Please read my II Samuel study questions and then all of II Samuel. Choose one of the study guide questions and suggest an answer to that question below. Please try to choose a study question not already addressed by another student.
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Michal falls in love with David against the wishes of her father. When her father sends men to kill David, she helps him escape. David hides until he becomes the king of Judah. David demands Michal's return to him (her father had married her to another). After returning, David treats Michal poorly. (he flirts with other women, drinks, ect. David also prevents her from having children (Possibly attempting to make sure Sauls(Michals father) bloodline dies.
ReplyDelete2 Samuel 22 shows that David truly seems to love and fear God. He speaks of God as his rock, his savior, his protector, and many other names of adoration. He sees God as the reason for his many successes, but also thinks highly of himself, saying that "the Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness," implying that because he has been so faithful, God has granted him with victories. The chapter also shows that David feels limitless with God, that he can win any battle and scale any wall.
ReplyDeleteDavid has many weaknesses and sins. His worst is his love of women, and how that turns around to worse sins.
ReplyDeleteHe really likes women. Bath-sheba was washing and yet he watches her. He also sleeps with her. He even gets her pregnant. Then tries to hide it. He also likes to use his power to hide. If someone doesn't listen to him he finds a way to remove them. Uriah is one example.David tells him to go and sleep with his wife, but Uriah doesn't. David sends him out to fight and die, when his troops left him.
David likes the women, and people listening to him. He also likes to hide his flaws. If he came out with the truth Uriah might have listened. But he felt like hiding it was more important.
David does have consequences from his sin with Bathsheba. He and Bathsheba, the woman he committed adultery with and had her husband killed, have a child and as a consequence God tells him that the child will die. This tears David apart inside and out; I think he did not get off easily at all. God's punishment was severe and lasting. David was still able to rely on God and see that his punishments and judgements were good. David was still a man after God's own heart but like any person he had flaws. He believed that the child was with God in eternity and that brought him peace. David was able to live with the punishment; it hurt him deeply but he also continued to see God's hand in his life and God as his rock and fortress.- Zach Kuhlman
ReplyDeleteanswering number 14...“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield[a] and the horn[b] of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior from violent people ".
ReplyDeletethis first part is a great insight of what David is saying throughout this chapter. He is so thankful God has blessed him and given him everything he has he could not be happier and is just wanting to sing his praises to God for how grateful he truly is even though he is imperfect and human he is so thankful God can forgive him and love him in the manner he does.
tom quigg
#11: Truthfully I think that when David sinned with Bathsheba in chapter 11 he opened up his family line to sexual sin (seen in the case of Amnon). Not only was he disciplined by God directly for this sin (12:11-14), but it also effected his family down the line even if it was something done in secret. Also when Amnon committed this sin against Tamar it says that David was furious (2 Samuel 13:21), but it doesn't say he did anything to discipline his son either. This may be another case like that of Eli and Samuel when they didn't discipline their sons they started acting in ways that were disobedient to God. In the case of Absalom, when he killed Amnon, he went away for some time and David didn't send for him until Joab put a woman up to making a request for him. I think again when David did not address the sin of his son, things yet again got out of hand. David had many admirable qualities such as being forgiving and trusting God to deal with him in a just way at all times. The way he deals with his sons I would say is one of his downfalls though even though you can tell he loves them very much.
ReplyDeleteI love how the scriptures describe David as a man after God's own heart, and I think David portrays this well even after all of his mistakes. Even as a young man, before he is anything to anyone, he shows himself to be willing to pursue God. Throughout his kingship, he seems to long to do the right thing and honor the Lord. But I think considering how God is omniscient, he knew about David's mistakes even at the time of saying David was a man after his own heart. So I find that looking at the sins of David, you still see a man who tries to honor God even in his mistakes. When he is confronted by Nathan and realizes that his sins are not forgotten, he repents. He accepts the judgement of God, after his son dies. He doesn't seem to dispute the work of God. That characteristic is seen again when he refuses to kill the man who curses him. But he continually accepts the sovereignty of God, completely trusting him. It almost seems like he sticks to that understanding that God has blessed him exceedingly and promised him good things, so he trusts Him even when things seem to be going downhill rather rapidly.
ReplyDelete2 Samuel 22: "From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied"
ReplyDeletein this verse it laments davids loss of jonathan and saul and davids is heartbroken at there loss. David it seems doesnt quite know what to do at the loss of both jonathan and saul.
jason schumacher
#8: In regards to God's Covenant, how does David contrast with Saul?
ReplyDeleteWe read in I Samuel 15:26 that the Lord rejected Saul, but in God's covenant with David, the Lord specifically says that his favor will not depart from David (II Samuel 7:15), even if he commits iniquity. What really connects this contrast with our repeated themes discussed in I Samuel is that in II Samuel 7:14, God establishes a father/son relationship with David. We saw through Eli and Samuel that a father's love for his son causes him to overlook inadequacies that would otherwise be major issues. The Lord does say there will be consequences, but this is a wonderful example of God's unfailing love for his children.
#7- What do you make of a man like Abner? Why does he fight for Ishbosheth? Why does he turn on Ishbosheth?
ReplyDeleteAbner is a man that follows what he is told no matter how good or bad the thing is suppose to do is, so you can say he is "loyal" to his words in get whatever job needs to be done. The reason he fights for Ishbosheth he is Saul's son and when Saul was alive Abner was Saul's right hand man and did whatever Saul told him to do and then Saul died and so Abner watched over Ishbosheth, but after Saul died Abner had a relation with one of Saul's concubine and Ishbosheth did not like that and told Abner, then Abner got angry and turned on Ishbosheth because he got "mad over a women" said by Abner.
*Add to J. Beulah #7* Then Abner joined with David and got Michal for David which was part of there covenant between each other.
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