Here are the DT Packets for August 29th – September 17th, 2011 on 2 Samuel: 1. 2Samuel-DT-Aug29-Sep17 2. 2Samuel-DT-Aug29-Sep17_questions-only
Submitted by Steve K. from Gracepoint Riverside Church 2 Samuel 17:1-14 “Hushai’s successful effort to counter the advice of Ahithophel is a classic use of the principles of rhetoric being used to convince a person to take a certain action. He appealed to fear, to the desire for military glory, and to Absalom’s strong desire [...]
Submitted by Sue Y. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church Reflect on David’s response to Shimei. What is amazing about David’s response? What does this show about David’s view of God? 10 If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, Curse David, who can ask Why do you do this? 11 …Leave him alone; let [...]
Submitted by Sarah S. from Gracepoint Austin Church 2 Samuel 15:13-14 What can I learn from David’s response in these verses? It’s a different kind of action that David takes than someone would who really wanted to hold onto their title or retain their position, who is really into retaining their own honor. Initially, I [...]
Submitted by Sara H. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church Did the text provide a truth, wisdom or lesson I need to affirm or apply? This week’s DT passages in 2 Samuel provide sobering insights into what happens when we take ourselves out of the front lines of spiritual battle. David stayed behind during a time when [...]
Submitted by Patrick L. at Gracepoint Berkeley Church What about human nature can I learn from Absalom’s success in gaining the hearts of the men of Israel? I can learn that men’s hearts are easily taken when another affirms their pain. After trying to make my case to the one who wounded me and finding [...]
Submitted by Myra, Gracepoint Berkeley Church 2 Samuel 14:1-21 In the previous chapter, David’s failure to act in response to Amnon’s sin against Tamar precipitated Absalom’s revenge. Again, King David is depicted here as passive while others around him take action. Consider the dilemma David is facing as father and king. How did he come [...]
Submitted by Lem M., Gracepoint Davis Church 2 Samuel 13:21-34 “We have known David as a man of decisive action, but in this and subsequent episodes narrating the drama of his own family, David is curiously passive and indecisive. Perhaps David is himself so morally compromised by his own flagrant crimes that he cannot confront [...]
Submitted by Kenny Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley Reflect on the words, “But David remained in Jerusalem.” What is so inappropriate about this? David remaining in Jerusalem is a strange picture, especially as its springtime and as the text says, a time “when kings go off to war”. His own men were engaging in battle, but David was [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19
By joongwlee on September 9th, 2011
To help us better understand the context of 2 Samuel 19, here is an excerpt from New Bible Commentary: 19:1–15 Preparations for David’s return. This section is concerned with three distinct groups of people: David’s army, Absalom’s northern supporters, and the representatives of the tribe of Judah. David could easily have offended any of these. [...]