A Kind Man

23. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello:

In our text today, we have another story of how God provided for David through a rich 80 year old man that was kind to him while he was on the run. 

 

Here is that story:

II Samuel 19: 31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live , that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women ? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again , that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 38 And the king answered , Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over , the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place. 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.

 

As you can see, GOD is faithful.  This is the first time we hear of the specifics of the gesture of love towards David and our text teaches us that David offers to bring him into Jerusalem with him but the man is old and wants to die in his own land and he offers David his servant Chimham to take with him as his own and David accepts. 

God is faithful.  No matter what you’re going through and no matter how bad it looks, God will bring you through it and while you’re going through it there will always be someone who will offer a kind hand of support.  Don’t be so overwhelm with what you’re going through that you neglect to see the goodness of the Lord.  It’s all around you.

Stay encouraged everyone and Don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

 

 

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Who’s Telling the Truth?

22. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

We left off on Friday with the story of Shimei’s request for David’s forgiveness when he curse David and his men as they were leaving the city on the run from Absalom.  Today, we will study what Mephibosheth (Jonathan’s son) has to say concerning his actions of betrayal.

 

Here is the story:

 

II Samuel 19: 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he answered , My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said , I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said , Thou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.  

 

 

Wow.. we see quite an interesting account than the one that Ziba told when he came out to meet David.   

 

Let’s review that story:

 

II Samuel 16:1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled , and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said , The asses be for the king’s household to ride on ; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat ; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink . 3 And the king said , And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said , To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said , I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

 

As you can see with the two stories, they are totally opposite.

 

According to Mephibosheth, he was told by Ziba to stay behind because of his lameness and he would go to David to bring him help and show him that he was loyal to him but when Ziba gets there, he betrays him and tells David that Mephibosheth thinks that God is going to restore the kingdom back to his household and was happy for David’s betrayal by his son.  David cuts Mephibosheth off and gives all his property to Ziba.   When Mephibosheth finally reaches David, he tells him that he has always been loyal to him and that he was grateful that he took him in and he would have never betrayed him.  The text does not expose which story was true and David splits the belongings between the two of them. 

 

What is interesting to note though is that Mephibosheth does not want the property and says that Ziba can keep it all because he was just excited that David was safely back home. 

 

Ummmmmm……. Which one do you think is telling the truth.

 

We will continue our journey on tomorrow.

 

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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The ones who Cursed David

19. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

We left off on yesterday with David taking his seat in the gateway of the city but he had not yet returned to the city, he was simply sitting in the gateway.    For the next couple of days, we will encounter some of the men that betrayed David and their response to David’s return. 

 

Here is our first story:

 

II Samuel 19: 15 Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan. Now the men of Judah had come to Gilgal to go out and meet the king and bring him across the Jordan. 16 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 With him were a thousand Benjamites, along with Ziba, the steward of Saul’s household, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, where the king was. 18 They crossed at the ford to take the king’s household over and to do whatever he wished. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell prostrate before the king 19 and said to him, “May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind. 20 For I your servant know that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first of the whole house of Joseph to come down and meet my lord the king.” 21 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD’s anointed.” 22 David replied, “What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? This day you have become my adversaries! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” 23 So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king promised him on oath.

 

 

If you recall, when David fled the city, Shimei came out and begin to curse David and threw stones at him and his men. 

 

Let’s review that story.. Here it is:

 

II Samuel 18: 5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out. 6 He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you scoundrel! 8 The LORD has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The LORD has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood!” 9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.” 10 But the king said, “What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the LORD said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why do you do this?’ “

 

 

Now this same Shimei is coming to ask David for forgiveness nd is concerned that David will order him killed.  David again shows mercy.

 

On Monday, we will look at what Mephishobeth, Saul’s son has to say.    Remember when he betrayed David and David turned his property over to his servant.   It is quite interesting what happens when he meets David in person.  We will discuss on Monday.

 

Have a great weekend. 

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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David returns to his seat

18. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

In our story today, we get David’s response to Joab’s accusation that because of his mourning for his son, he has showed that he cares more for his enemy than the men of Israel who risked their lives for him in battle and brought victory.

 

Here is the text:

 

II Samuel 19:8 So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,” they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes. 9 Throughout the tribes of Israel, the people were all arguing with each other, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country because of Absalom; 10 and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?” 11 King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the king at his quarters? 12 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ 13 And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab.‘ ” 14 He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man.

 

 

David does get up from his mourning and takes his seat in the Gateway.  The Israelites have all fled to their homes for they are embarrassed that they chose Absalom over David and that David and his men have now defeated the men who tried to take away his kingdom. 

 

Under normal circumstances when a king or kingdom is under attack when the victory is won, the elders of the city would restore the king to his rightful place, however this time, they are embarrassed and arguing among themselves.    No one knows what to do and there is no talk about bringing the king back.

 

David reaches out to them and tells them that they are his brothers, his own flesh and blood and instructed them that they should not be the last ones to bring him back or welcome him back to his position.  David also does something else very strategic.  He replaces Joab with Amasa and makes him the new commander of his army.

 

David still has not addressed how Absalom dies.  We will continue our journey on tomorrow.

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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The Pain Continues

17. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

In our story today, we get more detailed information about David’s mourning for his son.   

 

 

Here is the text:

 

II Samuel 19: 1 Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son.” 3 The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle. 4 The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!” 5 Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines. 6 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead. 7 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now.”

 

 

Wow….   Tomorrow, we will study what David’s response will be to Joab.

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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Bitter/Sweet

16. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

In our story today, we learn David’s reaction to Absalom’s death.

 

Here is the text:

 

II Samuel 18:19 Now Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Let me run and take the news to the king that the LORD has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.” 20 “You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him. “You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.” 21 Then Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed down before Joab and ran off. 22 Ahimaaz son of Zadok again said to Joab, “Come what may, please let me run behind the Cushite.” But Joab replied, “My son, why do you want to go? You don’t have any news that will bring you a reward.” 23 He said, “Come what may, I want to run.” So Joab said, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite. 24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone. 25 The watchman called out to the king and reported it. The king said, “If he is alone, he must have good news.” And the man came closer and closer. 26 Then the watchman saw another man running, and he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look, another man running alone!” The king said, “He must be bringing good news, too.” 27 The watchman said, “It seems to me that the first one runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “He’s a good man,” the king said. “He comes with good news.” 28 Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” He bowed down before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise be to the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who lifted their hands against my lord the king.” 29 The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” Ahimaaz answered, “I saw great confusion just as Joab was about to send the king’s servant and me, your servant, but I don’t know what it was.” 30 The king said, “Stand aside and wait here.” So he stepped aside and stood there. 31 Then the Cushite arrived and said, “My lord the king, hear the good news! The LORD has delivered you today from all who rose up against you.” 32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.” 33 The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you–O Absalom, my son, my son!”

 

In the ancient biblical world, the way that messages were carried was through runners.  These were skilled athletics with outstanding running abilities.  The usual runner for David was Ahimaza, the son of Zadok and he so desperately wanted to carry the news back to David as he always did but this time he did not know the whole story.   Joab allowed him to run and some scholars even suggest that perhaps it may have helped David prepare for the dreadful news that his son was dead because he did get the exciting news that God had defeated his enemies.

 

When Cush arrives, David is eagerly trying to find out what happened to his son and he is then told that Absalom is dead.

 

At this point, David has no details.  He probably even assumed that he was killed unavoidably because he had given specific instructions to protect his son.  He is totally in the dark that Joab (his right hand man) and his armor bearers finished his son off.    

 

David goes into mourning.  It’s amazing the love that parents can have for their kids.   I don’t have kids but I had an experience with my niece when she was a little girl that I will never ever forget as long as I live.   We were at a water park here in the city and I was catching here as she came down the slide in the kiddie pool.  I was also watching my other God child and I took my eyes off of her only for a second to catch my God child and when I turned around she was gone.  Immediately, I felt this overwhelming sense of pain come over me emotionally.   This was my niece, my flesh and blood, I was supposed to be protecting her and covering her and I knew wherever she was she had to be scared that she didn’t see me. 

 

Hours passed and I knew that the longer it took to find her, the worst my chances were of getting her back.  I didn’t know that my heart could ache so bad.  I didn’t know pain could be so intense inside of me for I had now considered the worst.

 

By the grace of God, another mother in the park had found her and took very good care of her and eventually took her to the lost and found.    I said all that to say is that I can only imagined what David or any parent must feel when they lose a child.  A child. 

 

Even though Absalom was trying to kill David, he must have felt the guilt from his previous sin with Bathsheba.  Even though God forgave David, he could not escape the consequences of actions and he would dreadfully reap what he had sown.  His punishment would be  that the sword would be in his house and now His daughter has been raped, his son Ammon has been killed by Absalom and his son Absalom attempted to steal the kingdom and now he is dead.  Three children hurt desperately by a father’s actions and two of them are now dead.   That had to have been in the back of his head that somehow all this was possibly his fault.   We have to be careful of the life we live.  There are so many people tied to us and our actions can hurt and damage the ones we love.  We think we’re doing it to ourselves but the consequences of our sins can cause unnecessary stress on our family and friends. 

 

Absalom’s death hurt  David so bad that he says he wished it had been him that had died instead of Absalom though he knew Absalom was evil and would have been bad for God’s kingdom.  WHOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH….. A father’s love.  

 

 

I think about my life personally and how I was so evil against the things of God and how I treated the church and God’s representatives.  BUT GOD…. Loved me so that he would change my heart and open my eyes so that I could accept the truth of the gospel..  WHOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH… A father’s love.

 

We will continue our journey on tomorrow.  Those of you who are joining me on the “journey to the heart of God”, it starts Tonight at midnight and ends on Easter Sunday.  IF you want the daily devotionals and info, please add me on your facebook page and let me know you want to participate and I will forward you the daily info. 

 

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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Absalom’s End

15. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

In our story today, Absalom is killed.  If you remember in our last study, David gave clear instructions to all his men that Absalom was to be handled with care and not killed.  The text says that all of David’s men heard this command.   It is interesting to note how Absalom will come to his death and by whose hand.  Let’s look at the story.

 

II Samuel 1: 8 The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword. 9 Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going. 10 When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.” 11 Joab said to the man who had told him this, “What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt.” 12 But the man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels were weighed out into my hands, I would not lift my hand against the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake. ‘ 13 And if I had put my life in jeopardy–and nothing is hidden from the king–you would have kept your distance from me.” 14 Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree. 15 And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him. 16 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled up a large heap of rocks over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled to their homes. 18 During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King’s Valley as a monument to himself, for he thought, “I have no son to carry on the memory of my name.” He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.

 

As you can see in our text, even though Absalom got his head caught in a tree while riding on his mule and was hanging in mid-air, he was not yet dead.  One of David’s men told Joab (David’s commander of the army) and Joab immediately went to finish the job even though the man reminded Joab that he was commanded by David to protect Absalom.  

 

Joab went to the oak tree and found Absalom still alive.  He could have easily helped him get his head released from the thicket and brought him to his father alive but he choose to kill David’s enemy yet his son.   Not only did Joab assist in his death but ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom and struck and killed him. 

 

Tomorrow, we will find out what happens when David discovers that his son is dead.

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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The Battle Begins

11. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

In our story today, the battle between Absalom and David begins.  It is such a great example of how God provided victory for David when his “promise” (kingdom) was in jeopardy.

 

Here is the story

 

II Samuel 18: 1David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent the troops out–a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I myself will surely march out with you.” 3 But the men said, “You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.” 4 The king answered, “I will do whatever seems best to you.” So the king stood beside the gate while all the men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands. 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders. 6 The army marched into the field to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. 7 There the army of Israel was defeated by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great–twenty thousand men. 8 The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword.

 

 

David was willing to fight with his men but his commander in chief (Joab) insisted that he stay behind because of the value of his position and office as king and leader.   David gave clear instructions to his men to be gentle with his son Absalom and the text says that all the men heard him.

 

That day was a bitter sweet moment for David.  Victory was in his hands but he was killing off his own people who had rebelled against him and sided with his son.   The text teaches that the army of Israel was defeated by David’s men.

 

Tomorrow, we will see where Absalom is and what happens to him.

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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God’s Favor

10. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone: 

 

Today, we are returning to our study of the monarchy.  We left off a couple of weeks ago with David having been exiled from his kingdom by his son Absalom.  Although David is no longer in Jerusalem, he has spies there who are reporting to him what is happening.  One crucial spy is Hushai who is a long time friend of David and who has become a counselor of Absalom. 

 

Our last lesson left off with both Ahithophel and Hushai providing counsel to Absalom on how to attack David.  If you will remember, Ahithophel was the trusted counselor of David in which the scriptures teach that people viewed his advice as counsel straight from God.   The bible teaches that Hushai was gaining favor over Ahithophel because God had placed him there to frustrate the advice of Ahithophel. 

 

Absalom favored Hushai’s advice over Ahithophel and today’s lesson deals with what happened when Ahithophel found out his advice was not taken.

 

Here is our text:

 

 

II Samuel 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed , he saddled his ass, and arose , and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order , and hanged himself, and died , and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother. 26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, 28 Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, 29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat : for they said , The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

 

As you can see, Ahithophel did not take the news very well.  He hanged himself.  

What our text continues to show is that though David was on the run, God constantly touched the heart of people and provided for him though he was going through a very difficult time.  

 

No matter what season you are in.  Look around you, God’s favor is still there.    Take nothing for granite, GOD IS WITH YOU..

 

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Humility

9. February 2010 by Bernice Davis.

Hello Everyone:

I posted this scripture on my facebook last week and I can’t get it out of my head.  It has been ministering to me in a very powerful way.  I thought I would share it with you today.  I hope it blesses you as it is continuously blessing me.

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Casting all your cares upon him, for he careth for you. ” I Peter 5:6-7 . PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT COMES FROM GOD! CALM DOWN, RELAX & Stay HUMBLE. Take a deep breath…. God’s Got it.  Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.  

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