2 Samuel David Journey to the Palace
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Today we are in our 15th sermon in our series called a Prophet and 2 Kings.
And today we begin the 2nd book of Samuel.
Originally the books of 1st and 2nd Samuel were not divided into separate books,
but were rather 1 complete book.
It was when the Hebrew text was translated into Greek, (which is call the Septuagint)
they divided Samuel into 2 separate books.
The reason behind this was simple,
at the time they used scrolls
and having Samuel as one book was hard to handle in scroll form,
thus they divided it into 2 different books.
(joke about scrolls)
I bring this up so you understand,
that when going from 1st Samuel to 2nd Samuel,
that this is one seamless story. (Tracking with me?)
Last week we closed out an important chapter in Israel’s history,
as king Saul and his sons die.
A sad ending for a once promising king,
as Saul’s story ends with him going to a medium for wisdom
and the next day dying in battle.
There is a subplot in Saul’s ending that I want to mention.
After Saul’s death,
the Philistines come to strip the dead. (take anything of wealth)
When they are doing this,
they come upon King Saul and his sons.
And they take their bodies to hang them on the wall like trophy animal,
in the city of Beth-shan.
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard of this,
all the mighty warriors go to the city at night to rescue the bodies Saul and his sons in order that they can be berried.
I think it is fascinating and a good reminder,
that though a leader can be corrupt,
does not mean everyone under that leader is corrupt.
There was still honorable men and women in Israel,
even though Saul had gone so far from being a man of God.
So our story in our series now transitions form Saul back to David.
Before we get back into David’s story.
I want to ask the question...
Are you thankful for the journey?
All of us this morning have different backgrounds.
(some might be more similar than others but all different)
And we all have unique stories of how we ended up here this morning.
Some here today,
might be searching for answers to big questions.
Some here this morning,
are beginning their journey of faith in God.
While others have walked with God for years.
There are here today,
Saints with different testimonies of God’s grace and faithfulness.
With those testimonies have come scares and pain.
(some with more scares and pain than others, but no one is exempt from them)
I am sure all of us here today have taken a few shots to the mouth in life.
(some self inflected some inflected by others)
But we are all here this morning,
with a story of a journey that has led us to this point.
Are you thankful for the journey?
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Today, we are going to see the fruit of David’s journey to the palace.
2 Samuel 2:1–4a (ESV)
1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” 2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
David’s long road to be king,
seems to finally be over as the men of Judah proclaim David as king of Judah.
At this point I am sure David is like,
“finally the day has arrived for me to be king, it is smooth sailing from here”
But what happens next it a definite plot twits for David...
8 But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim, 9 and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
David has gone through an already difficult journey,
and when it feels like the time for him to step into his position as king,
something else comes up....
Have you had those moments in life where it has been one struggle after another,
and then finally when you see daylight,
you think finally the breakthrough is close.... (almost finished)
But then all at once you face yet another battle...
(you may thinking say that is the story of my life)
My life… catch a break…
David is placed as king of Judea
but not all of Israel excepts him as Isreal.
Therefore,
David stays in Hebron for 7 and half years waiting to be king over all Israel.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
7 and half years waiting for the prophetic word of Samuel over David’s life to come fully to pass.
(Do you think David had doubts at times?)
[Samuel anointed him a long time ago]
18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
33 Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose.
38 All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king.
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
1 Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
Close this morning…
Are you thankful for the journey?
Finish with Rock Creek’s journey so far…
52 to 124
(Miss what God is doing in the present)
