Day #140

Sermon - Audio
2 Samuel 19-21 - Daily Audio
2 Sameul 19-21 - Daily Reading

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1-3 = David is overcome with grief concerning his son's death. Even though his son opposed him.

v4-6 = Because David has covered his face with grief, he has covered with shame the faces of his loyal servants. you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. The words for “love” and “hate” here can mean “be loyal” and “be disloyal.” Joab is REALLY upset. Remember that Absalom was a very rebellious and perverse son.

8-15 = The whole country finally agrees to bring David back, but even this creates problems as it shows the division between Judah and the rest of Israel. Israel (in this chapter referring to the northern tribes) had spoken with David about coming back to Jerusalem, but David has to make a special appeal to Judah. So a Judean contingent accompanies David back, apparently without consultation with the other tribes. However, Israel and Judah argue over the ceremony of David’s triumphal return to his capital (vv. 41–43). "why do you say nothing?" The question highlights the factions that developed within both Israel and Judah concerning the validity of David’s return to the throne. David uses the support he is getting from Israel to motivate Judah to action. -ESVSB-

13 - Joab is demoted. More than likely this is because he disobeyed the command of David concerning Absalom.

15 - Gilgal was an important religious center near Jericho and the Jordan River

A good summary of the "Shimei" situation is given in the JSB - "Abishai, Joab’s brother. His relentless approach (cf. 1 Sam. 26:8ff.; 2 Sam. 16:9ff.) sets off David’s moderate attitude. David swears not to put Shimei to death, probably in order to win the support of Benjamin. He does not, however, forgive Shimei (see 1 Kings 2:8–9)."

26 - In 16:3 Ziba lies to David about Mephibosheth wanting to stay in Jerusalem. Mephibosheth couldn't get away.

30 - Mephibosheth didn't even care about the land, only that David had returned.

20

1-2 - Sheba took advantage of David at a weak point. He went his own way and took others with him by devaluing the kingship of David. Sheba took the 10 northern tribes away from him.

3 - His wives were violated by Absalom. "He could not well divorce them; he could not punish them, as they were not in the transgression; he could not more be familiar with them, because they had been defiled by his son; and to have married them to other men might have been dangerous to the state." - Clarke-

5 - Amasa was no Joab!

8-10 - Then again...maybe he doesn't want to be. Joab gets revenge.

15-22 - The city was saved because of the courage of one woman.

23 - Joab gets his position back. It's tough to know if David yet knows what has happened, but either way Amasa had failed in his duties.

21

A famine comes upon the land for 3 years due to, as Larry stated, "a broken covenant/promise between the city of God and the city of men." God is concerned about His name throughout all of the world/creation. He will not have His name be devalued.

7 - David promised to protect and bless Mephibosheth and he would not fulfill one promise at the expense of another.

10 - The coming of rain showed the famine was over, justice was satisfied, and Israel was delivered.

*Interesting Thought - The people of Israel must have been continuously been praying for the famine in the land to be over, but God refused to listen to them as long as the sin was not dealt with.

15-17 - David is getting older at this point. Think of telling your grandpa or grandma that they can't drive anymore...this is sort of what is happening with David :)

17 - "lamp of Israel" = The lamp-metaphor may be based on the continually burning lamp in the temple (Exod 27:20). In figurative usage, lamp may be a symbol of life (cf. Job 21:17; Prov 20:20; 24:20). WBC

18-end - The people can kill giants as well. David has instilled a passion within his followers to obey the commands of God. David is a true leader in the sense that he duplicated himself among a larger group of people.