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2 Samuel 1:1–4 “1 After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. 2 On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp.
He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning.
He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.”
3 “Where have you come from?”
David asked.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.
4 “What happened?”
David demanded.
“Tell me how the battle went.”
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle.
Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
So......in battle King Saul and his son Jonathan dies.
Soon after that King David takes the throne over Judah which is Southern Israel.
Second Samuel really covers the forty-year reign of the man (King David) who lived at the halfway point between Abraham and Christ, about 1000 B.C.
King David through God’s guidance because David constantly was seeking God’s leadership brings the country to the very “zenith” of power.
What that means is that God was with King David in everything.
David was always seeking God, God’s word, God’s strength, God’s Wisdom.
Are we doing that each day?
Throughout David’s reign, he seeks God zealously and confesses his sins promptly---actions befitting the one called by God “a man after My own heart.
Acts 13:22
Author.
Again, like 1st Samuel, we are not really sure.
Some say that 2nd Samuel was written by the prophet Nathan and Gad the seer.
Most of 2nd Samuel was written after Samuel’s death and after the death of Solomon in 931 B.C.
Theme and Purpose: There is no real break between 1st and 2nd Samuel.
Again, they were written to be one book.
The book of 2nd Samuel offers a very candid portrait of the strengths and weaknesses of David’s forty-year reign.
Several Spiritual truths are reinforced and illustrated int he life of King David. 1) obedience.
2) God brings Blessings.
3) AND disobedience leads to God’s judgment.
4) The consequences of sin cannot be avoided: “sin, when it is full-grown brings forth death.”
James 1:15 “These desires give birth to sinful actions.
And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.”
Key Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:12–13 “12 For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name.
And I will secure his royal throne forever.
The eleventh chapter of 2nd Samuel is a turning point for King David.
Here we observe David’s choice to deliberately sin.
He sees Bathsheba, lusts after her, seeks her, has her then has her husband killed to both cover the situation and save himself.
Then, God removes all of the blessings on David’s family and his kingdom.
God chastises His anointed one.
Do we ever feel chastised by God because of the things we do and the choices we make?
We know when we sin, worse yet we know when we “intentionally” sin.
So, we might get ready when we do because God will punish us.
Key characteristics of King David written in 2nd Samuel are worthy of taking a closer look at.
Let’s ask ourselves, “am I living my life with these things in mind?”
David did not allow any idolatry to become a problem during his reign.
Do we have any idols?
David is a true servant of God.
Are we a true servant to God? David was characterized by justice, wisdom, integrity, courage and compassion.
Are we living the same way that David chose to live by?
Contribution to the Bible: 2nd Samuel reveals to us how a nation was unified under King David.
How Israel conquered its enemies and extended its boundaries and how it achieved major economic prosperity.
2nd Samuel tells us the beginning of an endless dynasty and the life of a man about whom more is known than any other individual in the Old Testament.
Do you think there is a reason God wanted so much information in the OT about one man, King David?
Of course.
There is good in all of us.
There is sin in all of us.
We must know God, be obedient, be in repentance when we sin and constantly be praising our Father.
Just like today, our lives are not much different that King Davids’.
2nd Samuel tells us about David’s Triumphs, Davids’ Transgressions, Davids’ Troubles.
AMEN
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