{"id":33633,"date":"2024-12-03T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/2-samuel_3_17-39-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:16:46","slug":"2-samuel_4_1-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/2-samuel_4_1-12\/","title":{"rendered":"One Way NOT to Build God’s Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 Samuel \u00a04:1-12 \u00a0 (CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 2 Samuel 4:1-12.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 4:1-12 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Recab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin–Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have lived there as aliens to this day.
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became crippled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth, and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest.
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Recab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0They had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who tried to take your life. This day the\u00a0LORD\u00a0has avenged my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David answered Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0lives, who has delivered me out of all trouble,
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0when a man told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news!
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0How much more–when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed–should I not now demand his blood from your hand and rid the earth of you!”
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses\u00a01-12: \u00a0In the book of\u00a02\u00a0Samuel, David must contend with men who think they are helping David establish his kingdom by doing some very evil things.\u00a0 For example, in 2 Samuel 3, Joab tells David that he does not trust Abner and then murders Abner.\u00a0 Here in\u00a02\u00a0Samuel\u00a04\u00a0we see two brothers called Baanah and Recab who do something horrendous in the name of “building David’s kingdom”.<\/p>\n

Baanah and Recab were mercenaries and brothers who served Ish-Bosheth, the current king of Israel and one of Saul’s two remaining male descendants (v2-3). (Saul’s other remaining male descendant was Mephibosheth, whose tragic story is described in verse\u00a04).\u00a0 Wanting to help David become the undisputed king of Israel, Baanah and Recab take it upon themselves to eliminate Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul.\u00a0 They decide to betray Ish-Bosheth in the worst way.\u00a0 They go into Ish-Bosheth’s house while he is taking a nap.\u00a0 They stab him in the stomach and cut off his head (v5-7).\u00a0 They bring the head of Ish-Bosheth to David and give God the credit for their evil work: “This day the LORD has avenged my lord the king against Saul and his offspring” (v8).\u00a0 Understandably, David is appalled and enraged by Baanah and Recab’s actions — first, by how they would kill an innocent man in his sleep, and second by how they thought that their killing Ish-Bosheth would please David (v9-11).\u00a0 Just as David did with the Amalekite in\u00a02\u00a0Samuel\u00a01:13-16, David orders the execution of Baanah and Recab (v12).<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0 Baanah and Recab thought they were doing something to help David and advance his kingdom when in fact they were doing the exact opposite.\u00a0 Likewise,\u00a0when you try to advance Christ’s kingdom through evil or sinful means, you’re not pleasing Christ or helping His cause.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0God’s kingdom will never be built on people’s wicked deeds, whether they be terrorism, genocide, murderous crusades, abusive residential schools, lying or stealing, to name a few.\u00a0 As James 3:13-17 says:<\/p>\n

13\u00a0<\/sup>Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Father, I pray that the things I do today would be done with wisdom that comes from heaven.\u00a0 May the things I do be pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.\u00a0 For this is the type of raw material You delight to use to advance Your kingdom.\u00a0 In Jesus’ name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord Jesus, I don\u2019t want to be blinded and destroyed by bitterness.\u00a0 Today I come into your presence and seek Your help.\u00a0 Help me to forgive those who hurt me.\u00a0 Set me free from bitterness.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name I pray, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Copyright \u00a9 2022 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 2 Samuel 4:1-12.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!\u00a0<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 4:1-12 (NIV)
\n1\u00a0\u00a0When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed.
\n2\u00a0\u00a0Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Recab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin–Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
\n3\u00a0\u00a0because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have lived there as aliens to this day.<\/p>\n

On verses\u00a01-12: \u00a0In the book of\u00a02\u00a0Samuel, David must contend with men who think they are helping David establish his kingdom by doing some very evil things.\u00a0 For example, in 2 Samuel 3, Joab tells David that he does not trust Abner and then murders Abner.\u00a0 Here in\u00a02\u00a0Samuel\u00a04\u00a0we see two brothers called Baanah and Recab who do something horrendous in the name of “building David’s kingdom”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33636,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33633\/revisions\/33636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}