2 Samuel 3
Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin
2 Samuel 3
Wiersbe - Trusting in the Lord, David went “from strength to strength” (Ps. 84:7+). He was God’s anointed and knew that God would fulfill His promise and make him king over all Israel. When you walk by faith, you can wait on Him. (Borrow With the Word) ESV Study Bible - Chapters 3–4 describe the slow steps of the process whereby David grew stronger and stronger (2Sa 3:1) and thus became king over all Israel. A major concern of the author is to show that David was not guilty of involvement in the death of Abner or Ish-bosheth. Alan Redpath points out, “In the light of these memories that I have brought before you, I would recommend immediate action. Now then, do! Hesitate no longer. As of old, when Elijah faced the prophets of Baal, the question was, How long will you halt between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him. But if Baal, then follow him. Don’t remain in the absurd and dangerous position of believing what is right but failing to put your belief into action. You can be right in your knowledge but wrong in your heart and go to hell. I want to make the issue crystal clear. There can be no possible doubt according to the Word of God. Either Jesus must be King or He cannot be your Savior. David had to be king over all of Israel or he never could have delivered them from the Philistines. It was absolutely essential that if David were to secure his right to the crown and lead them to victory, civil war had to stop.” (See pdf The Making of a Man of God Life of David) Progress and maturity in the Christian life is an experience of the Spirit of God moving from RESIDENT TO PRESIDENT. It is our moving into the land of rest and peace and allowing the Spirit of God to provide the power and the grace and the victory over our own nature Life Application Study Bible (borrow) - This war occurred because Israel and Judah had lost sight of God's vision and purpose: to settle the land (Genesis 12:7), to drive out the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 7:1-4), and to obey God's laws (Deuteronomy 8:1). Instead of uniting to accomplish these goals, they fought each other. When you face conflict, step back from the hostilities and consider whether you and your enemy have common goals that are bigger than your differences. Appeal to those interests as you work for a settlement. Alan Redpath - “In the lives of many Christian people today there is raging, literally, a civil war. The flesh – the kingdom of Saul, struggles with the spirit – the kingdom of David, and the conflict is bitter. We do everything we possibly can to hold up the tottering kingdom of self, so that it might exist just a bit longer. If only we could preserve some rights; if only we could have at least part of our own way; if only we could keep this or that at any cost! We feel we must bolster up this kingdom of self, that we cannot let ourselves be crucified with Christ.” (See pdf The Making of a Man of God Life of David) THOUGHT - While the civil war raged in Israel, David became stronger and the family of Saul became weaker. But the kingdom was still divided. The self life is the losing side. As long as it has any place in our lives, we will face nothing but defeats, heartaches, losses, and troubles. The longer we hold out, the more danger there is of hardening our hearts against Him. It happened to Saul. Each of us needs to stop and really think and examine our own lives and put Christ in His rightful place where He is undisputed king. Then we can say, ‘It is no longer I, but Christ.’ (Gal 2:20+) (Don Anderson) Matthew
2 Samuel 3
Wiersbe - David’s way of life was reconciliation; he was a peacemaker. But Abner and Joab lived by retaliation: “All who take the sword will perish by the sword” (Matt. 26:52). Abner had murdered Asahel, and his sin had found him out. But Joab’s deed was wicked, and David dissociated himself from it. Imagine Joab avenging his brother’s blood at Hebron, a city of refuge! (Borrow With the Word)
2 Samuel 3
Wiersbe - David was strong, yet he was weak (v. 39)! When we are weak in ourselves, the Lord can be strong through us (2Co 12:7–10+). We cannot control circumstances and people, but we can control what we say and do. (Borrow With the Word)