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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00to
- 0:01the
- 0:01Dwelling
- 0:01Place
- 0:01from
- 0:01Entrusted
- 0:02Ministries.
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03Stephanie
- 0:03Hickox,
- 0:04and
- 0:04today
- 0:04we're
- 0:04studying
- 0:05the
- 0:05first
- 0:05three
- 0:05chapters
- 0:06of
- 0:06Second
- 0:06Samuel,
- 0:07and
- 0:07then
- 0:07we'll
- 0:07read
- 0:07Psalms
- 0:081
- 0:0828
- 0:08through
- 0:09one
- 0:0930,
- 0:09and
- 0:09pray
- 0:09accordingly.
- 0:10First
- 0:11and
- 0:11second
- 0:11Samuel
- 0:11are
- 0:12one
- 0:12book
- 0:12in
- 0:12the
- 0:12Hebrew
- 0:12Bible,
- 0:13but
- 0:13we're
- 0:13divided
- 0:14because
- 0:14the
- 0:14scrolls
- 0:15didn't
- 0:15contain
- 0:15enough
- 0:16room
- 0:16to
- 0:16keep
- 0:16them
- 0:16together.
- 0:17And
- 0:17it's
- 0:17evident
- 0:18why
- 0:18it
- 0:18was
- 0:18divided,
- 0:19where
- 0:19it
- 0:19is.
- 0:19as
- 0:20Second
- 0:20Samuel
- 0:20begins
- 0:21after
- 0:21the
- 0:21death
- 0:22of
- 0:22Saul
- 0:22in
- 0:23chapter
- 0:23one,
- 0:23David
- 0:24isn't
- 0:24aware
- 0:24of
- 0:24what
- 0:24happened
- 0:25to
- 0:25Saul
- 0:25and
- 0:25his
- 0:25sons,
- 0:26ironically
- 0:27in
- 0:27Amalekite
- 0:27comes
- 0:28to
- 0:28him,
- 0:28the
- 0:28Amalekites
- 0:29being
- 0:29the
- 0:29people
- 0:30group
- 0:30that
- 0:30Saul
- 0:31was
- 0:31commanded
- 0:31to
- 0:31completely
- 0:32wipe
- 0:32out.
- 0:32He
- 0:33recounts
- 0:33how
- 0:33Saul
- 0:34was
- 0:34lying
- 0:34on
- 0:34his
- 0:34spear
- 0:35and
- 0:35wasn't
- 0:35quite
- 0:36dead
- 0:36yet,
- 0:36and
- 0:36asked
- 0:37this
- 0:37young
- 0:37man
- 0:37to
- 0:37finish
- 0:38the
- 0:38job.
- 0:38I
- 0:38don't
- 0:39necessarily
- 0:39see
- 0:40a
- 0:40contradiction
- 0:40with
- 0:41one
- 0:41Samuel
- 0:4131
- 0:42because
- 0:42it
- 0:42says
- 0:42that
- 0:43Saul
- 0:43did
- 0:43lie
- 0:43on
- 0:44his
- 0:44sword
- 0:44and
- 0:44he
- 0:44died.
- 0:45It
- 0:45just
- 0:45doesn't
- 0:46refer
- 0:46to
- 0:46this
- 0:46young
- 0:46man,
- 0:47so
- 0:47we
- 0:47can't
- 0:47tell
- 0:48if
- 0:48he's
- 0:48lying
- 0:49or
- 0:49if
- 0:49scripture
- 0:49left
- 0:50that
- 0:50detail
- 0:50out
- 0:50in
- 0:50the
- 0:51last
- 0:51chapter.
- 0:51but
- 0:52to
- 0:52validate
- 0:52at
- 0:52least
- 0:53part
- 0:53of
- 0:53his
- 0:53story,
- 0:54he
- 0:54brought
- 0:54Saul's
- 0:54crown
- 0:55and
- 0:55his
- 0:55umlet
- 0:56to
- 0:56David.
- 0:56He
- 0:57was
- 0:57clearly
- 0:57aware
- 0:58that
- 0:58David
- 0:58was
- 0:58God's
- 0:59choice
- 0:59to
- 0:59be
- 0:59the
- 0:59next
- 1:00king.
- 1:00After
- 1:00being
- 1:01on
- 1:01the
- 1:01run
- 1:01from
- 1:01Saul
- 1:02for
- 1:02over
- 1:02a
- 1:02decade
- 1:02of
- 1:03his
- 1:03life,
- 1:03we
- 1:03would
- 1:04expect
- 1:04relief
- 1:05and
- 1:05rejoicing,
- 1:05but
- 1:06that's
- 1:06not
- 1:06David's
- 1:06response.
- 1:07He
- 1:07takes
- 1:08hold
- 1:08of
- 1:08his
- 1:08clothes
- 1:08and
- 1:08tore
- 1:09them,
- 1:09and
- 1:09so
- 1:09did
- 1:10all
- 1:10of
- 1:10the
- 1:10men
- 1:10who
- 1:10were
- 1:10with
- 1:11him,
- 1:11and
- 1:11they
- 1:11mourned
- 1:12and
- 1:12they
- 1:12grieved
- 1:13for
- 1:13Saul
- 1:13and
- 1:13his
- 1:14sons.
- 1:14We
- 1:15continue
- 1:15to
- 1:15witness
- 1:16David's
- 1:16deep
- 1:17character
- 1:17and
- 1:17his
- 1:17lack
- 1:18of
- 1:18ambition.
- 1:18He's
- 1:19obedient
- 1:19to
- 1:19the
- 1:19Lord's
- 1:20plans,
- 1:20but
- 1:20at
- 1:21no
- 1:21point
- 1:21has
- 1:22he
- 1:22tried
- 1:22to
- 1:22take
- 1:22the
- 1:23throne
- 1:23for
- 1:23himself.
- 1:24He
- 1:24grieves
- 1:24for
- 1:24his
- 1:24nation
- 1:25and
- 1:25their
- 1:25loss
- 1:26of
- 1:26a
- 1:26ruler
- 1:27and
- 1:27their
- 1:27loss
- 1:27in
- 1:27the
- 1:27battle,
- 1:28but
- 1:28also
- 1:29for
- 1:29his
- 1:29best
- 1:29friend
- 1:30as
- 1:30he
- 1:30was
- 1:30unwilling
- 1:31to
- 1:31lay
- 1:31his
- 1:31hand
- 1:32upon
- 1:32the
- 1:32Lord's
- 1:32anointed,
- 1:33he
- 1:33holds
- 1:33the
- 1:33amalekite
- 1:34accountable
- 1:34for
- 1:35claiming
- 1:35to
- 1:35end
- 1:35the
- 1:35life
- 1:35of
- 1:36Saul.
- 1:36David
- 1:37laments
- 1:37through
- 1:37song
- 1:37an
- 1:38epic.
- 1:38the
- 1:38conclusion
- 1:38says,
- 1:39Jonathan
- 1:39lies.
- 1:40Slain
- 1:40on
- 1:40your
- 1:40high
- 1:40places.
- 1:41I'm
- 1:42distressed
- 1:42for
- 1:42you.
- 1:42My
- 1:43brother
- 1:43Jonathan,
- 1:43very
- 1:44pleasant.
- 1:44Have
- 1:44you
- 1:45been
- 1:45to
- 1:45me?
- 1:45Your
- 1:46love
- 1:46to
- 1:46me
- 1:46was
- 1:46extraordinary,
- 1:47surpassing
- 1:48the
- 1:48love
- 1:48of
- 1:48women.
- 1:49Many
- 1:49people
- 1:50find
- 1:50this
- 1:50for
- 1:50peculiar.
- 1:51How
- 1:51could
- 1:51a
- 1:51friendship
- 1:52be
- 1:52better
- 1:52than
- 1:52a
- 1:53marriage
- 1:53relationship?
- 1:53As
- 1:54I've
- 1:54prayed
- 1:54about
- 1:54it,
- 1:54I've
- 1:55always
- 1:55thought,
- 1:55well,
- 1:56David,
- 1:56if
- 1:57you
- 1:57only
- 1:57had
- 1:57one
- 1:57wife,
- 1:58like
- 1:58the
- 1:58Lord
- 1:58wanted
- 1:59you
- 1:59to,
- 1:59then
- 1:59maybe
- 2:00you
- 2:00would've
- 2:00experienced
- 2:01marriage
- 2:01differently,
- 2:02but
- 2:02because
- 2:02you
- 2:02were
- 2:02spreading
- 2:03out
- 2:03the
- 2:03love,
- 2:04Friendship
- 2:04did
- 2:04feel
- 2:05better
- 2:05to
- 2:05you.
- 2:05But
- 2:05five
- 2:06years
- 2:06ago,
- 2:06I
- 2:06hadn't
- 2:06experienced,
- 2:07it
- 2:07helped
- 2:07me
- 2:07understand
- 2:08this
- 2:08verse
- 2:08in
- 2:08a
- 2:08whole
- 2:08new
- 2:08light.
- 2:09I
- 2:09was
- 2:09battling
- 2:10unforgiveness
- 2:10and
- 2:11I
- 2:11knew
- 2:11the
- 2:11Lord
- 2:11was
- 2:11calling
- 2:12me
- 2:12to
- 2:12lay
- 2:12it
- 2:12down,
- 2:12but
- 2:13I
- 2:13felt
- 2:13it
- 2:13was
- 2:13so
- 2:14beyond
- 2:14me
- 2:14to
- 2:14surrender
- 2:15this
- 2:15battle.
- 2:16I
- 2:16wanted
- 2:16to
- 2:16move
- 2:16forward
- 2:16in
- 2:16obedience,
- 2:17but
- 2:17I
- 2:17decided
- 2:18I
- 2:18needed
- 2:18a
- 2:18physical
- 2:19challenge
- 2:20and
- 2:20a
- 2:20point
- 2:20to
- 2:20look
- 2:21back
- 2:21in
- 2:21time
- 2:21and
- 2:21say
- 2:22that
- 2:22was
- 2:22the
- 2:22day
- 2:23I
- 2:23had
- 2:23two
- 2:23dear
- 2:24friends
- 2:24that
- 2:24I
- 2:25asked
- 2:25to
- 2:25accomplish
- 2:26this
- 2:26with
- 2:26me.
- 2:26One
- 2:27had
- 2:27just
- 2:27had
- 2:27a
- 2:27baby,
- 2:28so
- 2:28as
- 2:28much
- 2:28as
- 2:28she
- 2:28wanted
- 2:29to
- 2:29support
- 2:29me.
- 2:29Couldn't
- 2:30do
- 2:30it,
- 2:30but
- 2:30the
- 2:31other
- 2:31walked
- 2:31every
- 2:32step
- 2:32of
- 2:33a
- 2:3328
- 2:33mile
- 2:34trek
- 2:34around
- 2:34a
- 2:34lake
- 2:35with
- 2:35me.
- 2:35As
- 2:36I
- 2:36was
- 2:36driving
- 2:36home,
- 2:37this
- 2:37verse
- 2:37came
- 2:37to
- 2:38my
- 2:38mind.
- 2:38I
- 2:38couldn't
- 2:39have
- 2:39been
- 2:39more
- 2:39humbled
- 2:39that
- 2:40this
- 2:40incredible
- 2:40friend
- 2:41would
- 2:41support
- 2:41me
- 2:41both
- 2:42physically
- 2:42and
- 2:42spiritually
- 2:43in
- 2:44this
- 2:44way
- 2:44to
- 2:44do
- 2:44something
- 2:45I
- 2:45felt
- 2:45powerless
- 2:45to
- 2:45do.
- 2:46Friendship
- 2:47is
- 2:47very
- 2:47different
- 2:47than
- 2:48marriage.
- 2:48But
- 2:48those
- 2:48who
- 2:49have
- 2:49experienced
- 2:49this
- 2:49depth
- 2:50can
- 2:50understand
- 2:50how
- 2:51we
- 2:51can
- 2:51find
- 2:51such
- 2:51refuge
- 2:52in
- 2:52sharing
- 2:53our
- 2:53heart.
- 2:53It's
- 2:54a
- 2:54true
- 2:54gift
- 2:54from
- 2:54the
- 2:54Lord.
- 2:55After
- 2:55David
- 2:56Grieves
- 2:56thoroughly,
- 2:57he
- 2:57prays
- 2:57and
- 2:57god
- 2:58tells
- 2:58him
- 2:58to
- 2:58go
- 2:58to
- 2:58Hebrew.
- 2:59This
- 2:59is
- 2:59where
- 2:59the
- 2:59patriarchs
- 3:00are
- 3:00buried,
- 3:00and
- 3:01it's
- 3:01incredibly
- 3:01significant
- 3:02in
- 3:02Israel's
- 3:02history.
- 3:03The
- 3:03men
- 3:03of
- 3:03Judah
- 3:04come
- 3:04and
- 3:04anoint
- 3:04him,
- 3:04king.
- 3:05But
- 3:05he's
- 3:06not
- 3:06the
- 3:06ruler
- 3:06over
- 3:07all
- 3:07of
- 3:07Israel
- 3:08yet
- 3:08because
- 3:08we
- 3:08also
- 3:09find
- 3:09out
- 3:09that
- 3:09Saul
- 3:10has
- 3:10a
- 3:10remaining
- 3:10son
- 3:11ish
- 3:11eth,
- 3:12meaning
- 3:12man
- 3:12of
- 3:12shame.
- 3:13It
- 3:13seems
- 3:13he
- 3:14did
- 3:14not
- 3:14go
- 3:14out
- 3:14to
- 3:14battle
- 3:15and
- 3:15was
- 3:15therefore
- 3:16spared
- 3:16from
- 3:16dying
- 3:17with
- 3:17his
- 3:17family.
- 3:17Abner,
- 3:18who
- 3:18was
- 3:18the
- 3:18cousin
- 3:19of
- 3:19Saul
- 3:20and
- 3:20the
- 3:20commander
- 3:20of
- 3:20his
- 3:20army,
- 3:21makes
- 3:21ish
- 3:22Bhe
- 3:22king
- 3:23over
- 3:23Israel.
- 3:23There's
- 3:24a
- 3:24large
- 3:24section
- 3:24to
- 3:25the
- 3:25north
- 3:25that's
- 3:25still
- 3:26loyal
- 3:26to
- 3:26the
- 3:26line
- 3:27of
- 3:27Saul.
- 3:27In
- 3:27case
- 3:28we
- 3:28thought
- 3:28that
- 3:28David's
- 3:28battle
- 3:29to
- 3:29inherit
- 3:29the
- 3:29promises
- 3:30of
- 3:30God
- 3:30was
- 3:30going
- 3:31to
- 3:31be
- 3:31over,
- 3:31we're
- 3:31mistaken.
- 3:32Even
- 3:33after
- 3:33Saul
- 3:33dies,
- 3:34David
- 3:34still
- 3:34has
- 3:34to
- 3:35wait
- 3:35to
- 3:35rule
- 3:35the
- 3:35entire
- 3:35nation.
- 3:36And
- 3:36Abner
- 3:37who
- 3:37was
- 3:37the
- 3:37commander
- 3:38of
- 3:38Saul's
- 3:38armies,
- 3:39I
- 3:39would
- 3:39assume
- 3:39takes
- 3:39the
- 3:40same
- 3:40role
- 3:40for
- 3:40Buhe.
- 3:41And
- 3:41Joe
- 3:41AB
- 3:42is
- 3:42the
- 3:42commander
- 3:42of
- 3:42David's
- 3:43army.
- 3:43They
- 3:44decide,
- 3:44you
- 3:44know
- 3:44what?
- 3:45Let's
- 3:45not
- 3:45have
- 3:45a
- 3:45full
- 3:46out
- 3:46war.
- 3:47We'll
- 3:47just
- 3:47have
- 3:47a
- 3:47representative
- 3:48battle
- 3:48here.
- 3:48We'll
- 3:49each
- 3:49take
- 3:4912
- 3:49warriors
- 3:50and
- 3:50see
- 3:50who
- 3:50wins
- 3:51At
- 3:51the
- 3:51end,
- 3:51all
- 3:5124
- 3:52men
- 3:52lie
- 3:53dead
- 3:53before
- 3:53them.
- 3:54And
- 3:54really
- 3:54all
- 3:54this
- 3:55does
- 3:55is
- 3:55incite
- 3:56more
- 3:56conflict
- 3:56and
- 3:57lead
- 3:57to
- 3:57a
- 3:57greater
- 3:57battle.
- 3:58In
- 3:58two
- 3:5818,
- 3:59we
- 3:59read
- 3:59that
- 3:59the
- 4:00Sons
- 4:00of
- 4:00Zaia
- 4:01were
- 4:01Joab
- 4:02Abishai.
- 4:03and
- 4:03as
- 4:03a
- 4:03how.
- 4:04In
- 4:04processing
- 4:04this,
- 4:04I
- 4:05actually
- 4:05said,
- 4:05Lord,
- 4:06that
- 4:06was
- 4:06kind
- 4:06of
- 4:06confusing
- 4:07cause
- 4:07I
- 4:07was
- 4:07having
- 4:07a
- 4:08hard
- 4:08time
- 4:08tracking
- 4:08who
- 4:08was
- 4:09who
- 4:09here.
- 4:09And
- 4:10I'll
- 4:10just
- 4:10give
- 4:10you
- 4:11a
- 4:11ridiculous
- 4:11insight
- 4:12into
- 4:12how
- 4:12my
- 4:12mind
- 4:13works
- 4:13in
- 4:13case
- 4:13it
- 4:14helps
- 4:14you
- 4:14keep
- 4:14it
- 4:14straight.
- 4:15To
- 4:15remember
- 4:15that
- 4:15Joab
- 4:16is
- 4:16on
- 4:16David's
- 4:16side.
- 4:17I
- 4:17picture
- 4:17him
- 4:18saying
- 4:18it
- 4:18to
- 4:18David.
- 4:19Joe
- 4:19Abs
- 4:19be
- 4:19looking
- 4:20good,
- 4:20David.
- 4:20I
- 4:21know
- 4:21it's
- 4:21ridiculous,
- 4:22but
- 4:22this
- 4:22is
- 4:23significant
- 4:23because
- 4:24Zaia
- 4:25was
- 4:25David's
- 4:25sister
- 4:26and
- 4:26these
- 4:26are
- 4:26his
- 4:27nephews.
- 4:27Do
- 4:27you
- 4:27remember
- 4:28that?
- 4:28Abishai
- 4:28was
- 4:28the
- 4:28one
- 4:29who
- 4:29captured
- 4:29Saul
- 4:29Spear
- 4:30with
- 4:30David
- 4:30a
- 4:30couple
- 4:30chapters
- 4:31ago.
- 4:31They're
- 4:32having
- 4:32this
- 4:32battle
- 4:32and
- 4:33Asa
- 4:33hell
- 4:33is
- 4:33pursuing
- 4:34Abner,
- 4:34but
- 4:34Abner
- 4:35keeps
- 4:35warning
- 4:35him,
- 4:35Hey,
- 4:36turn
- 4:36back.
- 4:36I
- 4:36don't
- 4:37wanna
- 4:37have
- 4:37to
- 4:37kill
- 4:37you.
- 4:38Aza,
- 4:38hell
- 4:38will
- 4:38not
- 4:38relent.
- 4:39He
- 4:39ignores
- 4:40Abner's
- 4:40attempt
- 4:41to
- 4:41show
- 4:41mercy,
- 4:42and
- 4:42eventually
- 4:42Abner
- 4:43strikes
- 4:43him
- 4:43with
- 4:43a
- 4:43spear.
- 4:44At
- 4:44the
- 4:44end
- 4:44of
- 4:44the
- 4:44battle,
- 4:45Abner
- 4:45says
- 4:45to
- 4:45Joab,
- 4:46shall
- 4:46the
- 4:46sword
- 4:46devour
- 4:47forever?
- 4:47Do
- 4:48you
- 4:48not
- 4:48know
- 4:48that
- 4:48the
- 4:49end
- 4:49will
- 4:49be
- 4:49bitter?
- 4:49How
- 4:50long
- 4:50will
- 4:50it
- 4:50be
- 4:50before
- 4:51you
- 4:51tell
- 4:51your
- 4:51people
- 4:52to
- 4:52turn
- 4:52from
- 4:52the
- 4:52pursuit
- 4:53of
- 4:53their
- 4:53brothers?
- 4:54They
- 4:54decide
- 4:54not
- 4:54to
- 4:54fight
- 4:55anymore,
- 4:55which
- 4:55sounds
- 4:56very
- 4:56hopeful,
- 4:57but
- 4:57chapter
- 4:57three
- 4:57tells
- 4:57us
- 4:58there
- 4:58was
- 4:58a
- 4:58long
- 4:58war
- 4:58between
- 4:59the
- 4:59house
- 4:59of
- 4:59Saul
- 4:59and
- 5:00the
- 5:00house
- 5:00of
- 5:00David.
- 5:00And
- 5:01David
- 5:01grew
- 5:01stronger
- 5:01and
- 5:02stronger
- 5:02while
- 5:02the
- 5:02house
- 5:02of
- 5:02Saul
- 5:03became
- 5:03weaker
- 5:03and
- 5:03weaker.
- 5:04And
- 5:04then
- 5:04we
- 5:04get
- 5:05to
- 5:05this
- 5:05very
- 5:05unfortunate
- 5:06detail
- 5:06of
- 5:07David's
- 5:07wives
- 5:07and
- 5:07his
- 5:08sons
- 5:08that
- 5:08were
- 5:08born
- 5:08to
- 5:08him
- 5:09in
- 5:09Hebron.
- 5:09Being
- 5:09a
- 5:10parent
- 5:10is
- 5:10overwhelming
- 5:11and
- 5:11a
- 5:11lot
- 5:12of
- 5:12work,
- 5:12as
- 5:12you
- 5:12well
- 5:13know,
- 5:13and
- 5:13when
- 5:14a
- 5:14man
- 5:14has
- 5:14many
- 5:14wives,
- 5:15it's
- 5:15too
- 5:15many
- 5:16children
- 5:16to
- 5:16disciple.
- 5:17There
- 5:17will
- 5:17be
- 5:18bitter
- 5:18consequences
- 5:19with
- 5:19David's
- 5:19children
- 5:20and
- 5:20the
- 5:20chapters
- 5:20to
- 5:21come.
- 5:21Even
- 5:21though
- 5:21the
- 5:22House
- 5:22of
- 5:22Saul
- 5:22is
- 5:22becoming
- 5:23weaker
- 5:23and
- 5:23weaker,
- 5:24Abner
- 5:24was
- 5:24making
- 5:25himself
- 5:25strong
- 5:25in
- 5:26the
- 5:26house
- 5:26of
- 5:26Saul
- 5:26and
- 5:27Eth
- 5:27confronts
- 5:28Abner
- 5:28saying,
- 5:29why
- 5:29have
- 5:29you
- 5:29gone
- 5:30into
- 5:30my
- 5:30father's
- 5:30concubine?
- 5:31This
- 5:31act
- 5:32was
- 5:32a
- 5:32claim
- 5:33to
- 5:33the
- 5:33throne.
- 5:33Scripture
- 5:34doesn't
- 5:34tell
- 5:34us
- 5:34if
- 5:34Abner
- 5:35really
- 5:35did
- 5:35this
- 5:35or
- 5:36not,
- 5:36but
- 5:36he
- 5:36is
- 5:36so
- 5:37insulted
- 5:38by
- 5:38this
- 5:38accusation.
- 5:39He
- 5:39says,
- 5:40to
- 5:40this
- 5:40day,
- 5:40I
- 5:41keep
- 5:41showing
- 5:41steadfast
- 5:42love
- 5:42to
- 5:42the
- 5:42house
- 5:42of
- 5:43Saul,
- 5:43your
- 5:43father,
- 5:44to
- 5:44his
- 5:44brothers
- 5:44and
- 5:44to
- 5:45his
- 5:45friends,
- 5:45and
- 5:45I
- 5:46have
- 5:46not
- 5:46given
- 5:46you
- 5:46into
- 5:46the
- 5:47hand
- 5:47of
- 5:47David,
- 5:47and
- 5:48yet
- 5:48you
- 5:48charge
- 5:48me
- 5:49today
- 5:49with
- 5:49a
- 5:49fault
- 5:49concerning
- 5:50a
- 5:50woman.
- 5:51God
- 5:51do
- 5:51so.
- 5:52To
- 5:52Abner
- 5:52and
- 5:52more.
- 5:52Also,
- 5:53if
- 5:53I
- 5:53do
- 5:53not
- 5:54accomplish
- 5:54for
- 5:54David
- 5:55what
- 5:55the
- 5:55Lord
- 5:55has
- 5:55sworn
- 5:56to
- 5:56him
- 5:56to
- 5:56transfer
- 5:57the
- 5:57kingdom
- 5:57from
- 5:58the
- 5:58house
- 5:58of
- 5:58Saul
- 5:59and
- 5:59set
- 5:59up
- 5:59the
- 5:59throne
- 6:00of
- 6:00David
- 6:00over
- 6:00Israel
- 6:01and
- 6:01over
- 6:01Judah
- 6:01from
- 6:02Dan
- 6:02to
- 6:02be
- 6:02Sheba
- 6:03Dan,
- 6:03to
- 6:03be
- 6:03Sheba
- 6:04just
- 6:04means
- 6:04from
- 6:05the
- 6:05north
- 6:05to
- 6:05the
- 6:05south,
- 6:06and
- 6:06this
- 6:06is
- 6:06really
- 6:06revelatory.
- 6:07Apparently
- 6:08Abner
- 6:08was
- 6:09aware
- 6:09that
- 6:09David
- 6:09was
- 6:10supposed
- 6:10to
- 6:10be
- 6:10king
- 6:11and
- 6:11that
- 6:11God
- 6:11had
- 6:11promised
- 6:11it,
- 6:12but
- 6:12he
- 6:12still
- 6:12was
- 6:13faithful
- 6:13to
- 6:13Saul's
- 6:13line.
- 6:14Now
- 6:14he's
- 6:14so
- 6:14insulted.
- 6:15He
- 6:15says,
- 6:15fine,
- 6:16I'll
- 6:16give
- 6:16all
- 6:16my
- 6:16loyalty
- 6:17to
- 6:17David.
- 6:17And
- 6:18he
- 6:18does.
- 6:18He
- 6:19sends
- 6:19messengers
- 6:19and
- 6:20David
- 6:20replies,
- 6:21I'll
- 6:21meet
- 6:21with
- 6:21you,
- 6:21but
- 6:22bring
- 6:22my
- 6:22wife
- 6:22Michael
- 6:23remember,
- 6:24Saul
- 6:24had
- 6:24given
- 6:24her
- 6:24to
- 6:25another
- 6:25man
- 6:25to
- 6:25Mary,
- 6:26and
- 6:26in
- 6:26this
- 6:26heartbreaking
- 6:27detail
- 6:27we
- 6:27read
- 6:28that
- 6:28her
- 6:28current
- 6:28husband
- 6:29sobbed
- 6:29and
- 6:29followed
- 6:30her
- 6:30until
- 6:30he
- 6:30wasn't
- 6:31allowed
- 6:31to
- 6:31anymore.
- 6:32And
- 6:32we're
- 6:32warned
- 6:32how
- 6:33complicated
- 6:33it
- 6:33is
- 6:34when
- 6:34we
- 6:34don't
- 6:34honor
- 6:35God's
- 6:35intent
- 6:35for
- 6:35marriage.
- 6:36David
- 6:36and
- 6:36Abner
- 6:37make
- 6:37a
- 6:37covenant,
- 6:37but
- 6:38Job
- 6:38returns
- 6:38and
- 6:38says,
- 6:39why
- 6:39would
- 6:39you
- 6:39trust
- 6:40him?
- 6:40Of
- 6:40course,
- 6:41he's
- 6:41trying
- 6:41to
- 6:41trick
- 6:41you.
- 6:42Joab
- 6:42pretends
- 6:43he
- 6:43wants
- 6:43to
- 6:43speak
- 6:43with
- 6:44Abner
- 6:44privately,
- 6:45but
- 6:45Abishai
- 6:45and
- 6:46Joab
- 6:46avenge
- 6:47their
- 6:47brother's
- 6:47death
- 6:48and
- 6:48kill
- 6:48Abner
- 6:49without
- 6:49David's
- 6:50knowledge.
- 6:50These
- 6:50are
- 6:50his
- 6:51nephews,
- 6:51so
- 6:52of
- 6:52course
- 6:52it's
- 6:52gonna
- 6:52raise
- 6:53some
- 6:53alarm,
- 6:53but
- 6:53as
- 6:54the
- 6:54people
- 6:54see
- 6:54how
- 6:54genuinely
- 6:55David
- 6:55laments
- 6:56and
- 6:56grieves
- 6:56for
- 6:57Abner.
- 6:57Scripture
- 6:57tells
- 6:58us
- 6:58that
- 6:58all
- 6:58the
- 6:59people
- 6:59took
- 6:59notice
- 6:59of
- 7:00it
- 7:00and
- 7:00it
- 7:00pleased
- 7:01them
- 7:01as
- 7:01everything
- 7:02that
- 7:02the
- 7:02king
- 7:02did,
- 7:03pleased
- 7:03all
- 7:03the
- 7:03people.
- 7:04So
- 7:04all
- 7:04the
- 7:04people
- 7:05in
- 7:05all
- 7:05Israel
- 7:05understood
- 7:06that
- 7:06day
- 7:07that
- 7:07it
- 7:07had
- 7:07not
- 7:08been
- 7:08the
- 7:08king's
- 7:08will
- 7:08to
- 7:09put
- 7:09to
- 7:09death,
- 7:09Abner.
- 7:10And
- 7:10now
- 7:10we'll
- 7:10look
- 7:10at
- 7:11Psalms
- 7:111
- 7:1128
- 7:12through
- 7:12one
- 7:1230,
- 7:12which
- 7:13are
- 7:13songs
- 7:13of
- 7:13ascent.
- 7:14Just
- 7:14as
- 7:14I
- 7:14felt
- 7:14God
- 7:15calling
- 7:15me
- 7:15to
- 7:15combine
- 7:16a
- 7:16spiritual
- 7:16act
- 7:17with
- 7:17a
- 7:17physical
- 7:17challenge,
- 7:18his
- 7:18people
- 7:18sang
- 7:19songs
- 7:19and
- 7:20recited
- 7:20psalms
- 7:20as
- 7:21they
- 7:21were
- 7:21making
- 7:21their
- 7:21way
- 7:22up
- 7:22the
- 7:22elevation
- 7:23to
- 7:23Jerusalem
- 7:23for
- 7:24the
- 7:24feast
- 7:24that
- 7:24God
- 7:24commanded
- 7:25them
- 7:25to
- 7:25celebrate
- 7:25there.
- 7:26As
- 7:26with
- 7:26any
- 7:26climb,
- 7:27there
- 7:27are
- 7:27moments
- 7:27where
- 7:28you
- 7:28appreciate
- 7:28the
- 7:28view
- 7:29and
- 7:29moments
- 7:29where
- 7:30it's
- 7:30a
- 7:30little
- 7:30more
- 7:30difficult.
- 7:31Blessed
- 7:32is
- 7:32everyone
- 7:32who
- 7:33fears
- 7:33the
- 7:33Lord
- 7:33who
- 7:34walks
- 7:34in
- 7:34his
- 7:34ways.
- 7:35You
- 7:35shall
- 7:35eat
- 7:35the
- 7:36fruit
- 7:36of
- 7:36the
- 7:36labor
- 7:36of
- 7:37your
- 7:37hands.
- 7:37You
- 7:37shall
- 7:37be
- 7:38blessed
- 7:38and
- 7:38it
- 7:38shall
- 7:38be
- 7:39well
- 7:39with
- 7:39you.
- 7:39Your
- 7:40wife
- 7:40will
- 7:40be
- 7:40like
- 7:40a
- 7:40fruitful
- 7:41vine
- 7:41within
- 7:41your
- 7:42house.
- 7:42Your
- 7:42children
- 7:43will
- 7:43be
- 7:43like
- 7:43olive
- 7:44shoots
- 7:44around
- 7:44your
- 7:44table.
- 7:45Behold,
- 7:46thus,
- 7:46shall
- 7:46the
- 7:47man
- 7:47be
- 7:47blessed
- 7:47who
- 7:47fears
- 7:48the
- 7:48Lord?
- 7:48The
- 7:48Lord
- 7:49bless
- 7:49you
- 7:49from
- 7:49Zion.
- 7:50May
- 7:50you
- 7:50see
- 7:51the
- 7:51prosperity
- 7:51of
- 7:52Jerusalem
- 7:52all
- 7:53the
- 7:53days
- 7:53of
- 7:53your
- 7:53life.
- 7:54May
- 7:54you
- 7:54see
- 7:54your
- 7:54children's
- 7:55children
- 7:55peace
- 7:56be
- 7:56upon
- 7:56Israel
- 7:57and
- 7:57in
- 7:581
- 7:5829,
- 7:59greatly
- 7:59have
- 7:59they
- 8:00afflicted
- 8:00me
- 8:00from
- 8:00my
- 8:01youth.
- 8:01Let
- 8:01Israel
- 8:02now
- 8:02say.
- 8:02Greatly
- 8:03have
- 8:03they
- 8:03afflicted
- 8:04me
- 8:04from
- 8:04my
- 8:04youth,
- 8:05yet
- 8:05they
- 8:05have
- 8:05not
- 8:05prevailed
- 8:06against
- 8:06me.
- 8:06The
- 8:07flowers
- 8:07plowed
- 8:08upon
- 8:08my
- 8:08back.
- 8:09They
- 8:09made
- 8:09long
- 8:09their
- 8:09furrows.
- 8:10The
- 8:10Lord
- 8:11is
- 8:11righteous.
- 8:12He
- 8:12has
- 8:12cut
- 8:12the
- 8:12cords
- 8:13of
- 8:13the
- 8:13wicked.
- 8:13May
- 8:14all
- 8:14who
- 8:14hate
- 8:14Zion
- 8:15be
- 8:15put
- 8:15to
- 8:15shame
- 8:16and
- 8:16turned
- 8:16backward.
- 8:17Let
- 8:17them
- 8:17be
- 8:17like
- 8:17the
- 8:18grass
- 8:18on
- 8:18the
- 8:18housetops,
- 8:19which
- 8:19withers
- 8:20before
- 8:20it
- 8:20grows
- 8:20up
- 8:21with
- 8:21which
- 8:21the
- 8:22reaper
- 8:22does
- 8:22not
- 8:22fill
- 8:23his
- 8:23hand,
- 8:23nor
- 8:23the
- 8:24binder
- 8:24of
- 8:24Sheaves
- 8:24his
- 8:25arms.
- 8:25Nor
- 8:25do
- 8:26those
- 8:26who
- 8:26pass
- 8:26by,
- 8:26say
- 8:27the
- 8:27blessing
- 8:28of
- 8:28the
- 8:28Lord
- 8:28be
- 8:28upon
- 8:29you.
- 8:29We
- 8:29bless
- 8:30you
- 8:30in
- 8:30the
- 8:30name
- 8:30of
- 8:30the
- 8:31Lord,
- 8:31and
- 8:31in
- 8:31one
- 8:3230
- 8:32out
- 8:33of
- 8:33the
- 8:33depths,
- 8:33I
- 8:33cry
- 8:34to
- 8:34you,
- 8:34oh
- 8:34Lord,
- 8:35oh
- 8:35Lord,
- 8:35hear
- 8:35my
- 8:35voice.
- 8:36Let
- 8:36your
- 8:36ears
- 8:37be
- 8:37attentive
- 8:37to
- 8:38the
- 8:38voice
- 8:38of
- 8:38my
- 8:38please
- 8:39for
- 8:39mercy.
- 8:39If
- 8:40you
- 8:40oh
- 8:40Lord,
- 8:40should
- 8:41mark
- 8:41iniquities
- 8:42oh
- 8:42Lord,
- 8:42who
- 8:42could
- 8:42stand?
- 8:43But
- 8:43with
- 8:43you,
- 8:44there
- 8:44is
- 8:44forgiveness
- 8:45that
- 8:45you
- 8:45may
- 8:45be
- 8:45feared.
- 8:46I
- 8:46wait
- 8:47for
- 8:47the
- 8:47Lord.
- 8:47My
- 8:48soul
- 8:48waits
- 8:49and
- 8:49in
- 8:49his
- 8:49word.
- 8:49I
- 8:50hope
- 8:50my
- 8:50soul
- 8:51waits
- 8:51for
- 8:51the
- 8:51Lord
- 8:52more
- 8:52than
- 8:52Watchman
- 8:53for
- 8:53the
- 8:53morning.
- 8:53More
- 8:54than
- 8:54Watchman
- 8:54for
- 8:54the
- 8:54morning.
- 8:55O
- 8:55Israel.
- 8:56Hope
- 8:56in
- 8:56the
- 8:56Lord.
- 8:57For
- 8:57with
- 8:57the
- 8:57Lord,
- 8:58there
- 8:58is
- 8:58steadfast
- 8:59love
- 8:59and
- 8:59with
- 8:59him
- 9:00is
- 9:00plentiful
- 9:01redemption,
- 9:01and
- 9:02he
- 9:02will
- 9:02redeem
- 9:02Israel
- 9:03from
- 9:03all
- 9:04his
- 9:04iniquities.
- 9:05Heavenly
- 9:05Father,
- 9:06we
- 9:06thank
- 9:07you
- 9:07for
- 9:07the
- 9:07hope
- 9:07that
- 9:08we
- 9:08have
- 9:08when
- 9:08following
- 9:09you
- 9:09and
- 9:09that
- 9:10with
- 9:10you
- 9:10there
- 9:10is
- 9:10plentiful
- 9:11redemption.
- 9:12We
- 9:12pray
- 9:12that
- 9:12we
- 9:13will
- 9:13get
- 9:13to
- 9:13see
- 9:14that
- 9:14our
- 9:14children
- 9:14sprout
- 9:15up
- 9:15around
- 9:15us
- 9:15gaining
- 9:16strength
- 9:16to
- 9:16value
- 9:17you
- 9:17on
- 9:17their
- 9:17own
- 9:17someday.
- 9:18Help
- 9:18us
- 9:19to
- 9:19be
- 9:19like
- 9:19fruitful
- 9:20vines
- 9:20being
- 9:21a
- 9:21blessing
- 9:21to
- 9:21our
- 9:21husbands
- 9:22and
- 9:22our
- 9:22children.
- 9:23We
- 9:23look
- 9:23forward
- 9:23with
- 9:24hope
- 9:24to
- 9:24the
- 9:24day
- 9:24that
- 9:24we
- 9:25could
- 9:25see
- 9:25our
- 9:25grandchildren
- 9:26as
- 9:26well,
- 9:27and
- 9:27we
- 9:27pray
- 9:28that
- 9:28they
- 9:28would
- 9:28be
- 9:28rooted
- 9:29and
- 9:29grounded
- 9:29in
- 9:29you.
- 9:30Thank
- 9:30you
- 9:30that
- 9:30your
- 9:30ears
- 9:31are
- 9:31attentive
- 9:31to
- 9:31us
- 9:32and
- 9:32that
- 9:32you're
- 9:32quick
- 9:33to
- 9:33forgive.
- 9:34Guide
- 9:34us
- 9:34to
- 9:34wait
- 9:35with
- 9:35holy
- 9:35expectation,
- 9:36having
- 9:37our
- 9:37desire
- 9:37surrender
- 9:38to
- 9:38you.
- 9:38and
- 9:39fully
- 9:39believing
- 9:39that
- 9:39your
- 9:40steadfast
- 9:40love
- 9:40and
- 9:41redemption
- 9:41is
- 9:41at
- 9:42work
- 9:42in
- 9:42our
- 9:42lives
- 9:43and
- 9:43in
- 9:43our
- 9:43families.
- 9:44For
- 9:44those
- 9:44moms
- 9:45that
- 9:45feel
- 9:45weary,
- 9:45spiritually
- 9:46or
- 9:46physically,
- 9:47help
- 9:48them
- 9:48feel
- 9:48renewed
- 9:48when
- 9:49they
- 9:49call
- 9:49to
- 9:49you.
- 9:50Thank
- 9:50you,
- 9:50Jesus,
- 9:51that
- 9:51you
- 9:51are
- 9:51the
- 9:51true
- 9:52king
- 9:52that
- 9:52will
- 9:53reign
- 9:53on
- 9:53the
- 9:53entire
- 9:54earth.
- 9:54It's
- 9:54in
- 9:55you,
- 9:55we
- 9:55hope
- 9:55and
- 9:56pray.
- 9:56Amen.