them. And we get that from Peter going like, you’re not gonna wash my feet and Jesus saying, if I can't wash you then you don't have anything to do with me. We can see that this is making them uncomfortable because this is a position where the master is becoming the servant. And, so, that makes the actual service very uncomfortable. Like what's going on here? And that's when Jesus asks, do you understand what I have done to you. And then He explains. And may this come washing into our lives in a way that changes things about today and the rest of our lives. Jesus said, “you call me teacher and Lord, and truly that is who I am.” And, so, I think all of us are on the same page at this point. We called Jesus Teacher and Lord because that’s who He is. And then Jesus goes on. “So, if you’re Lord and teacher washes your feet then you should wash one another's feet. I am your example. Keep doing what I do. I tell you the truth, a servant is not greater than the master. Those who are sent are not greater than the one who sends them. If you know these things and if you put them into practice, you will find happiness.” So, number one Jesus is saying here is the example from your master. This is what your life should look like. You should be washing the filth and the grime of where people around you have been. You should serve them. You should humble yourselves and serve them as I, your master has served you. But Jesus goes on to tell us a pretty big secret. “If you know these things and if you put them into practice, you will find happiness.” So, in other words, if we seek, we will find and if we want to find happiness then what we seek is humility and service in the way of the master, wiping away the filth of where we've all been. What does that look like for you today? I’m thinking the same thing. Like what does that look like for me today? And not just today. Like today, yes, what does that look like for me today but what does that look like for me, period, like as a lifestyle? This is the path to happiness. It flies in the face of so much of our culture. And, so, it gives us so much to think about today.

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, we invite You into that. What does it look like to follow in Your footsteps and be the servant of all, humbling ourselves and washing the grime of the miles that our brothers and sisters have traveled all around us. How do we participate in what You are teaching us? What does that look like for us today and what does that look like for us as a lifestyle? Come Holy Spirit into our unique mind into our unique experience into our unique story and show us how to live it out as we follow You we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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2 Samuel 3:1-12 – Which One Would You Follow?

"God grant that men of principle shall be our principal men." Thomas Jefferson

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; his second, Kileab the son of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the…

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The Crippling Effect of Self-Sufficiency

1 When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; 3 the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been…

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David Anointed King of Judah

1 After this, David asked the Lord, “Should I go up into one of the cities of Judah?”

The Lord said to him, “Go up.”

David said, “Where shall I go up?”

The Lord said, “To Hebron.”

2 So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezre’el and Abigail of Carmel, who was Nabal’s widow. 3 David also brought along the men who were with him, each man together with his household, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.

4 The men of Judah came there and anointed David to be king over the house of Judah.

David was told, “The men of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.” 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, “You are blessed by the Lord because you performed this act of mercy and faithfulness for your master Saul by burying him. 6 Now may the Lord deal with you with mercy and faithfulness. I also will treat you well because you have done this. 7 Now let your hands be strong and courageous, for your master Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me to be king over them.”

8 However, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, to Mahanaim 9 and made him king over Gilead, Ashuri, and Jezre’el, and over Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years.

But the house of Judah followed David. 11 David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah for seven years and six months.

12 Abner son of Ner and the followers of Ishbosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and the followers of David went out and confronted them at the pool of Gibeon. They took up positions on the opposite sides of the pool.

14 Abner said to Joab, “The young men should get up and compete in front of us.”

Joab said, “Yes, let them do so.”

15 So twelve representatives for Benjamin and Ishbosheth son of Saul got up and crossed over to confront twelve representatives for David. 16 Each one grabbed his opponent’s head and thrust his sword into his side. Together, they all fell. So that place, which is near Gibeon, was called Helkath Hatsurim. 17 A fierce battle took place that day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the followers of David.

18 Three sons of Zeruiah were there, namely, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the gazelles out in the fields. 19 Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn aside to the right or to the left from his pursuit.

20 Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?”

He said, “Yes, it is.”

21 Abner said to him, “Turn to your right hand or to your left and capture one of the young men for yourself and strip off his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside.

22 So Abner warned him again, “Turn aside. Stop following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I face Joab your brother?” 23 But Asahel refused to turn aside, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the pointed butt of his spear. The spear came out his back, and he fell down and died right there. Everyone stopped and just stood there when they came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.

24 But Joab and Abishai keep pursuing Abner. The sun was going down when they came to the hill of Ammah in front of Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 The Benjaminites rallied together behind Abner, joined in one formation, and took their stand on the top of one hill.

26 Abner called to Joab, “Will the sword continue to devour? Do you not know that it will be bitter when all this is over? How long will you delay telling the people to stop pursuing their brothers?”

27 Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely it would have been morning before the people would have given up pursuing their brothers.” 28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the people stopped pursuing Israel. They did not continue to fight.

29 Abner and his men traveled through the Arabah all that night. They crossed the Jordan, marched through the entire region of Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

30 Joab returned from pursuing Abner and gathered together all his troops. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were missing. 31 The followers of David had struck dead three hundred sixty of Abner’s men from the tribe of Benjamin. 32 The men of Judah picked up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father at Bethlehem.

Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron as it was becoming light. — 2 Samuel 2 | Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 32:2; Genesis 47:29; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 14:13; Joshua 22:9; Judges 21:8; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 19:17; 1 Samuel 25:42-43; 1 Samuel 27:3; 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 3:1; 2 Samuel 3:30; 2 Samuel 4:7; 2 Samuel 18:16; 2 Samuel 22:34; 2 Kings 14:8; Nehemiah 2:18; 2 Timothy 1:16

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2 Samuel 2: God Tells David To God Up To Judah To Be Anointed King

1 In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked.

The Lord said, “Go up.”

David asked, “Where shall I go?”

“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.

2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 

3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. 

4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.

When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 

5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 

6 May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 

7 Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

War Between the Houses of David and Saul

8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 

9 He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.

10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. 

11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.

12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. 

13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”

“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 

16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.

18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 

19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 

20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”

“It is,” he answered.

21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”

23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.

24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 

25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.

26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

27 Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.”

28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.

29 All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours and came to Mahanaim.

30 Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were found missing. 

31 But David’s men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner. 

32 They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak.

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