PROCLAMATION
“And the men of Judah came, and there they
anointed David king over the house of Judah …”
2 Samuel 2:4 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God after the death of the prophet Samuel by
Nathan the prophet and Gad the seer. In
the course of time after the death of Saul, David inquired of The Lord, asking
should he go to one of the towns in Judah and The Lord told him to go to Hebron.
(2 Samuel 2:1) Then David and his men
with their families went to Hebron and they settled there. The men of Judah heard that David was in Hebron
and they came up to Hebron and anointed David king of Judah. (2 Samuel
2:2-4) When King David heard that the
men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul, he sent messengers to them, blessing them
for what they had done for Saul. He said
because of their kindness towards Saul that he would show kindness towards
them. (2 Samuel 2:4-7) Meanwhile, Abner
son of Ner and commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth, the fourth and last
son of Saul, and made him king over Israel and the northern tribes. The tribe of Judah and the southern kingdom,
however, remained loyal to David. (2 Samuel 2:8-11) There was tension between the northern and
southern kingdoms, and soon there was war between them. (2 Samuel 2:12-32)
APPLICATION
David was a young man when The Lord had
chosen him and the prophet Samuel had anointed him in front of his brothers. (1
Samuel 16:11-13) Quite some time had
passed before he was anointed king over Judah. (2 Samuel 2:4) We need to recognize that we will receive
whatever it is that The Lord God has in store for us, but it will be done on
His timeframe. We need to be patient and
wait upon The Lord. Good things will
come to them that wait upon The Lord. (Psalm 27:14, Psalm 37:9, and Isaiah
40:31) So, “… wait, I say upon The Lord.”
(Psalm 27:14)
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