Smith dis cusses the proposition of the son marrying the wife of. So david bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. His sin, which was numbering the people in the pride of his heart. Gods prophet, priest, and judge, chapters 1 8 chapter 1 this first book of samuel opens with a cry of a godly woman. The last words of david, which we read in the chapter before, were admirably good, but in this chapter we read of some of his last works, which were none of the best. Let me summarize these two chapters and then come back to that topic. Now it came to pass after the death of saul, when david had returned from the slaughter of the amalekites, and david had stayed two days in ziklag, on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from sauls camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. The moabites are oppressing the israelites, and god hears the cries of his people. My topic for this lesson has to do with the word impact. Exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of.
David, tempted by satan, forceth joab to number the people. Saul, like judas iscariot, was a man whom the lord saw as one having great potential. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 24 and more. Verse click for chapter new international version again the anger of the lord burned against israel, and he incited david against them, saying, go and. Up until this point in biblical history, the israelites have not had a king. And you will rule over the lord s people and save them from their enemies around them.
After the famine had returned year after year, for three years, david inquired of the lord. The anger of the lord, it must be well observed, was not the cause of davids sin, nor of the sins of the people. Yet the lord expressly allowed it as a chastisement against david. This example throws light upon gods government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in the neviim or prophets section of the hebrew bibleold testament, called the deuteronomistic history, a series of books joshua, judges, samuel and kings that constitute a theological history of the israelites and aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets. Go and say unto david, thus saith the lord, i offer thee three things. It seems strange to us that a son would have his fathers concubine, but this has been done. It is considered uncertain by many as to why god was angry with israel.
Ehud, a lefthanded benjamite, goes to eglon to deliver the tribute monies the israelites are paying to moab. When the great famine happened in the days of david we do not know. And again the anger of the lord was kindled against israel, and he moved david against them to say, go, number israel and judah. But as we find out in 1 chronicles, chapter one, it was satan that moved. The second book of samuels first chapter begins as a continuation from chapter 31 of the first book of samuel, which had a pretty sad ending. Absalom lay with davids concubines in order to show that his break with his fathers house was full and complete i1 samuel 16. He kissed saul and said, i am doing this because the lord has appointed you to be the ruler over israel, his special possession. While the people cry for a king, hannah cries for a child. For the king said to joab the captain of the host, which was with him, go now through all the tribes of israel, from dan even to beersheba, and number ye the people, that i may know the number of the people. But as we find out in 1 chronicles, chapter one, it was satan that. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 24, where david commands a census to be. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings. He had a promise of the kingdom, but no command to slay the king.
The second book of samuel the second book of samuel. The word number in this verse is a different one from that used in the rest of the chapter, and means simply to count, while the other conveys the idea of a military muster. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. And again after the former tokens of his anger, such as the three years famine, mentioned chap.
This will be the sign to you that the lord has appointed you. And it came to pass after this, that david inquired of the lord, saying, shall i go up into any of the cities of judah. A second outbreak of the divine wrath occurred after the 3 year famine recorded in 21. After being raised by the priest eli in temple, samuel becomes gods number one prophet. The birth of solomon, and gods gracious message concerning him, in which god gave an evidence of his reconciliation to david, 2 samuel 12. Hey there bible student, were into the second samuel book, glad youre here. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, absalom would call out to him, what town. As 2 samuel begins, saul and jonathan have just died fighting the philistinesdavid almost fought for the philistines, but ended up getting excused at the last second, and headed off to fight the amalekites saul had committed suicide after seeing his defeat was inevitable with, as it turns out, a little help, and jonathan was killed in the battle. Introduction107 this incident in the cave could easily be a rerun of the execution of eglon, king of moab, as described in judges 3. What an amalekite is dying to tell david 2 samuel 1. It was an opportunity given to david to exercise faith and patience. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which ought to be the medium between god and the people.
The story of samuel begins with, funnily enough, the birth of samuel. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. With three bullocks as one bullock only is mentioned in the next verse, the lxx, syriac, and arabic, read one bullock of three years old, which houbigant approves and follows. The best explanation is that satan prompted king david and is the he of 2 samuel 24. Then the lord answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on israel was stopped. This is not the first time the people of israel were numbered. The anger of the lord was kindled against israel for their sins, and on account of the following action of david. This is the end and summary of 2 samuel chapter 24, and the end of the book second samuel. He reasons strongly, both with himself and with his. Matthew henry verse by verse commentary for 1 samuel.
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