Sunday Morning Bible Class

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Sunday Morning Bible Class The Bible
Story Semester 4 Give us a king A Study of
the united kingdom A Bible Survey Based on the
Bible Narrative Cycle By Bob Sandra Waldron
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The Bible Story

• Creation
• Flood
• Scattering of People
• Patriarchs
• Exodus from Egypt
• Wandering
• Conquest of Canaan
• Judges
• United Kingdom

• Divided Kingdom
• Judah Alone
• Captivity
• Return
• Years of Silence
• Life of Christ
• Early Church
• Letters to Christians

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
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Give Us A King

The United Kingdom
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Review

• I Samuel ends with Sauls last battle with the
  Philistines
• The Israelites were defeated and Saul was killed
  along with three of his sons, including Jonathan
• The Israelites living in the Jezreel Valley fled
  across the Jordan, and the Philistines moved into
  their cities behind them

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Review

• The Philistines nailed the bodies of Saul and his
  sons to the wall of the city of Beth-shan
• Men from Jabesh-Gilead came by night and
  recovered the bodies
• They took them back to Jabesh, burned the bones,
  and buried them

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Review

• Prior to the battle, David and his men had joined
  the Philistine army in Aphek at the request of
  King Achish
• However, the Philistine commanders refused to
  fight along side David
• David and his men returned to Ziklag to find it
  destroyed and their families and possesions gone

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Review

• David and his men pusued and destroyed the
  Amalekites who raided their city
• They recovered everything that had been taken
  from them and more
• II Samuel begins with Davids return to Ziklag
  after this battle with the Amalekites

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The Reign of David

• David mourns (II Sam 11-27)
• On the 3rd day after David returned to Ziklag, a
  man arrived from Sauls camp
• David anxiously asked him what had happened
• He told David that Israel had fled and Saul and
  Jonathan were dead

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The Reign of David

• David mourns (II Sam 11-27)
• The man told David that he happened upon King
  Saul leaning upon his spear
• The Philistines were near King Saul asked the
  man to kill him
• The man did as Saul asked showed David his
  crown bracelet

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Note

• Remember, we have already learned how King Saul
  asked his armor bearer to kill him. The armor
  bearer refused Saul killed himself. Most
  likely, this man wanted Davids favor thought
  this would be the way to get it. He probably
  found the King already dead just took his crown
  bracelet.

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The Reign of David

• David mourns (II Sam 11-27)
• David was very upset at this news
• He tore his clothes he and all his men mourned
• He then asked the young man who he was
• The man replied, I am an Amalekite.

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II Samuel 114-16
So David said to him, "How was it you were not
afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the
LORD's anointed?" Then David called one of the
young men and said, "Go near, and execute him!"
And he struck him so that he died. So David said
to him," Your blood is on your own head, for your
own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I
have killed the LORD's anointed.'"
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The Reign of David

• David becomes king (II Sam 21-7, 11)
• David inquired of God as to where he should go
• God directed David to go to Hebron
• David went with his 2 wives Ahinoam Abigail
• He also moved his men their families

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The Reign of David

• David becomes king (II Sam 21-7, 11)
• At Hebron, the men of Judah anointed David king
• He sent a message to the men of Jabesh-Gilead
  thanking them for burying Saul
• David remained in Hebron where he served as king
  of Judah for 7 ½ yrs.

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth becomes king (II Sam 28 -31)
• Meanwhile, Abner, captain of Sauls army, made
  Ish-bosheth king in Mahanaim
• Ish-bosheth was one of Sauls sons
• Abner claimed him king over all Israel including
  Gilead
• He served as king for 2 years however, Judah
  remained loyal to David

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Note

• The fact that Ish-bosheth ruled from Gilead and
  was not in the old capital indicates that Abners
  declaration that he was king over all Israel
  was an empty claim.

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth becomes king (II Sam 28 -31)
• Soon the two sides met in battle
• Abner led Ish-bosheths men and Joab led Davids
• They met at the pool of Gibeon

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Ish-bosheth
David
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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth becomes king (II Sam 28 -31)
• They sat to talk, but soon fighting erupted
• Quickly, Abners men fled for their lives
• Asahel, the brother of Joab and Abishai, pursued
  Abner
• Although he did not want to, Abner killed the
  young soldier

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth becomes king (II Sam 28 -31)
• Joab and Abishai took up the pursuit of Abner
• At evening, Abner called to Joab

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II Samuel 226-28
"Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know
that it will be bitter in the latter end? How
long will it be then until you tell the people to
return from pursuing their brethren? And Joab
said, "As God lives, unless you had spoken,
surely then by morning all the people would have
given up pursuing their brethren. So Joab blew a
trumpet and all the people stood still and did
not pursue Israel anymore
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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth becomes king (II Sam 28 -31)
• The two sides returned home
• David had lost 20 men and Abner lost 360
• Conflict remained between the two forces
• David became stronger while Ish-bosheth grew
  weaker

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• Ish-bosheth accused Abner of adultery with
  Rizpah, a concubine of Sauls
• Abner was furious and vowed to help David gain
  the throne
• Ish-bosheth was afraid of Abner

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• Abner sent a message to David asking him to make
  a covenant with him
• In exchange, Abner would bring all Israel over to
  Davids side
• David agreed on meeting with Abner if he would
  bring Michal, his wife, with him

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• David also sent word to Ish-bosheth to send
  Michal also
• Ish-bosheth was afraid to refuse David ordered
  Michal to be taken from Paltiel
• Paltiel followed weeping but had no choice but to
  return home

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Note

• Neither Michal or Paltiel were given any say in
  the matter of Michal returning to her 1st
  husband, David. Michal certainly loved David
  many years ago helped him escape from her
  father however, many years have passed were
  not told how Michal felt. Paltiel obviously
  loved Michal did not want her to leave.

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• Abner talked with the elders of Israel men of
  Benjamin
• He reminded them God had promised to deliver them
  from the Philistines by the hand of David
• Abner then set out to meet with David

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• David held a feast in Abners honor
• Abner told David he would leave gather all
  Israel that David would be their king
• David sent Abner away in peace

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• Joab, who had been out on a raid, arrived shortly
  after Abner left
• He tried to convince David that Abner had only
  come to deceive him
• Joab sent messengers to bring Abner back

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• Joab took Abner aside pretending to talk to him
• Joab then stabbed killed him

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Note

• The Bible specifically tells us why Joab killed
  Abner. It was not because he thought Abner was
  trying to deceive his king as he had said.
  Instead it was to avenge his brothers death
  so that he died for the blood of Asahel his
  brother (2 Samuel 327).

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The Reign of David

• Abner negotiates with David (II Sam 36-21)
• When David learned of Joabs actions, he declared
  himself free from Abners blood
• He said Joabs family would bear the blame
  forever
• David buried Abner as a great man in the city of
  Hebron
• All the people wept

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth is killed (II Sam 41-12)
• Ish-bosheth learned of Abners death lost all
  courage
• His people realized his fear were alarmed
• He was soon killed in his own house by 2 of his
  soldiers Baanah Rechab

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth is killed (II Sam 41-12)
• Baanah Rechab cut off Ish-bosheths head
  rushed to take it to David
• There were probably surprised by Davids response
• David reprimanded them for killing a man in his
  own house

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The Reign of David

• Ish-bosheth is killed (II Sam 41-12)
• Their hands feet were cut off their bodies
  hanged
• Ish-bosheths head was buried in Abners tomb
• It had now been 2 years since Sauls death