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*2 Samuel 21:1-14*
*Prickly Problems **Sun, Mar 11th 2007*
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*God knows everything – absolutely everything *
· In theological terms – called omniscience
· Knows everything in the world-perfectly
· Knows the present, past & future-clearly
· Knows you- completely – Ps 139 - Wow…
*Problem – God knows everything…but I don’t*
· Truth is: Right now – I don’t, can’t, won’t know
· Question is…how do we handle that
*Problem – in study of David’s life – come to such a section*
· For me–love David’s life, enjoying it – good study
· Areas I knew are now greater.
· Areas I understood, but not why – help
· Of all the areas of David’s life – one of sections I have least looked forward to – is where we are today
o Why?
Because I don’t understand it
*Want to share with you keys when facing unknowns *
· As wrestled with – felt God would have me share
· Have three of them – could add to them–you can
· These are helpful in understanding life & Bible
\\ *I. **3 Keys When face WHY’s*
*1. **Wait on God…Knowing He is Right *
*a. **When confused – problem is not God or the Bible*
i) The problems is me – my lack of understanding
*b. **If you are here as a seeker or new believer*
i) Don’t misunderstand this–not throw away brain
ii) Knowing God is most logical – love w~/ all mind
iii) If have questions–seek answers–gain confidence
*c. **But Christians – should come a place of faith in you*
i) A place– where God has proved enough – trust
ii) When come across confusion– don’t doubt Him
iii) Place pictured in *Eph 4* – no longer tossed…
*d. **Habakkuk– confused – God’s answer confused him more*
i) Told God his confusion–waited for God to correct
ii) As if to say – know I am wrong, don’t know why
*2. **Hold on to what you Know about God *
*a. **Don’t forsake what know about God for what don’t know*
i) Happens in life, in tragedies – weird thoughts
*b. **Best to hold to what you already know about God*
i) He is good, His able, He is holy, He is wise
ii) Even in spite of things that don’t make sense
*3. **Yield to Him in humility and Worship *
*a. **What you don’t’ know–God does know – and it is right, humble yourself to trust Him*
*b. **Let your lack compel you to worship Him*
i) In sin – it can compel frustration
ii) When right…always draws to worship
iii) O how I hope that this morning, is the outflow
*II.**David
Discovers a Problem *
*1. **There is a famine – lack of blessing for three years!*
a.
After three years – asks God why…sin problem
*2. **Wrong conclusion: All famines are a result of sin*
a.
If made a rule – apply to people spiritually – wrong
b.
Some famines are just life – rain on just and unjust
c.
Some famines are folly – our own doing or lack
d.
Some famines are training – God building
*3.
**Right conclusion: Sin can hinder God’s blessings*
*a. **We see this truth throughout scripture*
*b. **Problem was – David was slow even to ask*
i) Took three years…finally asked God
ii) Perhaps thought just life before…now wondering
iii) We can too be a little slow to asking God….
*c. **When in famine, in trials, ask God if spiritual problem *
i) O that this were true in our world today….
ii) Much talk about global warming (may not be true)
iii) Problem – so man focused-cause & solution
iv) Right response is to seek God, humbly
v) Remember 9-11 – say this in some
A. Sadly for many, turned to pride
*4. **The Sin God tells David about…a little wild*
a.
A promise from 400 years earlier
*b.
**Principle: God is serious about us keeping our word*
i) Helps me even when read passage in judges
ii) Our yes is to be our yes…all else is sin
c. Saul’s sin – not recorded – seeks to kill Gibeonites
*d. **Principle: Zeal can overrode righteousness-wrongly *
i) In zeal for God’s people…did wrong - happens
*5. **Questions…many – Why now?
Why David?
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a. 400 year old promise, perhaps a 40 yr old sin
*b. **Go back to principles for dealing with confusion *
i) God is right, His timing is always right
*c. **Could be the end of a process *
i) Could have been dealing w~/sin, now final blow
*d. **Could be Saul’s relatives are continuing sin*
i) Kind a racial purging…possible (doesn’t say)
*e. **Could be God is purifying something in David, Israel*
i) King of an inoculation to prevent disease
*f. **Answer – I don’t know…but God is right*
*6. **Wrong conclusion: Need to clear past generations sins*
a. Are those who use this passage to teach today
b. Problem – never repeated.
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