The Reign Of Davis Part 1
1Chron 10 is the account of Saul’s death [1Sam 30]. Vs13-14a why the kingdom was taken from him and given to David [V14b]
2Samuel Begins with an Amalekite lying to David about the death of Saul. He claimed to kill Saul at Saul’s request. When Saul’s armourbearer refused to kill Saul, Saul killed himself then his armourbearer killed himself also.
In 1Sam 30 David smote the Amalekites after they raided and plundered Ziklag and took his wives captive. This man thought to gain favor with David and save his life by saying he killed Saul thinking Saul was a hated enemy of David.
· 2Sam 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
· V15 he died in his lie. David had him killed.
2Sam 1:17-27 David’s praise of Saul and Jonathan
· In these verses we see the great love David had for Jonathan and Saul.
· V19 The beauty of Israel is slain
· V23 They were lovely and pleasant in their lives
· V24 Israel benefited greatly Saul’s reign. 1Sam tells of the sin of Saul. Here David tells of the good things Saul did.
· V26 David tells of his great love of Jonathan.
2Sam 2:1- the LORD tells David to go to Hebron where the men of Judah “anointed” Davis as king of Judah. God had David “anointed” by Samuel to be king over all the children of Israel.
Ishbosheth: an illegitimate king of Israel. [2Sam 2:8-4:12]
V8 Abner Saul’s uncle (1Sam 14:50) took Ishbosheth the son of Saul to Mahanaim and “made” him” king over Israel. The nation was divided into two kingdoms.
· Ishbosheth means a man of shame.
· 1Chron 8:33 and 9:39 state his name as Eshbaal which means a man of Baal. Ishbosheth was a wicked man.
· The reign of Ishbosheth was an attempt by Satan’s to replace the royal line of David with the line of Saul. An attempt to stop line of David leading to Jesus Christ.
2Sa 3:1 ¶ Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. V6 Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul
2Sam 3:7- A rift developed between Abner and Ishbosheth over Abner taking one of Saul’s concubines. Abner attempted to strengthen his power in Israel. Ishbosheth is
2 Sam 3:8-10 The self pride of and wickedness of Abner is see
· V8 Abner said it was he who kept David from killing Ishbosheth V9 Abner set himself up as God’s means to give the entire nation to David. He expected God to bless his equally with David. V10 It appears that Abner felt he had the power to translate all Israel from the house of Saul to David. V20
· Pride goeth before destruction.
2Sam 20 David mades a pact with Abner and Ishbosheth.
David’s servant Joab killed Abner and Ishbosheth is murdered by his own servants. David did not have a hand in killing these men. He felt it was not his place to seek vengeance.
God did not need Abner to give all Israel ti David.
2Sam 5 After the murder of Ishbosheth
2Sam 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they “anointed” David king over Israel.
Davis was than king over a united nation of Israel
They did not want David until they had no other choice.
· Remember David’s part in the northern kingdom first rejecting David as king. In 1Sam 29 David joined Achish the king of the Philistines to fight against Israel.
· 1Cor 10:6 ¶ Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
· Throughout the psalms written by David you see the consequences of his attempting to live in his own power.
· David never wrote a psalm titled “I did it my way.”
· 2Sam 7:14-16
· 2Sam 5:6; 1Chron 11:4 The first act seen of King David is the establishment of the strong hold of Zion (V5:7), the city of David (V5:7), the fort V5:9, in the city of the land of the Jebusites, the city of Jebus which is Jerusalem.
· Jebus Josh 15:15; Judg 1:21, Judg 19:10-11; 1Chron 11:4-5
· 2Sam 5:12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
Ø God had set His chosen king in His chosen city in His chosen land over His chosen people to be His chosen witness to the Gentile nations that led to His chosen sacrifice that paid for the sins of all the world to establish His chosen eternal church, leading to the eternal worship of the Lamb being served by His eternal chosen nation as He sits upon His eternal throne in His eternal city on His eternal earth.