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2 Samuel\u00a0 5:1-16 \u00a0(CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 2 Samuel 5:1-16.\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 5:1-5 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the\u00a0LORD\u00a0said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'”
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a compact with them at Hebron before the\u00a0LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses\u00a01-5: \u00a0Here David finally becomes the official king over all of Israel.\u00a0 Notice that when David finally became king over all of Israel, it wasn’t because he single-handedly grabbed that title and forced himself upon the nation.\u00a0 Rather verses\u00a01-2\u00a0say it was the tribes of Israel — all of them — who approached David and who affirmed the calling God had on David’s life for David to be their shepherd and ruler.\u00a0 Then\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0the elders of Israel came to David and anointed him king (v3).<\/p>\n

That is how anointing works.\u00a0 When you are anointed by God to do something, it won’t be just you who thinks so.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Rather other people will affirm that calling from God on your life.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you’re the only one who thinks you should be king, then you’re probably not meant to be king.\u00a0 But if you receive multiple affirmations from others, especially the “elders” (leaders) in your life, then there’s a good likelihood that you’re being pointed in the direction of God’s calling on your life.<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 5:6-9 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.”
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0On that day, David said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies.” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.
\nOn verses 6-9: \u00a0As his first recorded act as king, David decides to establish a new capital city for Israel.\u00a0 David could have always chosen Hebron, where he was living, as the new capital. But so as not to appear as though he was favoring the region and people of Judah over the rest of Israel, David wisely chooses a different city: Jerusalem. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Jerusalem was a strategic choice for a number of reasons.\u00a0 As Jon Courson explains:<\/p>\n

\u201c[Jerusalem]\u00a0was geographically strategic because it was surrounded on three sides by a valley, making it a hard place to attack. It was also politically strategic because it straddled the boundary line between Judah and Benjamin, making it impossible for any one tribe to claim it. It was also historically significant, dating back to the days of the patriarchs.\u201d\u00a0[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, a group of Canaanites called the Jebusites were occupying Jerusalem.\u00a0 Centuries prior, God had commanded the Israelites to remove the Jebusites from the land (e.g. Exodus 23:23; Deuteronomy 7:1-2).\u00a0 However, the Israelites had been unable to do so — so much so that by the time David marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, the Jebusites taunted David, saying “even our blind and lame can defeat you” (v6).\u00a0 But David’s men, unfazed by the Jebusites’ taunts, enter Jerusalem through a water shaft (v8) and capture the city (v7).\u00a0 David takes up residence in the fortress there called Zion, which he renames the City of David (v9).<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0 For centuries, Jerusalem was an impenetrable area for the Israelites, until David came along and took it over.\u00a0 Likewise, maybe there is an area where your parents, grandparents or ancestors have struggled to find victory — perhaps it’s an addiction, a health issue, or a sin that for some reason has gotten the best of the generations before you. \u00a0Just as David by faith conquered what his previous generations could not conquer, I believe God wants you to experience victory in new areas where previous generations may not have experienced it.\u00a0 Like David, have faith to believe that with God all things are possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Samuel 5:10-11 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And he became more and more powerful, because the\u00a0LORD\u00a0God Almighty was with him.
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 10-11: \u00a0David became more and more powerful because the LORD God — the one who is all powerful — was with him.\u00a0 Similarly, in Matthew 28 Jesus says that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him (Matthew 28:18).\u00a0 Jesus is the all powerful one.\u00a0 He also says, “Surely I am with you always to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20).\u00a0 If the one who is all powerful is with you to the very end, it means that nothing is too difficult for you. \u00a0I pray that like David, you will grow stronger and stronger, wiser and wiser, more and more like Christ\u00a0with every new season of your life,\u00a0because the Lord God Almighty is with you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Samuel<\/em><\/strong>\u00a05<\/em><\/strong>:12 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n12\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom\u00a0for the sake of his people Israel.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 12: \u00a0Here David realizes that the reason the Lord established him as king over Israel and gave him the kingdom was not for his own sake, but “for the sake of his people Israel”. \u00a0Whenever God exalts you, promotes you, or gives you influence or power, it is not just for your sake or glory that He does it; it’s for the sake of the people you will serve.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0God made David a king over the people of Israel so that David could serve the people of Israel. \u00a0\u00a0Every promotion God gives you is so that you would use your life to serve others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Samuel<\/em><\/strong>\u00a05<\/em><\/strong>:13-16 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n13\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.\u00a0<\/em>
\n14\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,\u00a0<\/em>
\n15\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,\u00a0<\/em>
\n16\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 13-16: \u00a0In the Jewish law, the Lord specifically commanded that the king should not take many wives; otherwise “his heart will be led astray” (Deuteronomy 17:17).\u00a0 Unfortunately, as much as David loved God, David ignored and outright rebelled against this command.\u00a0 As a result, his heart would indeed be led astray and he, his family and the nation he served would suffer as a result. \u00a0No matter how great your calling or how talented, experienced or successful you may be, all of us are still subject to God’s commands.\u00a0 When we obey His commands, we will be blessed.\u00a0 When we ignore those commands, we are inviting disaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Jesus, You are all powerful.\u00a0 Because You are with me, nothing is too difficult for me.\u00a0 So may I live with faith and courage today.\u00a0 Thank You that every promotion, opportunity and talent You give me is so that I can serve others and give You glory.\u00a0 In Jesus’ name, 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 5:1-16.\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 5:1-5 (NIV)
\n1\u00a0\u00a0All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
\n2\u00a0\u00a0In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the\u00a0LORD\u00a0said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'”
\n3\u00a0\u00a0When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a compact with them at Hebron before the\u00a0LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
\n4\u00a0\u00a0David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
\n5\u00a0\u00a0In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.<\/p>\n

On verses\u00a01-5: \u00a0Here David finally becomes the official king over all of Israel.\u00a0 Notice that when David finally became king over all of Israel, it wasn’t because he single-handedly grabbed that title and forced himself upon the nation.\u00a0 Rather verses\u00a01-2\u00a0say it was the tribes of Israel — all of them — who approached David and who affirmed the calling God had on David’s life for David to be their shepherd and ruler.\u00a0 Then\u00a0all\u00a0the elders of Israel came to David and anointed him king (v3).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33637","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\/33637","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=33637"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33640,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33637\/revisions\/33640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}