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Mercy
Welcome the internet Audience.
Intro: David becomes King.
A. Last week we talked again about Saul’s death
· Mortal combat, how his bad decisions came back to haunt him.
· If we do not deal ruthlessly with sin it will deal ruthlessly with us.
B. We are pushing forward today so we are going to run up the timeline.
· The difference between David and Saul is that David ask God for direction.
· Shall I go up to the towns of Judah?
Yes.
Where shall I go?
Hebron.
· The men of Judah anointed him king of Judah.
The southern part of kingdom.
The tribes of Judah.
· Abner, Saul’s general, took Saul’s 4th son “Is- Bo- Sheth” and made him king of the northern tribes.
They called that Israel.
· Joab was David’s general and fought Abner and Abner killed his youngest brother.
You need to know that. .
· They fought against each other and Is bo sheth goes a little crazy and accuses Abner of sleeping with his fathers concubine.
Abner, after all he has done for him, gets angry and plans with the elders of Israel to give the northern kingdom to David.
· Abner comes to Hebron and David welcomes him and they make a covenant and Abner leaves in peace.
· Joab comes in from a raid and hears that Joab had left in peace so he sends messengers that say they are from David and Abner comes back to Hebron and before he sees David, Joab kills him.
· David is crushed by the news.
· Mean while back in Israel Ish bo sheth hears of Abners death and panics.
All of Israel were worried what would happen to them without Abner.
So, two leaders of Israel raiding parties Rekab and Baanah sneak into Is bo sheths house, no palace yet, and kill him.
· They bring his head back to David thinking David would be glad.
That didn’t go so well.
· This leads us to 2Sameul 5. David is anointed King over all Israel.
David was 30 years old.
· In chapter 5 he captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and the Lord leads him to victory over the philistines.
I. What does it mean.
A man after God’s heart.
Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia
A. Looking at David we see his attitudes
· Humble – Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
· Reverent – I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
· Respectful – Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
· Trusting – The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
· Loving – I love you, O Lord, my strength.
· Devoted – You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
· Recognition – I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.
· Faithful – Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
· Obedient – Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
· Repentant – For the sake of your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
B. We see in David what we know God wants from us.
· What is God looking for?
He is looking for men and women whose hearts are His—completely
· What is God looking for?
He is looking for men and women whose hearts are His—completely
· That means there are no locked closets.
Nothing’s been swept under the rugs.
That means that when you do wrong, you admit it and come to terms with it.
· You are not just obedient but you long to please Him in your actions.
You care deeply about the motivations behind your actions.
· He’s looking for deeply spiritual, genuinely humble, honest-to-the-core servants who have integrity.
· David showed this in His life.
>>> David was not perfect.
He was a lot like us…
C. David failed often.
· It is interesting that he failed most in his family life.
· David succeeded at work, but he failed at home.
· He did not deal with the members of his own family as he should have, but he was more careful to manage the affairs of his government properly.
· We never see him asking God what he should do at home.
· The home, not one’s work, is the proving ground for church leadership.
This is because the church is, or should be, more like a family than a business.
· David ordered the death of those men who killed Saul and Ishbosheth, but he didn’t do anything to Joab, his nephew, for murdering Abner.
· He is a terrible leader in his family as we will see in later chapters.
>>> David had great attributes, but he failed.
Just like we do.
In the same areas we do.
What made his heart like Gods?
II.
What do we see in him that is like God?
A. David’s attributes can’t all be used for Gods heart
· Humble , God is humble
· Reverent, our God is holy, who would he be reverent too?
· Respectful, to whom?
· Trusting, can you be trusting when you know everything?
· Repentant?
From what?
· Obedient?
To whom?
B. God’s attributes in line with Davids
· Love
· Devotion
· Faithfulness
· Merciful
C. Our God is Mercy.
O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
· David wrote this Psalm he understood God’s mercy.
· David wrote this Psalm he understood God’s mercy.
· If you look at Davids life you see mercy.
· He was merciful to Saul.
He could have killed him.
· He wanted to extend mercy to Ishbosheth but he was denied.
· He extended mercy to Abner and he was killed anyway.
· He extended mercy to Mephibosheth
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