DAVID ANOINTED KING OVER JUDAH

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.  The blessings that The Lord has for us has our name on them and no one else can claim them.  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)