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March 3, 2013
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2. David is king of Judah and
Ishbosheth is king of the
rest of Israel.
Joab has killed Abner, so
Ishbo has no general.
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3. 2 Samuel 4 1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner
was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all
the Israelites were troubled.
Ishbosheth trembled with fear, and the people
were troubled.
They had followed Abner; now he’s dead.
What will David do to them?
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4. That’s why we all need to decide to follow Jesus.
He will never let us down.
All men are fallible.
Some really try to be good men.
Others, like Abner, are out for number one.
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5. But the Lord will never let us down.
Hebrews 13 (TLB) 5 Stay away from the love of
money; be satisfied (content) with what you have.
For God has said, "I will never, never fail you nor
forsake you." 6 That is why we can say without any
doubt or fear, "The Lord is my Helper, and I am not
afraid of anything that mere man can do to me."
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6. 2 And Saul's son had two
men that were captains of
bands: the name of the one
was Baanah, and the name
of the other Rechab, the
sons of Rimmon a Beero-
thite, of the children of
Benjamin: (for Beeroth also
was reckoned to Benjamin: His own men.
3 And the Beerothites fled to
Gittaim, and were so-
journers there until this day.)
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7. 4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a
son that was lame of his feet. He
was five years old when the
tidings came of Saul and
Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his
nurse took him up, and fled: and Mephibosheth has
it came to pass, as she made nothing to do with
haste to flee, that he fell, and this part of the
became lame. And his name was story, but will
Mephibosheth. come up later.
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8. 5 And the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, Rechab and
Baanah, went, and came about
the heat of the day to the
house of Ishbosheth, who lay
on a bed at noon. 6 And they
came thither into the midst of
the house, as though they
would have fetched wheat;
and they smote him under the
fifth rib: and Rechab and
Baanah his brother escaped.
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9. 7 Forwhen they came into the
house, he lay on his bed in his
bedchamber, and they smote
him, and slew him, and
beheaded him, and took his
head, and gat them away
through the plain all night.
Apparently they were known to everyone in
Ishbosheth’s household.
They walked right into his bedroom, killed
him, cut off his head, and took it with them.
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10. They got clean away.
Apparently it was Ishbo’s habit to lay up
in the bed all day.
No one checked on him.
Fear leads to
depression.
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11. Ishbosheth was a weak man in every sense.
He had allowed Abner to use him to divide the
kingdom and delay David’s rule over Israel.
When Abner took one of Saul’s
concubines, Ishbosheth did nothing about it except
complain.
When Abner was killed, he was so afraid that he
trembled with fear, and apparently took to his bed.
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12. Here he is still in bed at noon without guards.
Proverbs 20 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to
poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be
satisfied with bread.
With a potential threat from David, Ishbosheth
should have been taking care of business.
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13. Proverbs 26 14 As the door turneth upon his
hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Romans 12:11-12 (TLB) Never be lazy in your
work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically. Be glad
for all God is planning for you. Be patient in
trouble, and prayerful always.
We can serve the Lord even in our daily work.
Do it gladly, willingly, and enthusiastically.
Look forward to the day with anticipation, and
look back on the day with satisfaction.
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14. Proverbs 12 (TLB) 27 A lazy man won’t even dress
the game he gets while hunting, but the diligent
man makes good use of everything he finds.
Proverbs 18 9 He also that is slothful in his work is
brother to him that is a great waster.
To take care of God’s Provision is as important
as receiving it in the first place.
Don’t waste God’s Provision.
Use it wisely and well.
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15. 8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto
David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the
head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine
enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath
avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of
his seed.
Will they never learn?
Will David praise them for this murder?
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16. 9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his
brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and
said unto them, As the LORD liveth, Who hath
redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 When one
told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to
have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and
slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have
given him a reward for his tidings:
God had delivered him, and David knew that
God would deliver him.
All his trust was in God Almighty.
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17. 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a
righteous person in his own house upon his bed?
shall I not therefore now require his blood of your
hand, and take you away from the earth? 12 And
David commanded his young men, and they slew
them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and
hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they
took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the
sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
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18. David would never rejoice in help that
came by wicked behavior.
Proverbs 24 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy
falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he
stumbleth: 18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease
Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
Lord, give me a heart like David, a heart
that’s kind and true.
Help me Lord to love even my enemies.
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